Stack-n-Whack is another great technique for those large scale prints that seem too precious to cut into tiny pieces. I personally have never tried it but I sure enjoy looking at the results. This rose quilt was made by Linda, and I like the on point setting and the frames around the blocks in different colours, they look great against the black background. The quilting pattern Linda chose is called “Ground Cover”.
This darling little quilt was made by Gayle as a gift for a grandbaby. Aren’t those animals just super cute? My favourite is the zebra, I have to laugh every time I look at it. The quilt didn’t need an elaborate quilting pattern, just something abstract to put it all together, and Gayle chose “Diagonal Plaid Bias Cut” to finish her project.
Welcome to March and hopefully spring! A couple of weeks ago we had the nicest spring weather, and I spent some time digging around the garden. It was nice and sunny and felt almost warm and I was eager to get some vegetable seeds started. And then the weather changed, cold air from Alaska came in, and suddenly we had -10 degrees Celsius overnight. So much for an early spring. The cold air has moved on, and we are back to normal rainy weather. With all the craziness in the world right now I am really looking forward to puttering around the garden again, it keeps my mind off things and makes me feel much calmer.
Spring means Easter, and although Easter isn’t until April this year I have decided to publish the Easter block in March. Our little bunny friend is bringing the biggest Easter Egg he can carry, complete with a bow. This is another fairly simple block. Be creative with the fabric you use for the egg. My purple floral is fairly conservative, you can go all out here with your craziest scraps. The pattern will be available for free download until the end of the month and move to the pattern store when the April block is released.
EDIT: The month of free download is over, and the block has moved to the pattern store where it is now available for purchase. If you just need the finishing instructions, they are still available for free download.
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This quilt was also made by Christine, and she used the pattern “The Great Outdoors” by local designer Barb Cherniwchan of Coach House Designs. This pattern makes clever use of a fabric panel to create the cabins. Christine went all the way with the outdoors theme and chose the design “Deer in the Woods” for quilting.
Here is another of Christine’s quilts. This is a great pattern for those gorgeous large scale prints that are so difficult to cut because you don’t want to destroy the pattern. The quilt makes enough of a statement on its own and didn’t need intricate quilting. The pattern Christine chose is called “Lapis”.
This cute little quilt was made by Christine. She used a quilt panel by Benartex called “Sunday Ride” and added a couple of borders. The quilting pattern is called “Wandering Daisies”. A charming project in pretty colours that was a lot of fun to work on.
Mary made this Rail Fence quilt using modern, mostly black and white fabrics. The only splash of colour is the outer red border. All these straight lines needed some curvy quilting, and Mary chose the pattern “Wild Wind” for her project.
Here is another great idea for a scrap quilt. If you have lots of strips, stitch them together, cut squares on the diagonal and put them together to form a secondary pattern. Sandra made this quilt and chose the pantograph “Champagne Bubbles” which is a nice contrast to all those straight lines and finishes her project nicely.
Do you remember the Canadian Mystery Quilt? It was designed by Shania Sunga and started in 2015 with the goal to have it finished in 2017 for Canada’s 150th birthday. I signed up for the program, and my finished quilt can be found here. It is still hanging in my hallway, and I love looking at it every day, it is such a wonderful quilt, celebrating Canada’s diversity. Lynnette was inspired by the quilt as well and bought the kits back then without being a quilter. She had always wanted to make a quilt, and her mother-in-law is an excellent quilter, so she had someone available to ask for advice but I still think it is a huge feat to even attempt this quilt as a beginner, let alone finish it. The pandemic gave her the time to work on the blocks, and she did a great job putting it all together. For quilting, we chose the pantograph “Maple Sugar”, an allover maple leaf design.
“Jelly Snowflake” is the name of a mystery quilt sew along that was run on the Fat Quarter Shop blog a couple of years ago. As the name suggests, it is a great pattern for a Jelly Roll but any assortment of fabric strips will do. This is Diane’s version, a lovely blue and white ice crystal in cool winter colours. We auditioned snowflake patterns first but then Diane decided to go with stars instead and picked the pattern “Ginger Star” for her project.
