5 Fave Free Patterns!

We're starting off the week right, sharing 5 of our favorite free patterns! 

Which one do you like best?

1. "Garden Squares" by Pine Tree Country Quilts

featuring the Vera Cruz snack pack

Click here to download the "Garden Squares" pdf.

2. "Vintage Stars" by Barbara J. Eikmeier

featuring the Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints collection

Click here to download the "Vintage Stars" pdf.

3. "Monkey Wrenches" by Airborne Heirlooms

featuring the Shadows Snack Pack

Click here to download the "Monkey Wrenches" pdf.

4. "Autumn Splendor" by Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis

featuring the Autumn in the Forest Snack Pack

Click here to download the "Autumn Splendor" pdf.

 5. "Marblehead Gems" by Pine Tree Country Quilts

featuring Ro Gregg's Marblehead Gemstones, Jewels & Quartz

Click here to download the "Marblehead Gems" pdf.

Find more of our free patterns here and here.

Blue Moon!

In honor of tonight's blue moon, a phenomenon we won't see again until 2018, we're sharing some of our favorite blue fabrics!

(Photo courtesy)
This moon appears blue because of a filter used on the camera!

First, a few blue moon facts, courtesy of CNN.com:

• Blue moons aren't actually blue! It's just the phrase used when the moon is full twice during a month
• The last blue moon occurred in 2012; the next will occur in 2015
• The phrase "once in a blue moon" comes from the idea of something that happens rarely, like actual blue moons

Find out more here.
Find tips for moon watching here.

Blues from Ro Gregg's Marblehead collection

Blues from Ro Gregg's Marblehead and Pleasing Pastels collections

Blues from the Shadows collection

And if you're participating in the Row by Row experience, these blue prints will be prefect for this year's H2O theme! Ask for them at your local quilt shop.

One more kind of blue moon--this one is tasty!

Feeling Patriotic? Our Top 10

With the 4th of July right around the corner, it's the perfect time to share our favorite red, white and blue fabrics, ready for your next patriotic-themed project! Check out our top ten (shhh...it's actually 11!) and visit your local quilt shop to get started! 

1. "Old Glory" by Pine Tree Country Quilts featuring the Tone on Tone snack pack

Find the free quilt pattern here

2. Cool nature-inspired reds and blues from Marblehead Gemstones, Jewels & Quartz by Ro Gregg

3. A touch of Americana with Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints collection by Barb J. Eikmeier

4. "Freedom Squares" quilt by Jean Nolte; featured in Quilting Quickly Winter 2014 using the Tone on Tone snack pack

Find the Quilting Quickly issue or purchase the individual digital pattern here

5. Waving flags all ready to use in the Headgear collection!

6. Go geometric with the reds and blues from Graphix 3

7. Keep it classic with textured tonals in reds and blues from Marblehead by Ro Gregg

8. Another free snack pack quilt pattern: "Vintage Stars" by Barb J. Eikmeier featuring her Vintage Shirting and Dress Prints collection

Watch for this free pattern soon here on our blog!

9. Small-print coordinates take center stage in the reds and blues from Classique

10. Feeling leafy? Darks and lights play well together in the reds and blues from Shadows

11. And a bonus, because we couldn't narrow it down to 10! A third free quilt pattern featuring a snack pack--this time the Bella Casa snack pack in the "Flags Forever" quilt by Airborne Heirlooms

Download the free quilt pattern here

Summer of the Snack Pack! (and giveaway winner)

We've recently added a couple new free quilt patterns that you can download right from the blog. And in case you've been outside enjoying the start of summer rather than taking a daily perusal of all the tabs on the blog, we wanted to point them out to you. 

We're declaring this the Summer of the Snack Pack! When outdoor activities are calling your name, you can still get some quilting done quickly with pre-cut strips. Try these free patterns; while they're designed specifically for the fabric line featured, they'd work great with any of our snack packs! 

Florals with a feminine touch:

"Garden Squares" by Pine Tree Country Quilts

featuring the Vera Cruz snack pack

Click here to download the "Garden Squares" pdf.

Get a head start on the holidays with:

"Christmas Keys" by the Quilting Hen

featuring the Season's Greetings 2015 snack pack

Click here to download the free "Christmas Keys" pdf.

And while these aren't new, they're still favorites!

"Monkey Wrenches" by Airborne Heirlooms

featuring the Shadows Snack Pack

Click here to download the "Monkey Wrenches" pdf.

"Bella Chevron" by Marija Vujcic of Mara Quilt Designs

featuring the Bella Snack Pack

Click here to download the "Bella Chevron" pdf.

Find all of these downloadable patterns (and many others) here.
Ask for these snack packs at your local quilt shop.
Enjoy the Summer of the Snack Pack!

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Thanks to everyone who checked out our first summer tutorial, the sunglasses case! The randomly selected winner, who will receive a bundle of Graphix 3, is Beth:

Congrats! We'll be sending you an email for your mailing address.