Under Utah Skies

 Fun new fabric in at The Quilt Shop at Christensen's - Utah by Kelsey Carlson for Riley Blake Fabrics.  We also have a quick quilt pattern called Stargazer by Running Doe Quilts for Villa Rosa Designs.  One note to make - the pattern called for 15 Fat Quarters for the background but it should read 16 Fat Quarters per Villa Rosa Designs webpage.  I pulled 2 extra FQ's from my stash for a little variety on the background.  Glad I found this printing error and had fabric to match it (sort of).

The backing fabric is also from Riley Blake and was gifted to me by a neighbor (thank you Deb Camp!) and worked very well for this quilt.

I machine quilted this one with an edge to edge pantograph called "Curly Twirly" from Quilting Pantographs using Glide thread in the color Sand Dune.

The quilt finished at approximately 62" x 76".  I machine bound it using the same fabric that I used for the backing.  I named this quilt "Under Utah Skies".

Next project up will be new table runners for my living room.

Enjoy your journey!

Winter Magic

 An eventful day yesterday.  Our first great grandchild was born - Julie Jean Bevilockway 7lbs 2 oz and 20" long.  What a blessing for our family.

I also completed the Evergreen quilt from Cluck Cluck Sew.  I added a small outer border to the pattern as I like borders on my quilts.  I used an assortment of Christmas fabrics for the top and backed it with Christmas Gnomes Snow Globe Toss fabric from P & B Textiles.  The quilt finished at approximately 73" x 98".

I machine quilted it with an edge to edge pantograph called Christmas Ornaments Tear Drop from Quilting Pantographs using Glide thread in the color Cool Grey 3.

I called this one "Winter Magic".  It just seemed appropriate for the magical day it turned out to be.

When I first saw the pattern it was one of our customer's quilts that we quilted at The Quilt Shop at Christensen's and I knew I had to buy the pattern and make it.  As my Christmas fabric collection is fairly large I knew I would have enough variety to make this quilt a fun one.  I already had someone in mind who will receive this one.  I had made all of her sisters their own quilts and left this one for last for no other reason than that's just the way it worked out.  I hope she enjoys this quilt for years to come.  My quilts are meant to be used and loved and worn out.  Then we can make a new one!!!

May you all find joy in your journey.

Much love,

Amy B

To Market We Go

 Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there was a little redheaded girl who loved "helping" her Nannie & Daa on their farm.  There were several times she was allowed to go to the farmers market in Hagersville ON and again "help" with the produce.  Yes, that little girl was me.  I still remember helping fill the green bean baskets and smelling the wonderful aromas of fresh produce and homemade breads.  I cherish those memories.

When I saw the fat quarter bundle, which also included the farm panel, I knew I had to make something with it.  The fabric is called Happy Day Farm by Dan DiPaolo for Clothworks.  This bundle contains a wonderful fabric line and sewed together beautifully.  My co-worker suggested the Turning Twenty pattern (by Tricia Gibbs) which has a finished 16" block which is what I wanted for this quilt.  Luckily I had the book and used 14 of the 16 included fat quarters to make the required number of blocks.  (Just set the other 2 fat quarters to the side as you will use them in the quilt in the outer border & corner stones).  I added borders to the panel to make the quilt a nice 71" x 83" finished quilt.  I backed the quilt with a piece from Miniature Gatherings by Primitive Gatherings for Moda.  The backing was a piece from my stash and worked so well with the fat quarter bundle.

The quilt came together quickly.  I machine quilted it with an edge to edge pantograph called Inkblot from Urban Elementz using Glide thread in the colors Thyme on top & Black in the bobbin.

I called this quilt "To Market We Go".

If anyone would like to make this quilt I would be happy to share what I did to make it come together.  You can purchase the fat quarter bundle at The Quilt Shop at Christensen's in Richfield UT.

On to the next project!

Approximately 71" x 83"

To Market We Go

Dutch Knots

 I purchased a 10" precut pack of Kaffe Fasset's Collective for Free Spirit and knew this was the quilt pattern that I wanted to use.  The pattern was designed by Elise Lea for Robert Kaufman Fabrics and is called Dutch Braid. By the way, it is a free pattern!

I named the quilt Dutch Knots as the block reminded me of knotted friendship bracelets.  The pattern was very easy to follow and I only needed to add a dark fabric, light fabric background, and a border using one of the fabrics from the Kaffe Fasset's line.

I machine quilted this one with an edge to edge pantograph called Fern from Urban Elementz using Glide thread in the color Mulberry.  The backing is from the Zen line by Sue Zipkin for Clothworks.  I machine bound the project using the same fabric as the backing.

The quilt finished at approximately 61" x 75".

This is my first quilt finish for 2026.  Many more projects waiting in the wings.