Free Pattern Friday: Easter Bunny Mini Quilt

Are you in a bunny and egg mood? This post includes the link for the No Bunny Like You free quilt pattern featuring our Some Bunny Loves You collection, and we've got another free pattern for you today! 

Cherry Guidry shared her Easter Bunny Mini Quilt on the Bernina We All Sew blog. She used her My Happy Place prints to create this sweet quilt. It's adorable! 

Click here to find the tutorial.

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Designer Sampler Block #8

We're celebrating National Quilting Month with a Sampler Quilt created using blocks by many of our fabric designers. Throughout the month, we'll share a block made by each of the designers listed below and featuring their newest fabric line, along with directions to sew that block. Come sew with us!

Block #8
Today we're featuring Cherry Guidry's Hearty Gifts block using her Hearty the Snowman fabrics.

Cutting
7571-09 Ornament Toss White/Multi
(1) 6" x 4-1/2" D piece

7572-10 Swirl Stripe Red
(1) 6" x 4-1/2" D piece

7572-99 Swirl Stripe Multi
(1) 6" x 4-1/2" D piece

7573-10 Circle Flake Red
(1) 6" x 4-1/2" D piece

7675-10 Swirl Dot Red
(4) 2-1/2" A squares
(1) 1-1/2" E square

7577-09 Snowflakes White
(4) 2-1/2" B squares
(8) 1-3/4" x 2" C pieces
(4) 1-1/2" x 6" F pieces

Make the Block
1. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the B squares. Place a marked B square over an A square, right sides together, and sew a ¼" seam on either side of the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line and press the seams toward the A triangle. Trim the A/B units to measure 2" square. Repeat with the remaining A and B squares for a total of (8) A/B units.

2. Sew 2 A/B units and 2 C pieces into a row, and then sew onto the top edge of a D piece; press seams toward D. Repeat for a total of (4) gift units.

3. Sew a gift unit to the left and right edges of an F strip; repeat. Sew an F strip to the left and right edges of an E square. Sew the units together to make the Hearty Gift block; square the block to measure 12 1/2" square.

Click here to see the entire Hearty the Snowman collection.
Click here to visit Cherry's website. 

Follow along with our National Quilting Month Designer Sampler!

Introduction

Block #1: Jackie Robinson - A Festival of Roses

Block #2: Paula Nadelstern - Piece & Joy

Block #3: Amanda Murphy - Thankful

Block #4: Christa Watson - Abstract Garden

Block #5: Nancy Halvorsen - Home Grown

Block #6: Ann Lauer - Cat-I-Tude Christmas

Block #7: Cheryl Haynes - Harvest Berry

Block #8: Cherry Guidry - Hearty the Snowman

Block #9: Modern Quilt Studio - Warp & Weft

Assembly

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Holiday Countdown Bonus: Stocking Tutorial

Ready for one more holiday idea? 

Cherry Guidry used her My Happy Place fabrics to create three adorable stockings. She's shared the tutorial for how to make all three on Bernina's blog, We All Sew.

Click here to find the tutorials.
Click here to see Cherry's My Happy Place collection. 

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Holiday Countdown: FREE Quilt Patterns!

 The turkey leftovers are almost gone, "Jingle Bells" is playing in every store, and holiday lights are sparkling! It's the perfect time to squeeze in one more festive quilting project. Our holiday collections are available in your local quilt shop right now.

Holiday quilts are so fun--pull them out in December for a month or so of cozy couch time, and then pack them away until the next year. The quilts shown below are all free quilt patterns available on our website; if you don't have time to make one now, save the pdf to your computer and get started in January! Make sure to check your local quilt shop for the fabric now, though--the collections shown are currently available and you don't want to miss out. 

"All Is Bright" featuring Merry & Bright:

Isn't the holly stripe a great border for this quilt?!

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

"Snow Flowers" by Cheryl Haynes, featuring Winter Wonderland:

Capture the beauty of a simple bloom in this two-color quilt. 

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

"Christmas Blooms" by Cheryl Haynes, featuring Winter Wonderland:

Use the same block to make a poinsettia table runner.

