If you enjoy decorating your home seasonally it’s almost time to make the switch to fall.  You can browse the quilt patterns at Quilters Warehouse for a large selection, but here are a few to get you started.

Throw Scattered Leaves across your family room couch and you’ll be on your way to transforming your home to an autumn theme.  Look at the way the stripes in the border end with the same color in the corners!  Very pretty!

Fall Splendor features gently falling leaves on a pieced background.  This quilt is easy to make and finishes at 56″ square.  AND this one is on sale!  Only $5.06!!!

It wouldn’t be fall without pumpkins. So put Pumpkins All Around the house.  Instructions for a table runner, wall hanging and candle mat.

Find the perfect spot for this bright wall hanging and you can observe the passing seasons all year.  A Parade of Seasons – Fall is just the start . . . of course there is one for each season.  This pattern is by Helen Thorn of Pine Tree Lodge so you know the instructions will be easy to follow.

Do you need paper near the phone? Or near the computer to jot down the patterns you like?  Here’s a Straddling Scarecrow Notepad all ready for your scribbling.

Fall Glory is a pair of fall quilts.  Two different patterns but they compliment each other.  The large one finishes at 54″ x 67.5″ and the small one is 48″ x 59.5″.  One for the wall and one for the couch.  Or one for “papa bear” and one for “mama bear”. 

These are just a few of the many seasonal patterns available.  But don’t too long choosing – fall will be here before you know it!

This is a new feature at Quilters Showcase.  Every Monday an eclectic selection of patterns.  They have nothing in common except that you can make them!  A peek at patterns that you might not come across in your browsing.  Some of them you’ll look at and think “Wow, I have to add that to my ‘to-sew’ list.”  Some of them you’ll look at and think “Hmm, no.”  And some of them you’ll look at and think “My friend (Mary, Mabel, Miranda, Molly – you pick a name) would love this one.  I have to tell her about it.”  So, here goes. . .

Nantucket Rose is variation on a center medalion quilt. It is quite striking and conservative looking. You might decide to use some bright colors and change the look entirely. Or maybe soft pastels.
 

Jean of the Jungle is a slice of the jungle in a 30″ X 37″ wall hanging.

The 2 Hour Reversible Apron is an easy project.   Once you see how fun they are to make you’ll want to  make a few extra for gifts.

The Tea Party table topper is made with wool felt.  This will brighten up any little table, perhaps in your breakfast room or dining room.   And what little girl wouldn’t love to have it in her room?

Here’s a hand embroidery project that you can take with you to work on as you wait for appointments.  Or to keep your hands busy while you watch tv.  Father Christmas Stitchery is an old-fashioned Santa.  This project finishes at 18″ square.

I hope you enjoyed our first edition of Monday Madness.   Browse more quilt patterns at Quilters Warehouse.  Let us know if you find a favorite “buried deep” in all the patterns (there are soooo many!).

In the last post you saw a few quilts and a wall hanging offered by Ursula Riegel of Designs To Share With You.  As I mentioned there’s lots more than just quilts. 

A Handful of Fancy Placemats has five different borders, and they’re EASY to sew!  Get ready to dress up your table.  Also included are matching coasters and “party dresses” for your glasses. 

Now that your table is covered, here’s A Handful of Cushion Covers for your chairs.  You can skip the pillow pocket portion of construction and use these as little table toppers.  They finish at 16″ square.

Handy Bags have three compartments and two pockets.  Perfect little bag to add to your purse collection.  They’d make great gifts too!

Pretty Aprons have five deep pockets and four different finishing options.  And they are EASY to make!  Make one for each holiday or one for each season.  Another great gift.  You have started sewing for Christmas already, haven’t you?

It seems a year doesn’t go by that we don’t have a baby to sew for whether it’s a friend’s baby or a new grandchild or maybe your own! Quilted Baby Gifts includes instructions for bibs in two sizes, a baby quilt, a blankie and a pillow.  Designs To Share With You’s “magic mitering” technique makes these quick and easy.

Give that refrigerator artwork a decent frame! Fridge Quilts & Magnets has instructions for a magnetic quilt with a slide in pocket for artwork, a calendar, or anything you want!

