Magpie Quilts

Celtic knots have always fascinated me. The way they wind over and under and around without having a beginning or an end. Celtic Knot - FOR SALE here I've done this knot a few times in green, but I did this one in purple for something different. I had no ideas of how I was going to finish it, but that rarely holds me back from stitching something up! Borders At our quilt guild's Christmas party in 2016, we were each given 3 fat quarters with the intent that we were to bring something back for our end of year potluck in June of 2017. Well, that didn't happen and the 3 purple fat quarters stayed on my shelf, waiting for their turn to shine. Quilting I love smaller projects like this because they let me try some new things and practice some things that I don't really want to do on a larger piece. 1",2" and 3" borders The 3 guild fabrics ended up making a great set of borders around this Celtic knot. Pebble quilting A little peb...

Fabric manufacturers are doing a great job of finding unique way to market their fabrics. From little 2.5" squares to 10" squares to fat quarters to 1/2 yard bundles, there are lots of ways to get a whole collection of coordinating fabrics without having to buy yardage of each piece.  One of the fabric designers I love is French General . Their fabrics are rich and have an old world feel to them and I think they'd look very much at home in any heritage home. I bought a couple charm square packs (5" squares) of their " Madame Rouge " line and pared them up with an off-white tone on tone that I had on my shelf. I wasn't sure that the off-white was a good choice as it seemed too bright, but I like the way it makes the reds and golds pop. The first quilt I made was a pattern from quilter Carrie Nelson's book "Another Bite of Schnibbles". The pattern had some half square triangles and some quarter square triangles and a sweet pieced bo...

Just added borders to this one and it looks great! Now on the hunt for a flannel for the back! Snowman Double Irish Chain Do you like this combination of machine embroidery and quilting? I'm looking for more ideas to combine the 2 techniques! --Ann