Around Memorial Day of this year, I decided to make a red, white, and blue version of my Scrapology pattern!  It was such a fun, scrappy project that I thoroughly enjoyed making!  It was a great way to kick off summer, all the patriotic holidays, and America's 250th birthday!

Let me tell you the backstory about this pattern.  It was originally in my book, Quilt the Rainbow,

which came out in 2022.  (It was the pink quilt.)  

Unfortunately, my publishing company (Martingale Publishing) went out of business about a year later, so I didn't really have a place to send people who wanted the book.  It was such a bummer because I had a very short window to share about the quilts and patterns!  You can still find the book online in a couple of places but I am not associated with those sellers and, sadly, getting nothing from those sales.  So, I am slowly publishing the patterns from the book as stand-alone patterns.  The good news is that I get to add more size options to the stand-alone patterns, which I am really happy about!

This is the throw size but the pattern now includes twin, queen, and king size options!

It's scrap and fat-quarter friendly now, too!  I love that it's so versatile!

I had everything in my stash to make this quilt except the back.

I ended up buying this sweet cream and light blue plaid fabric for the back.  It's from the fabric line, Tails and Threads for Art Gallery Fabrics.  The label is from Ever Emblem.  I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.  If you go to their site, you'll have to pick a cotton label and customize it from there.  I've loved the ease of these labels.  Now I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!

My longarm quilter, Jen Ostler, used the Abacus Squared panto.  She did a great job making the design line up perfectly throughout the X blocks. I just love her, she is the best!

When Quilt the Rainbow came out, my friend, Christopher (the Tattooed Quilter), made Scrapology in Christmas fabrics, which you can see HERE.  Ever since then, I knew I wanted to make it in multiple colors!  In May, I just knew they had to be red, white, and blue!  So thank you, Christopher for the inspiration!  I think this pattern would be cute in any colorway, though!  Can you just imagine it in lots of different colors?  I think that would be so fun...and such a great scrap buster!

And guess what, friends, if you make this quilt, you are going to have some cut-offs - so you can make a bonus project!  I decided to make a decorative pillow for my front porch!  But you could make a little wall hanging, a bag, a quilty-vest, whatever your heart desires!

Scrapology is beginner-friendly and a fun make.

If you would like to grab the pattern or want more info, check out these links:

Click HERE for more details about the pillow.

Click HERE for the Scrapology paper pattern.

Click HERE for the Scrapology PDF pattern.

Click HERE to check out my other red, white, and blue quilts.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you found some inspiration here!

My Red, White, and Blue Quilts

Hey friend.  I've been meaning to share with you all of my 

red, white, and blue quilts - together in one place.  

Hopefully, if you want to make a

patriotic quilt, you'll find some inspiration here!

First up is my Star-Spangled Pineapples quilt.

This is a free pattern that Amanda Niederhauser (@jedicraftgirl) 

and I created for our Five Fat Quarter Fun series several years ago.

HERE is a link to the free PDF pattern and

HERE is a link to the original blog post with more photos and details.

Next up are my beachy, faded Stars and Stripes quilt

and my No-Point Stars quilt.

Both of these patterns are by other quilt pattern designers.

Stars and Stripes is by Camille Roskelly of Thimbleblossoms and it's available

in her shop HERE.  The No-Point Stars pattern is a free tutorial by

Allison Harris of Cluck, Cluck, Sew.  You can find it HERE.

I don't have blog posts up yet about my versions.

I want to share more details so I'll do that soon in another, separate post.

Another red, white, and blue quilt that I made

many years ago is my Scrap Jar Stars quilt.

This is a great stash-buster project!

This pattern comes with instructions for 4 different-sized quilts

and is available in my Etsy shop HERE.

I've also made my United quilt pattern in 2 different color ways.  

It has 50 really simple flag blocks (to represent the 50 states) 

plus 5 stars and a heart block!  It's a fun make and very beginner-friendly!

United finishes at 78-1/2" x 87-1/2".

You can find the pattern in my Etsy shop HERE and

HERE'S a blog post with all the details about the navy one.

You can see the low volume one HERE.

If you're looking for a really simple star/flag quilt

check out my Glory quilt HERE.

I share a free cutting chart & tutorial for Sawtooth

Star block sizes 3" - 20" plus all the details for this quilt.

Another option is a red, white and blue Star Patch quilt!