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

"Let It Snow" wallhanging by Cherry Guidry, featuring Let It Snow:
Use the panel from the collection to create a cheery wall quilt! 

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

"Merry" by Cherry Guidry, featuring Let It Snow:
A quilt full of presents, all wrapped up in holiday fabric! 

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

"Snowflake Stripes" by Jackie Robinson featuring A Festive Season 2:

Keep this snowflake quilt out all winter long! 

Click here to download the free quilt pattern.

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Holiday Countdown: In a magazine near you...

The turkey leftovers are almost gone, "Jingle Bells" is playing in every store, and holiday lights are sparkling! It's the perfect time to squeeze in one more festive quilting project. Our holiday collections are available in your local quilt shop right now. 

Have you seen these two quilts featured recently in magazines? We love the modern feel of Cherry Guidry's "Jolly Good Night" quilt using her Let It Snow prints, shown in the December 2018 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting.

"Jolly Good Night" by Cherry Guidry;
Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. 
©2018 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.

Click here to see the Let It Snow collection.

Click here to purchase the Jolly Good Night quilt. 

Click here to find American Patchwork & Quilting magazine.

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Go more traditional with the rich elegance of Carol Hanson's "Decked with Holly" quilt, featured in the November/December 2018 issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting. The quilt pairs simple stars with pinwheels and surrounds it with the gorgeous split stripe from Jackie Robinson's A Festive Season 2 collection. 

"Decked with Holly" by Carol Hanson;
featured in Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine

See the full quilt: 

Click here to see Jackie's A Festive Season 2 collection. 
Click here to purchase the Decked with Holly pattern.
Click here to find Love of Quilting.

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Holiday Countdown: Let It Snow and Merry & Bright

The turkey leftovers are almost gone, "Jingle Bells" is playing in every store, and holiday lights are sparkling! It's the perfect time to squeeze in one more festive quilting project. Our holiday collections are available in your local quilt shop right now. 

Looking for whimsical or bold holiday prints? We've got you covered!

Cherry Guidry's Let It Snow: Wave a warm hello to this sweet snowman! Traditional red and green get a modern twist with grays and limes in this snowman-themed collection, complete with a panel!

Click here to see quilt patterns made using Let It Snow.

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Merry & Bright is a contemporary take on the holidays: bold colors and graphic designs, all touched with metallic gold. 

Click here to find a quilt pattern using Merry & Bright.

Click here to see our other holiday collections. 

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My Happy Place Virtual Trunk Show

You've seen Cherry  Guidry's My Happy Place collection; now it's time to admire the quilts! These fun sewing-themed designs are perfect for your sewing room or to give as a gift to a quilting friend! Take Cherry's virtual trunk show tour below.

My Happy Place

59” x 80”

"This quilt is primarily applique and a little hand embroidery, with very little piecing. It contains all of a sewist’s favorite things! The spools are pieced—super easy strip piecing, because I thought they were the perfect way to finish the quilt. I think this pattern would be fun even if you just picked your favorite blocks and made smaller wall hangings.”

Click here to purchase the My Happy Place pattern.

  

Maker

30” x 32”
“This is a fun little project! It has a simple pieced background to make it look like it’s sitting on a table. This is similar to the sewing machine project from my original class. I was happy to use the machine print in the border. I even used metallic thread to stitch the pins.”

Click here to purchase the Maker pattern.

Retro Spools

60” x 70”

“This pattern is made up of three spools inside each other. The little star has a heart in the center. The buttons hanging from string are actually appliqued.”

Watch  Cherry's website for the Retro Spools pattern - available soon!

Vintage Blossoms

70” x 77”

“These quarter log cabin blocks are meant to look like flowers. It uses 2-1/2” strips, plus the background fabric and the border. It’s also super easy to piece!”

Watch  Cherry's website for the Vintage Blossoms pattern - available soon!

Sew Wordy

44" x 55"

"This free quilt pattern uses the 5" squares from the Sew Wordy print, stacked with coordinating strips so they look like spools of thread! Watch for this free quilt pattern on my website."

Click here to see the entire My Happy Place collection.
Click here to visit Cherry's website.
Click here to read the interview with Cherry about My Happy Place.

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