Welcome back to Monday Madness – Anything Goes – an eclectic selection of patterns and projects.

Critter Caboodle is 36 pages of adorable critters in seven different quilt projects.  Instructions for piecing and for applique techniques.

Having It All is a pattern by Indygo Junction for a backpack that doubles as a shoulder bag. There are instructions for adding, if you choose, a front pocket and bottle holder.

Just one simple block  -  you pick the size: 10″ or 5.5″  You can achieve so many different looks depending on your fabrics and the layout.  You won’t want to stop at just one of these I’ll Tumble For You quilts.   And you can choose the size:  45″ x 56″ or 45″ x 75″.

Pinwheels surround these Chubby Chicks and they are just so cute!!   Charms would be perfect for the chicks or you can use up your scraps.  Then add cute little embroidered feet and button eyes. 

Annie’s Winter Fun is a pattern for an adorable 22″ rag doll.  She’s all dressed up for some fun in the snow.  With her snowman in one hand and her sled in the other she’s ready!

Scrap Sack II is like the original – only better!  There’s a pin cushion on top to hold your pins and to hand your scrap sack off the edge of your sewing table.  There’s a pocket for your little tools . . . you know . . . your best friend, the seam ripper.  And scissors lease so they are always handy.  Just two fat quarters needed.  These are so handy – they’d make a perfect gift for your sewing buddies.

There’s nothing like a hot cup of tea on a cool autumn day.  Here’s a few quilt patterns that celebrate tea drinking.

This wall hanging of delicate Little Teapots can be embellished with doilies and teatowels.  You can also use cotton print fabrics.  Reverse applique is the method used for the teapots.  Designed by Ursula Riegel of Designs To Share With You with clear step-by-step instructions.

This Tea Cupboard has all the teapots, cups and saucers you’ll need and a cabinet to store them.  Use your scraps and have fun “designing” your own china.  This pattern will finish at 42″ X 60″ and uses paper piecing.

Tea Party is a delightful, bright table topper that you can make quickly and easily.  This wool felt project would make a perfect gift, either the pattern or the finished table topper, for that tea-drinking special friend.

Make a Tea Cozy and you can also make a trivet and runner to match.  The flower designs will make you feel like you have a little piece of Summer or Spring to hold you until the real thing returns!

Here’s a big project but you’ll love the finish.  Tea With Strawberries And Cream features twelve teapots with themes for each month of the year, plus six yummy recipes, such as Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Chocolate Scones.  Mmmm, is your mouth watering yet?

  And don’t these fabrics make you think of tea time?   Take a yard or two and add some greens or beiges and make your favorite pattern.

Ok, grab a “cuppa” tea and browse the rest of the quilt patterns.  Enjoy.

Cute, colorful, adorable, playful . . . just a few words to describe the new Birdie fabric from Moda. It’s one of those fabrics that you just have to play with. The colors are so bright and cheerful.

The Birdie Charm Pack (5″ squares) has 42 pieces.  The predominant color is blue but there are also pinks, browns, yellows and greens.  Plus several with white background. 

There are wiggly stripes of brown and blue. 

Small print daisy-like flowers are found in the blues, greens and pinks. 

Larger white daisy-like flowers are on tone-on-tone checkered backgrounds. 

Even larger pink feathery flowers have birds nearby and are found on dotty backgrounds. 

Simple, cute birdies are on dotty backgrounds and fancier birdies with scalloped wings are perched on curly cues. 

Finally, there are “yolka-dots”!  Multi-colored dots that seem to use every color found in the collection. 

Charm packs make quick half square triangles and four square blocks, so you can finish a quilt right quick! Just add some white background and this fabric is just right for a new baby blanket.   Use more than one charm pack and make a quilt a little girl would love to have on her bed. 

So, grab a charm pack (or more) and have some cheery fun.

If you need help getting started there are plenty of charm pack patterns.

Welcome back to Monday Madness – an eclectic selection of patterns.

It’s getting colder and you’re going to need to keep those feet warm! These “big foot” slippers are made using the Flannel Chenille technique. Sizes for everyone from x-small to x-large; from narrow to wide widths. Make a few extra for Christmas gifts. Who wouldn’t like a new pair of comfy slippers?

Churn Dash is a miniature quilt.  It finishes at 18 1/2″ square.  Use your scraps for this cute quilt.  You could make a few with different color variations and they would make a nice grouping.

The Happy Quilt is a 35 1/2″ square quilt that will brighten up any wall.  Easy triangle shortcuts are included in the pattern. 

Straddling Scarecrow is enjoying the fall.  Just one in a series of Straddling characters, each one is constructed the same way and measures the same size.   Applique on a pieced background with borders to frame it all.

Dig out your scraps and make covers for scrapbooks, photo albums, paperbacks.  Plus instructions for bookbags, bookmarks, glass cases.  More than twenty projects are found in Scraps & Books & Covers.

Baby’s Bow Wow Blanket works as a wallhanging or to snuggle baby.  Easy four square blocks as star centers plus simple applique doggy pull toys make a whimsical quilt.  Make it scrappy or match the nursery’s color scheme.  Makes a great shower or new baby gift.

Kizmet Klutch comes in two sizes. Make the large one with bold fabrics for a casual bag for everyday use. Make the smaller one with more sedate fabrics for an evening bag.

You may have seen these in your Quilters Warehouse weekly newsletter but in case you missed them here they are again because they are really great patterns!  What do you mean you don’t get the newsletter?!  Sign up now! 

This gorgeous Bluebird is, believe it or not, made with all straight seam piecing.  Pattern has a detailed chart showing colors and order of seams.   You’ll finish with a beautiful wall hanging.

If you want to add to your pincushion collection (and who doesn’t?) try this trio of Pinheads Moose & Bear.    They are quick and easy to make and soon they’ll be keeping you company in your sewing room.

The Eye Catcher, otherwise known as the Spectacle Receptacle, with keep your glasses handy and safe.  Make it a habit to drop your glasses in here whenever you take them off and you won’t waste time looking for them again.  Also perfect for your rotary cutter.

Never used Prairie Points in a project?  Here’s your chance to start on a small scale.  Prairie Point Kitchen Towels are made by embellishing purchased towels.  They’ll look great in your kitchen and you’ll add a new technique to your quilting repertoire.

Kids always like to have a bag to put their stuff in and all kids just love ponies.  Pony Pouch satisifies both of those desires.   Take these adorable ponies anywhere and the best thing is that the kids won’t want to part with them so they will do the carrying, not you!

Wow, five new patterns here and not a single quilt pattern!  Yikes!  They are all great patterns, though, and each one of them would make a nice gift.