“A Friend is a Gift” is the basis of Mary Engelbreit’s newest fabric collection for Quilting Treasures in their VIP Exclusive fabric line.  I designed this quilt and instructions for Quilting Treasures for a free quilt pattern download from their website. The quilt is designed around a central panel of “A Friend is a Gift to Give Yourself” tea party. Applique teapots are stitched in top and bottom borders to go with the tea party theme. The quilt size is 51″ x 57″, a perfect size for a wall hanging or to use for a throw with the cool weather arrives. (I’m down south, so the cool weather is not here yet.) To find this pattern, scroll down the selection of free quilt patterns. You may also be tempted to try some of the numerous other free patterns as there is large selection.

I designed another quilt pattern based on Mary’s Sleeping Beauty fabrics that is also available for a free download from VIP Exclusive. Read about it in my prior blog post. With this great selection of patterns, you should be busy quilting!

Phyllis

I’ve been showing you some of the free quilt patterns that I designed for Quilting Treasures. Of all of the quilts I have designed, this is one of my favorites because this particular quilt has some great memories. It was designed with Marie Osmond’s “Gypsy Breeze” fabric line, which I absolutely love. I was told that Marie wanted the design of this quilt to be bohemian and off centered to work with the feel of the fabric line. So I submitted two designs, and she chose this one.

It was displayed in Quilting Treasures booth at the International Quilt Market in Houston. I was thrilled to meet Marie who was there for a personal appearance for her new fabric collection (see my prior post on meeting Marie and Quilt Market).

Although this “Gypsy Breeze” quilt is from a couple of years ago, the pattern is still available for a free download from the Quilting Treasures website. While the fabric is no longer available, the pattern can be used with other fabrics. (You will have to scroll down through all the free quilt patterns posted to reach this download.)

If you use this or any of my other patterns, I would love to see the quilts you create with them!

Happy quilting!

Phyllis

I love getting new books, especially quilt books and especially if it contains one of my quilt designs.  I just received a copy of Log Cabins Today by House of White Birches. I designed this scrappy bed runner quilt for the book using the beautiful fabrics by Brenda Pinnick from herColour Vie fabric collection for Henry Glass & Co Fabrics. I love the way the fabrics worked up in this quilt. Log cabin blocks are easy to make and are so versatile since they can be made in a variety of combinations.

Log Cabins Today is a fresh take on the popular log cabin design, with fresh, modern, contemporary, wonky and traditional designs all included. Instructions are included to make all of the beautiful quilts.

I hope you will watch for this book! Happy quilting!

Phyllis

My life has been going to the dogs recently, but in a good way.  I’ve been sewing and quilting with the whimsical dog fabrics that I designed.  The collection, It’s a Dog’s Life, is available from VIP by Cranston Printworks.  I recently designed and made this quilt, which will be featured on a segment of Martha Pullen’s Sewing Room on PBS.

The pattern is available on Quilting Treasures website for downloading the free pattern in PDF format.

Happy quilting, or woof, woof!

Phyllis

I just received a copy of the April issue of Quilter’s World magazine and was delighted to see “A Little Bit Catty”, a quilt I had designed using the Meow Meow fabrics I designed for Quilting Treasures.  I really had fun making this quilt and and hope that some of you cat lovers out there will give it a try as well.

A close up of one corner:

Let me know if you give this quilt or the pattern a try!  But hurry and get a copy while its still on the newstands!

Phyllis