I have had some flannel fabric sitting in a box for over a year that I wasn’t sure what to do with. But one of the entries in the 2013 Online Quilt Show inspired me to make a rag quilt. It took me one weekend to go from start to finish. My daughter and I…
This pattern and tips for the quilt pattern “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” is by a Kentucky former quilt store owner. Thanks to The Querky Quilter for sharing this with our readers. When we hear the word “ green” we often think of efforts to conserve and recycle. But this is not a new concept, dating as…
A few years ago I decided to make a quilt for my son. I didn’t really have any resources to buy material but I did have a whole stack of plaid boxers that had outlived their days of use and a great quilt idea. I started looking through the scrap pieces and realized I had…
A few weeks ago my Mom brought me a box and showed me something she has been working on but never finished. I had no idea she had even started this. 18 years ago, I got married in my parent’s backyard under some huge pecan trees beside a little creek. The birds were singing and…
My husband’s great grandmother hand pieced this quilt using scrap material left over from house dresses, work clothes and play clothes. His Dad can point out pieces of fabric he remembers his Mom or the kids wearing. My husband received this as a Christmas present when he was a child. We don’t use this quilt….
Here is a wedding gift to Chris & Tim B made by Patty B. It is called Cathedral Window. It took tons of time. Each one is sewed to reveal the pattern. Here is a step by step tutorial to creating this exquisite Cathedral Window design. Online Quilt Show [table id=3 /]
This is Jacey’s baby quilt made by her grandmother. The alphabet is quilted into the yellow sides, with her name Jacey along the top and hearts along the bottom yellow. There are quilted hearts along the white border, Plus all the other white border and in the squares. All hand quilted!! Just Gorgeous! Online Quilt…
When I was pregnant with my daughter I wanted to make her a quilt out of pastel fabric. I was on a pretty tight budget but I knew it needed to be special. I went to my Grandma’s house and dug through her stash of fabric pieces and found some really pretty pieces of peach,…