Foxes Foxes Foxes
This quilt is one of three recent finishes in a similar style. This Foxes Foxes Foxes design is great for digging into your fabric scraps. One floral fox is my feature fox and the binding is this black and grey honeycomb print. I used the same floral print for the
Dog House
Welcome summer!!! And Happy Canada Day, eh!!! This quilt features a house full of dogs. One is really enough… These dogs each have a ball or a bone. How much is that doggy in the window? The pattern has two dog poses: sitting or standing, one in each window and
Dogs Dogs Dogs
This quilt is one of three recent finishes in a similar style. This Dogs Dogs Dogs design is great for digging into your fabric scraps. One black dog is my feature dog and the binding is this black and grey honeycomb print. The backing has psychedelic dogs and rainbows, but
Cats Cats Cats
This quilt is one of three recent finishes in a similar style. This Cats Cats Cats design is great for digging into your fabric scraps. One black cat is my feature cat and the binding was made to match. The backing has goldfish in a pond, but needed a little
Catholes quilt finish
For those of you who aren’t offended by a cat’s butt… Thank you for understanding why I had to share this design. Cat’s don’t mean to offend anyone either. Happy cats like to hold their tails high. Like a mood gauge, you can tell a cat feels comfortable around you
Farm Fun and some sun
On June 21st, my sister and I celebrated the first day of summer and National Indigenous Peoples Day by taking a quilt for a drive to Kettle Point, Ontario. Just across the lake from the USA. The shore was covered in shale. A very pleasant place for dipping your toes
Hay is for Horses
Finally some sun! I have been busy working on my flower gardens… and was finally able to get some photos of my latest finishes.… The quilting was done using a blue variegated thread on top and in the bobbin. I love the special sparkle it adds to this quilt. The
It’s Trash Day!
Today it really is trash day here on William Street. And it’s Monday. Oscar feels the same way about Monday’s every day. I had a narrow strip of the rubber duckies left over for widening the backing. Quilted in my organic wavy lines! Added two small strips to my binding
How to get to Sesame Street
Today I’m sharing my Ernie and Bert wall hanging. This quilt was hung in my backyard on the old bed headboard I found roadside. Ernie requested rubber duckies for the backing. Quilted in my organic wavy lines! I added triangle corner pockets for easy hanging. My Ernie & Bert quilt
MOD PODS
Fresh rhubarb? Hello SPRING!!! It has been cool, damp and cloudy, but I consider it officially spring when I can post a photo of quilts hung outside without snow as a backdrop. This quilt was hung in my backyard on the old bed headboard I found roadside. I mish-mashed a
Run 4 Your 9 Lives
It’s the tail end of fall! working from stash… resulted in the crazy combination of fall leaves for the background These dogs all joining the chase Don’t worry!!! The cat gets away! These dogs were fun to piece but the pieces are tiny Here’s the back Quilted in variegated green
Cats on Fabrics
Hello again! And happy November! We’re still receiving incredible warm weather Perfect for a quick walk around the neighbourhood This Cats on Fabrics was a lovely project and I decided to use a solid for the background It was fun choosing the fabrics for the stacks Of course this is
August, September Mid October
I seem to rarely find the time to write a blog post anymore but here it is in the middle of October and so much has happened! Here are my latest pattern designs… After Dark finishes at 60” x 70” and features a spooky graveyard with tombstones, ghosts, pumpkins, black
Down on the Farm
Introducing Down on the Farm! This new pattern is dear to me in so many ways. We moved from the farm eight years ago. You can read my post from 2016 and see our calves here… Down on the Farm Welcome to August! Have you been to the Busy
July Update and a new BOM Group
It’s me, Lorna! I am back! This is wonderful news! Have you heard about the Sew Along with Sew Fresh Quilts’ Facebook page? We are hosting a monthly free BOM. The Lighthouse panel from Busy Beach is the free block for July. Please join us here on Facebook! Sew
March April Mid May SALE
It’s me, Lorna! Been a while since I blogged But this month we’re having a SALE so I thought I better let you know. All PDF’s are $10 or less for the entire month of May. So why not treat yourself for Mother’s Day? Shop Now HERE https://sewfreshquilts.com/shop I am
January and Mid February
Hello again! It’s me, Lorna! Still going strong after 13 years…. These are my Silly Asses. They were a lot of fun to make… Yeehaw!!! Hang onto your hat! These lovely ladies and handsome gentlemen made for Western Style were also a blast to work on! And just in time
Happy New Year 2026!
Happy New Year!!!! Happy New Patterns!!! Mid Century Modern Material Girls are Fat Quarter friendly. I enjoyed making my blocks using a variety of backgrounds. I can’t wait to see how they’re going to look when I get them sewn together later! These Snow Angels were so much fun to
End of November
Fall will soon be winter here…. but I finally have all my Ducks in a Row. New Pattern!!! Capybaras was a special request… and is also a New Pattern!!! Red Pandas was ALSO a special request… and resulted in these TWO New Patterns!!! Both of these, Red Pandas above and
September and MidOctober
Every time you hear from me, I mentioned how busy life has been and that I have had trouble finding the time and motivation to write any blog posts. Nothing’s changed! This fall is in full swing! We moved into this house almost eight years ago. I’ve always hated the
