More Monday Madness . . .  an eclectic selection of projects.

Use these itty-bitty purses to give a gift of Mad Money or a gift card. Tuck a bit of jewelry or a lip gloss inside. Use as party favors for a little girl’s birthday party or for a wedding shower. Have fun with these and embellish to your heart’s content.

Brickwork is the prettiest brick I’ve seen in a long while.  Instructions are included for queen, twin and crib sized quilts.   The crib sized quilt is a “quilt-as-you-go” project.

These Pick-A-Pocket organizers come in two sizes: 20″ x 40″ and 20″ x 46″.  So many uses . . . . sewing room, home office, kids room.

Quilt Study has instructions are for 10 different miniature quilt blocks measuring 1.5″ square.  Layouts are shown for three different sizes of finished collages.

The City Bag is a big enough (11″ x 17″) purse to carry everything you need.  It has a whole lot of pockets.  This bag would also work well as a small diaper bag. Instructions include Lazy Girl’s ‘No Fear’ zipper technique.

Pattern and all fabrics needed to make this Penquin Chorus Line wall hanging are included.  All you’ll need is batting and backing.

Do you have a layer cake that you’ve been holding on to, looking for just the right recipe? Cherries Jubilee might be the one. Instructions are included for How To Sew Curves.

There are so many quilt patterns at Quilters Warehouse that you could spend hours browsing and still not see them all.  Hopefully you saw something new here today.

Spotty Cat is Rachel’s newest kit and isn’t it cute?!  Poor kitty just wants to be left alone but is surrounded by playful mice.  This kit is COMPLETE.  Fabric is included for the background, the borders, the back and the binding.  Woolfelt for all the applique is included.  AND all the embellishments, embroidery floss, the pattern and instructions.  One kit to purchase and no need to search high and low for just the right color felt or just the right size button.  Simply open your kit and start having fun. 

Here’s a few more wall hanging kits.

We have to give equal exposure to the canines.  Puppy Love features four adorable pups with bones and hearts on the borders.  This wall hanging finishes at 13″ X 15″, just like Spotty Cat.  Lots of Rachel’s wall hangings are this size.  Makes them perfect for a grouping.

Chicken Coop would look great in your kitchen or breakfast nook.  Mother Hen and her four little chicks will brighten your morning.

Where there’s a chick, the rooster can’t be far away.  This colorful roosting is telling us all to Rise & Shine. His little one is trying to crow “just like Dad”.

And how about a cute little Rag Doll.  Her happy face will make you smile as she offers a couple pretty flowers.  She kept one for her hatband!

This is just a few of the complete kits that are available from Rachel’s of Greenfield, but they’ll get you started.  And when you need a break and want to work on a traditional quilt pattern, they are just a click away!

Buying pre cut quilt kits takes lots of the work out of making a quilt that might otherwise seem intimidating. And let’s face it, cutting the fabric isn’t nearly as much fun as putting it back together.

Dresden Plate Pre Cut Quilt Kits have enough fabric to make 12 Dresden Plate Blocks, measuring 13″ each. If you’ve always wanted to make one of these quilts but were afraid of all the cutting, here’s your chance. The ones pictured here have rounded ends but you can also choose pointed end pieces. You can select from five different color ways: Aunt Grace, Blues, Reds, Greens, or Reproduction. Then pick your favorite quilt pattern and go!

Apple Core quilts are so whimsical-looking but cutting all those curves – Yikes!
Pre cut kits are available in three different color ways: Aunt Grace, Plaids and Reproduction. The kit will contain no less than 10 different fabrics. Choose from twin size, double, queen or king.

With all the time you’ll save by not needing to cut your fabric, you have more time to spend finding just the right quilt pattern.

Sometimes you want to make a quilt lickety split.  A quilt pattern that incorporates a fabric panel will go together pretty quickly and will look great.  Here’s a few examples.

A Garden Party is just the right size for a throw or a wall hanging.  It would look great in a young girl’s bedroom.  A center panel, some squares, a few appliques and a border… how easy can it get?!

Around the Cabin would look great in your family room.  This one has a center panel, some log cabin blocks (how appropriate for a woodsy quilt) a bit of applique and some borders. It finishes at 48″ X 68″ so this would also make a perfect size throw or a great wall hanging.

Hearts and Home wallhanging would make a nice gift.  It measures 21″ X 21″ and is easy, easy, easy!   Two panels of houses,  8 heart blocks, some borders…. DONE!  And if you want to go even quicker you could substitute the hearts with a favorite fabric and you’ll be done before you can say Look At My Latest Quilt!  AND this project is available as a COMPLETE kit.  That means topping, backing, batting, binding, pattern…. WOW.

And don’t forget Love is in the Air (a personal favorite!).  Isn’t it pretty?

Of course, you can always select a fabric panel and add whatever YOU want.  Then no one will have a quilt just like yours.  Watch for an upcoming post… we’ll give you some ideas for this.

Have you seen the new Mini Maranda Bag?  It’s purse size with six pockets to help you keep order in there. 

One of our staff created this Christmas version of the Mini Miranda bag. . .

Doesn’t it look great?! 

You can make this purse with our Mini Miranda Christmas Kit.  The staff has a limited number of these kits for only $24.95 which includes what you see in the picture (except for the snowman button) and the original Lazy Girl Designs pattern.

It’s not on the QuiltersWarehouse web site so you’ll have to give us a call at (800) 391-2867 to order your’s today.

We’d love to see what you’ve made.  If you’ve made a quilt from one of the quilt patterns at QuiltersWarehouse, e-mail pictures to us. . . who knows, maybe we’ll post it on our blog or use it on our web site!

This is on my “GOTTA HAVE” list.  I saw this quilt on-line and loved it.  Then I saw it in person – LOVED it. 

The Love is in the Air fabrics were designed by Deb Strain for Moda and she has created another fabulous line.  The colors look so good together.  And the  solid portions have a look almost like they were colored with chalk… very subtle color variations. It adds another pretty element to an already gorgeous fabric.  This quilt is featured in Quiltmaker Jan/Feb 2009 issue.  There you will find directions for making the heart blocks to add to the panel.  The Love is in the Air quilt kit includes the panel and six fat quarters.  There will be enough left over from the fat quarters to make the binding.  And the part of the panel that you cut off will make great labels for future quilts.  You’ll only need to provide the batting and the backing.

Since I started this post, the status of this quilt kit has gone from “I gotta have it!” to “I have it!” – I just couldn’t resist.  I may wait until after the holidays to put this quilt together but in the meantime I can’t help but drool over the fabric.  It’s just so Yummy!  Or, I may get started on it right away and give it as a Chrismas present. Ohhh, it’ll be hard  to give up this beauty.   I may have to buy another kit for myself.