Runway Quilt Pattern

I'm excited to be able to share the new Runway quilt pattern with you today!

Runway is a quick and easy, precut friendly pattern that includes five fabric options and seven size options - so it's super versatile! And the pattern uses quick piecing techniques to make this quilt sew up fast.

Find Runway patterns (both PDF and paper copies available) here

Announcing the Summer Block Party Quilt Along

Who is ready for a fun and low-stress Summer project? Announcing the Summer Block Party quilt along!

WHAT: Join us in creating a breezy Summer quilt with blocks designed by some of your favorite designers! This will be a mystery quilt of sorts, with the blocks and the final layout being revealed along the way. 

WHEN: Starting Monday June 17 (sign ups are open NOW)

• Each day for 9 days we will email you a PDF pattern for a free 12" Summer quilt block.

• On June 26th we will send you finishing instructions to turn your blocks into a 44" x 58" quilt.

• The fun doesn't stop there! Each Friday in July we will send you free BONUS projects to make with your 12" blocks.

• Sew at your own pace through the Summer!

HOW TO JOIN: It's free to join! Sign up here to receive the daily email with the PDF patterns...AND the bonus projects. 

• You only need to sign up once with one designer to get the blocks (All designers will be sending out the same patterns each day).

• Following the completion of the Summer Block Party, you will be subscribed to each of the participating designers' newsletters which are free - and you can easily unsubscribe anytime. 

WHO: Here's the list of designers for the QAL. It's a fun group and I can't wait for you to see the blocks and bonus projects that we've designed!

Amanda Niederhauser  Jedi Craft Girl  @jedicraftgirl

Amy Chappell  Ameroonie Designs  @amerooniedesigns

Amy Smart  Diary of A Quilter  @diaryofaquilter

Andy Knowlton  A Bright Corner  @abrightcorner

Bev McCullough  Flamingo Toes  @flamingotoes

Jen Belnap  The Smitten Chicken  @thesmittenchicken 

Jennifer Long  Sew A Story  @sewastory_jenniferlong

Melissa Mortensen  The Polkadot Chair  @polkadotchair

FABRICS:

We will be using the following fabrics for our blocks, but feel free to use whatever you'd like!

All fabrics listed are from Riley Blake Designs and each block pattern will use the following names to identify fabrics (bold names):

• Background fabric (Stars Seasonal Basic or Riley White)
• Dark Blue (Oxford Blue solid)
• Blue (Cadet solid)
• Medium Blue (Cornflower solid)
• Light Blue (Boy Blue solid)
• Dark Red (Barn Red solid)
• Red (Schoolhouse solid)
• Light Red (Tea Rose solid)
• Pink (Frosting solid)

For those that sign up there's a helpful information sheet PDF available that has the schedule, the QAL details, fabric requirements, and a handy planner sheet so you can plan out your own fabrics.

Remember - the free block patterns can only be accessed by signing up for the QAL; the blocks won't be shared here on my blog. Sign up here to receive the block patterns and bonus projects, and we'll get started on Monday June 17th!

Midtown Quilt Pattern

Today I get to introduce you to to the new Midtown quilt pattern! It's the latest addition to the A Bright Corner pattern catalog.

Midtown is a precut friendly pattern with plenty of size options for you to choose from. And before you're frightened off by all of those little squares, I have to let you know that this pattern uses quick strip piecing techniques so those rows sew up fast!

And the Midtown pattern started as a scrap buster quilt so of course there are instructions for making a scrappy version too.

Find Midtown patterns (PDF and paper copies available) here

A Scrappy Wholehearted Crib Size Quilt

 I have a fun and scrappy little quilt to share with you today - this is made using the Wholehearted quilt pattern and it is the crib size version.

Wholehearted is meant to be a sampler style quilt that uses fat quarters but I also added in extra details to the pattern to make it scrap-friendly too!

Wrap Around Quilt Tutorial and Pattern

I have a little update for you on a tutorial and free quilt pattern that I first shared years ago! 

This quilt is called Wrap Around and I made this quilt top for a tutorial here on my blog showing how to sew a partial seam - but I recently quilted it up and thought I'd share it here.

Plot Twist Crib Quilt

 Hello friends

Today I'm sharing a sweet little crib sized version of the Plot Twist quilt pattern.

The crib size of the Plot Twist pattern is perfect for using one pack of precut 10" squares (like a Layer Cake or 10" Stacker). 

That's what I used for this quilt, and it was super handy because some of the cutting was already done for me!

Plot Twist patterns (PDF and paper copies) available here

A Wholehearted Crib Size Quilt

 Hello friends today I'm sharing a sweet little crib sized Wholehearted quilt made from a new fabric line from Poppie Cotton.

Honestly it's been delightful working with these spring-colored fabrics this week. It reminds me that spring (and the flowers it brings) is just around the corner! 

Wholehearted is a sampler style quilt pattern that is fat quarter friendly and includes four size options. This little quilt is the crib size and used just 6 fat quarters along with some background fabric.

Find Wholehearted patterns here (PDF and paper copies available)