My quilter friend is looking for a pattern to make a flag for her garden.  She wants one that looks like a quilt block or quilting design.  Does anyone know where to find it?   I searched the web and couldn’t find any.

Also, what fabric would you use to make this out of so it would last long outside?

from Moda and Deb Strain!  Images of a bountiful autumn fill this quilt!

Just in time for fall.  This beautiful quilt is easy and uses a panel for the center!

Finished Quilt Size is 46″ x 64 1/2″.

Free pattern here: Salt Box Harvest

Purchase kits here:  Salt Box Harvest

After writing a blog about Barn Quilts in Mission Point my neighbor brought me a newspaper article  about barn end quilts from our local newspaper.

The article talked about two sisters who paint barns called Gable End Barn Quilts and you can read about it here:   Barn quilts color the countryside .  I emailed them to see if these were their barn paintings and they replied no and all their barns are in West Michigan. You can find them around these cities:  Byron Center, Zeeland, Hudsonville, Hamilton, etc.

Look at the barn these sisters paint – wow!!!

Visit there web site here: Gable End Barn Quilts  to see what fun these sisters have created!

Next time my husband and I go for a ride we’re going to head that way we’ll head to those towns to search for more barns and take pictures.  I love scavenger hunts!

by Wing and a Prayer Design.

Log Cabin Star uses fabrics from Timeless Treasures: Back to Nature. 
The free pattern link here: Log Cabin Star.

The fabric coded instructions are fun and easy to read.  The block is easy to assemble and you could complete this quilt in a weekend! 

Finished size: 64″ square
12  log cabin blocks are 11 1/2″ square.

My husband and I went for a ride up north last week to Old Mission Peninsula  in Traverse County MI. 

 On our way out to the point we drove along the south side and I saw a painted barn with a quilt block on it.  I have read about these in other states and how you can drive a route to see all of them.  I didn’t think to much about this until I saw another one!  I had no idea that there were painted barns in Michigan and never thought about taking any pictures.

We got to end of the peninsula,  played in the water, which is very erry, shallow and warm! 

When we left, we took a different way back:  M37 and saw another barn!

This time I finally got smart and asked my husband  to pull over so I could take a picture.  

And…. there were more!!!

 I don’t know how many barns are up there and if any one knows let me know so we can do a map of them for all us quilters to find!

From Jason Yentor in his Holiday Project Book 2
This was Jason’s  favoritie project in the book – fun easy, fast and most of all, you ended up with a beautiful project when you are done.  Get creative with the ornaments.  You don’t have to use all circles…throw in some stars or any other shape you like.  With fusible applique, it’s easy.
Fabrics used in the quilt: Wintergraphix 3

You choose the colorway in either  blue or red.
Skill level: EASY!
Finished size: 41″ x 41″
Finished square size: 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

 Purchase quilt kits here: Holiday Wreath

Makin Friends Quilt Kit Top

 

 

 

 

An adorable, fun winter quilt that’s sure to make anyone smile! Using the panel and coordinating fabrics from the Makin’ New Friends line by Deb Strain for Moda, this quilt sews up easily and quickly! The finished size is 59″ x 73″ perfect for a twin bed, lap, or a nap! The kit includes the pattern and all the fabrics necessary for the quilt top and binding.

This is what we do when it’s 90 deg outside – soak in the lake!

Come get what’s cooking in the Moda’s kitchen! Introducing the 2010 Advent Banner Moda Box! These festive holiday bakeries include 13 – 4 1/2″ x 44″ fabric strips from the selected holiday collection. Each box will make one Advent Banner.

 Choose from:
 Adoring by Sandy Gervais 
Park Avenue by 3 Sisters
12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain

Purchase your kits here:  Moda Advent Banner