Lilac Love Pattern Release

And just like that, one month after I released my pattern Orinoco Flow, I am back with another! This one is called Lilac Love, and, like Orinoco Flow, was also published in a magazine, but (cough) back in 2019. So it's long overdue. It's a queen-size quilt, but I've added in two options, because that's what I like to do: give value for money!

The large quilt goes together amazingly fast since the dark and olive green diamonds are made with giant HSTs. Once again, it is another layered design: the lilac bud blocks float over the quilt top, but as is noted in the pattern cover blurb, if you look closely you will see that the centre purple block is actually repeated in giant form by those dark and olive green diamonds. 

Another Positive Flow Totebag

If you saw my post on Instagram on last Monday, September 23,  of the two sides of a totebag that has been calling my name for months, then this finish will come as no surprise.

This is one of three projects in my Positive Flow pattern which is available in my Etsy shop. I had originally wanted to make a Fall-themed bag using a block from my soon-to-be-released quilt pattern, and I pulled out this assemblage of fabric chunks I’d put together almost a year ago with the idea of making a bag for my shop. Well, out the window went the new bag, and, scampering around like the squirrel she is, in came this bag, begging to be made.

My Second Scrappy Strippy Stars

I am pleased to squeak in one more finish for September, a few hours before midnight lol. It’s one of my two Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects. This is my design, Scrappy Stars, which is a tutorial here. 

My original quilt was done on cream backgrounds with beige for patches. I decided to go dark with this one.

Gratitude and Glimmers #87

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise.

It is not that we seize them,

but that they seize us.

--Ashley Montagu

I like that perfect description of a glimmer, and yes I've written it here before but it is worth reiterating. Welcome to my post for September where I share things that have given me a glimmer of joy over the past month. You can find links to more posts like this one at LeeAnna's blog, Not Afraid of Color.

1. I love Lake Huron. We spent three days along its shore, mainly in the town of Kincardine,

Sunset at Boiler Beach

walking the trails or along the downtown streets of cute shops and restaurants,

Orinoco Flow Pattern Release

This is my latest finish in my favourite colours. It is the throw-size version of Tinker Toys, which was published last summer in the September issue of Love of Quilting magazine.

Unfortunately, they hold the rights until August 2025, yes, the contracts are now two years, so I cannot publish the baby size pink and orange quilt. However, I contacted them to ask if I would be allowed to publish a throw size with a little bit different construction method than they use and different colours and they said, yes. So I am very happy to have this quilt available as a stand-alone pattern. Next year I will be able to release the baby size as well and will update the pattern. Know that I will send the updated pattern free to anybody who buys it this year. The pattern also has instructions to make a cushion cover.

Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2024 Tops Done

I thought I’d give you an update as to what I’ve been working on lately. I have the tops done for both of my RSC projects. Both projects involved using strings. Here is the first, a simple ‘Lego’ bricks block that finishes at 10”.

So colourful, and though it did use up some strings, once again, never enough!

Another Smooches Quilt

This was a commissioned quilt. My friend Marybeth asked me to make another baby quilt for her (Sofia’s quilt was the first one she requested), and when I asked her if she any designs or ideas in mind, she said, "I don't know, maybe something with hearts?" Well, Smooches popped into my head. It's a bit big for a baby quilt, 51" square, but that's okay because it will be useful forever, right? Here's where we ended up:

Smooches is a free pattern here on my blog. Of course, this one, like the others, started with a massive pile of fabrics in colours she'd picked: peach, soft pink, green, lavender…