Archive for October, 2009

Free Pattern of Checkbook Wallet

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Isn’t it cute?

Checkbook Wallet made with fabrics from Chillin' collection from Clothworks

Checkbook Wallet made with fabrics from Chillin' collection from Clothworks

 

For the month of November you will receive this free pattern with each order. I’ll send you a pdf with complete instructions, yardage and 6 photos for you to make your own creation! Two pockets are inside that will hold your checkbook and log plus cards and cash.

scrappy checkbook from quilted leftovers

scrappy checkbook from quilted leftovers

I’ve received many compliments from the first one I made this summer with leftovers from a quilted jacket which you see above. The photo with sewing options is included in the pattern. I can’t wait to start using this flannel polar bear/mitten version for the winter months!

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Chillin’ in Fons & Porter’s Easy Quilts

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

A quilt I designed for Clothworks using their Chillin’ collection by Barb Tourtillotte is in the winter issue of Easy Quilts and currently on the newsstands! Here’s a photo from page 70 from the magazine.

Chillin'

 

This is an easy quilt to make with 10 1/2″ navy polar bear print squares and same sized pieced squares of a printed stripe, snowflake and small mitten fabric. I loved working with the flannel-it was soft, cuddley and sooo cute! Kits for the quilt are available from the magazine for $49-not bad for a       50″ x 60″ quilt. It’d make a wondeful gift for under the Christmas tree!

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Scrappy Pinwheel Flowers

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Looking for a way to use up your stash of fat quarters or scraps? Then consider the pattern featured today, Scrappy Pinwheel Flowers.

Scrappy Pinwheel Flowers

Scrappy Pinwheel Flowers

The quilt pictured above is the twin size and uses 6 fat quarters of mixed green, 6 fat quarters of mixed colors for the flowers and 4 fat quarters of yellow for the flower centers. Use even more of your stash making a full to king size!
Find the pattern in our catalog with this link:
http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/catalog.php?item=19&catid=3&ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D3
One quilt shop machine quilted exciting designs in the plain blocks around the center medallion. This is a great quilt for beginners and those of you who love pieced designs!

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Southwest Pumpkin Patch Tablerunner

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Celebrate autumn with this lovely tablerunner in two sizes! And I’m keeping my promise made this summer to provide tablerunners that fit the southwest tables that are made of old carved doors. This project can be made in the southwest size of 18″ x 55″ or a standard size of 12″ x 34″.

Pumpkin

Southwest Pumpkin Patch Tablerunner

Yardage and instructions to make 6 placemats are included too in the pattern. You can find the pattern on this catalog page:

http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/catalog.php?item=104&catid=5&ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D5

Keep watching for more southwest sized tablerunners with the colors and motifs of Arizona and surrounding areas!

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Auction for Joyful Hearts-Coeur Joyeux

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

On September 10th an auction was held in Santa Barbara, CA for the excellent cause of Coeur Joyeux or Joyful Hearts who minister to Africans who have been badly harmed by the genocide in Rwanda and Congo and in dire need of shelter and food.

Back in August Katie Simon Frank asked my permission for her to make the Simply Hearts Tablerunner I designed to put in the silent auction.  Katie sent this photo of her tableunner which she named Joyful Hearts after the cause. She used the colors of  Africa and did a wonderful job!

Simply Hearts Tablerunner made for Joyful Hearts by Katie Simon Frank

Simply Hearts Tablerunner made for Joyful Hearts by Katie Simon Frank

Her sister-in-law, Betsey Kain and her husband David, have been donating their time and expertise in psycotherapy since 2006 to help the people recover from the horrors of the genocide of 1994.
Even though the auction is past you can still help by sending donations to Goats for Gifts. By donating $40 a goat will be bought and given to a family who will take care of it and use the money earned to buy medicine, send a child to school or help the family in many ways. Here’s the link to Goats for Gifts site: http://www.goatsforgifts.org/goatsforgifts/   There is also a way to donate $2000 to buy a holstein cow for a family at this link:
http://www.goatsforgifts.org/goatsforgifts/?page=giveacow
Thank you, Katie, for bringing this to our attention! What a wonderful way to spread love around the world.

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