Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Little Lovely Lindsay - FREE Pattern

Hello Quilters,

Be sure to read right to the end of this post. You can win some freebies and get the FREE pattern. You don't want to miss out!



I recently had the pleasure of working with Susan Emory of Swirly Girls.  I remember attending her first Schoolhouse presentation at International Quilt Market where she showed her first fabric collection for Michael Miller. At that time I was designing a lot of patterns with Michael Miller fabrics. It was an exciting time for her and for me as a pattern designer. We were sharing our creativity with an international audience. We both have come a long way over the years and we are still sharing our creativity through quilting.

Susan is running her Little Lovely Free Pattern Series all year long with designs from her studio as well as from guest designers. This month I am the designer of Little Lovely Lindsay, named for my daughter. 

I used ColorWorks solid fabrics from Northcott for my block. I love the high contrast and my quilting designs are easy to see with these solid colours.

I used longarm rulers on my domestic Bernina 440 for the first time when quilting the curves for this project. I had to firmly hold my curve ruler in place and not push my free motion quilting foot toward it too strongly. It is a bit different from using rulers on the longarm but it can be done if you are careful. I'm hoping Bernina is working on a 'thicker' free motion foot to make this process a bit easier...I've heard a rumour that they are (but don't quote me!)

I used my walking foot for all the straight quilting lines. And I LOVE that serpentine stitch (#4 on my 440). I use a longer stitch length than the default (I use 2.3) and the design is perfect for sashing or narrow borders.

Both Susan Emory and I are giving away prizes on our blogs as well as the FREE pattern. Be sure to leave a comment here on MY blog for a chance to win my prize. 

On Sunday, 9 pm Pacific time, one person drawn at random, will win this set of 5 fat quarters.....


Be sure to head on over to Susan's Blog to see her version of my design, download the pattern and leave a comment there for a chance to win her giveaway as well.

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15 comments:

Shannon Mintenko said...

I really like the fresh colour palate you have used here Daphne, it is beautiful. Working with solids can be fun too/. I always like to see new quilting ideas as that is where i am most tentative.

Karen said...

Great colours. The block looks fun and will be great to try.

Karen

victoria girl said...

Beautiful colors, love the corner baskets! I had no idea Northcott did solids...

Karen said...

I really like your lovely Lindsey quilt. It would be sweet for a baby quilt.

Stitchin At Home said...

Thanks for the pattern. The solids really do a good job of showing the pattern.

Anonymous said...


I love the colours you used it's so fresh looking, looks like a fun pattern.




Bev

pandbivatts@cabletv.on.ca

Sandra said...

Great choice you have made using ColorWorks. Love those colors. Very striking quilt pattern. Can't wait to print off the pattern so I can make my own. Thank you.

Sandra Timmons
sandit1@sbcglobal.net

Lori Smanski said...

wow your quilt is lovely.
quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

ewecan said...

A blue and green combination is one of my favourites and your block uses just the right amount of both. I am looking forward to making this block using similar colours.

Marilyn said...

Love your design and the fabrics/colors used!

cvdnurse said...

Love the colors on this little block, and the smaller size isn't too intimidating when trying to improve my machine quilting
Susan in PA
susie.galasso@gmail.com

merriginals said...

Love your block!!!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the hints on how you did this. I am a beginning quilter and sincerely appreciate you.

swanmt said...

Your use of rulers in the quilting fascinates me. What a striking block.

Anonymous said...

These fabrics' colors make this a yummy project. Thanks for sharing with us. Kathy in Colo repzjratplainsdotnet