Blogger's Quilt Festival | Ombre Love

Blogger's Quilt Festival is in full swing over at Amy's Creative Side and I'm excited to share one of my favorite finished quilts from the past few months, Ombre Love! Inspired by paint chips from the hardware store, I used the ombre prints from Vanessa Christenson's first fabric line called Simply Color from Moda Fabrics. The ombre fabric paired with a crisp white solid really makes for a striking contrast! 


I quilted this throw size quilt using horizontal wavy organic quilting. It really complements wavy pattern created by the ombre "paint ships"! Wavy organic quilting is just a simple twist on straight-line quilting -- except the lines don't have to be super straight! It's a great beginner friendly way to quilt on your domestic sewing machine! The finished quilt measures 58" x 58".  


The binding fabric comes from the same V & Co. fabric line. Gray chevron fabric = quick & easy bias-looking binding! I've actually stocked up on this fabric because I love how it works as a binding! 


Head on over to the Blogger's Quilt Festival for lots & lots of great quilty inspiration! Thanks to Amy for putting together such a fun blogging event! 

Giant Starburst | A Quilt Along

After posting my Giant Starburst Quilt this past summer, many of you have asked for a pattern. Well here's something better, a FREE Quilt Along! Starting Monday, November 18th we'll talk through fabric selection, cutting, basic construction, basting & quilting, and binding. The Giant Starburst is a simple, yet stunning design -- perfect for beginners and the more advanced quilter! 

GIANT STARBURST QUILT ALONG:

Monday, November 18th | Fabric Requirements

Monday, November 25th | Cutting Instructions

Monday, December 2nd | Basic Construction

Monday, December 9th | Basting & Quilting

Monday, December 16th | Binding

I hope you'll join me!
xo, Megan

Fresh Mini Quilt Club: Round 2 | October 2013

Hello! Today I'm excited to share October's Fresh Mini Quilt Club pattern, Sea Breeze. October's mini quilt features a nine block design & half square triangles -- something about the design just screams sea breeze! I'd really like to make another mini quilt using sea foam greens and fresh blues. What do you think?

I straight line quilted this mini quilt using my BERNINA walking foot & Aurifil thread (50 wt., color 2024). The lines are 3/4" apart, making for some great quilted texture! Straight-line quilting really is my favorite! Check out my straight-line quilting blog post for more tips & information. 

The back fabric is this print from Ikea -- which reminds me, I need to pick some more of that fabric up! I used a small black and white strip for the binding from my stash. It's quickly became a binding favorite! The finished Sea Breeze mini quilt measures 22 1/2" x 22 1/2". 

If you'd like to join Round 2 of the Fresh Mini Quilt Club, there's still time! Register right here or read more about the club right here! 

Happy Tuesday!

xo, Megan 

Electrify Mini Quilt PDF Pattern

Hello, everyone! Lots & LOTS of you have been asking when the Fresh Mini Quilt Club patterns from Round 1 will be available for individual purchase! Over the next few days I'll be revisiting the six original designs from the Fresh Mini Quilt Club: Round 1. 

Today's mini quilt pattern is Electrify! 





And here it is in another color way & different fabric placement.





Electrify Mini Quilt
24” x 24” finished size

Materials Needed: 
* 1/2 yard Fabric A
* 1/2 yard Fabric B
* 1/3 yard Background Fabric 
* 1/4 yard Binding Fabric 
* 7/8 yard Backing Fabric 
* 27” x 27” Cotton Batting

<<Electrify Mini Quilt PDF Pattern>>

Purchase the Electrify Mini Quilt PDF Pattern & an instant download will be sent directly to your PayPal e-mail address. You can read more about these two mini quilts right here and here!

xo, Megan 

Starburst Mini Quilt PDF Pattern

Hello, everyone! Lots & LOTS of you have been asking when the Fresh Mini Quilt Club patterns from Round 1 will be available for individual purchase -- that starts today! Over the next few days I'll be revisiting the six original designs from the Fresh Mini Quilt Club: Round 1. 

First up, Starburst!







Starburst Mini Quilt
18" x 18" finished size

Materials Needed:
* 4 Fat Eighths
* 1 Fat Quarter Background Fabric
* 1/4 yard Binding Fabric
* 2/3 yard Backing Fabric
* 21" x 21" Cotton Batting 

<<Starburst Mini Quilt PDF Pattern>>

Purchase the Starburst PDF Pattern and an instant download will be sent directly to your Pay Pal e-mail address. You can read more about this Starburst Mini Quilt right here! 

xo, Megan 

Sun Prints: Bike Path | A Blog Hop

Welcome, welcome! Today I get to share a new project I've been working on using fabric designer Alison Glass' new Bike Path prints. Over this past summer, Alison asked me to participate in a blog hop featuring her upcoming fabric collections. Let's first talk about the fabric -- everything about these collections rock. They are a delightful combination of blenders in every color of the rainbow! 

Bike Path from Sun Prints by Alison Glass

Corsage from Sun Prints from Alison Glass

Feathers from Sun Prints by Alison Glass

Text from Sun Prints by Alison Glass

X and + from Sun Prints by Alison Glass

Party Streamer from Sun Prints by Alison Glass

Yummy, right!?

Alright, let's talk about my project. Alison was so generous to send the Bike Path collection my way -- including the matching prints from her previous collections! I decided to play around with some pieced quilt blocks, focusing on using only one print & a crisp white background fabric. The color saturation & clean, modern print of the fabrics speak for themselves. 



This block is from the first mini quilt of the Fresh Mini Quilt Club: Round 2 -- more on that coming Monday! I really love how each block turned out, especially with the prints all running the same direction. These little details make my heart sing! Now I just have to decide on a block layout and size for this quilt!



Ready for a giveaway? Enter below to win a 10 fat quarter bundle of Sun Prints and a PDF pattern. 

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Head on over to Alison's blog for a HUGE GIVEAWAY -- a fat quarter of ALL 74 prints!

Thank so much to Alison for letting me play along. Here's a list of the other blog hop participants:

Group 1 - Feathers, Text, Party Streamer

8.19.13 - Olivia Jane Handcrafted

8.21.13 - One Shabby Chick

8.23.13 - Silly Mama Quilts

8.26.13 - Threadbias

8.28.13 - KD Quilts

8.30.13 - April Rhodes

Group 2 - Feathers Quilt Pattern

9.2.13 - The ADD Crafter

9.4.13 - Sew Sweetness

9.6.13 - I'm A Ginger Monkey

9.9.13 - Ellison Lane Quilts

9.11.13 - Olivia Jane Handcrafted

9.13.13 - Imagine Gnats

Group 3 - Clover Sunshine

9.16.13 - Crafty Fox

9.18.13 - One Girl Circus

9.20.13 - Sew Sweetness

9.23.13 - There and Back

9.25.13 - J.M.B.

9.27.13 - Modern Maven

Group 4 - Corsage, Bike Path, X & +

9.30.13 - Gen X Quilters

10.2.13 - Don't Call Me Betsy

10.4.13 - Canoe Ridge Creations <<< you are here!

10.7.13 - Jacey Craft

10.9.13 - Bijou Lovely 

10.11.13 - Fresh Lemons Quilts

Geometric Pillow | A BERNINA + We All Sew Project

Hello -- happy Thursday! Today I'm sharing a new project & tutorial over on the BERNINA blog, We All Sew. This Geometric Pillow is super simple & fast to make -- with only a yard of striped fabric, sewn together on the bias! 

Head on over to We All Sew for the entire free downloadable tutorial. 

Talk more soon!
xo, Megan