Patterns
Many of these patterns are available as pdf download
to help you get started right away.
Welcome to my hand quilting world. Here you'll find patterns and
templates to help you make beautiful traditional quilts.
Enjoy the quilts on this page, then click on the links to take you
to the store.
templates to help you make beautiful traditional quilts.
Enjoy the quilts on this page, then click on the links to take you
to the store.
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Cable Twist Strippy Quilt
35" x 43"
This small quilt is designed in a Welsh style, pieced with strips or bars of alternating fabrics. Full size patterns are included in the pdf download.
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Print and Plaid Strippy Quilt
88" x 93"
I love the country charm of this print and plaid strippy, quilted with North Country style patterns.
Full size patterns are included in the pdf download. |
Cookie Cutter Child's Quilt
pdf Multiformat or hand work
pdf Multiformat or hand work
Large Cookie Cutter animals are appliqued to the center panel of this sweet child's quilt.
This quilt is one of many pieces I have finished in my Quilt Rescue project. The original textile was two 100 lb sugar sacks sewn together to create a long panel. The sacking had been woven with stripes and was intended to be recycled as dish towels. A creative soul decided instead to applique animals on it. Your center panel can be striped, pieced, or plain, as you like.
For the rescue, I added the pieced blocks and sashes on each side to give it better proportions and to make it a usable size. I machine pieced the blocks and quilted the quilt on my Statler Stitcher. Choose your favorite methods to complete the quilt.
PDF includes instructions for cutting and piecing the Hen and Chicks blocks, full size applique templates and suggestions for applique by hand or by machine.
This quilt is one of many pieces I have finished in my Quilt Rescue project. The original textile was two 100 lb sugar sacks sewn together to create a long panel. The sacking had been woven with stripes and was intended to be recycled as dish towels. A creative soul decided instead to applique animals on it. Your center panel can be striped, pieced, or plain, as you like.
For the rescue, I added the pieced blocks and sashes on each side to give it better proportions and to make it a usable size. I machine pieced the blocks and quilted the quilt on my Statler Stitcher. Choose your favorite methods to complete the quilt.
PDF includes instructions for cutting and piecing the Hen and Chicks blocks, full size applique templates and suggestions for applique by hand or by machine.
Modern Boxes and Ribbons
pdf for DSM and handwork
pdf for DSM and handwork
Boxes and Ribbons was one of my first ventures into Modern quilting.
Machine pieced and longarm quilted with my Modern Serpentine pattern.
Twin size. Pattern is in pdf form.
Machine pieced and longarm quilted with my Modern Serpentine pattern.
Twin size. Pattern is in pdf form.
Bunnies and Baskets
pdf for handwork or DSM
Full size pattern.
Instructions for paper folding to make the Cutwork pattern.
21" x 21"
pdf for handwork or DSM
Full size pattern.
Instructions for paper folding to make the Cutwork pattern.
21" x 21"
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This folded cutwork pattern is an example of a Four Plus Four design. See below for an explanation of the different design styles.
Instructions for paper folding, cutting, applique, and yardage requirements are included in the pattern. My piece was machine appliqued and quilted. |
Filigree Heart
pdf for handwork or DSM
Full size pattern and instructions for paper folding.
pdf for handwork or DSM
Full size pattern and instructions for paper folding.
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A cutwork applique project, perfect for Valentine's Day or any other special occasion when you want to show love.
Includes instructions for paper folding, cutting, and tracing the pattern, yardage requirements, and suggestions for applique. My sample was hand appliqued and hand quilted but machine techniques will work just as well, if you chose. Finished piece measures 18" x 20" |
Redwork Garden
pdf for hand embroidery
Full size patterns. Cutting and piecing instructions.
pdf for hand embroidery
Full size patterns. Cutting and piecing instructions.
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Charming floral designs work up quickly with a stem stitch and embroidery floss or thread of your choice.
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Four Seasons Cutwork Quilt
pdf for hand applique
Full size patterns. Instructions for paper folding and applique.
29" x 29"
pdf for hand applique
Full size patterns. Instructions for paper folding and applique.
29" x 29"
Applique:
There are many different applique techniques which will work with folded cutwork motifs. Because the pattern is symmetrical, it can be used on top, or underneath the applique fabric, or it can be traced onto the paper side of a fusible web. I prefer to trace the design onto the right side of my applique fabric, remove the paper, and applique the motif using the needle-turn technique and a blind stitch. Use your favorite technique to applique the designs or try something new. The blocks of the "Four Seasons" quilt also demonstrate how appliqued cutwork can beembellished in a variety of ways. In the Spring block of iris, each flower is embellished with small ruched beards. The Summer butterflies have simple embroidered antennae. The Fall grape leaf block includes grapes which have a small amount of stuffing underneath. Winter holly has been embellished with small free-form berries. These embellishments add interest and a sense of realism to the applique in this quilt. 
