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New Patterns: Hunny Bunny, Batter Up & Bubble Time Pillows

Beatrice | March 19, 2026 | Leave a Comment

Do you remember the Hunny Bunnies Quilt we did as a BOM a few years ago? I had so many ideas for blocks back then that I ended up with two additional designs, which I decided to turn into pillows. I even bought the fabric that I needed to make three companion pillows for the quilt, but, as always, time got away from me, and the pillows were never actually assembled.

Now after almost five years I finally returned to the project and freed the fabrics from their bin. Since I had the designs all done it didn’t even take that long to make them. Didn’t they turn out cute? The bunny with the carrot basket is the original first BOM block, and the baseball and bubble time bunnies are both new designs.

All three patterns are now available individually in the pattern store! They don’t take long to sew, especially if you do all three assembly line style, and they make great gifts too.

I have also put together a discounted bundle with all three pillow patterns, so you can get everything in one go and save a little at the same time.

And if you missed the Hunny Bunnies BOM back then, you can also get the quilt pattern together with all three pillow patterns as a discounted bundle – a great way to have the complete Hunny Bunnies collection.

Neck Pillows

Beatrice | February 21, 2025 | 1 Comment

About ten years ago—though I cannot remember exactly when—I came across a free pattern for a “relaxing neck pillow.” It was quite simple to make, with three bone-shaped pieces sewn together using mitered seams, so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I did not find it comfortable for my neck, so it ended up as a decorative pillow. Recently, however, I discovered its hidden potential. When I stuff it behind my lower back while sitting on a chair, it prevents back pain! I began carrying it from chair to chair, but eventually, one of the cats claimed it as their own, curling up against it. That was when I realised it was time to make a few more.

I made two new pillows—one for the chair at my sewing machine and another to leave on a random dining chair for the cat to snuggle with. Amazingly, I even found the original pattern piece I had traced onto freezer paper when I made the first one! The new pillows were quick to sew and finished in an afternoon. In the picture, the new ones are at the front, while the original pillow from ten years ago is the yellow one in the back.

The free pattern is still available! If you are interested in making one, just follow the link below.

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New Patterns: The Moo Crew and A Whole Lotta Moo and Blossom Belle Pillows

Beatrice | February 14, 2025 | Leave a Comment

I am still catching up on pattern writing, and here is a design I came up with in 2022. You might remember my Happy Hippo Hop quilt—the original was made for a friend who is a square dance caller and was expecting her first baby. It was inspired by the song I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, which she loved to sing during dances in December.

But her true love are Holstein cows. She has a huge collection of stuffed cows and cow-themed items, and for her birthday, the hall is usually decorated with cows while everyone wears black and white. So after her son was born, I said to my husband, If Heather ever has another child, I am going to make her a Holstein cow quilt.

In the summer of 2022, she announced that she was expecting again… and guess what? She was expecting twins! The Holstein cow theme was actually perfect for twins—black and white pair well with any colour. I ended up making two quilts for her and one for myself as a pattern sample, each with different feature colours. Her twins, a boy and a girl, received the turquoise and orange quilts, while I kept the purple one as my sample.

When I thought about a matching pillow, I could not decide whether I liked the full cow block or the smiling cow face with the daisy better. So, I ended up with two different pillow designs—and I love them both!

PPP-075 A Whole Lotta Moo Pillow — A Whole Lotta Moo

PPP-077 Blossom Belle Pillow — Blossom Belle

All three patterns are now available for purchase in the pattern store! I have created a discount code—enter MOO20 at checkout to receive 20% off. The code is valid until February 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST and applies exclusively to The Moo Crew quilt, the A Whole Lotta Moo pillow, and the Blossom Belle pillow patterns.

Diese Anleitungen sind auf Deutsch nicht verfügbar, und auch zukünftige Anleitungen – einschließlich des Safari BOM – wird es nicht mehr auf Deutsch geben. Bisher habe ich zumindest für kleinere Projekte noch deutsche Anleitungen mit metrischen Maßen geschrieben, aber mit der Schließung von Makerist zum 1. April fällt mein Hauptvertriebsweg weg, und der Aufwand lohnt sich für mich nicht mehr.

