I’m so happy that I’m kicking of my new quilt pattern series, Beyond the Basics, with Held Together. I’m writing this series of patterns as a Quilting 102 course, of sorts. There are so many great introduction to quilting patterns and workshops out right now, but what about the confident beginner ready to take the…
I had been in a sewing rut, as many of us found ourselves mid-pandemic, and I knew I needed a splash of color and playing with fabric to get back into sewing. I decided on a simple bear paw quilt block but wanted to put a modern spin on it with improv piecing. I pulled…
I know not everyone likes that crazy, scrappy look to their quilts. I wanted to make sure that the Embers Quilt could be made with a consistent background, unlike the scrappy background found in my teal version. This version requires only 9 fat quarters (or 5 for the baby size) plus the background yardage. I’ve…
After I made my green and low volume version of this pattern I knew I wanted to make a version where each block was unique and made with different fabrics. I included instructions for this version in the pattern because I think it’s a great stash busting pattern that way. Between each block is a…
Do we all have a pile of low volume scraps, or is it just me? I’m always up for a quilt with low volume fabrics and scrappy is my jam. So when I came up with this pattern I made sure to include total cutting requirements and single block cutting requirements so that the units…