I've made 3 Star Patch quilts over the years (a colorful one, a red and white one,

and this one).  It was just screaming to be made up in 

red, white and blue, don't you think!?!

Click HERE for the paper pattern.

And for all you scrap lovers out there, I've got a tutorial

for this Firework quilt.  I made a baby-size but it

would be really easy to make it bigger.  A coloring sheet is included.

And if you're in the mood for some simple patchwork,

I've got this red, white, and blue Rough and Tumble quilt pattern.

It comes with instructions for 5 different quilt sizes and is great for beginners!

I think it would be cute to layer any patriotic quilts

with a simple red or blue quilt (like the ones that I made for my book,

Quilt the Rainbow.  Quilt the Rainbow is now out of print but I am slowly working on

releasing the patterns as stand-alone patterns!

This red quilt is called Sew Delightful.  It's fat quarter friendly and can be found HERE.

The blue quilt pattern will hopefully be available later this year.

[Patchwork Plaid.  Photo courtesy of Martingale.]

In 2025, I made this Checkered Spools quilt.

Because why shouldn't I have a spool quilt in red, white and blue haha!?!

It's a 2-1/2" x 42" strip-friendly pattern with 2 size options.

Click HERE for the paper pattern or HERE for the PDF.

And my most recent red, white, and blue quilt is my Scrapology pattern!

Such a fun scrapbuster!  It's scrap and fat quarter friendly and comes with

instructions for 4 quilt sizes!  Grab the paper pattern HERE.

Oh, and I also made a scrappy little pillow out of the Scrapology cut-offs.

Click HERE for the free pillow tutorial.

Am I a little bit obsessed?  Probably!

I just love America and red, white and blue!

Do you have a favorite of the quilts I shared today?

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I hope you found some inspiration here!

Please remember, most of my patterns come in paper and PDF options.

As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments!

I love hearing from you guys!

Happy Summer!

Sew Delightful

 Hi friends!  Today I have a new/old pattern I want to share with you!

It's the red pattern from my book, Quilt the Rainbow.  That book is out of print now

so I am trying to release all of the patterns from it as stand-alone patterns.

(It was such a bummer that Martingale Publishing went out of business

right after they published Quilt the Rainbow due to ramifications from the Covid-19 Pandemic.)

I didn't get a chance to talk about the patterns in the book very much because

I didn't have anywhere to send people to get the patterns!

So I am very happy to share this with you today!

The pattern is called Sew Delightful, and the good news is - 

I have added 2 more size options to the instructions!

So now you can make a baby, throw, or queen-size quilt!

[This photograph was courtesy of Martingale Publishing)

Sew Delightful is a fat quarter-friendly pattern and would be cute in any colorway!

It's a great way to showcase those favorite fat quarters you've been collecting!

I've made the baby version before in blues and greens.  You can check that out HERE.

The blocks are big, finishing at about 20" square.

And I'd say the skill level is perfect for a confident beginner.

I love a large-scale print on the back of a quilt + a striped binding!

As you can see, I've been using labels from Ever Emblem for a few years

and really am a big fan!  I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.

If you go to their site, you'll have to pick a cotton label 

and customize it from there.  I've loved the ease of these labels.

Now I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!

I'm so happy to have this pattern out in the world again.  

It's a fun one; I love the big-block energy!

I know so many of you missed this pattern the first go-around.

So tell me, do you like big blocks?  This one is really versatile and cute

for anyone, in any colorway!

If you'd like to grab this pattern, you can get the

paper pattern HERE or the

PDF pattern HERE.

I'd love to hear what you think of Sew Delightful!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lulu Quilt

 Today I want to share a quilt that is kind of special to me!

I made it at the end of 2025, but just barely finished the binding.

This is my Lulu quilt pattern, which is based on an antique quilt I once saw.

I designed it in 2016 and have made a few Lulu quilts since then.

It may just be one of the simplest patterns I've designed.  It's perfect if you need a quick make!

It comes with 2 size options - lap and twin.  This is the lap size.

It finishes at 48" x 64".

It's Jelly Roll (or 2-1/2" strip friendly).

The reason why this particular quilt is so special to me is that it's made with

fabrics that I designed!  I had a lot of partial 2-1/2" strips and scraps

leftover from other projects so it felt good to put them to use.

