Stepping Stones – A Free Quilt Pattern

June 12, 202024 Comments

Good morning! We are anxious to share this new quilt pattern with you, it’s hot off the press! Sandy and I decided to call this quilt “Stepping Stones” because it reminds us of when we were back on the farm, heading out to get the cows for milking. We had to cross the creek pictured below. When you’re a little girl, crossing something like this seems daunting! We would always step on the stones to try and keep our feet dry. Scenic creek This is a fast and easy quilt created with a colorful 40 piece jelly roll and 11 solid white jelly roll strips to make the colors pop. Here’s a close up view. You can download this FREE pattern by clicking on this link: Stepping Stones 06 12 20

We’ll also be posting this pattern to one of our favorite quilting websites, FaveQuilts. This is a great website for lots of free quilting patterns, tutorials and inspiration.

A New Free Pattern!

June 6, 201910 Comments

As I mentioned last week, I’ve been working on a new quilt design with a “Dot Crazy” jelly roll. These fabrics were designed by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio.

Sandy and I collaborated over the miles on this design. Thank goodness for cell phone technology…what would we do without it? I would send her photos of different layouts and she would give me feedback.

Below is the result of our collective design strategy and we are calling this quilt “Corner Kick”.

We love these fabrics because they are bright, bold and modern. The blue and white diamonds help anchor the blocks and bring all these fabrics together in a very easy, beginner friendly quilt.

We think these bright fabrics make the perfect quilt for sunny day picnics or a casual throw on a cool summer evening.

Grab a colorful jelly roll and get started on your own “Corner Kick”.

You can download this FREE Pattern by clicking on this link: Corner Kick 06 06 19

We will also be posting this FREE Pattern to the Fave Quilts website. This is a great quilting website where you will find free patterns, free eBooks, giveaways, and quilting videos. Sandy and I both subscribe to their free email Newsletter, “Piecing it Together” and you can sign up by clicking HERE Lots of quilting inspiration will be delivered directly to your inbox, it’s so easy!

Be sure to share photos of your completed “Corner Kick” quilts with us, we’d love to see them!

In a Jelly Roll Jam

September 17, 201816 Comments

Cindy reporting in from Ohio!

Last week, Sandy said she was in a pickle. This week, I am in a jam…that would be a jelly roll jam!

When Sandy was here in August, she left behind 4 jelly rolls (psssst, me thinks she “accidentally” forgot them!) These Bali Pops from Hoffman Fabrics are very nice. There is a wide selection of brights and darks with lots of texture.

The Sun Print fabrics by Alison Glass are pretty and cheerful.

I bought this Dot Crazy jelly roll from Weeks Ringle when Sandy and I were in Chicago for the 2018 Quilt Festival. Weeks and Bill Kerr are the co-founders of Modern Quilt Studio and we very much enjoyed talking with Weeks about their modern fabric design and quilting journey.

So to summarize my jam, 4 Sandy jelly rolls + 1 Cindy jelly roll = 5 Cindy jelly rolls!

What should I do with 5 jelly rolls? I think I have some choices here:

A. Break apart the jelly roll packages, mix all 5 fabric lines together and sort the strips by color.

B. Keep each jelly roll package intact to “stay true” to the fabric line.

C. Entertain an unknown option I haven’t even considered.

What would you do? Let me know!

2 for 1 – Free Valentine Quilt Patterns

January 11, 201812 Comments

One blog stop, two free patterns…what’s not to love?

If you are looking for Valentine’s Day quilt patterns to share some quilting love, look no further!

Passionate red — I’m not feeling it

We have two free and unique heart quilt patterns that are beginner friendly and can be used as a baby quilt, a wall hanging or a table topper.

Free Pattern #1 = Pixelated eHeart is the perfect quilt for all those red and pink scraps you have on hand AND it’s a jelly-roll friendly quilt. Download a free pattern by clicking on this link: e-heart_pattern_final-01-18-2017

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Free Pattern #2 = Heartland Modern, is the perfect quilt for a cheerful mix of high contrast colors…like fuchsia and white. Download a free pattern by clicking on this link: Heartland Modern 01 10 18

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The fuchsia light and dark tone fabric is “Patio Splash” Color Strokes Fuchsia by The Kanvas Studio. The white/fuchsia fabric is a Robert Kaufman print in the “Blueberry Park” Collection. This design is called “Strawberry”. The solid white fabric is “Kona White” by Robert Kaufman.

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Be sure to share your completed projects with us! We love to see what you do with our patterns.

We will also be posting these patterns to the FaveQuilts Website. You will find many more free quilt patterns on this site BUT you will also find quilt block patterns, how to videos, tutorials, fabric and quilt kits. It is a great resource for quilters of all skill levels, be sure to stop by and take a look!