Featured in Fabric Trends Spring 2008 – pg 44 - Opposites Attract - fabric used BOY WILL BE BOYS by Kathy Brown from Troy/Riverwood. Also included is a free pattern to make coordinated pillow and pillow case!

Quilt designed: Kathy Brown of the Teachers Pet

Size: 70″ x 88″

Number of blocks: 12

Rating: Beginner

Page 30 – A Summer Medley - a perfect medallion to display beautiful quilting! Fabrics used in this quilt: Summer Basket of Flowers by Terry Thompson from Moda. There are appx: 12 2/3 yards of fabric used in the quilt top and the back requires 8 1/2 yards. If you would like a kit, email me for details: info@abbimays.com .

Skill rating: Challenging!

Quilt maker: Sherri Hisey

Technique: Patchwork and Applique

Block size: 4 @ 18″ applique blocks & 40 @ 8″ Old Maid Puzzle

Finished size: 94″ square

Have you ever made a quilt and then gave it away to someone and wondered what it looked like now? I had the chance to see one I had made and see first hand how it was holding up.

We drove to Florida for a vacation a couple of weeks ago with my daughter Melanie and her 2 kids.  She  had packed our truck with toys, pillows and blankets. The trip was 23 hours and on the way there I had a turn to sit in the back with the gkids; it was bedtime and they were asleep. Spencer was covered up with is his quilt that I had made (you can read about this in my blog: Sock Monkey Quilt Project ). The quilt was in great shape. The flannels hadn’t pilled or wrinkled, it was soft and cuddly, just like brand new.

Melanie said she washes this quilt at least twice a week!  I am really impressed with the quality of Moda’s flannel!

It’s not the destination – it’s the ride!

Send Bruce an email and wish him a happy brithday: mercmanwon@aol.com

This quilt is found on pages 92 -95 in the spring 2008 Fabric Trends for Quilters magazine. Finished size: 50 1/2 x 63 1/2, 12 blocks - size 12″ square. The quilt is designed by Jason Yenter for In The Beginning Fabrics.

Little Kimonos combines artistic and cultural Japanese memories with traditional American quiltmaking.  Each kimono showcases one of the new fabrics SHIKI from In The Beginning Fabrics designed by fiber artist and painter Kumiko Sudo.

Little Kimonos kit quilts

It seemed like winter was here for ever and finally the snow and ice are gone! I walked around my yard this weekend and took these pictures. 

 Here’s are the top 5 signs that spring is here:

4.  Every spring a loon stops at our lake on his way up north

3. Daffodils

2. Robins

and the number one sign spring is here:

My husband getting the deck ready for summer!

She did it again! Tammy Harrison of QUILTALICIOUS designed the cutest pattern for the fabric collection: Strawberry & Lemonade by Me & My Sister from Moda.

Strawberry Lemonade Candy Quilt instructions for the top and back!

Click here to see how Tammy did the back of her quilt: quilt back .

Click here for Kits or Patterns .

This full-color pattern, fairly easy – especially designed for beginners (which should make it pretty easy for advanced quilters)!

Quilt book “More Strip Clubbing” is a soft sided book, with 32 pages and 6 patterns in it.

From the original creators of Strip Club and the 2 1/2″ craze, More Strip Clubbing is the second book designed for you to use the fabulous Jelly Rolls from Moda, strip club bundles or fabric from your won stash!  The gorgeous designs in this book come in multiple sizes, giving you more options to choose the quilt that’s right for you.

Full of clear, easy-to-follow instructions, More Strip Clubbing provides the direction and inspiration you need to create your own stunning quilts.  Beautiful in their own right, it’s a bonus that they all start with pre-cut 2 1/2″ strips.

Tisket a Tasket quilt kits using Moda Daydreams  are available.

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 I’ll cut special kits for you, email me at linda@abbimays.com for a quote .

Other quilts in the book:

One of my favorite pattern designers: Tammy Harrison from Quiltalicious has just sent me her newest pattern: SWELL SQUARED – and I wanted to share this with you.  The instructions are so user friendly and easy to follow.  Tammy also made the suggestion that you could changed the outside border to a different color and change the look of the quilt.

Here is her finished quilt using Moda fabric: SWELL and you can purchased the kits here: SWELL SQUARED Kit

Here is the pattern and can be purchased here: SWELL SQUARED Pattern