Wonky Winter Tree

Need something new to spice up your holiday decor? A last minute xmas gift?  How about a snow white winter tree?

I made this one into a pillow for a little holiday cheer.  But it would also work as a table centerpiece or runner. 

This foundation pieced design is available through Craftsy or here on the blog.  It comes as a 10”  or 16” block.  The larger size works well for a pillow and the small one as a quilt block.  Since it’s all on the diagonal, there are no difficult seams to line up.  

A modern take on the Christmas tree which could work just as well for a generic winter themed block or project.  How about this color way?

Wishing you all a very merry holiday season! and of course Happy Sewing!

Corvallis Modern quilt guild

Sorry - Short notice on my part here, but the Corvallis Modern Quilt guild is having its first formal meeting tonight!  I am so thrilled that we have a Modern Quilt guild in Corvallis.


If you're in the area, in about 2 hours time - stop on by! 

Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild Monthly Meeting

Today at 7:00pm

Willamette Landing Recreation Room, 3501 SE Shoreline Drive, Corvallis

I will be presenting my take on Quilt Blogging. 

Hope to see you there!

Happy Sewing!

Sweet Raspberry

I hope each and every one of you had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday.

Just a quick little update here.  I wanted to let you know that I have put a new foundation pattern up on Craftsy.  The Sweet Raspberry pattern was made for a friend who is sewing a quilt for her graduate student who just happens to be doing research on Raspberries.  How fun! So I thought I would share the pattern with all of you. 

I haven’t test sewn this pattern at all, so you use it at your own risk.  However, it’s a pretty simple pattern, and I don’t anticipate any problems with it.  This pattern is free and makes a simple little 4.5” block but you could easily enlarge it on a photocopier if you wanted to make a bigger block.  A great way to start foundation piecing if you haven’t ever done it before.  I can see this on lots of kitchen-related items.

Happy Sewing!