written by admin

A reader requested that I design her a Ms Pacman block, in the style of my Mario quilt, so she could make a Ms Pacman quilt. I whipped this up with my Electric Quilting program and thought I’d share. Enjoy!

written by marieann

I promise that this hasn’t become a quilting blog but I’ve been drawn to the craft the last few months. Maybe it’s the winter and the need for a million blankets? Well, I made this as per the requests of my very New York friend who’s having a baby. Her taste is very sophisticated and she didn’t want her baby girl to spoil that with her pink and traditional baby prints. So she requested this quilt. I designed it with my Electric Quilting software and I decided to write up a full download tutorial because this pattern is unique. Please do not download unless you are interested in actually making this quilt as it’s a large file (it includes photos). The tutorial includes info on how much fabric you need as well as cutting and piecing instructions.

* EDIT: Tracy contacted me indicating that she was the original designer of the bento box pattern. I was unaware of the scope of copyright law in this area. I did my own unique color arrangement to create the dual patterns and created my own open source pattern. After she submitted a nice request (followed up by an intent to contact her lawyer!), I removed the pattern for my version of the bento. I am not sure of the scope of her exclusive rights, but you can copyright a quilt. It was an open source pattern and I gained nothing from sharing it so it’s down.

EDIT 2: Readers, please don’t bash her decision. I am not sure that the copyright would hold up in court, but I don’t want to challenge it anyway. As a courtesy, I wanted to take down as she was very nice and she is making a life off her creativity, which is a difficult and scary thing to do. My mom sold patterns for a few years when I was a child and I saw how much effort went into making/distributing it. So, do know that I’m not just taking it down because I’m scared/intimidated, she was very nice and I respect her request and business.

written by marieann

I loved this Michael Miller panel, called Escape. I made two quilts based on the color pallette in them. I love how modern and fresh they are — they remind me of something you could buy in Urban Outfitteres (for like $200!). The polka dot one (below) is actually entire Michael Miller fabrics. The former is includes fabrics from lots of different lines including some Amy Butler and Valerie Wells prints.

If you’d like to see more photos of these quilts (including the backing, which is this great owl print), they are located here.

*I’m sorry for the posting hiatus; there is still a lot in the hopper, I’ve just been distracted with the cruise and then my new sewing machine (more on that later!)