Now that I'm a quilt shop owner, the personal projects take somewhat of a back seat to the shop sample sewing. However, I have made a bit of progress on some personal projects and have some finishes to show.
This is the Drop Diamonds pattern by Cozy Quilter pattern. I used a Jelly Roll I purchased quite awhile ago, and teamed it was some chocolate brown solid, and a matching border fabric fabric and then it was quilted by a volunteer and donated to Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP). It is a twin size (72 x 90")
A few of us made this pattern for charity quilts in memory of Donna Jordan who passed in 2025. This pattern demo was her last You Tube tutorial before she passed and we wanted to honor her memory and all she did for the quilting community.
This is my Baby Bricks shop sample. I created this simple pattern to teach beginner quilting. It's part color theory, part technique and a whole lot of fun. I tell my students, there are enough intersections to teach you but not torture you. Ten fat quarters (I used a prepackaged fat quarter pack from Art Gallery Fabrics) and some background yardage and you've got an easy quilt.
This is my personal Chilhowie quilt. It was the 2022/23 Quiltville Winter Mystery but I didn't finish quilting mine until 2025.
This simple panel quilt was a gift for a baby in our congregation. Delivered Oct. 2025.
I'm playing catchup with my blog posts. It's been a hot minute since I've blogged and I'm digging back in my photos to trigger memories of quilts.
This is not a finished project but I did want to record that I started it at the Pigeon Forge Quilt Show in June of 2025. I purchased the fabrics quite a few years back and had the opportunity to take a class with Jacqueline De Jonge at the Pigeon Forge show, so they came out of hiding.
Sadly, I haven't had time to resume since I returned home from the quilt show but it's safely tucked away awaiting a finish. Watch for it in a future finished page.
This is a design a created for the All Kentucky/Tennessee Shop Hop for July/August 2025. There was a panel and yardage created by Jason Yenter of In the Beginning Fabrics exclusively for KY and TN for the shop. I literally woke up with a vision for this pattern and then went to the shop and made the quilt I saw in my head. The written instructions followed. It was very popular with the shop hoppers and the pattern is still available and works for panel squares (or focus fabric). You can buy the pattern in the shop or online at www.thestitcherytn.com . It's available in print and digital formats.
This is another shop sample and started with a panel. The pattern was created by Lavender & Lime, another local designer in Chattanooga. This quilt is for sale in the shop.
Ah yes. This tablerunner was a row pattern created for the Spring Quilt Qrawl (shop hop) and this is when it hit home that I never seem to do anything easy. I love the result but this was a tricky pattern to create and execute. All the shops in the hop created their own row pattern. My shop also created T-Shirts for the hop with this on the front of the shirt and they were very popular.
And another panel quilt!! This was from a line called "Pop the Cork" from P&B Textiles. It was one of the first collections in the shop. I created this pattern called "Perfect Pairing" and it's almost ready for publishing.
"Charming Sewing Machine Cover" is a pattern I created when we received these fabrics from Riley Blake (Midnight Meadow collection). It features hand sewn (English Paper Piecing) hexagons which are then appliqued onto a background and surrounded by 5" charm squares to create a cover for your sewing machine. The pattern is available in the shop.
I started the 2024/25 Old Town Quiltville Mystery with some customers during our sew along but I'm not yet finished. I went rogue again with my colors and I think that's why I'm not yet done. I'm trying to be fine with my color choices. You can read about that one in a separate blog post. I'm trying to keep my finishes here, not my UFOs. But here's a sneak peak of my fabrics.
The beauty of having a blog, is that you can edit and add (or delete) posts. I'm quite sure I'm forgetting some projects that I completed so I'm glad to know I can come back to this post and add as they come to mind.
Happy quilting!
Mavis
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