Category Archives: Quilts

Free Pattern – Woodland Fairies

We’re imagining a Midsummer Night’s Dream in this week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern. These 2 stunning digital printed panels (exclusive to eQuilter) features 4 dreamy fairy portraits, which we’ve set into a border with Northcott Stonehenge textures, and a … Continue reading

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Guys Just Want to Have Fun

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting the artists whose work I juried into the Men’s Quilt Show at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden. There were 96 entries and 41 quilts made it into the show. So … Continue reading

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Free Pattern – Moonlit Painted Pony

This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern captures a breathtaking moment, with a gorgeous Paint horse rearing on a stony lookout point, the wind in his mane, a shimmering moon over his shoulder, and stardust in the sky. We’ve set … Continue reading

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Creative Nudge – The Molas of Fumiko Nakayama

One of the featured artists at the Tokyo Quilt Festival was Fumiko Nakayama, who is a master artisan and teacher of the Mola reverse applique technique, which is the traditional art form of the Guna people of Panama. The large … Continue reading

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Free Pattern – Tool Time

It’s time to strap on that Tool Belt and plan your next project … with this week’s Free Quilt Pattern designed for the Tool Nerd and Creative Maker in your life. For those who love to tinker in the garage, … Continue reading

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Free Pattern – Hummingbird Bouquet

During February and the last long days of Winter, what better to lift our spirits, than the delightful blossoms and hummingbirds of Spring and Summer? This week’s Exclusive Free Quilt Pattern uses one of our most anticipated collections from Quilt … Continue reading

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Creative Nudge – Cherry Blossoms & Bubbles

Having just returned from the Tokyo Quilt Festival, I am just starting to go through all my photos of the beautiful quilts. As I mentioned in the Saturday night newsletter, there is more machine quilting and also an indirect Modern … Continue reading

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Free Pattern – Kaleidoscopic

This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern features the shimmering crystalline kaleidoscopes by Paula Nadelstern, set into a 70″ x 91″ bed quilt size that will make any bedroom sparkle! The Mandala blocks are set into jewel-tone pieced blocks, and … Continue reading

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Hello from Tokyo

Today I am flying home from the Tokyo Quilt Festival, where I’ve been photographing the quilt exhibits and meeting with Japanese quilters. It snowed right before I arrived, and it has been very cold here! There is a huge shift … Continue reading

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Free Pattern – Unicorn Sunshine

This week’s Exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern features our own digital printed Unicorn Panel, bordered by our exclusive Sunny Day Double Border print. The mystical panel displays a majestic Unicorn standing proudly in the mist with the starry skies above. … Continue reading

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