Feeling patriotic?

A great red, white and blue collection inspires patriotic pride--you might even start humming "America the Beautiful" or "The Star Spangled Banner" while you read this post! :) 

With parades, fireworks, and all things red, white and blue colored just around the corner for the 4th of July, we're sharing our Oh My Stars collection by Dover Hill Studio. 

These fantastic patriotic prints feature stars and stripes (of course!), as well as ribbons, a firework-inspired print, and great watercolor-style tonals. The American Classic prints are red, blue, and a warm cream, with some fun burlap texture in the background. The Weathered prints work in tan as well, with more burlap texture. Use them together or on their own and you'll create a red, white and blue beauty! 

Red, white and blue prints are always a great match for a star quilt. This star-happy design, "American Dream" by Diane Nagle, is available for free download from our website. 

Click here to find the free quilt pattern.

p.s. If these prints look familiar, we showed you a quilt last week from Block magazine featuring them! Click here to see the quilt and find out more about Block magazine. 

Click here to see the Oh My Stars American Classic prints.
Click here to see the Oh My Stars Weathered prints.
Click here to download the free quilt pattern. 

Introducing Modern by the Yard Issue #2

We are thrilled to share the 2nd issue of our modern e-zine, Modern by the Yard, with you today! Inside you'll find FIVE summery projects, Debby Kratovil's Modern with a Twist column, book, product and social media reviews, a show-stopping gallery of Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry's Gradations quilts, and a gallery previewing our newest fabrics with a modern feel. Whew! That's a lot of fun packed into these pages! 

To view our latest Modern by the Yard issue, click the blue box below.

You can simply page through the e-zine on your computer, tablet, or phone, or you can download it to your device for easy reference whenever you like. Either way, we hope you enjoy every page! 

Here's a sneak peek at some of the pages. To see the entire magazine, click on the blue bar above. 

And if you missed our first issue, click here to find it. 

p.s. Like the fabrics you see in this issue? We're giving away eight different bundles of the collections featured through our Win It Wednesday promotion! Find out more (and enter!) on our Facebook page!

Sunny Boy Sam

Everyone knows about Sunbonnet Sue; have your met her pal Sam? Sunny Boy Sam is the perfect complement to our Sunny Days collection, which features Sunny Bonnet Susie--the coordinates work beautifully together! A mix of small plaids and classic calicos, these prints will make a cheery quilt. 

And the panel:

(don't you love Sam's overalls?!)

Posey Patch, designed by Stephanie Sheridan and Linda Leathersich of Stitched Together Studios, features the Sunny Boy Sam panel surrounded by spinning blocks. This free pattern is available on our website. 

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

This "Snowball Sam" quilt was featured in the Summer 2016 issue of our Fat Quarterly newsletter. The snowball blocks are made from 5" squares. You can still order this issue: see details below. 

Click here to see the entire Sunny Boy Sam collection.
Click here to find the free quilt pattern.
To order the Fat Quarterly newsletter, fill out the form here.

Wallflower

Yesterday we showed you the Friendship Star Sashing quilt featured in the Missouri Star Quilt Co.'s new issue of Block magazine. Today we're back with a second project featured in that magazine, Wallflower, designed by Natalie Earnheart. This fun floral quilt features Maria Kalinowski's Bahama Breeze collection for Kanvas. What a perfect summer quilt for your project list! 

Click here to purchase Block magazine.
Click here to see the entire Bahama Breeze collection. 

A Patriotic Picnic Quilt

Jenny Doan's newest issue of Block magazine is out, and we've got a great red, white and blue quilt featured in it! Jenny designed the Friendship Star Sashing quilt using the Oh My Stars collection by Dover Hill Studio. This quilt is a perfect for featuring fun focal prints and sashing them with simple stars. And with July 4th right around the corner, the patriotic colorway is super appealing! 

Click here to purchase Block magazine.
Click here to see the entire Oh My Stars collection. 

Twilight

Michele D'Amore's new collection for Contempo, Twilight, is so inviting! Warm chocolates and soothing blues shine in a variety of stripes, dots, leaves, circles, and hexies. Use the brown and blue together, or just pick one colorway. And we've got three free quilt patterns for you to download!

Love these two varieties of hexy prints! No need to piece hexies yourself!

