Garden quilts

Posts about Colourwash Quilts written by jmn

Hello Everyone -- I hope you find great joy in the holidays, whatever they may be in your family tradition. I love the Yuletide season -- with family and friends gathering together, children finding magic in everyday happenings, the wonderful reds and greens that are seen in so many seasonal quilts, and the scents and tastes of meals filled with warmth and love. Isn't it great? So while you ponder what brings you joy and peace, grab a cup of coffee or an ice cold soda and check out some…

These quilts are from our book, My Whimsical Quilt Garden, which is available as an eBook. Click here to find it at pieceocake.com.

The Summer Garden Pattern is now available in my shop! When my old college roommate asked to make a quilt for her baby girl, I started sketching out some flower ideas. I prefer traditional piecing to appliqué, so I was playing with a traditionally pieced flower with a sawtooth star center. And that's how Summer Garde

A long time ago I purchased the pattern "Tessie" designed by Amy McClellan/Under The Garden Moon. These flowers are super easy to do. There are 2 sizes of flowers and I chose the small version. This quilt pattern is perfect for small scraps. I had so much fun finding bits of fabric that looked nice together. All the background pieces are different and no 2 flowers are the same. Ridiculously fun to make!! I love the kittens in the background of this one. I think this one is my favorite. I…

I have four children right now. They are seven, five, three, and three months. A couple years ago, I finished an economy block quilt for my seven year old. I have sewn zero quilts for my other chil…

Part of the Fun is Collecting the Fabrics! There’s nothing quite like the fresh produce of summer. Whether you get yours at the market or grow your own you can bring the essence of garden goodness indoors all year long with this sensational quilt. Blocks of corn, tomatoes, watermelon and more are interspersed with nine-patch …

The Whimsical Garden BOM group met Tuesday at the Attic Window Quilt Shop. For those of you unable to attend or are just picking up your kit, above is the block we will be working on this month. I apologize for what I said previously about there being a few slackers in this group. Today Martha came in with all her blocks completed. Above she shows us one of those beauties. Here are more of Martha’s blocks. I find it hard to believe that this is her first attempt at appliqué. Doesn’t she do a…

time to stitch the blocks together... pin basting with cotton batting ... a variety of hand quilting threads selected for 'Big Stitch' hand quilting... we had a good run of rainy quilting-and-binding weather... and my favourite photo in the garden... sunshine after rain is extra special isn't it? And a bit of a blurb about the quilt? I started it in May 2016. It measures approx 70 inches by 78 inches and is my own design. I was initially inspired by an antique quilt spotted in Jane Lury's…