It is two weeks into a new year and all of a sudden I feel energized! Maybe it is is because I have finished Storm At Sea
(it goes to the LAQ today.) Or, maybe because I'm getting used to being home ALONE, ALL THE TIME. Who knows....
Lately I've been motivated to sew, but instead of sewing I am searching the internet for free quilt patterns
(like I don't have enough patterns!) Even so, I thought I'd share some of my finds with you.
With an eye on what I already have and what to use up
A few years ago I was given a Jelly Roll as a gift. Beautiful fabrics (nothing like the picture below.)
I was saving it for a special quilt. But, as with so many other pieces of beautiful fabric, it was put in a cupboard and forgotten.
With the new year comes the annual cleaning-out-of-all-the-Studio cupboards. Lost treasures are found!
Yesterday I watched this video and LOVED her idea.
Tea Time by Jordan Fabrics. The pattern is free and she makes it look soooooo easy! Click HERE.Not long ago my baby sister whined "Everyone has a quilt but me. (sad face here)" Her birthday is in April (happy face here).
Next on the docket
(any clue what I've been watching to on YouTube while I sew?)
Tilda Friends. I saw this quilt posted on FB just this morning. I really like bright, white backgrounds; I really like scrappy; and I really like using up all my scraps with a free pattern. Enter Duck Quilt. WIN, Win, win!!!
If you like a country flavor, this is the site for you. There are some adorable, free, patterns on this site and not everything is a quilt.
Someone is selling a quilt made from this pattern on Etsy.
Very cute! And, I like her choice of background fabric.
Just plain fun
I saw this wall hanging on the FB page Scrappy Girls Club.
I do not think there is a pattern, but if you're in the mood to just sit down and sew, wouldn't this be fun?
Finally for the advanced in the group
Dancing Ribbons by Cindy Round Richards.
Get the free pattern HERE on the American Quilting Society (AQS) site and don't forget the coloring chart.
I love this but I don't think I'm up for the challenge....
The last Word
Just to mention some sites for free patterns. These are in no particular order and there are many more.
Bonnie Hunter especially if you like scrappy. Also, she usually has an annual mystery, quilt-along.
For the person who likes modern quilts, Spruce Crafts.
I could spend some time on the Art Gallery Fabrics website...two thumbs up!
If you don't have anything better to do of an evening....start HERE....many, many sites for free patterns!!
WARNING: looking for free patterns is like falling into a black hole, it goes on forever. And it is addictive!
Oh Char! I am intrigued by the Tea Time quilt from Jordan Fabrics! I watched the video and downloaded the pattern. I have a Jelly Roll on hand (can't remember why I bought it but I was with friends who must have convinced me LOL) that I think might work really well for this. I like the idea of a quick finish because I am in a bit of a slump. Right now I'm only working on little things. . .
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see the picture of it when it is done. I'm starting on mine this week. Like you, it's a Jelly Roll I had. It was a gift. Perfect!
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