Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Durham

 One of the ministries I support is Sleep in Heavenly Peace.  They build beds for children who sleep on the floor because they don't have a bed of their own.  My quilt guild supports them as well.  The members make twin size quilts to donate to SHP.  

This photo shows one of the quilts I made.  It's made with a Jelly Roll and yardage.  I made it while on a quilt retreat last year.  After a quilt is donated normally we don't get to see who the quilt was donated to.  I was thrilled to see this photo on the SHP facebook page!  This little girl received my quilt!

The pattern I used is a free download, found here:

Garden Walk Free Pattern: Robert Kaufman Fabric Company

Quilt Retreat Packing List

 I am headed to a quilt retreat next month in the North Carolina mountains.  I made a checklist for myself and thought I would share it with you!  

It's a free download, click here!

Star Block wall hanging

 I have had fun creating a new quilt this week!  I bought Electric Quilt 8 earlier this month and started working on a quilt right away.  I saw a quilt hanging in a quilt shop and I tried to buy the pattern for it only to find out it wasn't being published any longer.  So I set about making one of my own.  This is the result!  

Click here to download a copy of the pattern!  It's a PDF file, a step by step tutorial and it is recommended for intermediate quilters.  The letter Q would be a bit daunting for a beginning quilter.  If you are a confident beginner I say "Go For It!"

Star QUILT Wall Hanging
by Christine Chamberlain

Pocket Prayer Quilts

I made a few pocket prayer quilts this afternoon and thought I'd share the video tutorial I used to make them.  I hope you enjoy watching this tutorial and I hope you make a few for your friends!

I bought the cross charms and pins at Etsy online.  I used leftover charm squares to make the quilts.  I printed out the card on my computer!

Click here to download the prayer print out!

Here are 4 of the 12 I've made so far, they are easy to sew!

Latest quilt top

While waiting for my grandson to be born, I worked on a new quilt top. This one is going to be donated when finished.  The pattern is called Chandelier. You can download it for free at this website:
https://blog.lellaboutique.com/2021/03/free-downloadable-chandelier-quilt-pattern/
Click on the picture of the Chandelier quilt on that page.

Hour Glass wallhanging

 My quilt guild is holding a quilt show this weekend in Mebane, NC. Opening day is tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 21st.  I spent the day today volunteering at the quilt show, helping hang quilts and working on the programs that will be handed out to each visitor.  I love quilt shows!  A lot of work goes into organizing and planning.  

I entered a small wall hanging, which won a ribbon for Honorable Mention!

This pattern is a free download, here's the link!  
https://fabshophop.com/downloads/freepatterns/free-pattern_a-quarter-charmed_maywoodStudio.pdf

  

Donation Quilt

 I made this quilt in December and longarmed it last month.  I finished the binding over the weekend and it will be donated to one of the women at the Pregnancy Support Center here in Durham.  

The pattern is called Garden Trellis and it is a free download here!

Pumpkin Wallhanging Tutorial

 Lisa E. shared a pumpkin wall hanging she created on one of the facebook groups I am on and I was inspired to make one like it only smaller.  Here is a tutorial on how to make a 7"x22" wallhanging!  Find a FREE pdf download at the end of this tutorial.

Material list:

5 orange fat quarters
1/2 yard of white background
brown scraps for the stems
green scraps for the leaves

Directions:

1. Cut 1-1/2" strips from each of the orange fat quarters.  Sew them together lengthwise using 1/4" seams. Press the seams open.  Cut the strip set into one 7-1/2" piece, one 5-1/2" piece and one 3-1/2" inch piece.
   
   
   
2. Cut four 1-1/2" WOF strips from the white background fabric.  From one of the strips cut a 14" piece and remove 1/2" lengthwise from the strip.  Then sub-cut the remaining 1" strip into twelve 1" squares.
   
   
   

Jelly Roll Project

 I took a break from sewing rows for my Circa 1880 quilt to make something for my quilting studio. I found a pattern for a valance on the modabakeshop site way back in 2013. I bought a jelly roll and some yardage at the time and then it sat on my shelf all this time.  And I decided today was the day it was going to get started!   You can find the pattern by clicking here!  

I made a few changes to the pattern but I think it came out great! I used a jelly roll by 3 sisters called Oasis and some yardage.  It hangs over vertical blinds.

Is there a better way to spend a Saturday than quilting?

If there is a better way I sure can't think of one!  This is a quilt top I made this week.  It's a freebie pattern from Jordan Fabrics called Ribbon Quilt.  I used a layer cake called La Vie En Rouge by Moda fabrics.

Home Tweet Home

One of the quilts I made this year was called Briar Rose and it's a free pattern found at the EnglandStreetBlog.
 The pdf download is on the right side of the page.  This pattern calls for 1 jelly roll and yardage for the background and border.  Her directions are spot on, too!  I plan on making another one!











I made this wall hanging over the summer and it was a free download on the Moda Bake Shop website.  It's called Home Tweet Home. It was an easy pattern!  You use the paper piecing technique to make the birdhouses. Click here to download the pattern!