Friday, April 22, 2022

custom made tshirt quilt

A grid-layout t-shirt quilt... 40 shirts, 5x8 grid.  Some blocks needed to be cut to smaller sizes to fit them all in.  I used tshirt pieces for the cornerstones to add some fun pops of color to the black sashing. 
It's quilted with the Meander Squared pattern.

Friday, April 15, 2022

free pattern download


Right now on the Hancock's of Paducah website, you can download this pattern for free.  It's called Fine China, and looks like a fun pattern.  I've included a link to the pattern.
Happy quilting!




Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Blue & white quilt

Quilted with the Brittle pattern.


Tuesday, April 12, 2022

fish quilt

Quilted with the "Rip Curl" pattern.

cute wall hanging

Quilted with the cross-hatch pattern. 

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Prewashing your fabric

 I recommend pre-washing your backing fabric to reduce shrinkage in your quilt and to remove any excess dyes in the fabric.  

I just purchased a piece of flannel for the backing of a baby quilt, and it measured 63 5/8 x 43 1/2 before washing, and after washing & drying on low heat it measured 60 1/2 x 42.  That's 3" lost through shrink on the length (parallel to the selvedges)... flannel would probably shrink more than regular quilting cotton, but that's not a given either, depending on the brand of fabric.  


Sunday, March 27, 2022

applique roosters quilt

Quilted with the Argyle pattern that echoed the shape of the chicken wire print fabric in the background.


Sunday, March 6, 2022

Colorful squares quilt

Quilted with the Birds Eye View pattern.

Monday, February 21, 2022

Threadbearers group

 There is a new group of quilters that you may want to join & be a blessing to others using your gift of sewing.




Thursday, February 3, 2022

t-shirt quilt

Quilted with the Building Blocks pattern.


Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Amazing triangle quilt

Lots of little triangles on this one!  She pressed the seams open to reduce the bulk where the triangles meet.  👍

Quilted with the Keukenhof pattern.  

Monday, January 10, 2022

Batik heart quilt

Quilted with the Hidden Hearts pattern.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

New patterns

 3 new patterns to use for your next quilt.






Monday, January 3, 2022

T-shirt quilt

Quilted with the Rip Curl pattern.


Monday, December 13, 2021

Christmas Panels quilt

Quilted with the cross-hatch pattern. 

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Winter Houses quilt

 Quilted with the First Snow pattern.





Friday, December 3, 2021

Cats quilt

 Quilted with the Paw Prints pattern.




Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Canning Jars quilt

 Quilted with the Birds Eye View pattern.





Friday, November 26, 2021

Christmas trees quilt

 Quilted with the Midnight Sparkle pattern.





Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Star Flannel Quilt

 Quilted with the Star Fan pattern.