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Show and Tell: Welcome to the North Pole

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A colorful quilt featuring a whimsical winter village scene with various houses, trees, and a sleigh in the night sky.

Barbara MacLeod sent photos of her North Pole quilt along with this lovely email. I am inspired!

Hi Becky — I’m excited to share with you that the New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild had our bi-annual show this past Friday and Saturday and my North Pole received a second place ribbon.  It was entered in the mixed technique category — machine pieced, needle turn applique, hand quilted, some embroidery, and embellishments.  (Hobby Lobby had wonderful Christmas charms starting in October).  The judge said “The North Pole is full of activity and has the viewer linger for a 2nd look” and my ” piece has a lot of whimsey & charm”.  I just want to thank you and Linda for designing such a wonderful pattern.  I will say it is the most challenging quilt I’ve ever made (I’m 87) but I loved every moment of it. Well almost every moment 🤣.  This quilt is a love letter to my family and even when I’m no longer here, I’ll be able to spend Christmas with them.

Thanks again to giving me so many hours of enjoyment.

But wait! There’s more! Barbara included a photo of her documentation patch…

A fabric piece featuring a handwritten holiday greeting with decorative charms, including a church, cross, and heart with an American flag. The message welcomes readers to the Christmas season and emphasizes love and family.

I absolutely love that. Thank you, Barbara, for sharing you quilt and beautifully worded documentation with us.

If you want to make your own North Pole quilt, click here to find the ebook :-).

Show and Tell… Buttonwood Village

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Rebecca Knight sent me this photo of her super cute block from Buttonwood Village and said:

Little late to the party but block 1 gluebasted & ready for some hand stitching! What a fun pattern!

This is Block #1 from Buttonwood Village, the current block of the month. You can join the fun too—click here.

Thank you, Rebecca, for sharing your work in progress!

Show and Tell: Hexie Quilt Garden

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Susan Skeel sent me these photos of her newly finished Hexie Quilt Garden quilt saying: “This was great fun. I added an inch strip between rows to help with bulk and meeting points.”

Susan, you did a great job! The colors you used are spot on and the narrow strip that separates the points is a very good idea. I also like you quilting pattern very much. Well done and thank you for sharing your quilt with us!

And here are the blocks up close:

Click here to access the digital pattern for Hexie Quilt Garden.

Blooming Joy Show and Tell…

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Elizabeth sent us this photo of her finished bright and happy Blooming Joy quilt. I love the white background—so different from the blues I used. These flowers look so fresh you can practically smell their sweet scents and the leaves in the outer triangles add a good frame to the blocks without taking over. Well done, Elizabeth, and thank you for sharing it with us!

Elizabeth named her quilt Posie Pals which is a thing you can do. I have to name the quilts I make but you are welcome to give your quilt a name that is meaningful to you.

Click here to find the Blooming Joy patterns.

Show & Tell… A really wonderful table runner!

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Regina Grewe is in finishing mode! She just finished this table runner using one of the border patterns from Aunt Millie’s Garden. She came up with the idea to split the background underneath the long vine. Very striking! Thank you for sharing, Regina!

Regina wrote:

Your TQS BOM is an extraordinary design! Although I’m a paper piecer at heart, I won’t be following along with this quilt. Appliqué simply appeals to me more at the moment, and I can’t do it all.

You are right—we can’t do it all. But we can do what we can. And, if the UFO pile is large, I suggest working on either the thing you love most or the thing that you can finish fastest. I don’t have many UFOs, but I recently made progress on the pile. I’ll write more on that later :-).

If you are interested in the Aunt Millie’s pattern, you can find it here. This border pattern is also in our book, 100 Whimsical Applique Designs. Happy stitching!

Show & Tell… Blooming Joy!

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Jami Smith sent this photo of her version of Blooming Joy, the 2025 block of the month. She left the setting triangles free from applique which focuses your attention directly on the blocks. I like this quilt a lot!

Jami says:

“I love looking at this, it brings me so much joy.  I think all the colors ans fun flowers. I also really enjoyed making it, gave me a sense of peace and calm.

Again thank you for sharing your talent and inspiration. “

Thank you Jamie, for sharing your quilt with us! That feeling of peace and calm that comes with handwork is one of my favorite parts of sewing ❤️.

If any of your are interested in the Blooming Joy patterns, you can find them here.