Magpie Quilts

It's no secret that blue is my favourite colour. In clothing stores, I automatically drift toward the blue section (if the store is arranged by colour groups!) and my fabric cupboard is overwhelmingly blue. From my delft blue collection to a "chicken scratch" blue gingham table cloth stitched by a friend to blue dishes, my home is filled with my love for blue. Chicken Scratch embroidery Gingham Chicken Scratch Table cloth Delft blue bell Delft Blue Miniature tea set Delft Blue Souvenir Windmill What's your favourite colour? Do you fill your home with shades of what makes you happy? --Ann

Anyone who's been following me for a while knows that I love the look of scrappy quilts. For the past couple of years, I've been cutting and sorting my scraps as I go into squares and strips. My guide for this has been Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville and here's how she cuts and organizes her scraps with her Scrap User's System . Scrappy four patch squares  My scraps are sorted into 1.5", 2", 2.5", 3" and 5" squares. I also save strips, but most are 2.25" and 2.5" and I put them all together in one place. Scrappy doll quilt (see tutorial here ) Do you recognize this one? It's the same as the Americana Doll Quilt I have in my tutorials. An autumn coloured print fat quarter was just enough fabric for the sashing and borders and the scrappy four patches look great, even though they don't match at all! It always amazed me that the same pattern can look so different depending on fabric choices. Scrappy four patch Doll Qu

My niece just finished her first quilt and it is BEAUTIFUL! (Just like she is!) --Ann