If you would like all three patterns, I have also created a discounted bundle, which will be available until further notice.

The two pillows are also available as a bundle with a discounted price until further notice.

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New Patterns: Five Little Monkeys & One Little Monkey Pillow

Beatrice | January 10, 2025 | 4 Comments

In the middle of the Monkey Business BOM in 2021, someone left a comment on one of my posts, hoping for a cheeky monkey jumping on the bed. At the time, I was not familiar with the nursery rhyme and had no idea what they meant. Of course, that was not the motif for any of the blocks, as my BOM designs are always completed before I begin promoting them. However, their suggestion intrigued me, so I looked it up. The idea stuck with me, and I eventually created a quilt and matching pillow inspired by it. Both were finished quite a while ago, but I only found time to write the pattern this past summer. The monkeys can be boy or girl monkeys—or a mix—depending on your preferences. Customizing them is as simple as adding or leaving off a bow. Aren’t they adorable, having so much fun jumping on the bed? We will just imagine no one ever falls off or bumps their head!

When someone inspires me to create a specific quilt and write a pattern for it, I like to thank them by sending the pattern for free. Of course, there is no obligation to ever make the quilt. The Little Monkey projects were inspired by a comment left by Stacey B. in August 2021. I sent both patterns to the email address associated with the comment a few months ago, but I never heard back. It is possible the email address is no longer in use. Stacey, if you are reading this and have not received the patterns, please get in touch, and I will be happy to send them again.

Both patterns are now available for purchase in the pattern store. I have created a discount code: enter JUMPING at checkout to receive 20% off. The code is valid until January 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST and applies exclusively to the Five Little Monkeys quilt and the One Little Monkey Pillow patterns.

Die Anleitung für den Five Little Monkeys Quilt ist auf deutsch nicht verfügbar. Für die deutsche Version des Kissens mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem Kauflink unten für die englische Version folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung in der gewünschten Sprache.

If you would like both patterns, I have also created a discounted bundle, which will be available until further notice.

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New Patterns: Jungle Monkeys Quilt & Hibiscus Pillow

Beatrice | November 7, 2022 | 2 Comments

After finishing the Monkey Business BOM I thought I should turn the monkey into a quilt that doesn’t feature human behaviour and is less complicated than the BOM quilt. So I took the first block with the monkey swinging on a vine with a banana and put together a completely different quilt with vibrant hibiscus flowers in the alternating blocks. And since I made the monkey pillow in fabrics matching the original Monkey Business quilt, I tried to make a second one with Jungle Monkeys colours but wasn’t really happy with the outcome. I guess I was bored by doing the same thing again, so instead I took the hibiscus block and turned it into a colourful pillow.

Both patterns are now available for purchase in the pattern store. I have also created a discount code, if you enter HIBISCUS you will get 20% off. The code is valid until Nov 14, 2022 (11.59 pm PST) and applies to the Jungle Monkeys and Hibiscus Pillow patterns only.

Die Anleitung für den Jungle Monkeys Quilt ist auf deutsch nicht verfügbar. Für die deutsche Version des Kissens mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem Kauflink unten für die englische Version folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung in der gewünschten Sprache.

If you want both patterns, I have also created a bundle at a discount price that is valid until further notice.

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New Pattern: Monkey Pillow

Beatrice | August 23, 2022 | Leave a Comment

I made this little pillow matching the Monkey Business quilt quite a while ago but then got sidetracked by having too much going on at the same time. I am now working on cleaning up all the different projects I have been working on, trying to take a more focused approach. I used to only work at one project at a time, and I am not sure when and where I strayed but I am determined to get back to my old ways because it works so much better for me. Anyway, I have finally published the pillow pattern, and I have also created a bundle for those who never had a chance to download the Monkey Business blocks last year when they were free.

Für die deutsche(n) Version(en) mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem/den Kauflink(s) unten für die englische(n) Version(en) folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung(en) in der gewünschten Sprache.

