Plaid ish quilt

Fall has me reaching for my plaid flannel shirts for a cozy layer. The Plaid-ish Free Quilt Pattern translates the plaid print of my favorite shirts into quilt form. Nothing says fall quite like a good plaid. With every style of plaid from checkered to Tartan, incorporating this timeless pattern into quilts is a must. […]

Modern quilt patterns and tutorials from Michelle Cain of From Bolt to Beauty

After seeing this Plaid-ish tutorial by Kithen Table Quilting I just knew I had to make my own version of the quilt. I had gotten hold of a variety of red/pink scraps, and played around with the values to make the best-looking color combination. It is a scrappy quilt, but you can really see the plaid-ish design. Doesn't this look like a nice quilt to cuddle in during cold fall evenings? When making a quilt like this it is recommended to check the values of your fabrics with black/white…

Seis is a hexagon-shaped digital pantograph design from Longarm League. This blog post gives suggestions for how to use the design. The pictures throughout feature a scrap quilt made by using the Plaid-ish 2 quilt pattern by Kitchen Table Quilting.

There has been so many beautiful version of my Plaid-ish quilt tutorial posted on Instagram (check out the hashtag, it's amazing!) and I have been really wanting to make another one. A while back I m

I am always on the lookout for scrap-busting quilt patterns, and perhaps the best one I’ve found is Erica Jackman’s Plaid-ish design. This pattern, free on her website, is brilliant both in its simplicity and in the amount of fabric it uses. Plaid-ish requires no background fabric—just scraps sorted into light, mid, and dark values—and finishes at 64 inches by 82 inches. The challenge to tackling a Plaid-ish quilt starts with determining a palette. (Erica has a less-structured approach to…

A guildmate once shared a scrap quilt of hers in which there were no repeats—each fabric was used just once. Can you imagine the scrap bin necessary to create such a masterpiece?! Although a challenge

It's a cloudy, overcast day today, perfect for taking quilt photos outside! Luckily for me, I had one that was waiting for a day jus...

Once everything was done and dusted, I am just over the moon with this project. I would definitely make this pattern again and I just know that this quilt is going to be used and treasured and hopefully in lots of sunny day photos of family days out. When I look at holiday snapshots from my childhoo

I'm trying to get all caught up on my blogging before the end of the year (2 days from now) but I don't think it's going to happen! I know I have another quilt or two that I still need to photograph! But here's to trying! This is my last quilt finish of 2022 - my Christmas Plaidish quilt! I actually started it last Christmas. I was given a fat quarter bundle from Simply Love Fabrics of this darling fabric line, Warm Wishes by Simple Simon and Co. for Riley Blake Designs. Simply Love Fabrics…