Hexie Blooms is a modern take on the classic Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilts. This block-based pattern uses NO y-seams and no hand sewing, and it includes three design options for maximum flexibility – sew a scrappy version with fabric from your stash or your favorite precut, use FQs for a stunning full bloom version, or use yardage for a classic 2-color version.
Hexie Blooms is the perfect pattern for confident beginners comfortable with matching seams and those ready to give templates or specialty rulers a try. Pattern assumes quilter has knowledge of basic piecing and can use consistent 1/4″ seam allowances.
Pattern includes helpful diagrams, detailed instructions, and a Color-Your-Own page to help you decide your fabric choices.
Sizes: Baby (45″ x 45″), Throw (58″ x 65″), Twin (72″ x 90″), and Queen (90″ x 100″).
Skill Level: Confident Beginner. The pattern assumes the quilter knows basic piecing techniques, can maintain a consistent 1/4″ seam, and is comfortable matching points.
Solstice Lights is a beginner-friendly, block-based pattern.
It is the perfect pattern to mix and match your favorite FQs and feature your favorite prints or solids in the center square.
Pattern includes helpful diagrams, detailed instructions, and a Color-Your-Own page to help you decide your fabric choices.
Sizes: Baby (46″ x 46″), Throw (62″ x 78″), Twin (78″ x 94″), Queen (94″ x 110″), and King (110″ x 110″).
Skill Level: Beginner. The pattern assumes the quilter knows basic piecing techniques and is comfortable matching points.
Garden Gems is a beginner-friendly, block-based pattern.
It is the perfect pattern to mix and match your favorite FQs and feature your favorite prints or solids in the center square.
Pattern includes helpful diagrams, detailed instructions, and a Color-Your-Own page to help you decide your fabric choices.
Sizes: Baby (45″ x 45″), Throw (60″ x 75″), Twin (75″ x 90″), Queen (90″ x 105″), and King (105″ x 105″).
Skill Level: Beginner. The pattern assumes the quilter knows basic piecing techniques and is comfortable matching points.
Mighty Stars is a fun and modern take on a classic block, the friendship star, that is fat-quarter friendly with minimal waste. I wanted to create a pattern to remind my best friend of the love and support she has, even on the darkest of days.
This a fun mix and match block-based quilt and you can use the large center squares to highlight your favorite prints
Pattern includes helpful diagrams, detailed instructions, and alternate colorways to help you decide your fabric choices.
Sizes: Includes 6 size options – Baby, Small Throw, Large Throw, Twin, Queen, and King. This pattern is block-based, and you can easily customize the size by adding or subtracting blocks.
Skill Level: Beginner. The pattern assumes the quilter knows basic piecing techniques.
Express Yourself!
Typecast Fast, a foundation paper pieced (FPP/machine pieced) pattern, provides you with the entire English alphabet, all the numbers and lots of punctuation — a total of 50 block designs! Make any word or phrase you want. Mix and match Typecast with your other favorite quilt blocks to customize your projects. The possibilities are endless!
Typecast Fast blocks finish at 9″ tall. Typecast Fast is the same size and design as the original Typecast version (an English Paper Piecing/hand pieced) pattern, so you can combine the two patterns in the same quilt.
This pattern is fabric stash friendly. Scraps, fat eighths and fat quarters work great for the letters, numbers, and punctuation. Use prints, solids and/or fussy-cut your favorite fabric. You’ll enjoy making these fully-tested, foundation paper pieced blocks.
Clay is an explosion of color in a beginner-friendly appliqué project.
Project includes 3 size options; Throw, Wall and Mini. Instructions are for needle-turn appliqué. Use another technique if desired.
+ Fabric: use bits of many different things or focus on just a few of your favorites; this design is ready for any direction you want to take it!
Featured quilt is made from my Collection CF fabric charm packs for the appliqués and Essex Yarn Dyed in Lingerie for the background.
+ Pattern includes: 3 project sizes, coloring page, illustrated instructions, and additional guidance for color + composition considerations.
+ Great for classes, precuts and swaps.
Dinosaurs is a patchwork sampler pattern featuring Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, and Triceratops blocks. Everything is made from square and rectangular pieces sewn together using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing! Pattern includes two quilt sizes, both of which can be made using fat quarters.
Well rounded and to the point–my Hesperides Quilt pattern is a play on opposites–both in terms of shape and weight. While playing with my Euclid fabric collection on Essex (a linen cotton blend fabric), the weight had me thinking a lot about transparency and opacity. I loved pairing the meaty linen with Robert Kaufman’s oh-so-delicate lawn and quilting cotton. This project is the perfect opportunity to perfect your points and explore a variety of fabrics.
