Weiner Dog
Weiner Dog is in the mail!!! He’s heading for my niece’s home, along with a wee weiner dog stuffie. My niece and her husband are expecting their first baby! And have already been waiting a loooooong time. The quilting is my usual organic wavy lines from edge to edge, using
Spring Giveaway!!!
I don’t know about you…. but I can’t wait for SPRING! I found these pretty fat quarters last time I went fabric shopping. Perfect for 3 friends! Made this pouch one day because I wanted to use the rainbow scrap from my Noah’s Ark quilt. It’s very deeeep! Perfect for
Zoo Keeper
Introducing Zoo Keeper 1 and Zoo Keeper 2! Zoo Keeper 1 features a zebra and a giraffe. Zoo Keeper 2 features an elephant, some bananas and a few cheeky monkeys. Both of these are backed in a cozy minky that inspired me to design these zoo animals. Planning on donating
Book Shelf Cats
Happy little kittens on a book shelf. This sweet make reminds me a lot of my first quilt, designed with my daughter in mind. She loved cats and she loved reading. And still does! She will be graduating from university this spring and will be a physical education teacher! I
Bookkeeper Quilt
Bookkeeper is my first finish for 2024!!! And we have snow for a bright white background. I decided to make a narrower bookshelf for the backing. I used a bit of improvisation and made the Good Book on the top shelf. I adore the cool blues and greens used for
Cats in Hats
Thank you so much for joining me in celebrating over ten years of Sew Fresh Quilts! My very first blog post was on December 24th of 2012, back when I used blogger here ❄️ Even after all this time, quilting still gives me a lot of satisfaction. And I am
Cozy Dogs
This quilt is my second last finish for the year. This is Cozy Dogs, featuring dogs lounging on comfy chairs. My chairs feature festive forest birds of winter. I chose dog fabrics from my neutral scrap buckets. My favourite of all the poses is this one with his paw hanging
Cats in Hats
The snow is here, so this quilt top gets a late night indoor photo shoot! Oh SNOW!!! ❄️ These little kittens have lost their mittens! This is Cats in Hats. These cute little cats were so much fun to make. Beginning with raiding my scraps buckets to choose fabrics for
Cats in Boxes
The snow is here now, but these photos were taken late in the fall! Oh SNOW!!! ❄️ This is Cats in Boxes. These cute little cats are doing what cats do. If I fits…. I sits! I had enough of this print remaining after using it to back the Dog
Dog Daze
The Dog Days of Summer are long gone, as we are full on into dall here now. This quilt is called Dog Daze and features four different styles of dogs. Their faces are basically the same, but their ears and neck lengths vary. The front fabrics are all neutrals –
SCRAM! – a FREE Tutorial
Hello! It’s Monday! Can you tell me how to get… How to get to Sesame Street? SCRAM quilt finished sizes are 11″ x 26” and 49″ x 59″. My test quilt was made in this larger size. You can find the free tutorial here!!! Keep On Quilting On! Follow my
Baby Animals – Unicorn
Hello lovely friends! I am so pleased with my Baby Unicorn quilt! Nose my way in here… The background print is Dandelion in Almond by Andover Fabrics. The backing is Oh, Woof! by Jessica Swift for Art Gallery Fabrics. What could be cuter than puppies and rainbows? It’s such a
Baby Animals – Deer
Hello lovely friends! I am so excited to introduce my Baby Deer quilt! Nose my way in here… The background print is Berries by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts for Andover Fabrics. The backing is Good Vibes Only by Shayla Wolf of Sassafras Lane Designers for Windham Fabrics. It’s
Baby Animals – Fox
Hello lovely friends! I am so excited to introduce my Baby Fox quilt! Nose my way in here… The background is Hexi from the True Colors collection by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics. The backing is Flora by Marisol Ortega for Figo Fabrics. It’s such a pretty print and
Baby Llama Alpaca Doll Quilt
Hello lovely friends! I’m so very excited to show off this super cute Baby Llama Alpaca doll quilt! I wanted to test all of my new Baby Animal patterns, but decided to start making the mini sizes instead of the baby size. And this one matches the Baby Giraffe I
Baby Giraffe Doll Quilt
Hello lovely friends! I’m so very excited to show off this super cute Baby Giraffe doll quilt! I wanted to test all of my new Baby Animal patterns, but decided to start making the mini sizes instead of the baby size. I must admit this is by far my most
Baby Farm Animals – Pig
Hello lovely friends! I am so excited to introduce my Baby Pig quilt! Nose my way in here… This floral print for the backing is ancient. It is Floating Petals by Holly Holderman for Lake House Dry Goods. It’s such a pretty print and adds a bright pop to this
Baby Farm Animals – Colt
Hello lovely friends! I am so excited to introduce my Baby Colt quilt! Boldly quilted in a sunny yellow thread on top to blend with the background. Background is a hexi print from Tula Pink’s True Colours collection for Free Spirit. Found this super fun print for the backing! It’s
Baby Farm Animals – Lamb
Hello lovely friends! I am so excited to introduce my Baby Lamb quilt! I chose this bee print for the backing and think it pairs nicely with the front. Created by Andover Fabrics 2019 Patt 9434 Quilted in organic wavy lines from edge to edge on my domestic machine using
Baby Farm Animals – Calf
Hello lovely friends! I am so excited to introduce my Baby Calf quilt! Left the farm 5 years ago and moved into town. But you know what they say…. You can take the Cowgirl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the Cowgirl 🤠 Working
