I have a new pattern to share with you guys today!

I've been working on it for a couple of months now and it's finally ready to share!

And oh, I hope you love it as much as I do!  Let me introduce...Vintage Valentine!

Vintage Valentine is a timeless heart pattern that is fat eighth/fat quarter friendly

and comes with instructions for 4 different quilt sizes!  I have actually been working on

two different versions (the lighter, cover quilt version in Riley Blake Designs Confetti Cotton

Solids) and a darker version that I'll be sharing today.  (And don't worry, I'll be sharing

the cover quilt soon.  Do I have any solids lovers out there?)

I fell in love with these prints while working at my new job

(a cute little fabric shop that just opened in American Fork, Utah!

It's called Maker's & Co.  It's such a fun store; you should come visit!)

I thought the dark magenta fabric would really make the heart fabrics pop!

It's got a subtle print on it so it's got some interest, but doesn't take away from the hearts.

I made 56 hearts for a queen-size quilt!

And then...this is where the magic happens...the sashing!

High contrast for a big impact!

And once I got the quilt top made, it was off to my longarm quilter for some beautiful quilting.

Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah quilted it with the Almost Plaid panto by

The Quilting Mill.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I was being pretty

indecisive about which panto to use, but I kept coming back to this one because

I thought it worked so well with the design of the sashing.

I usually like my thread color to blend with my background fabric as much as possible

so I knew this quilt would be tricky because there is so much contrast between the

dark and light fabrics.  After some debate about different thread color options,

I decided to just use the magenta color.  There's so much of it that I knew it would blend

on most of the quilt and that I was going to have to be okay with it popping

on the cream fabric.  I think it turned out great though.  Thanks Jen!

As many of you know, Jen always hides a little object in the quilting

for a fun game of hide and seek.  This time, she quilted a little heart into the design,

which was perfect!  I found it when I was sewing the binding on.

Once I got the binding sewn to the front, I sewed one of the personalized quilt labels that I get from Ever Emblem onto the back.  They're so easy to attach, I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!  I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.  If you want to get some for yourself, you will just have to pick one of their basic cotton labels and customize it from there.  I always machine stitch my binding down around the labels because it's hard to hand stitch through them.  But this time, I continued with the machine binding all the way around the quilt because I was in a hurry to get it done!  It's going to be on display at Maker's & Co soon (where we'll be selling the pattern and kits!)

I love how this quilt has more of a "sophisticated" look,

which is perfect for my daughter's room (she's 20).  

I just wish I had some big magenta euro shams to really complete the look.

Maybe with ruffles!?!  How cute would that be?  Maybe someday I'll get to that project!

As I said before, this pattern is fat eighth and fat quarter friendly.

But I think it would be awesome to make the hearts even scrappier.

You could use 10" squares or just fabrics from your stash

to make all of the hearts different.

One last photo...

Thank you to my boys for helping me get an outdoor shot!

It's not every day that I get two good-looking, tall men to help me with my job!

Well, that's it!  My new pattern, Vintage Valentine!

I'd love to hear what you think.  Please leave a comment below if you feel so inclined.

Vintage Valentine is available as a paper pattern HERE or a PDF pattern HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Another Boxy Quilt

 I started this quilt on March 9th, 2022 and just finished

it yesterday, June 1st, 2022.  I somehow even talked my husband into going 

into the hills by our house yesterday to help me get some photos.

This is my second Boxy quilt.  It's such a quick, easy pattern to make!

The first one I made was in really bright fabrics so I wanted

to see what a softer version would look like.  

Click HERE to see the original version.

Plus I had these two Dover charm packs (by Brenda Riddle Designs for Moda)

in my stash that I thought would be perfect for this pattern!

The pattern calls for charm packs  + solids but instead of using

solids this time, I pulled a bunch of coordinating print fabrics from

my stash to make it extra scrappy!

The blocks are fun to make and very beginner-friendly.

Someone even suggested using a fussy cut fabric in the center

of the blocks and I think that would be a wonderful touch!

This pattern would be perfect in any colorway!

It comes with instructions for twin, queen, and king-size quilts.

The edge-to-edge quilting panto is called Moulin Rouge

and my friend Jen Ostler (@drycreekquilter on Instagram) quilted 

it for me.  I actually let her surprise me with the design

because I couldn't decide between that and another more

geometric design.  I think this turned out beautiful!

I had all of the fabric in my stash except for the binding fabric

(which is the aqua floral from the Dover line).

The background fabric is a cream linen fabric and the

backing is a cream and black plaid woven fabric that

I had in my stash for years!!  Glad I finally found a use for it!

If you want to snag a copy of Boxy, visit my Etsy shop

HERE.  I have paper and PDF patterns available.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Summer Stars Quilt Bee Quilt

 I finally got some pictures of my finished New Friends Quilt Bee quilt

and today, I'd like to share all the details of this project with you!

In January of 2021, I reached out to a bunch of people on 

Instagram and asked them if they wanted to join a quilt bee with me.

Some said yes and some said no.  In the end, I got 9 people

that wanted to join - for a total of 10 people including me.

I think there are usually 12 people in this kind of bee but I

thought 10 was okay so we wouldn't have to worry

about it during December and we had already missed January.

I assigned each person a month and set up a google doc with everyone's 

names, emails, Instagram handles, shipping addresses, ship dates, and a place for notes/instructions.