+ Part of the Slow Sewing Studio, this appliqué pattern offers plenty of practice with points in appliqué.
+ Featured fabrics are from my Euclid collection with Robert Kaufman.
Project Size(s): 18” x 18” sham set, plus 3 more quilt sizes.
Fabric: works well with Fat Quarters (18″x22″)
Techniques: needle-turn appliqué (Can use another appliqué technique if desired.)
Pattern Extras: 2 shape sets for sham set and 3 sizes of quilts, how-to instructions with illustrations, directions for appliquéing sharp points and applying cording.
Skill Level: intermediate
Catenary refers to a certain type of arch that is often used in buildings and bridges–my favorite example being the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The design for this project is inspired by that graceful and graphic shape.
Project Size(s): w. 66″ x h. 77 1/2″ (+ 2 other size options)
Fabric: The cover project features fabrics from my Doe collection and uses 1/4-yard cuts for the blocks, which makes for plenty of mixing and matching of a variety of prints!
Techniques: basic piecing, needle-turn appliqué (Can use another appliqué technique if desired.)
Pattern Extras: how-to instructions with illustrations, multiple size options, directions for making a hanging sleeve
Named after a nearby town, Alturas features a retro-tile-inspired design that is fun to make in a variety of different fabrics and colors. The design also offers up a great opportunity to explore using a large-scale print as the appliqué that can be cut up and sewn into the project, allowing for both the print and sewn designs to shine.
Additionally, the small block size makes for an addictive and portable project that works well with both yardage and precuts!
Project Size(s): 46 1/2″ x 42 1/2″ (+ 2 other sizes)
Techniques: basic piecing, needle-turn appliqué (Can use another appliqué technique if desired.)
Fabric: can use 5″ squares for appliqué
Pattern Extras: Make use of large-scale prints with continuous design option, 2 projects and 3 size options, how-to make pillow sham and bias cording, how-to instructions with illustrations, suggested quilting diagrams, directions for making a hanging sleeve
Spools is a celebration of sewing. Explore your favorite colors, fabrics and/or prints in this graphic take on an iconic sewing essential.
Project is a confident beginner, conventionally-pieced project in 2 size options; Wall and Mini.
+ Fabric: Spool blocks are comprised of a Main fabric, an Accent fabric and a Background fabric. Main and Accent fabrics can both be cut from 5″ squares if using precut packs, OR to scrap it up, work from yardage listed on pattern.
Featured quilt is made from my Collection CF fabrics for the Spools/Accents and Essex Yarn Dyed Homespun in Delft for the background.
+ Pattern includes: 2 project sizes, coloring page, illustrated instructions, templates for alternative cutting
There’s so much that you can do with simple shapes and fabric! Babson is a foundation paper-pieced project that can be taken in many different directions depending on your fabric and color selections. Whether you’re starting with yardage, Fat Quarters or 5″ squares, this project is designed to get you going in an approachable way of embracing fun with fabric.
Project Size(s): 3 options–Throw (58 1/2”x 71 1/2”), Wall (25”x 28 1/2”) and Baby (35 1/2” x 49 1/2”).
Fabric: designed to work with fat quarters, 5″ squares or yardage
Techniques: beginner paper piecing, basic piecing, binding
Pattern Extras: how-to instructions with illustrations, project coloring page
Featured fabrics are from Carolyn’s Polk collection with Robert Kaufman. Cover project can be made with (8) 1/2-yard cuts and (16) fat quarters (for the blocks).
Meet Eads, a fat-quarter-friendly project perfect for playing with fabric. One dynamic block can be used to explore color, print, and texture in countless ways, and the included coloring page makes this easy to do! The Eads quilt project offers plenty of opportunities to stay creatively engaged in terms of color work, project planning, paper piecing, and much more. It’s just fun to explore color and print in new ways and with each block!
Project Size(s): 6 size options (24″ x 20″ Wall, 32″ x 40″ Baby, 64” x 75” Throw, 64” x 90” Twin, 80” x 90” Full, and 104” x 95” King.)
Fabric: Fat Quarters (18″x24″) friendly
Techniques: beginner paper piecing, basic piecing, binding
Pattern Extras: how-to instructions with illustrations, suggested quilting diagrams, directions for making hanging sleeve, project coloring page
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