Apples, pears, oranges and cherries make up this fun and easy quilt.  Appliqué the fruit bowl by hand or by fusing and then add a yo yo border that gives this quilt a whimsical look.  Let's have a picnic and I'll bring the fruit salad.

Size: 55" x 55"

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Cutting Garden Quilts      

  Published by That Patchwork Place / Martingale and Company

Use a simple paint-by-numbers process to create these breathtaking floral quilts! Five how-to patterns feature a rose, pansies, clematis, coneflower, and apples. 95 pages of flower garden fun.  Signed copies available.

Price: $27.95  plus shipping & handling

Fleur-de-Lis      $12   

This French inspired quilt has an elegant feel.  It can be fused or appliquéd.

Size:  72" x 72"

Sunflower      $15   

Sunflowers always make me happy.  Using my fusible technique, you can create this beautiful flower.  A color chart for this pattern is included.

Size:  18" x 18"

Geranium      $15   

This is a cranes bill geranium, which come in many colors.  Using my fusible flower technique, you can create this beautiful flower.  A color chart is included with this pattern for ease in shopping for fabric.

Size: 18 x 18"

Candy Cane Lane      $20   

Christmas doesn't have to be just red and green....how about turquoise and yellow?  The yo-yo border around the outside of this quilt gives the look of Christmas candy.  One year for Christmas, my sister and I received the game, Candy Cane Lane.  We loved that game.  At least I loved that game (I always won).  This pattern can be appliquéd or fused with lots of opportunities for embellishment.

Size:  54" x 62"

Bunny Hop      $12   

I designed this quilt for the birth of our son, Matthew, but found it also looks wonderful on display during the spring and Easter holiday.

It has a prairie point edging that really makes this quilt unique.

Size:  46" x 62"

Aunt Mindy's Flower Baskets      $12   

This is a red work quilt filled with flowers.  It has room in the border for some great border print fabric.

Size: 51" x 51"

Tea for Tulips      $12   

An old fashioned tea pot filled with tulips and strawberries.  This quilt can be fused or appliquéd.

Size: 42" x 39"

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Vintage Linen Jacket      $15   

Oversized artist smock that is made up of vintage tablecloths, napkins, pillow cases and tea towels.  Antique buttons and trim complete the look. 

Sizes:  S,M,L and XL

Love Letters      $12   

Everyone needs a love letter at least once in their life.  This quilt has raw edge hearts and is easy to make.  When the quilt is finished you make a fabric envelope to hold your personal love letter.  Great for Valentines Day, a wedding or to show someone that you are thinking of them.

Size: 55" x 74"

Black Cherry Felted Wool Jacket      $22   

Loose fitting, drop shoulder, raw edge jacket with a large collar which is a great place to appliqué cherries, leaves and flowers using a button hole stitch with black embroidery floss.

This jacket is truly a one-of-a-kind look.

Sizes:  S,M & L

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