Everyone needed to email out their pattern instructions a week or two before their month started.

We started making blocks in February.

I chose my pattern, Summer Stars which you can find in my Etsy shop HERE.

I asked everyone to use peaches and greys to give it a 

nod to Halloween without screaming "Halloween".

I asked the ladies to make 1 Large Star block.

And if they so desired, a small star block center or two.

It was so fun when the blocks started rolling in!

I'm really happy with the way the whole thing came together.

For the back of the quilt, I used Blooming Soul in Nectarine from the line, 

Nectarine Fusion by Art Gallery.  I saw someone post about it on

Instagram and fell in love!  I liked that it had a few shades of peach

and that it looked like an old vintage sheet!

I bound it in this woven gray stripe fabric

(sorry, I'm not sure what it's called - there was no info on the selvage.)

My friend Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah quilted it for me

with straight lines.  She is seriously the best!  She always does a fantastic job and

then trims my quilt, ties it up with a coordinating ribbon, and attaches a chocolate to the

receipt.  What more could you want!?!

I really wanted a label on this quilt so I could capture all the information for

this project: the pattern name, the bee name, the year, and all

of the participants' names.  I ended up splurging and ordering

one from Ever Emblem ($16 + shipping).  They charge by the sheet so it's $16 

whether you get 1 large label or 20 small labels.  It seemed like a lot for just

one label but to be fair they did send a few extra labels with just my name and city 

(which was very nice of them!  I wasn't expecting that!)   My label measures

about 3" x 4".  If you ever order a large, single, custom label from them - 

ask if they can fit some other labels on the sheet to get the most bang for your buck!

This is the queen-size version of Summer Stars.

The pattern includes instructions for a lap and twin size version, as well.

Click HERE to visit my shop.

I'm so thankful to my new friends for participating

in this quilt bee with me!  It was a fun way to try new block patterns and

we even emailed out bio's about ourselves with our pattern instructions 

so it was a great way to get to know each other.  Thank you:

Natalie Jacob (@fijimamaquilts)

Mariana Diaz (@sewmariana)

Andy Knowlton (@abrightcorner)

Jessica Dayon (@jessicadayon)

Deidra McCollum (@quiltyobsession)

Emily Milke (@egmquilted)

Kelli Rummel (@thewillowmarket)

Brittany Davis (@bmariedavis)

Tavia Donaghe (@heytavia)

for joining me on that journey!

Check out the #newfriendsquiltbee hashtag to see

everyone else's bee quilts.

Boxy - A New Quilt Pattern

Hi friends!

I have a new pattern I wanted to tell you about today.

Meet Boxy:

Boxy is a 5" square-friendly pattern that is very beginner-friendly!

It's a great way to use up some of those random charm packs you 

probably have in your stash!

It comes with instructions for 3 size options - Twin, Queen, and King!

This is the twin size.  It would be a great quilt for gifting

as it is pretty quick to put together and would look great in any

color scheme!

I cut 5" squares from my stash for the main prints and then paired them

with bright, happy solids to give this version a summery vibe!  The binding fabric

is a Tent Stripe from Tula Pink's Pom Poms & Stripes collection (color - Poppy).

I used this colorful print for the back.  

It's called Asian Circles in Pink by Kaffe Fassett.

Isn't it fun!?!

Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah quilted it for me with this new-to-me

echo square design called Symmetry by Patricia E. Ritter.

Jen recommended that design and I think it was perfect 

for this quilt!  Thanks Jen!

I have paper and PDF patterns now listed in my shop.

Click HERE to grab yours!  I can't wait to see your version! 

Happy quilting!

Plain and Simple (a new pattern)

Look at me, blogging twice in one week!  Who am I?!?  

It's just that I have another new pattern to share with you!

I'd like to introduce you to Plain and Simple.

I had the opportunity to design a pattern with fabric from the 

Daisy Mae fabric line by Poppie Cotton.  It was interesting designing

a pattern with just THREE fabrics!  That's so not like me!

But it was a fun challenge trying to come up with a pattern for them; I love the way it

it turned out and now I want to make Plain and Simple in ALL the colors! 

It's a pretty easy pattern; one that I think would be great for beginners.

Plain and Simple comes with instructions for 5 different size options -

Baby - 34" x 34"

Throw - 51" x 51" 

(cover quilt and sample)

Twin - 68" x 85"

Queen - 85" x 102"

King - 102" x 102"

Cathy Barney quilted this for me using the Elegant Orange Peel design 

by Karlee Porter.  It's such a pretty design - it works well with the angles in the

quilt pattern but has a softness about it that I love!

I had so much fun making this pattern that I've already made a second one (the twin size)

using a V. and Co. ombre jelly roll I had on hand.  The pattern only includes instructions

for the three color version but I wanted to see what a scrappy version would look like.

Pretty fun, right?  Here's a peek at the quilt top.  I just dropped it off at my 

quilter's house today so I'll show you more pictures of it when it's finished.

Isn't it amazing how different it looks in solids with dark stars!?!

Check out this blue and white version (I was having fun mocking up different

versions of Plain and Simple in EQ7).

I think this pattern will be great in any color scheme for any occasion.  

What color scheme would YOU do if you made it?

Plain and Simple is now available as a PDF in my Etsy shop (click HERE)

The paper patterns will be available very soon!

Daisy Mae fabrics are in shops now.

Happy quilting!