Start a NEW Block of the Month Quilt!

Fall is right around the corner, and quilting season is just getting started. It's the perfect time to sign up for a Block of the Month project, and we have three that we think you'll love!

Hopscotch & Butterflies 

Designed by Quilted Memories featuring the On Your Mark collection by Simone Bradford

Cut and piece this cheery quilt with the bright, modern On Your Mark prints! Quilt measures 67" x 90".

Sign up for this FREE block of the month program here. Contact Quilted Memories for kits. This 12-week BOM begins the week of September 3rd; anyone joining later will receive the links for earlier blocks at that time.

 See the entire On Your Mark collection here. 

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Manzanita Grove Sampler

Designed by Barbara J. Eikmeier featuring her Manzanita Grove collection

This 10-month BOM album quilt sampler features 41 different blocks inspired by antique quilts; the blocks float in cream sashing with a red mini print background. Quilt measures 80" square.

Sign up for the Manzanita Grove Sampler program here.

Read more about the Manzanita Grove Sampler here.

See the entire Manzanita Grove collection here. 

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Freeform

Designed by Jean Nolte featuring the Freeform collection

This 6-month medallion-style BOM is made in cool green and purple prints from our Freeform collection. Quilt measures 90" square. BOM participants have access to free videos showing techniques and tips for making the blocks. 

Sign up for the Freeform BOM program here. 

See the entire Freeform collection here.

Which one do you want to make?

5 Summer Quick-Sew Tutorials

Take a few hours to sew a useful summer-inspired project! 

We're sharing some of our favorites below, as well as fabric recommendations.

Check out the tutorials by clicking on the project name, head to your local fabric shop, and start sewing!

1. Garden Trivets

Fabric to use: the fresh veggies in our Market Medley collection

2. Polka Dot Pouches

Fabric to use: playful bug prints from the Frolicking Fields collection

3. Walkabout Tote

Fabric to use: Cool modern prints from Simone Bradford's On Your Mark collection

4. Sunglasses Case

Fabric to use: Blue or orange geometric tonal prints from the Mod Tropics collection

5. Melon Mini

Fabric to use: Choose your favorite red and green shades from the Painter's Palette Solids collection

Inspired by Summer: FREE Quilt Patterns

Embrace those summer vibes with a fresh quilting project. We've rounded up five of our most summer-inspired free quilt patterns. Pick your favorite, download and print it, and then head to your local quilt shop to purchase the fabrics. 

Happy Summer Sewing! 

1. Bright candy colors in a modern quilt! 

Gumdrops by Simone Bradford featuring her On Your Mark collection 

(Purchase a FQ bundle to get you started here)

Download the free quilt pattern here.

2. Fresh veggie prints in a simple appliqued circle design. 

Small Plates designed by Lisa Swenson Ruble featuring the Market Medley collection

Download the free quilt pattern here.

3. Rich and summery watercolor prints in a two-block design.

Portofino designed by Pine Tree Country Quilts featuring the Portofino collection
by Ro Gregg

Download the free quilt pattern here.

4. Relax in the these tropical delights!

Tropical Blues designed by Lisa Swenson Ruble featuring the Mod Tropics collection

(Purchase a FQ bundle to get started  here...three colorways!)

Download the free quilt pattern here.

5. Create your own butterfly garden in a rainbow of solids.

A Flutter of Color designed by Linda Frost featuring the Painter's Palette Solids collection 

Download the free quilt pattern here.

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A big thank you to everyone who participated in our My Pet Family giveaway! 

We loved seeing your pet photos! 

Here are our winners: 

Candy Hargrove

Mary Bailey

@leslieg209

See the quilts! Spring Quilt Market Virtual Tour

We're back from Spring Quilt Market at photo with photos to share! Take a virtual tour of our booth--plenty of quilty goodness to see, inspiration for your next project, and new collections to look for at your local quilt shop!

We shared a few favorite Painter's Palette Solids quilts from our QuiltCon booth:

(l to r): Sun Salutation by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill  (@wholecirclestudio)

The Donut Quilt by Tania Denyer (@iamgingerq)

Hudson Bay My Way by Stephanie Ruyle (@spontaneousthreads)

That gorgeous rainbow on the far left is Elizabeth Eastmond's Annularity II quilt (@occasionalpiecequilt). In the foreground, you see our pop-up shop. Plenty of quilt shops went home with fabric bundles--ask if your local store bought some! 

