In 2018, I released a layer cake pattern called Gumdrops, which featured candy-colored prints from Brenda Riddle’s beautiful Fleurs collection. That sweet quilt was gifted to my cousin’s wife, Nancy. After many years, I’ve finally made a Gumdrops quilt for myself. This time around, I’ve used a blue palette, and I love the end result.… Continue reading Gumdrops quilt for spring
Tag: Sweet Liberty
A patriotic Picnic quilt
Sometimes it surprises me how long I have been “working” on a particular quilt. Thanks to cell phone photos and social media posts, I have a pretty good historical record of how many months (or even years) a project has been in progress. Do you find that to be true as well? Once a quilt… Continue reading A patriotic Picnic quilt
Fat Quarter Flourish for summer entertaining
Hello quilting friends! Do you remember the beachy Stars & Stripes quilt top I finished recently, where I combined sky blue prints from Brenda Riddle’s new Sweet Liberty collection with a pinky-red woven fabric? The end result was a brand-new quilt top that had a timeworn, much-loved look. I was so pleased with how it… Continue reading Fat Quarter Flourish for summer entertaining
Stars & Stripes quilt: my beachy version
Hello quilting friends! I’m popping in to say hello and share a few happy pics from my recent spring quilt retreat. I got a LOT of sewing done, but most of it was secret sewing . . . Carried Away Quilting patterns in development and in test. I did take a break from “work sewing”… Continue reading Stars & Stripes quilt: my beachy version