Top 10 Two-Color Designs

Two-color quilt designs face an extra challenge--with a monochromatic palette, the design really has to pop. But when it works, it works well. Here are 10 of our favorites (many of them free patterns!), including links for where to find them yourself. Enjoy!

#1: Junctures quilt by Tony Jacobson; featured as a Web Bonus project for Easy Quilts magazine, made using the Black & White collection

#2: Roses Are Red by Tammy Silvers; featured in the October-November 2013 issue of Quilt magazine, made using the Roses are Red collection

#3: Winter Blues free quilt pattern by Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar; featuring the Winter Blues collection

#4: Seaquarium free quilt pattern by Terry Albers; featuring the Coral Sea collection

#5: Cool Blue by Dawn Stewart; featured in Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting July/August 2013 issue, made using the Indigo Blues collection

 #6: Red Rose designed by Diane Arganbright and Patricia Sue Nelson; featured in February/March 2014 issue of The Quilter magazine, made using the Roses are Red collection

 #7: Indigo Blues free quilt pattern designed by Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar; featuring the Indigo Blues collection

#8: Black Tie Affair by Cathy Miles; featured in Simple Quilts & Sewing Spring 2013, made using the Black Tie Affair collection

#9: Two-Color Quilt tutorial by Rebecca of Our Busy Little Bunch; featuring Lady in Red

#10: ...a sneak peek at a brand-new quilt, which we'll be featuring here on the blog soon: Pane by Pane by Tony Jacobson; featured in the March/April 2014 issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, made using the Marblehead Northern Woods collection

(Okay, you might have noticed a tiny hint of blue in this quilt...technically it's not quite a two-color quilt...but we loved it and had to include it in the list, perhaps with an asterisk?)

Making a Heartfelt Holiday

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we wanted to share a few heart-themed patterns that have caught our eye. Some are free downloads; some are available for purchase; we think you'll {heart} them all! 

Heart's Desire pillow by Jen Kingwell 

featured in American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, February 2014

Find it here

Puzzle Hearts

originally featured in Quilter's World magazine, February 2011

Now available at Annie's e-Patterns Central

Have a Heart quilt by Nina Lise;

Free download available here

Valentine Throw Pillow by Amy Smart from Diary of a Quilter

Tutorial can be found here

Valentine Hearts from Bunny Hill Designs

Free download available here

Scrappy Sweethearts by Susan Mayer

Available through Quiltwoman.com

Roses are Red by Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar

Free download available here

Hope you're feeling inspired by more than just chocolate as February 14 approaches! 

And, if you're looking for some fun red, pink or white print fabrics for a valentine project, we can help with that too!

Batiks 

Roses Are Red

Marblehead Pleasing Pastels

Marblehead Venetian Glass

Black Tie Affair

Marblehead Global Brights

A Bedroom with Drama and Intrigue

Spice up your bedroom...add drama and intrigue with the elegant "Black Tie Affair" bed quilt, designed by Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar of Pine Tree Country Quilts.

"Black Tie Affair" by Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar;
featured in The Quilter February/March 2014

This stunning design uses, what else, the Black Tie Affair fabric collection--sophisticated black and white prints with touches of red added in for extra flair.

While the quilt seems complex, it's actually quite easy: large black and red half-square triangles surrounded by a simple checked border. The on-point setting creates interest and motion, and a variety of thin and wide borders create beautiful drape for the sides of the bed.

See the entire Black Tie Affair collection here.
Purchase the kit for this quilt here.
Find The Quilter magazine here.

Quilt Market Recap

Twice a year, the quilt industry gathers for Quilt Market. As a fabric company, it's an opportunity for us to show our new collections to quilt shop owners who come to the show to purchase for their shops. This fall, our booth in Houston showed off some of our favorite new fabric lines through gorgeous quilts:

Marblehead in action. 

The quilt on the left, "Rockin'," was featured in Quilt Trends magazine. 

Read more about it here.

A cover-up made from Marblehead Global Brights and Rock Around the Block

The "fall" corner: quilts made using Fall Tapestry (find the free pattern for the background quilt here) and Imperial Garden

Point of pride: a quilted American flag

What's new? A tote made from leather and Royal Paisley. Stay tuned for more info.

Our favorite fun line for kids and kids at heart: Nite Owls
(quilt on the left: free pattern here; quilt on the right, featured in The Quilter)

Rio and Black Tie Affair

Black Tie Only

You can have so much fun with black and white...and then add in a little red and beige!

Introducing...Black Tie Affair

Black and white prints that range from playful to sophisticated. Red and beige accents pop against the black/white combination for added zing. 

Close-ups of a few of our favorites:

Take advantage of the contrast in these prints for your favorite pattern, or try one of ours:
"Black Tie" by Pine Tree Country Quilts

Download a free copy of this quilt here.

Do you have a favorite quilt pattern for black and white prints? Leave the link below!