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Lamb Chop baby quilt

Posted on: July 27th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

I don’t know about you…. But I am in love with this new Lamb Chop quilt!     The backing was pieced using some graphic floral black and white prints found in my stash. The quilting was performed with edge to edge organic wavy lines made using my walking foot white plain white thread.   […]

Out Foxed by a Squirrel

Posted on: July 5th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

This quilt is not my first finish. Obviously. It’s also not my first finish to include a fox. It’s not my first finish to include a squirrel either. However, this may be my first attempt at using perspective in quilt design. The fox is standing on the ground. Gazing up into the trees. We are […]

Lemur Love – a finished quilt

Posted on: June 28th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

  What’s not to LOVE about Lemur Love?   First off….   There are hearts.   Made by the legs of those acrobatic lemurs hanging from the branches.   Yeah. So hearts = LOVE   I LOVE the purple background. The way the green leaves pop against the plum purple. And the graphic black and […]

Another Dinosaur Quilt Finish!

Posted on: June 21st, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

  It’s another dinosaur finish! This is my Triceratops quilt. I loved choosing fabrics to make this a rainbow lineup of Triceratops all in their order! For the backing I chose this cute jungle print.     This little dino quilt was a great use of stash fabrics. I have been trying my best to quilt from […]

Dinosaur Quilt Finish!

Posted on: June 15th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

I’m sew excited to finally be sharing a finish with you! This is my Stegosaurus quilt. I did not have much of the grey dot background, so I framed this dinosaur with crocodiles!   This little dino quilt was a great use of stash fabrics. I have been trying my best to quilt from stash this year! […]

HPQAL – Helpful Updates

Posted on: May 20th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

Hello Everyone! I received the following email from Sharon, and responded in this previous post “HPQAL Alert“:  Hi there! I’ve never done paper piecing so maybe I’m misunderstanding. But the dimensions for the rooftop #7 are different in the pattern than the size listed on the paper pieces. The half size says 1”x1” by the paper […]

HPQAL Alert

Posted on: May 18th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

Hi there!I’ve never done paper piecing so maybe I’m misunderstanding. But the dimensions for the rooftop #7 are different in the pattern than the size listed on the paper pieces. The half size says 1”x1” by the paper pieces say 1.5”x1.5”. I checked the full size and those are listed differently as well. The other […]

HPQAL2019 – Delay in the Schedule

Posted on: May 11th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

So sorry! There will be a week delay in the schedule.           Working on the roof sections for Hogwarts Castles. Expect a week delay. Sorry to disappoint. Keep On Quilting On!         Follow   To follow Sew Fresh Quilts by email…. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner  

Don’t Be A Dick Quilt

Posted on: March 19th, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

Now that I know this beauty made it’s way from Canada to Australia safely, I am so excited to share this quilt, finally finished. This was really HARD to give away. The DontBeADickQuilt was made with LOVE and entirely from stash. I have never been drawn to using purples much, in all of my previous […]

Show Your Wings

Posted on: February 21st, 2019 by Lorna McMahon

I’m sew excited to be able to share a story about my wings with you today! This is my Little Dragon wall hanging. It was so much fun to make! I chose to make the smaller version. And backed it with this feather print I made myself on Spoonflower 100 years ago. And I added corner […]