QUILTED IN HONOR BY ISLAND BATIK - free pattern

If you read the post below, you will know that these gorgeous fabrics were delivered to me on Friday!!!

I say, OH MY STINKING GOSH!!!!

You can find their fabrics here!!

I just couldn't help myself, I had to use up these awesome fabrics....

 I got out my Latte Foam fabrics as well and added to the Quilted in Honor.  I didn't have enough Island Batik fabric for the border so I used another type of batik.

Can I say that I soooooooooooooooo love these fabrics!!!!

I wish you could see it up close and personal....truly do.  Now the whites are mixed colors but look solid.

There is only one square involved:

One sqaure 7 1/2" or you can make it larger if you want, I wish I had made mine larger like 9 1/2" square
One strip 2 1/2" by 7 1/2", sew to the square

One strip 2 1/2" by  9 1/2" sew across the top which makes a 9 1/2" square.

There are 35 squares, five across and seven down.  You just flip flop the squares.  I only had seven half yards but eight would be great giving you a larger quilt.

FROM DRAB TO FAB!!!! (First three comments get pattern free)

This idea came to me the other day while I was doing dishes.

I hate this corner of my cabinet...so lifeless. Don't you agree????


Went and got my new favorite color.



So it went from that.... to this....

I had actually wanted to make it bigger and I should have used paper or a different piece of fabric...but hey, I can adapt.

Matches my new dishes.  One of my sons sent me a gift card to Amazon and so I purchased these dishes.  He thought it was odd that I would buy dishes....I love love love them.

Feeling better now.

If you would like this pattern, just leave a comment, I will give the first three it free.

PATRIOTIC TOPPER - Free Pattern

My sister from Inchworm Fabrics sent me a yard of this fabric Flags Stars and Borders before I left for Texas....what...

did I hear you say I was a lucky gal (kinda giddy over here)

As I got to looking at it I noticed that it would make a great design on it's own. This is nothing new to any of us...

My sister is now offering this pattern for free with the purchase of the Flag, Stars, and Borders and.....15% off the fabric in her store.

You can certainly see how easy it is just by looking at it. You will get the pattern and a few tips, not that many of you need them. This is a 45 degree angle but most of the rulers are not long enough.

I want you to see the middle of this topper. Do I have bragging rights?

Will you look at those points....Just look at them.... I did it MA!!! I just knew when I started this that I would have to put a star in the middle to cover things up..... I was jumping all around the room like a Kangaroo on steroids. Believe me, it is a rare moment when the "Stars align" for me.

Here it is on my table.

If you want to make a topper like this with flags in all eight triangles, you will need two yards, the great thing is, you will get two toppers...One like this and one with mostly red on the bottom (like the triangle between the flags above).

I hope you continue to have a wonderful week-end. Gotta love our Men and Women that work so hard to keep us free.

FREE PATTERN - A Gift from me to YOU!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

A lot of you had expressed an interest in this Round table topper so for a week I am giving it to you free. After the week is up, it will go on sale at Inchworm Fabrics.





You can find the free pattern at Inchworm Fabrics. There is no picture but it tells you Christmas Tree Round Table Topper.

If you have a problem, let me know. So this is my gift to you, thanks for joining me through out the year, for your encouragements, wonderful comments, and most of all for your friendship.

I think I am going to take a break, not unless I have something fantastic to show you....

Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!!!

New Pattern and one free one

This has been adorning my table for the last few weeks. I just love it. I had designed it a while back along with the rectangle one below. I was kinda concerned about the binding for a round table topper but as long as it is cut on the bias, it will work out great.


It was such fun designing this table topper.



This one here you can find for free at Inchworm Fabrics...for some reason I don't have a place to highlight and add the link..don't know what is wrong with blogger today. So go to www.inchwormfabrics.com and then on the left look for link and you will be able to down load the runner below or just click on the picture on my side bar, it will take you to her shop and then look under link. I had to wash it and block it. I had quilted it so heavy that it was quite the waver.....so in the wash it went, then I pinned it down to a wood plank and let it dry... Not a good picture but I love this one as well.


The round runner only has partial instructions for it right now. As you can see it is similar to the rectangle one but the trees are bigger.

I AM A GUEST AT "SEW WE QUILT" TODAY....

Sew yesterday I was at "SEW WE QUILT" and I saw this runner... Oh my gosh, it spoke to me.

I HAD to make it. I just HAD to. I had a friend coming over to sew yesterday....I know I said I had a lot of running around to do but she brought over what I needed...


so we played instead and this is what we made.

She wanted to work on the pleats (that is posted over at SEW WE QUILT) today. She did the pleating while I cut the fabrics out that we needed for this runner.




I love love love love...did I say love this? My friend had to leave before she could finish hers but I kept right on sewing.

Do visit SEW WE QUILT Today, I am showing easy pleats or ruffles for your towels or just anything you want to put a pleat or ruffle on and....and...I am giving away a free pattern as well. Hope to see you over there.