Sweet Briar Rose Vintage florals & pastel prints combine beautifully in this charming collection of quilted projects. It's a softer, prettier country look that blends perfectly with today's decorating styles. And all projects are designed to be as easy as possible with quick piecing & fusible appliqué.
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Sweet Briar Rose 69" x 94" Quilt & standard size pillowcase This beautiful quilt is easier to make than you'd imagine. Once the flowers are appliquéd, there are just a lot of long seams to be sewn. The trick is finding the perfect border fabric. And the matching pillowcase completes the package. |
Cottage Garden Quilt 31" square Cottage Garden Pillow 18" square God Bless Our Home Pillow 16" square |
Fluttering Butterflies 49.5" x 59" This one is bigger than most so it won't be quickly outgrown. A nice size for toddlers & children. The blue & beige quilt peeking out on the right side was designed for a boy and can be seen on the back cover. I backed them with flannel for extra coziness. |
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Lavender Wreaths 39" square This quilt reminds me of my mother, which is why I included her photograph above. She had black hair and fair skin and looked beautiful in purple. And although she almost never touched sweets, ever so often we'd find her with an empty box of See's chocolates and a guilty look on her face. Now that is something she definitely passed on to her children! There isn't a one of us who can't finish of a box of chocolates by ourselves. |
Posy Patch 54" x 60" This quilt has a wonderful vintage look straight from another era. What a great excuse to buy all those charming 30's fabrics filling the quilt stores! I made mine throw size, but you can easily adjust the pattern to make your larger for a bed, or smaller for a wall or table topper. The appliqué shapes are large and simple, and the sashing is a piece of cake (or apple pie?) using the old snowball method and 2 inch sashing. |
Red Stars 56" x 72" I love the freshness of red, white & blue. I can't resist including at least one quilt using this color scheme in ever book I do. You can see my very first quilt, a blue & white Irish Chain, peeking out in this photograph. It's no masterpiece, but holds a special place in my heart. In fact, I've hung it prominently in my newly decorated living room, where that wonderful, timeless color scheme still works today, 17 years later. |
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A friend recently complained to me that many baby quilts are too feminine for a boy, so I designed this one to the left, My Boy, specifically for a boy baby or child -- although it can certainly be used for many other uses. I used soft blue plaid flannel to make it cozy & made sure it was big enough not to be quickly outgrown. (My five-year-old still drags his baby blanket into the family room to watch TV & complains that it's too small!) | |
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My Boy 48" x 60" |
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