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Teenie Weenie Bikini

Posted on: February 2nd, 2017 by Lorna McMahon

Yesterday’s post was a bit of a teaser…. And I am not a big fan of secret sewing. Or waiting…. Don’t want to leave a quilter hanging, so today I am taking you all for a trip to the BEACH! I was struggling to come up with a fun idea for using 10″ squares in […]

Hello there! It’s me!

Posted on: January 31st, 2017 by Lorna McMahon

  If you are a regular at Sew Fresh Quilts, you may have noticed things have changed this past week. If you are prepared to hear the long version of the story, I am ready to share some news with you today.   After much consideration, I have decided on the addition of a new […]

Sew Fresh Quilt Bee – January Link Up

Posted on: January 30th, 2017 by Lorna McMahon

It’s time for the first Sew Fresh Quilt Bee linky party! I have been a busy, busy bee and I’m enjoying a little sewing time working on these Bee Blocks! This type of piecing is not normal for me. I don’t usually sew without a plan already laid out. And I don’t do improv. But it’s […]

Canada 150 – Lap Quilt

Posted on: December 30th, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

  It may be obvious, but it looks like this will be my final finish for 2016.   This finish is the second of two Canada 150 quilts designed for the upcoming 150th Anniversary of Canada. The Sesquicentennial anniversary.   You can see the baby size version here in last week’s post. To see all of […]

Sew Fresh Quilt Bee – December Link Up

Posted on: December 26th, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

It’s time for the first Sew Fresh Quilt Bee linky party! I have more wonky slab blocks to share!         So that brings my total to 19 finished blocks. I have 13 more charms to go, for a total of 32.       Are you joining me for the Sew Fresh Quilt Bee?!!!     […]

Canada 150 – Baby Quilt

Posted on: December 23rd, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

With only two weeks left in the year….   I am scrambling to finish up the two Canada 150 quilts designed for the upcoming 150th Anniversary of Canada. The Sesquicentennial anniversary.   So out into the cold Canadian outdoors I go! The fabrics I chose for this quilt were mostly from the Ambiance and Artisan Spirit […]

{Another} Stepping Stones Christmas table runner

Posted on: December 16th, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

At the Let’s Bee Social this last week, I shared a mock up of the Stepping Stones block in red and green. And that was it,….  I just had to make one two! I was so inspired while playing around on my EQ7, in laying this out in a Christmas themed colourway…. And got right to […]

Stepping Stones Christmas table runner

Posted on: December 9th, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

At the Let’s Bee Social this week, I shared a mock up of the Stepping Stones block in red and green. And that was it….  I just had to make one!   There is a free tutorial for this Stepping Stones block here. And the block pattern has been added to my shop here. The block finishes at […]

Black Birds {Redo x2}

Posted on: November 25th, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

This is the third time I have made this Black Bird quilt design. You can read about the first quilt here and the second quilt here. I had listed my first Black Bird baby quilt in my Etsy shop and it sold at the end of June. I made the second Black Bird quilt to help […]

Dog Gone Cute – Paw Print bonus border blocks

Posted on: November 21st, 2016 by Lorna McMahon

“Dog Gone Cute“ quilt with Paw Print borders finishes at 74″ x 74″ Last week I ran a workshop for the Dufferin Piecemakers near Orangeville. One of the participants, Lynda chose the Dog Gone Cute pattern to work on that day. You can see her sweet dog blocks here. She expressed an interest in having a […]