99% of the fabrics are from my two collections with Riley Blake Designs,

Feels Like Home and Honey Locust.  It's fun to see how well both of the collections

work together.  I think there are also a few pieces in it that I designed for

one or two of the Hush Hush (low volume) collections for Riley Blake.

I backed the quilt in the main print from Honey Locust called Gigi's Garden in the color Blush.

The binding is from Feels Like Home.  It's called Alpine Meadow in the color Rose.

Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah, quilted it for me.  This time, I let her pick the panto

which was a fun surprise!  I don't do that very often, haha.  But I love Jen, and I trusted her

to pick something I would like.  And she did not disappoint!   This panto is called Chip by Leisha Farnsworth, and I like that it added some curve to this very square/rectangular quilt.

Of course, I added one of my favorite labels from Ever Emblem.  They're so easy to sew into the binding so 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 machine stitch my binding

down around it because it's hard to hand stitch through it).

I hand-bound the rest of the binding to the back of the quilt and that was nice to slow down for a bit.

Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy that process.

I love that this has a bit of a scrappy look to it.  Please don't be afraid to mix fabric

collections and use what you have!  It makes a quilt unique and oh, so charming, don't you think?!

This pattern is so versatile.  It will be great for any age, occasion, gender, and colorway!

If you would like to make your own Lulu quilt,

you can grab the paper pattern HERE.

Or the PDF pattern HERE.

I'd love to hear what you think about this very simple quilt!

Thanks for stopping by!

Flora's Baskets (Scrappy Version) - Finished Quilt

 In March of 2023, I shared details about a new quilt I was starting - a scrappy version of my

Flora's Basket quilt.  Click HERE to check out that post where I share the inspiration behind the pattern + the cutting instructions for making your own Flora's Basket blocks.  You really should check it out, not only for the cutting instructions but the antique quilt that inspired my pattern - is gorgeous!

Wow.  Has it really been 3 years since I started this quilt?  Some quilts just take time, I guess.

Well today I want to share the details of the finished quilt.  I'm really happy

with the way it turned out.  I like it a lot better than the original version as these colors

are more ME.  And the low-volume background is just so fun.

I made blocks here and there over the last couple of years and then really made some headway

on the sashing units, laying it all out, and then sewing it all together this past summer.

It was a true labor of love as there were a lot of pieces in this queen-size quilt.

Plus, scrappy quilts just take longer to cut out, to assemble, etc.

The dusty rose sashing fabric just makes me happy!

And then I backed it in some of my fabric from my Feels Like Home

collection with Riley Blake Designs.  I thought it matched really well and always

feels good to use up something in your stash.

Jen Ostler in Highland, Utah, quilted it with the Double Orange Peel pantograph by the Quilting Mill.

I love how it turned out!  Jen always does a fantastic job!

I bought plenty of the pink sashing fabric to bind the quilt with too!

I thought bringing that color out to the edge would tie everything together nicely!

The original Flora's Baskets pattern requires some yardage + 10" squares for the top of the baskets.

Doing a scrappy low-volume background on this version was a great way to use up scraps!

I think I only had to buy a few browns (for the baskets), the low-volume border fabric, and the pink sashing/binding fabric for this quilt.  Everything else was from my stash!

The pattern comes with instructions for 3 different quilt sizes - lap, twin, and queen.

I have been making a lot of queen-size quilts these last few years as I feel like they're

so useful and fun to display on my kid's beds (which are sometimes used for guests).

A little sneak peek of the hand-binding on the back of the quilt...

I love to hand-stitch my binding down when time permits.

I feel like I've finally gotten good at machine binding, though,

so that wins out sometimes when I have a lot going on.

I'm not sure what inspired this color palette, but I love the sweet, springy vibe.

Yellows, pinks, and aquas (with a little bit of navy and brown, so it's not too sticky-sweet, haha).

So many pictures, it's hard to not post them all!

I love low-volume fabrics that are subtle.  There's a range, like with most things.

Some are "quiet", and some are "loud".  I tend to gravitate to the quiet ones,

as not to distract from the main subject.

Well, that's it for today.  I hope you enjoyed this quilt.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

If you'd like to grab the Flora's Baskets paper pattern, click HERE.

If you'd like to grab the Flora's Baskets PDF pattern, click HERE.

And as a reminder, you can click HERE for the cutting instructions for the scrappy block.

And you can check out my original Flora's Basket quilt HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!