Now, that was a lot of variety and you STILL haven’t seen everything that Designs To Share With You has to offer.  Browse through the rest and don’t forget to check all the other quilt patterns before you leave!  Happy sewing!

It seems like summer just started but here it is August already.  School will be starting soon and bookbags will be needed.

Be-Bop Backpacks has eight variations.  Instructions are included for piecing, foundation piecing, and applique along with full size pattern pieces.  Add embellishments and create a truly unique backpack.

Thousand Pyramid Pack is a drawstring backpack for those light days when there isn’t a lot to carry. 

The Chelsea Tote can be worn over the shoulder or you can unzip the single strap into two straps and wear it as a traditional backpack.

The Zola Backpack has two large pockets . . . one inside and one outside.  This bag is so easy to make that you’ll have time to make one for your student and then make one for yourself.

Designer Backpack lets you be the designer.  This simple pattern is ready for you to add your special touch, whether it’s with favorite fabric or lots of embellishments.

 And, not everyone wants a backpack to carry all their things.  Sometimes a tote bag is wanted.  The Messenger Girl Bag is a great over the shoulder bag, and yet you can still adjust it to use as a backpack.  It will hold a laptop and has lots of pockets.

The City Bag has handles and a shoulder strap.  It’s nice and large (11″x17″) and has tons of pockets.  This pattern includes Lazy Girl’s trademark ‘No Fear’ zipper technique.  Make a really nice bag AND learn something new!

Okay, hurry up and finish your backpack sewing so you have time to get back to regular quilt patterns!

It’d be hard to get any easier than this!  Fieldstones can be made from  scraps and you can enjoy seeing bits of all your recent quilts.  Or showcase a new or favorite fabric line and make it from Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls.    A perfect quilt to showcase a line of fabric or all the fabrics from your recent quilts.  Instructions for crib, lap and twin size.  A pillow pattern is also included.

Goober Peas has a great diagonal or on-point look to it but it’s just hourglass blocks and oversized center nine patch blocks.  Again, easy, but with a great look.  This quilt is a good one for using your reproduction scraps.

We can’t quilt non-stop. Sometimes we have to shop!  Here’s a cute bag you can make to carry with you on your next shopping trip.  You’ll get lots of help with neat tips and cool tricks when you make this EZ Bag.   You can dress this one up or make it flirty and casual. Bet you’ll make more than one!

Control your scraps and make your own Charm Squares.  This Charm Wizard ruler makes it easy.  Also great for fussy cutting.

Blizzard Table Runner can be made with the stitchery center – a very cute snowman – or without.  It’s a winner either way.  If you make it without the stitchery you can use red white and blue fabrics and you’ll have a stunning patriotic table runner. 

These are just a few of the new items.  Check out the rest of the new quilt patterns at Quilters Warehouse.

By July we’re far enough away from last Christmas to start thinking Christmas again.  And far enough away from the next Christmas that we believe if we start now we’ll be ready when the holiday arrives.  How does the saying go?  Hope springs eternal!  One of these years we will be ready early and not have to rush to finish.  But then would it really seem like Christmas?

So, while we’re in the midst of the summer heat, this is a good time to find some quilt patterns and select some Christmas fabric and start sewing.

These snowmen are adorable..  You can use this fabric for borders. If you are making a set of items (like a table runner, a lap quilt and a wall hanging) all for the same room, wouldn’t they look great if you used a different section of this Black Snowflakes fabric on each one.

This Log Cabin Christmas pattern has instructions for a mantle scarf (with a decidely different flair!), placemats & a table runner.

Try this pattern (Winter’s Stars) with your favorite large print Christmas fabric – maybe some poinsettias.  Or change the color way and use snowflakes in the large squares and make the stars in blues and and whites and golds

Six Halves Makes A Whole Chrismas will keep you busy well past the end  of July!  There are patterns for six different projects (each using 6 half yard cuts of fabric) including stockings, a tree skirt, pillow shams and lap quilts.  If you choose your fabric carefully, the lap quilts will be able to stay out for the entire winter season and not just for Christmas.  Or, better yet, make one in very Christmassy fabric and one in blues and whites and greys.

There are dozens of Christmas patterns specifically for Christmas and then there are hundreds of other quilt patterns that you can turn into Christmas patterns by using Christmas fabric.  Have fun and Merry Christmas (in July)!