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Gift the Gift of a Wedding Quilt

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Give a unique and wonderful wedding quilt to be treasured for years to come! The Dove and Heart Wedding quilt will provide a special accent to hang on a wall and be a reminder of that special day or drape it on a bed, chair or sofa.

Dove and Heart Wedding Quilt Pattern

Crafting News honored this pattern by choosing it for one of their “21 Wedding Quilt Patterns”! Check out the article to see more special occasion wedding quilts!

The Dove and Heart Wedding quilt is a great size at 42″ x 42″. All pieces can be rotary cut except the hearts and doves which are appliquéd to the quilt. Space is left in the center block for embroidering the bride and groom’s names or initials and date of the wedding.

The pattern includes fabric and cutting charts, step-by-step instructions, color block assembly diagrams, quilt assembly diagrams and full size applique heart and dove patterns. Available in my Etsy Whimsycolor shop, it is an instant pdf download pattern.

I would love to see your quilt made from this pattern! Its easy to make and can be made in less than a day!

Happy quilting!

Phyllis

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Create a Christmas Holly Wreath Quilt for the Holidays!

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Christmas is rapidly approaching, just a few weeks away! Get started on your Christmas quilting with this Christmas Holly quilt pattern. This pattern is made with piecing and appliqué of the holly leaves to form a wreath in the center and holly swags in the borders. Embellishment is added with beads and/or buttons and ribbon.

Christmas Holly Applique Quilt Pattern

This quilt can be made in two sizes.  The full size is 68″ wide by 84″ high. This is a good size for a throw or to lay on top of a bed to add Christmas cheer.  Welcome your holiday guests by putting it in a guest room.

Christmas Holly applique Quilt pattern

The smaller version leaves off  borders and is approximately 55″ x 55″ square, a perfect size for a table topper or wall hanging as well as a quick gift. This pattern is available from Etsy as a pdf download.

For the holly appliqué leaves for the wreath, you can use green fabrics from your stash or fat quarters, charms or other precut packs.

Wishing you a fun Christmas with lots of holiday quilting!

Phyllis

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Haunted House Quilt with Ghosts Galore!

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All haunted houses need ghosts! This quilt has plenty of ghosts flying out and around. And you have plenty of time to create this quilt for a wall hanging, table topper or to use for cuddling for your favorite little goblin or goblins.

Haunted House Quilt with ghosts

This quilt is free September 15 – 30, 2015, by joining the Quilt Dash, a free online game where you dash through online quilt shops.

The quilt is 46″ x 62″ and is easy to adjust in both size and in how many ghosts you want flying around.  Its constructed by piecing 6 blocks and appliqué. Easy embellishment adds to the quilt with buttons for the door knobs and beads for the ghosts eyes to create a fun quilt to use for many future Halloweens!

I hope you join us in the Quilt Dash!

Happy Quilting!

Phyllis

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Create a Wedding Gift – Dove and Heart Wedding Quilt!

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The wedding “season” is arriving soon, but you still have plenty of time to create an heirloom wedding gift with this Dove and Heart Wedding Quilt pattern.

Dove and Heart Wedding Quilt Pattern

This quilt is wall hanging size of 42″ x 42″ but is easy to increase the size if you want a larger quilt. This pieced and appliqué quilt has appliqué hearts and doves to symbolize love and marriage.  The center block with the two hearts has space to embroider the bride and groom’s name and date of wedding if you choose to. The block arrangement is easy enough for beginners to piece.  The pattern includes full size heart and dove pattern templates.

This pattern is available on Etsy for purchase as a downloadable pattern.

Happy Quilting and best wishes for all the brides and grooms!

Phyllis