It's Been Too Long!

 Hello Dear Quilting Friend,

It has been a few months since I have written a post....too long, for sure!  A lot has been going on these many months, and I just needed a break.

I had back surgery, which was successful, but took a very long time to recover from.  I did my physical therapy, and followed my restrictions, but all the while I was aching to return to normal life.  Just about the time I was done with PT, one of my dear friends who works for me suffered a health crisis.  It lasted a few months, and this meant I would pick up her responsibilities, which I did until she returned.  Upon her return we both realized that she would no longer be able to continue doing everything she had done in the past.  We had to reassess what we could do going forward. 

Change is the one sure thing in this life, and I have made some needed changes.  Both my friend and I are no longer 'spring chickens' as they say, and find it necessary to discontinue offering kits, bundles and yardage of my new collections.  I do still have lots and lots of prints in stock, and will continue to make the popular color-bank fat quarter bundles...even with brand new fabrics.

I will continue to design fabrics for Marcus Fabrics, and design quilts, and write the patterns for my new quilts for the foreseeable future.  

There are many, many quilt shops who offer my kits, bundles and yardage of new collections.  If you need help finding a shop to buy what you need, just email me Pam@HeartspunQuilts.com, and I will see if I can help.  

PLEASE, do not send me messages through Facebook and Instagram asking questions as I don't often remember to check for messages there.  Emailing me is the best way to contact me as I look at email frequently throughout the day.

So, let's catch up on what has been happening since my last post!  

Nineteenth Century Sparklers arrived in quilt shops in June.  Yes, these prints are quite bright and not my usual palette at all.  While visiting the archived quilts at Old Sturbridge Village, I was treated to a bunch of quilts made in the very early 1800s and was struck by how bright the prints were.  They were quite popular at the time, offering a change from the muted madder colors.  I was intrigued, to say the least.  While my usual palette will always be my first love, I wanted to bring these bright prints into a special collection for all those quiltmakers who enjoy them.  And, quite frankly, you know the benefits of adding a brighter print, like cheddar, into scrappy quilts for the added sparkle!  Take a look at these unique prints and add them to your stash.  They are sure to add sparkle to any quilt!  

Plumberry 3 is about to hit your local quilt shop any day now.  I happen to love purple fabrics and find that there are never enough of them on the quilt shop shelves.  So, my Plumberry series has been my answer to that problem.  There are 5 light prints and 15 shades of purple!  All are genuine historic reproduction fabrics and all are yummy!  

Sugar Grove by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts

Sugar Grove is the quilt I designed for Plumberry 3.  I am binding it right now, and the pattern will be available in about a week.  The block size is 7 inches and the quilt measures 68 x 82.

Don't you LOVE this tote bag?  Made from my Pam's Cabin convenience fabric, you'd have a hard time telling that you didn't piece the Log Cabin blocks yourself!  Made with crisp, clean colors, this Log Cabin print made a wonderful tote bag.  

And...my Log Cabin Tote bag is now a kit!!  There is a limited quantity of kits available.  The kit includes all of the fabrics needed to make this tote, and INCLUDES  the pattern, all for the low price of $30 plus shipping.  

Click here to order your Log Cabin Tote bag kit before they're gone!

While I was 'resting' from blogging, I sure didn't rest designing new fabrics!  Coming very soon is my second flannel collection, Mercantile Flannel.  The quilt top is done and soon to be quilted, so I'll have pictures of this super soft and cozy quilt coming soon.  Oh, and news about the many new collections as they are available. 

Keep your needle busy and your heart content.  Be well.....