Evening Tide by Stephanie Sheridan and Linda Leathersich of Stitched Together Studios

Click here to download this free quilt pattern

Nightfall by Stephanie Sheridan and Linda Leathersich of Stitched Together Studios

Click here to download this free quilt pattern

Shimmering Afterglow by Stephanie Sheridan and Linda Leathersich of Stitched Together Studios

Click here to download this free quilt pattern

Click here to see the entire Twilight collection.
Click here to find the free quilt patterns for Twilight.

Proud Peacocks

Peacocks are some of the most stunning animals on earth. Maria Kalinowski's Rhapsody in Blue collection transforms those glorious colors and intricate details into a fabric masterpiece. Rich blues, aquas, and black are the perfect backdrop for metallic gold accents. Great coordinates enhance the focal peacock, feather, and medallion prints. This entire collection is filled with texture and brilliant color.  

The focal print features pairs of peacocks perfect for fussy cutting:

Fussy-cut the peacocks for Tailormade by Design's Proud Peacock quilt. 

Click here to download this free quilt pattern.

Click here to see the entire Rhapsody in Blue collection.

Click here to find the free quilt pattern. 

Fresh Sqeezed Deliciousness

You know the saying, "an apple away keeps the doctor away"? Well, we're pretty sure your doctor would approve of these fruits too! 

The Fresh Squeezed collection by Maria Kalinowski for Kanvas includes cherries, oranges, strawberries, kiwis and lemons...so realistic looking that your mouth waters just looking at them! Have some fun in the kitchen with them--hotpads, aprons, placemats and more! Pair them with coordinating tonals from our Blush or Burlap Brights collections to add a pop of color (and fruit!) to your home.

Click here to see the entire Fresh Squeezed collection.

Life's a Beach!

Dive into your next project with these ocean-themed prints in the Life’s a Beach collection by Maria Kalinowski. Start with a realistic water print in three shades of blue (Crystal, Pacific, and Aquamarine), and add in tropical fish in all colors and sizes (plus turtles too!) and beautiful sky prints. Pair these fish prints with bright tonal prints—they’ll make both the water and fish prints pop! Sew a sarong, kids’ shorts, or a fun fish quilt!

Click here to see the entire Life's a Beach collection.

p.s. Today is Win-It Wednesday! Visit our Facebook page for details on how to enter.

Go tropical with Bahama Breeze!

Relax with a fruity tropical drink as you view Maria Kalinowski's Bahama Breeze collection for Kanvas--it will get you in the right mood for these summery prints! Imagine yourself on a breezy tropical island, and these fabrics, from flamingos to lush florals to a cool trellis print, will take you there! They're perfect for summer accessories--a swimsuit cover-up, a beach tote, sunglasses case, and more!

Looking for a summery quilt design? Use the Bahama Breeze prints to sew the Flamingo Cay quilt, designed by Stitched Together Studios!

Click here to find this free pattern.

Click here to see the entire Bahama Breeze collection.
Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

Soho Calicos 2 Ways

Today we have two projects using Maggie & Flo's Soho Calicos to show you, one in each color way! They were both designed by Stephanie Sheridan of Stitched Together Studios, and they're both featured in magazines currently on sale. They're also both quick and easy to sew--perfect for a relaxing summer project! We asked Stephanie to tell us about her two Soho Calicos quilts.

"Canal Street" by Stephanie Sheridan; machine quilted by Linda Leathersich;
featured in Quilting Quickly May-June 2016

What do you like about the Soho Calicos pink color way? 

I love the Soho Calicos line because it reminds me of the calicos of my childhood, but with a modern twist. I love that these pinks and purples and greens are a little more sophisticated ... the rose, sage and currant colors make these classic prints very modern.

This looks like a variation of the 1600 concept. Is it?  

This quilt started out with some 1600 inspiration, but with a bit more structure. One of the things that I love about NYC (Canal Street is located in the Soho neighborhood) is the variation in the length and widths of the city blocks - short, long, wide, narrow - and all together they make something beautiful. Plus in a quilt, wide spaces (like the sashing) give a place for the quilter to have fun! 

Tell us about the striped borders you added. What do you think they add to the quilt?

I think that the pieced borders frame the quilt while echoing the center portion.

What do you like best about the design? 

I like how easy it is on the eyes. Sometimes with quilts using jelly-rolls, they end up really busy with all of those narrow strips of different colors, but the sashing in this quilt gives your eyes somewhere to rest before looking and the next group of colors.

What do you see this quilt being used for? 