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New Patterns: Bunny Buddies Quilt & Pillow

Beatrice | May 13, 2022 | Leave a Comment

When I started playing around with bunny ideas last year for the new BOM, I got sidetracked and came up with a different bunny pattern. I quite liked it even though it wasn’t suitable at all for a BOM. I have been working on it on and off, and the pattern is now ready to be released. The Bunny Buddies are simple shapes, so if my usual tiny pieces are not your cup of tea or if you have never tried your hands at fusible appliqué, this is a great pattern to start with. You can even substitute the bunny tails for circles instead of the flower shapes that I used. I also created a matching pillow, I just love the bunny silhouettes, and especially the little guy with the floppy ear.

Both patterns are now available for purchase in the pattern store. I have also created a discount code, if you enter BUNNY20 you will get 20% off. The code is valid until May 20, 2022 (11.59 pm PDT) and applies to the Bunny Buddies and Bunny Buddies Pillow patterns only.

Die Anleitung für den Bunny Buddies Quilt ist auf deutsch nicht verfügbar. Für die deutsche Version des Kissens mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem Kauflink unten für die englische Version folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung in der gewünschten Sprache.

If you want both patterns, I have also created a bundle at a discount price that is valid until further notice.

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New Pattern: Butterfly Pillow

Beatrice | February 7, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Who still remembers my Rainbow Butterflies quilt? Or actually, even both of them? I made them a long time ago, before I started my first BOM here, so many of you probably weren’t stopping by at the time. The first Rainbow Butterflies quilt was made as a donation at the request of a local care home. You can read all about it here. I really liked what I came up with and decided to adjust the quilt size a bit and make a second one as a pattern sample. This is the final version of the Rainbow Butterflies quilt:

While I usually plan my quilt designs meticulously, I took a different approach for the Rainbow Butterflies and just made blocks in all colours, using whatever I could find in my scraps. When I had enough blocks, I started laying them out and shuffling them around until I was satisfied with the way it looked. This was still the original quilt that was donated later on. I had one pink block that I couldn’t fit in, it just didn’t work with the rest of the colours. I finally ended up stitching it to the back of the quilt with the label, and when I made my pattern sample I did not make another pink block.

But I still love pink and wanted to have a pink butterfly, so in December I finally made another pink block and turned it into a pillow. What a simple solution, and I should have come up with it a long time ago. Of course you don’t have to limit yourself to just one pillow or to a pink one, this is an excellent pattern to use up leftovers in any colour. Just sort them into light and dark values, and off you go.

I have also created a bundle with special pricing for those who would like both patterns for the quilt and matching pillow.

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New Patterns: Penguin Pillow & Curling Penguin Pillow

Beatrice | January 17, 2022 | 2 Comments

I have been planning to make a matching pillow for the Penguin Promenade quilt for quite a while, and I finally got around to it. I also made a second pillow featuring a curling penguin. This was suggested by Linda and her sister who thought that in Canada winter activities need to include curling. And of course they were right! In Germany, curling is something that you see every four years at the Olympic Games and then forget about it until next time, so it never even occurred to me when I was designing the blocks for the Penguin Promenade quilt. But I was happy to follow up on their suggestion and came up with this little guy.

I emailed Linda the pattern a few weeks ago, and she surprised me by putting the block together quickly and sending me a picture. Isn’t he cute?

Linda's Curling Penguin — Linda’s Curling Penguin

Patterns are available for both pillows in English and German. I have also created two bundles with special pricing, one with just the two pillows and one with both pillows and the full Penguin Promenade quilt for those who missed the free downloads in 2020.

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New Patterns: Happy Hippo Hop Quilt and Pillow

Beatrice | October 23, 2020 | 3 Comments

It seemed to take forever but the Happy Hippo Hop pattern is finally ready to be published! It took a bit longer because I decided to make a matching pillow as well for those who don’t want to make a whole hippo quilt. The pillow has a 10″ hippo block while the hippos in the quilt are only 8″ in size. I just love this quilt, the smiling baby hippos are so cute, and they make me laugh every time I see them.

I wanted to incorporate the major elements of the quilt when I drafted the pillow design and put the colourful Flying Geese into the border. The hearts were separated and form the cornerstones.

Die Anleitung für den Happy Hippo Hop Quilt ist auf deutsch nicht verfügbar. Für die deutsche Version des Kissens mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem Kauflink unten für die englische Version folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung in der gewünschten Sprache.