More bundles ready for a new home: Mad for Solids Final Four palettes, On Your Mark, Hoodie Crescent's Ring Ring, Portofino, Mod Tropics and batiks! 

This fabulous quilt is from M.J. Kinman's The Birthstone Series. Amazingly detailed and dimensional jewels, all using Painter's Palette Solids. Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but we'll take an amethyst, topaz and ruby as well! Wow! 

Here's your first look at Barbara J. Eikmeier's Manzanita Grove BOM quilt, featuring her Manzanita Grove collection. We introduced Barb's new line at Quilt Market; ask your local quilt shop about participating in the BOM program (starting in September 2018) to make this stunning quilt.

Hoodie Crescent's Ring Ring collection, featuring retro telephones, ink pens, pencils and more, was a huge hit! This wall organizer showcases the unique prints in the fabric line.

Maria Shell's (@mariashellart) Mosh Pit at the Golden. There's so much fun going on in this quilt! 

A little close-up eye candy:

Warp and Weft quilt by Donna Lynn Thomas, from her book Teeny-Tiny Quilts. Love the colors and the quilting! 

Have you downloaded the free pattern for On Your Mark by Simone Bradford (@simone.g.b.)? Here's a close-up of the quilting--beautiful! 

We'll be sharing more about the new collections featured at Quilt Market in the coming months! 

On Your Mark Create! Hop Winners

We had so much fun on the On Your Mark Create! Hop, featuring projects made with Simone Bradford's new On Your Mark fabric collection. We hope you did too!

Here are our bundle winners from the hop: 

Wanda D.

Eleanor P. 

Jill G.

Linda H.

Betty A.

Janie M. 

Janet S.

Nicole S.

Di J. 

Kathy E.

If you didn't win one of the bundles from the hop, you can still get one! 

Order the same 12-print On Your Mark bundle that the designers used here. 

Let's see the 10 featured designer projects again: 

@simone.g.b; Simone Bradford

@occasionalpiecequilt; OPQuilt

@spontaneousthreads; Spontaneous Threads

@quiltlady63

@alaskanquilter

@nohatsquilts

@quiltingmod; Quilting Mod

@quiltstudio62;  quiltstudio62.blogspot.com

@pbstudiofabrics; Inspired by Fabric

See the entire On Your Mark fabric collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop. 

On Your Mark Create! Hop - Day 10

Ready for ten full days of On Your Mark inspiration? 

Ten designers received the twelve On Your Mark fat quarters you see below. 

We can't wait to share what these they have made! Each day we'll share a sneak peek here of a designer's project; you can use the links to visit their social media and learn more. You'll also have a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of On Your Mark fabrics. If these prints are on your "must-have" list, you can purchase this bundle right here. 

  

It's the last day of our On Your Mark Create! Hop! We hope you've enjoyed following along and seeing all of these fantastic projects! 

For our day on the hop, we couldn't resist revisiting one of our most popular tutorials from the blog: Tulip Time! Simone's bright, springy prints and low-volume coordinates are perfect for this easy wall hanging. 

Hello, tulips!


Choosing which low-volume print to pair with each bright print was half the fun of sewing this quilt.



We added a scrappy pieced border around the basic tulip and pinwheel center and finished with the Gray Scallop binding print for binding.



Find the Tulip Time tutorial here.

For a chance to win a FQ bundle of On Your Mark prints, leave a comment here letting us know your favorite print in the On Your Mark collection. Head over to IG (@pbstudiofabrics) and leave a comment there as well for a second chance to win. Giveaway is open through Saturday, April 28th at 11:59 pm CDT.

Need to add On Your Mark to your stash?
Purchase your own 12-fabric FQ bundle here. 

