The Pattern Basket

Making Waves and Star Gazing

Here are two more of my new patterns that I just posted on my website one is called "Making Waves" and the

other one is "Star Gazing".

There's just one more left to go, and

I'll post it very soon!

Making Waves finished size is 49" by 61",

Star Gazing is 66" by 77" and April Showers is 59" by 69"

I've been waiting for the sun to shine so I can take pictures of my new quilt patterns … and thankfully that day has finally come!

This new pattern is called April Showers. The finished size is 59" by 69" but it can easily be made bigger or smaller.

It’s a perfect quilt for fat eights!

and the Fat Quarter Bundle goes to ...

I put all of your names in a basket and made the draw at 9:00 this morning. The lucky winner of today's draw for a Fat Quarter bundle of Butterfields is Kimberly who wrote:

Oh, how exciting, just to think of winning! I love your new patterns, but then again, I always do! Your fabric is delicious! Thanks for the chance to win.

Kimberly, please email me and I will get the bundle of Butterfields out to you right away!

Thank you to everyone who entered. We will have to do this again really soon.

Butterfields Yardage and Giveaway

I’ve received many e-mails requesting yardage of Butterfields. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough fabric to fill these orders directly but please check with your local quilt shop or your favorite online shop for yardage.

I just checked with one of my favorite online stores the Fat Quarter Shop and they have some in stock.

Free to a Good Home - Giveaway

Thank you for all the entries below for a Fat Quarter bundle of Butterfields. I love Butterfields and I am thrilled to read that many of you do too. If you haven’t entered into the draw for the Fat Quarter bundle it's not too late. You have until Tuesday morning and all you have to do is comment on the post below and you’ll be in the draw. I’ll be putting all of the names in a basket and picking one so everyone has a chance.

Good luck!!

Free to a Good Home

While I'm waiting for the sun to shine so I can finish photographing all my new quilt patterns I thought it would be fun to have a draw for a fat quarter bundle of my fabric collection Butterfields.

All you have to do is leave me a comment below
and I will make the draw
Tuesday May 8, 2012 at 9:00 am
Thanks for dropping by!

This giveaway is closed. Thank you to everyone who entered.

Around The Block

"Around the Block" is one of my favorite NEW designs. It features a simple block, with a fun twist on binding.
The finished size is 58" by 66".

I just posted Around the Block as well as Sugar Squares and Buttercream on my website.

I have four more patterns coming this week! I’ll be back to share them with you very soon.

Sugar Squares

Sugar Squares is the second quilt pattern I designed with ‘Butterfields’. This one is super easy and lots of fun to make. The squares come together fast with strip piecing.

Sugar Squares finishes 60" by 70".

Sparkle

Sparkle is one of the free quilt patterns I designed to accompany "Butterfields" fabric collection. I just finished making the quilt this morning so I wanted to share some pictures of it with you.

If you would like to download the pattern
you can find it here

Sewing Room Favorites

Earlier this week Lissa Alexander from Moda e-mailed me inviting me to be part

of her April Tools Day on her blog.

I visited her blog this morning and it's filled with designers' thoughts on their favorite tool - you know, the one that they can't live without. I'm heading back there to enjoy them all but I thought I would post a link here so you can all join me.

P.S. This is my favorite tool

I have many tools in my sewing room that I love to use, but the small tool I love the most is the Clover Desk Needle Threader.

This Needle Threader makes threading those small needles so easy and fast – it’s just the perfect tool. Couldn’t live without it!

What's your favorite tool?

Photo Shoot

I'm taking lots of pictures of my new quilts today, but I'm getting side-tracked with little Louis insisting I take his picture, so here's a photo of my sweet Louis.