This is a more of a lap sized quilt, so it would be great to snuggle under - or maybe for that little girl that has moved from a crib to toddler bed and has a mommy that loves the sophisticated color palette!

Click here to see the entire pink colorway of Maggie & Flo's Soho Calicos collection. 
Click here to find the Canal Street quilt kit. 
Click here to learn more about designer Stephanie Sheridan.
Click here to find the May-June 2016 issue of Quilting Quickly.

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"Furrows" by Stephanie Sheridan; machine quilted by Linda Leathersich; 
featured in McCall's Quick Quilts June-July 2016

What do you like about the Soho Calicos blue color way?

The blue colorway seems very serene and calm to me - my favorite would have to be the Dianthus prints - I love the way the colors of the whole line come together in these prints.

How do precuts make this project quick and easy?

This is a FQ friendly quilt - even though it doesn't look like it! You can just stack the FQs up and cut using the cutting diagram in the pattern--it goes really fast!

How did you come up with this design? 

Last summer I saw a field of corn where the watering tractor had cut across the field, leaving these diagonal lines in the perfectly spaced rows and I thought it would be an interesting concept for a quilt.

What do you like best about the design?

I like the juxtaposition between the horizontal rows and diagonal lines, there is a lot of movement in this design! And of course, my mom (Linda Leathersich) created even more movement with her wave quilting motif.

How did you decide what shade to use for the diagonal squares and border?

I wanted the "furrows" to be really dark to stand out against the body of the quilt so that they draw your eye across the pattern.

What do you envision this quilt being used for? 

It is a great twin sized bed quilt - perfect for a teen girl that isn't into pinks and purples.

Click here to see the entire blue colorway of Maggie & Flo's Soho Calicos collection. 
Click here to find the Furrows quilt kit.
Click here to learn more about designer Stephanie Sheridan.
Click here to find the June-July 2016 issue of Quick Quilts.

More Folk Art!

If you're a folk art fan and loved Cheryl Haynes' Folk Art fabric collection, you'll be happy to know about her Folk Art Basics line! This pairs classic favorites from the original Folk Art fabrics with new designs--a pin dot, more texture, and a great leaf print. The palette is warm and cozy golds, rusts, greens, and beiges--perfect for a fall-themed project.

Click here to read Cheryl's interview about her original Folk Art collection.
Click here to see the entire Folk Art Basics collection. 

Irresistible Iris Embroidery Special!

Remember last week when we shared a sneak peek at Ann Lauer's Irresistible Iris embroidery designs? 

We've got great news today! The embroidery collection is now available from OESD, and since it was voted to be the next new release on their website, it's being offered for $10 off through June 10! Note the coupon code in the image (VOTE10OFF) and click here to find more details and/or purchase the collection.

A Taste of Summer

While summer may not have officially started, kids are finished (or almost finished!) with school, farmer's markets are reopening with fresh produce, and June is ripe with beautiful sunny days for outside fun. 

Maria Kalinowski's new Apple Blossom Festival collection for Kanvas will keep you in a summery mood, and probably inspire you to plan a picnic for this weekend! (We love that tablecloth check!) 

The line includes a fantastic picnic tablecloth print in three colors, realistic-looking apples and apple blossoms, a basketweave, and cool blenders designed to look like apple skin.

Be sure to check out Heidi Pridemore's Bushels of Apples quilt pattern!

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

Click here to see the entire Apple Blossom Festival collection.
Click here to find the free Bushels of Apples quilt pattern. 

Summery magazine projects

Get into a summer mindset with these two projects using Ann Lauer's fabric collections! 

First up is Summer's Promise, designed by Ann, using her Sundance and Poppy Panache fabric lines. This lap quilt was featured in the May 2016 issue of American Quilter magazine. It showcases large rectangles of a beautiful floral focal print, as well as a unique pieced sashing design. 

Click here to find the kit for Summer's Promise. 
Click here to see more of Ann's patterns and the Poppy Panache and Sundance fabrics.
Click here to find American Quilter magazine.

Next up is the Butterfly Forest Bed Runner, designed by Melanie Greseth and Joanie Holton for the Summer 2016 issue of Quilter's World. As the name suggests, this runner uses Ann's Butterfly Forest collection, adding a pop of color and beautiful butterflies to your favorite bed. The runner is made from four-patches and strip-pieced sashing rows, so it goes together quickly--you could be enjoying it on your bed this summer! 

Click here to see the Butterfly Forest collection.

Click here to find Quilter's World magazine.