Catch each day of our On Your Mark Create! Hop: 
Tuesday, April 17: Simone @simone.g.b; Simone Bradford
Wednesday, April 18: Elizabeth @occasionalpiecequilt; OPQuilt
Thursday, April 19: Stephanie @spontaneousthreads; Spontaneous Threads
Friday, April 20: Linda @quiltlady63
Saturday, April 21: Joan@alaskanquilter
Sunday, April 22: Carol @carolanngillen
Monday, April 23: Sarah @nohatsquilts
Tuesday, April 24: Afton @quiltingmod; Quilting Mod
Wednesday, April 25: Allison @quiltstudio62;  quiltstudio62.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 26: @pbstudiofabrics; Inspired by Fabric


Read our interview with Simone here.
See the entire On Your Mark collection here and download Simone's free Gumdrop quilt pattern here. 

On Your Mark Create! Hop - Day 9

Ready for ten full days of On Your Mark inspiration? 

Ten designers received the twelve On Your Mark fat quarters you see below. 

We can't wait to share what these they have made! Each day we'll share a sneak peek here of a designer's project; you can use the links to visit their social media and learn more. You'll also have a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of On Your Mark fabrics. If these prints are on your "must-have" list, you can purchase this bundle right here. 

Allison (@quiltstudio62) made not one, not two, but FIVE projects! 

Allison says, "It's been a very long winter and when I saw Simone's On Your Mark fabric all I could think of was warm weather and the beach!  The color values are amazing and the prints are so fun that I had a hard time choosing which fabrics to work with for my project.  Then I thought, why choose? Just make more projects!"

  

Visit Allison on IG (@quiltstudio62) and on her blog to see the projects that she made, as well as enter to win a FQ On Your Mark bundle. 

Need to add On Your Mark to your stash?
Purchase your own 12-fabric FQ bundle here. 

Catch each day of our On Your Mark Create! Hop: 
Tuesday, April 17: Simone @simone.g.b; Simone Bradford
Wednesday, April 18: Elizabeth @occasionalpiecequilt; OPQuilt
Thursday, April 19: Stephanie @spontaneousthreads; Spontaneous Threads
Friday, April 20: Linda @quiltlady63
Saturday, April 21: Joan@alaskanquilter
Sunday, April 22: Carol @carolanngillen
Monday, April 23: Sarah @nohatsquilts
Tuesday, April 24: Afton @quiltingmod; Quilting Mod
Wednesday, April 25: Allison @quiltstudio62;  quiltstudio62.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 26: @pbstudiofabrics; Inspired by Fabric


Read our interview with Simone here.
See the entire On Your Mark collection here and download Simone's free Gumdrop quilt pattern here. 

On Your Mark Create! Hop - Day 8

Ready for ten full days of On Your Mark inspiration? 

Ten designers received the twelve On Your Mark fat quarters you see below. 

We can't wait to share what these they have made! Each day we'll share a sneak peek here of a designer's project; you can use the links to visit their social media and learn more. You'll also have a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of On Your Mark fabrics. If these prints are on your "must-have" list, you can purchase this bundle right here. 

Today Afton @quiltingmod shows some simple yet graphic blocks she has put together using On Your Mark. Bookmark her tutorial; this might be your next quilt! 

Afton says, "My On Your Mark Create! hop stop will feature a quick and easy, fat quarter-friendly quilt block. Though it looks complex, it's actually made from strip sets!"

  

Visit Afton on IG (@quiltingmod) and on her blog to see the the blocks and quilt top that she made, as well as enter to win a FQ On Your Mark bundle. You'll also find a tutorial for making the blocks! 

Need to add On Your Mark to your stash?
Purchase your own 12-fabric FQ bundle here. 

Catch each day of our On Your Mark Create! Hop: 
Tuesday, April 17: Simone @simone.g.b; Simone Bradford
Wednesday, April 18: Elizabeth @occasionalpiecequilt; OPQuilt
Thursday, April 19: Stephanie @spontaneousthreads; Spontaneous Threads
Friday, April 20: Linda @quiltlady63
Saturday, April 21: Joan@alaskanquilter
Sunday, April 22: Carol @carolanngillen
Monday, April 23: Sarah @nohatsquilts
Tuesday, April 24: Afton @quiltingmod; Quilting Mod
Wednesday, April 25: Allison @quiltstudio62;  quiltstudio62.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 26: @pbstudiofabrics; Inspired by Fabric


Read our interview with Simone here.
See the entire On Your Mark collection here and download Simone's free Gumdrop quilt pattern here.