Free Patterns!

Now I've got your attention, don't I? 

I have been poking around the web and I found the most amazing cache of free patterns from Art Gallery Fabrics and here is a little screen shot of just some of the patterns: 

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And here are a few more -

You can download full colour complete patterns by going to ART GALLERY FABRICS - FREE PATTERNS and check out their beautiful fabric while you are there. 

In fact most fabric companies have free patterns on their website - these patterns are released (I think) as new fabric lines come out and the patterns
are designed to showcase the new fabric. Of course, I'm sure you have something in your stash your could use!

Also, if  you haven't checked out Moda's on-line patterns, you should! Go to Moda Bake Shop by clicking HERE. They call their patterns 'recipes' so click that tab and be prepared to be amazed. They rate their patterns as Easy, Moderate or Ambitious and they provide excellent step-by-step directions. 

Here is a screen shot of their August 15, 2017 post:

Isn't it pretty? And this is the August 17, 2017 post:

This lovely apple core quilt is hand pieced which makes it very convenient to take on vacation, on a long flight, a road trip or to just carry around in your bag to stitch on when you have time on your hands like waiting for a doctor's appointment or your kids at hockey/piano/dance/whatever classes!

A blogger that I follow religiously is The Crafty Quilter (CLICK HERE) and I love her monthly blog of her favourite sites and patterns, etc. That one post if worth the price of admission but I like all of her posts! She calls that monthly post "Sew Thankful Sunday" - what a great name! Check out her blog and subscribe so you don't miss a thing!

I'll be back soon with more of our quilting adventures, but for now I thought I would share some of my favourite sites. 

Take care,

Bev

A little bit of April, May and June!

How is it that our Annual Retreat has come and gone again for another year? I think I must be caught in a time warp because I don't feel any older and yet I know the years are going by! Does that ever happen to you?

We set the dates of late May/early June for our 'spring' retreat - I think I've told you that spring and summer were very late in coming this year and so was our retreat!

But before I get into the retreat, here are a few photos from April. This is Cheryl's sewing project - it's a simple but effective way of putting blocks together and the colours - all of them - go together very nicely!

Faye 2 is very happy with her work - I love flowers too!

Carole is helping Faye 1 who is apparently cold - and confused! These are some of the Canadian Women 150 blocks. 

And here is one of Carmen's 150 blocks - lovely! And so small, finish at 6 inches!

Judy is working with red and white too, but her pieces are larger than the 150 blocks. 

Sorry, I don't remember who these belong to - or should I say "to whom these blocks belong"? But it's looking good!

Jane is busy powering away - good job!

Now is the start of our retreat as this is Wendy who used to sew with us (more years ago than I would like to remember!) and this is a block from a new book she bought .......

Called "Wood Appliqué folk art", it is full of lovely folksy patterns!

It's lunch time - and no, I don't work for Wendys but I love their salads! This is the new one with mango ......

and this is the taco salad ......

and my current favourite (and my salad!) the apple, pecan, blue cheese, grilled chicken with pomegranate dressing - yum!

After lunch we played Strip Poker for black and white fabric strips - I think this black and white combination was one of our best! Everyone bought such beautiful strips and of course, they all went together so well.

And our big winner was Myrtle! Yay! I think this was her first time winning too!

Then we celebrated Carmen's June birthday with a Strawberry/Jello/cheesecake/cake! 

These are a few of my blocks; still working on last year's Pat Sloan Splendid Sampler. Four of those little blocks go together to make about 1/3 of a  6" block. 

A group photo of us - back row Cheryl, Faye #2, Jane, Carmen, Myrtle, Judy, me and front row is Faye #1 and Wendy. We're missing Carole and Karen. 

And as you can see, we're watching the (Toronto) Blue Jays! 

Here are more of Carmen's blocks!

And another one going together. 

Another charity quilt top from Cheryl - love how the border brought all the blocks together! 

Jane started and finished this quilt top - love the illusion of triangles! 

A jelly roll race quilt top in Christmas fabrics - Cheryl's I think!

Day 2 of strip poker with polka dots - lots of fun fabrics!

And our happy winner - Judy!!

One of the blocks from the Canadian series that Faye 1 and Cheryl are working on! (and the happy bowling bowl on the outside window seems to love it too!)

This is a charity quilt top that Judy put together using a fast flying goose block - lovely!

Here is Wendy with her first (of many) log cabin blocks. Love the colours!

This is a nifty tip that Wendy share with us - using plastic utensil trays to store your strips for your log cabin blocks. Keeps the fabric strips organized according to size - very neat!

This is one of Faye 1's first completed blocks for her Hopscotch quilt - see the
pattern below.

Doesn't fabric choice make a big difference?? I don't think I would have purchased the pattern with the fabrics shown on the cover. 
  

This is the back of the pattern - way more soothing!

Here are the Splendid Sampler blocks I finished during this retreat- I think I have completed 67 to date; still a ways to go!

Here's a finished top from Cheryl - perhaps for charity? 

Here's another finished quilt top from Jane - using 5" charm squares, I think. 

Hope you enjoyed this post! Stay well!

Bev

Spring Happenings - March 2017

After returning from QuiltCon East, we rejoined our friends and tied to ignore the fact that Spring wasn't make much of an appearance.


We celebrated a few birthdays; here's Judy and Jane and they are getting a 
little help from ....

...Harper, who is Carole's granddaughter visiting from down-under, Australia!

Then it was Karn's turn to turn an a year older!

You can see that I'm not kidding about our Spring weather!

This is a quilt that Jane finished up from a fabric pack purchased at QuiltCon West in 2016.

It makes a very nice finished quilt!

This is Carole's Hobo Quilt - from the book ...

You can purchase Hobo Quilts on line or at your favourite LQS. 

Another Charity quilt completed by Cheryl!

Darlene and Jane visiting as Jane adds the binding to her quilted quilt.

Faye 2 and Carole looking over some of Carole's beautiful Canadian Women 150 blocks from the website Next Step Quilt Designs. 

This was/is a free block program very generously presented free of charge by Next Step Quilt Designs -       http://www.nextstepquiltdesigns.com   - you could still join but the previously released blocks will be unavailable. A great program!

Here's Myrtle working on some binding for a very colourful quilt!

 And this was a quilt-as-you-go project that I was working on as a pattern tester for Gudrun Erla of GE designs - but as she has since published the pattern, I can show it to you!

It's a butterfly table runner called "Fluttery" and you can purchase the pattern HERE or at your LQS. 

Thanks for reading and happy Sewing!

Bev