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Paper folding:
All four patterns in this quilt are cut from paper which has been folded into eighths. Follow the simple steps to prepare a freezer paper template. Four Corners: The simplest shape to cut from a one-eighth fold is one which has four symmetrical motifs extending into the four corners of the background block. The cutting line for the Four Corners grape leaf design begins near the outside or open end of the long fold and ends near the center of the paper, on the short fold. In order for the pattern to remain in one piece, the cut must begin on one fold and end on the other fold. In this design, the center was also cut away to produce a vine effect. Be sure that the center opening does not touch other cuts along the folds. Four Plus Four: The next step in making a more complex pattern is to cut motifs from both the long and the short folds. The addition of a motif on the short fold will produce a design with four main elements and four secondary motifs as shown in the iris block. The cutting line for the iris and leaf design begins near the outside edge of the long fold, comes in toward the center and finishes at the tip of the leaf, on the short fold. Four Plus Eight: A Four Plus Eight pattern will be created when half of the primary motif is cut on the long fold, as before, and a full secondary motif is cut from the body of the paper near the short fold. Begin the cut for the primary motif near the outside edge of the long fold. Bring the line in toward the center. Rather than ending with a motif positioned on the short fold, cut a full design element within the remaining paper. End the line near the center of the short fold. The holly leaves are a good example of a Four plus Eight design. Wreaths: Wreaths have always been a favorite design style for applique work. In most patterns, branches, stems, leaves, and other motifs are cut separately and positioned on the block, one at a time, in their respective places. The folded cutwork technique can be used to create a wreath which is cut as one piece. Butterflies were placed in opposite positions on both the long and the short fold of the paper, so that the tips of their wings overlapped slightly. When this design was cut, it created a ring of butterflies which appear to be in flight. If you plan to cut a wreath of flowers, be sure that the motifs are connected to each other and extend across both folds so that the patten will stay together when it is cut. |
Quilted laptop Cover
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Make a custom-fitted cover for your
laptop to keep it safe when you are on the move. This is a download pdf. Instructions use the measurements of your own laptop for a perfect fit. |
Ruched Ribbon Sunflowers
Soft cover booklet
Soft cover booklet
This bird and sunflower motif is appliqued with a combination of hand and machine work and embellished with strip ruched ribbon and beads. Use on vest, shirt, or other garment.
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French Basket
Soft cover booklet
Soft cover booklet
Create a 1920's style basket of flowers
using both strip and circular style ruching. Directions for wall hanging or twin size quilt. 5 pages, plus full size, pull-out templates for Garden Maze set, and full size border quilting pattern. |
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The French Basket pattern uses both
the strip and the circular ruching guides.
the strip and the circular ruching guides.
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Sunflower Patch
Soft cover booklet
Soft cover booklet
This almost life-size folk art sunflower design is appliqued with a combination of hand and machine work.
Pattern includes full size templates plus instructions for strip ruching, embroidery, and free-form embellishments. 12 pages.
Pattern includes full size templates plus instructions for strip ruching, embroidery, and free-form embellishments. 12 pages.
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Use the strip ruching guide to make the dimensional sunflowers on this quilt.
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Arizona Sunflowers
pdf for hand and DSM
Piecing instructions. Full size patterns for applique
pdf for hand and DSM
Piecing instructions. Full size patterns for applique
This pattern was very popular when it appeared on the cover of Love of Quilting magazine, September 2006.
The combination of pieced baskets and flowing applique will make this one of your favorite quilts.
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A Quilter's Alphabet
Soft cover booklet
Full size patterns for letters and numbers
Soft cover booklet
Full size patterns for letters and numbers
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A Quilter's Alphabet is the perfect way to personalize your next quilt.
These are the beautiful Old English letters that I used on our family album quilts and on Little Boy Dreams, which I made for our grandson, Brandon.
Line drawings of letters, numbers and punctuation are full size, ready to use. Capital letters are 4" high; lower case letters and numbers are 3" high.
The pattern book includes instructions for fused or stitched applique, and padded trapunto, plus suggestions for embroidery or ink work, and several project ideas.
32 pages.
These are the beautiful Old English letters that I used on our family album quilts and on Little Boy Dreams, which I made for our grandson, Brandon.
Line drawings of letters, numbers and punctuation are full size, ready to use. Capital letters are 4" high; lower case letters and numbers are 3" high.
The pattern book includes instructions for fused or stitched applique, and padded trapunto, plus suggestions for embroidery or ink work, and several project ideas.
32 pages.
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