FREEE Paper Pieced Christmas Blocks

July 20, 20207 Comments

Hello! It’s Cindy bragging about Sandy designing the cutest paper pieced Christmas block patterns. 2 trees black background Since Sandy designed 4 very adorable blocks, we’re hosting a PAPER PIECING SEW ALONG. You can make a Christmas banner, a table runner or a mini wall hanging. We think either one is guaranteed to make your 2020 holidays brighter!

The first block is a rustic evergreen tree. For printing these patterns, we suggest using thin copy paper or a special paper made for paper piecing from your favorite quilting store.

Since I am a novice at paper piecing, I used colored pencils to color code the rustic tree block pattern. This helped me to keep track of the fabrics I was using for each section. Who said you have to color within the lines? Not me! Colored pencils tip Here’s a close up of my first tree. I had fun picking out these fabrics! Green tree Do you need a paper piecing tutorial? Here’s a link to a great tutorial by Crafty Gemini. Sandy and I both learned our paper piecing skills from Vanessa.

The link to the Day 1 FREE BLOCK PATTERN of our Rustic Christmas sew along is below:

Rustic Christmas Sew Along Day 1

Have fun! 2 trees black background

Sadie’s Charm – A Free Quilt Pattern

January 21, 2019January 21, 20197 Comments

Happy Monday! It’s Cindy reporting in from Ohio where it’s snowy and cold!

We are very lucky to have a Miniature Schnauzer named Sadie Sue. She likes to snuggle under blankets and quilts in this cold weather. I was working on this quilt design and she decided to come over and give me an hand…I mean paw!

Here she is again, giving me a look that says, “Hand over the quilt NOW and no one gets hurt!”

So…I decided to name this free quilt pattern after my sweet little Schnauzer…it’s officially called “Sadie’s Charm Quilt”.

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My dear friend, MJ, gave me several partial charm square packages from different fabric lines. At first, I wasn’t sure what to do with all these different colors and prints but then decided to just throw caution to the wind and sew them all together.

I used a burgundy inner border to pick up on all the burgundies in the charm squares. I decided to use a small floral print for the outer border to tie in the dark colors in the charm squares and the various shades of orange, blue, burgundy and green. I will be binding this in burgundy after it’s quilted.

You can download this free pattern by clicking on this link:

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Sandy and I will also be posting this pattern to the FaveQuilts website. Take a look at all the free quilt patterns on this site. Each week, you will find new quilting inspiration whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced quilter. Another great option is to sign up for their FREE newsletter. Click HERE to subscribe to free quilt patterns that are delivered to your email inbox.

Send us your photos of your own “Sadie’s Charm Quilt”! We would love to see them!

Three Point Stash Score!

June 25, 201811 Comments

Last Friday night, my guild had a dinner meeting and did I ever score big! In basketball terms, it was a three pointer from half court!

A fellow guild member was cutting down on her stash inventory. What choice did I have but to help her out??!! Pinks and purples…count me in!

I needed a few more greens, these will do just fine!

Below are some Christmas shirtings that will make a nice table runner or topper.

Bold and bright florals…I can work with these!

These teals will go well with some neutrals I have on hand.

Sandy is coming to visit in August for a sister sew-a-thon. We’ll be digging in to these fabrics and creating new patterns to share with all of you. Stay tuned…more free, scrappy quilt patterns coming your way soon!