Friday Faves: 6 Animal Quilts

Happy Friday!

There's a new free quilt pattern up on our website featuring the Jungle Play collection. We love animal quilts, so we decided to share some of our favorites with you and on a Pinterest board. Download these pdf patterns and head to your local quilt shops to purchase the fabric. Happy sewing! 

1. "Jungle Play" by Pine Tree Country Quilts featuring Jungle Play

Download the free quilt pattern and see the fabrics here.

2. "Eggcellent Adventures" by Heidi Pridemore featuring Eggcellent Adventures

Download the free quilt pattern and see the fabrics here.

3. "Bear Hugs" by Pine Tree Country Quilts featuring Bear Hugs

Download the free quilt pattern and see the fabrics here.

4. "Wonky Zoo Pens" by Tresa McConachie featuring Zany Zoo

Download the free quilt pattern and see the fabrics here.

5. "Romance in Flight" by The Quilted Button featuring Who's Who by Ro Gregg

Download the free quilt pattern and see the fabrics here.

6. "Peek A Boo Nite Owl by Judy Hansen featuring Nite Owls

Download the free quilt pattern and see the fabrics here.

Looking for more? See additional animal-themed quilts on our Pinterest board here.

5 Quilts to Brighten Up a Dreary Winter!

Mid January. The holidays are over. Spring seems FAR away. 

What can you do to keep the winter doldrums away? 

Start a new quilt, of course! 

Here are five of our favorite bright and cheery quilt patterns. The best news? You can download them from our website, easy as 1-2-3! Print out the patterns and head to your local quilt store to stock up on one of these fun fabric lines to get started!

"Calypso Goldfish" by Quilting Hen

featuring Ro Gregg's Calypso Goldfish collection

Download the free pattern here.

"It's a Small World" by Dawn Conery Designs

featuring Ro Gregg's Marblehead Global Brights collection

Download the free pattern here.

"Wonky Zoo Pens" by Tresa McConachie

featuring the Zany Zoo collection

Download the free pattern here.

"Tweet" by the Quilting Hen

featuring the Tweet collection

Download the free pattern here.

"Monkey Wrenches" by Airborne Heirlooms

featuring the Shadows collection

Download the free pattern here.

I Spy a Zany Zoo!

This just in...or technically, out, as in "out and available in your local quilt shop": 

Zany Zoo! 

These fun cartoon-like zoo animals are looking for a good home! Is it yours? 

There's so much to look at in these prints--each time you look, you'll likely see an animal you hadn't noticed before. And the variety of background colors means they'll make a cheery, brightly colored quilt. 

What kind of quilt, you ask? While the possibilities are endless, we'd suggest trying an I Spy design--perfect for little ones to spend hours hunting for their favorite zoo friends.

Want to join in the I Spy fun? Check out the links below:

• Try this tutorial for an I Spy disappearing nine-patch.
• Here's another easy tutorial--cut large squares for the blocks and fussy-cut smaller squares for the sashing squares. Lots of I Spy fun!
• And of course, you can't forget the more traditional hexagon I Spy quilt.
• Looking for more ideas? You can find a bunch of I Spy designs here.
• More inspiration here--not all with tutorials, but plenty of ideas, and some are easy enough to do without a pattern!
• See the entire Zany Zoo collection here.