Pam's Patchwork Stars

 Look what's shipping to quilt shops right now.  Pam's Patchwork Stars convenience fabric!

Pictures do not do justice to how crisp and beautiful this fabric really is.  Marcus Fabrics did an amazing job producing this print in the highest quality possible.  Sure, you can use it as the backing of a wonderful quilt which is the most common use for convenience prints, but this print can do so much more!

My friend, Debbie, made this needlebook bag for me and I love it!!  It's perfect for holding my scissors, threads, pattern and it has a needle keep in it, too!  It opens on the arm of my favorite stitching chair, keeping all my tools right where I need them.  The pattern is Just In Case, By Annie.

Debbie also made me this sweet bag, called Clam Up, also By Annie.

The Clam Up bag can be made in a wide variety of sizes so you can choose which will work best for you.  Also, patterns By Annie come with video tutorials to help you in making the bags.....how great is that?  Don't they look wonderful in my Patchwork Stars print??

I made a bunch of these project bags.....something I admit I am obsessed with making in a host of different fabric combinations.  They are just perfect for keeping all the parts of your project together, and the vinyl lets you see what project is inside.  I probably have a dozen bags, all different fabric combos, and each has a project I have prepped, or is in progress.  The are very easy to do....really!

The top header fabric with the zipper shows different prints from the collection.

You can find the instructions to make a project bag for yourself on YouTube.  The video is very good as she shows you each step in the project.  Search this title on YouTube:

Flosstube #23.5 How to make Vinyl Project Bag - small and large

I'm excited to say that my convenience fabrics have been a huge hit with quilters...thank you!  (I did a multicolored Log Cabin last year, and now the Patchwork Stars print.) So much so, that we have planned on continuing with more of them!  Very excited about that.

Coming very soon is my next collection called Betsy's Needlework.  I'll tell you all about it in my next post.

Until then, keep your needle busy and your heart content.  Be well.......

What's New

 

Hi!

 

I thought I'd catch you up on a few new things happening here at Heartspun Quilts.

 

Plumberry 3 has been delivered to quilts shops and I think it's my favorite plum line so far.

 

Look at the range of colors!  Love it so much.  There has to be a shade of purple, plum or lavender in this collection that calls to you.  And, there are pretty neutrals for your piecing pleasure as well.

 

Sugar Grove is the quilt I designed just for Plumberry 3.  Half Square Triangles made into Pinwheels give the quilt lots of motion, and Quarter Square Triangles put them in a fun setting.  Quilt size is 68 x 82.  

 

The Sugar Grove pattern is available here.

 

Every now and then, I design a flannel line.  Just in case you don't know, Marcus Fabrics makes the softest, coziest flannels I've ever felt!  Luscious!

 

Mercantile Stars is the quilt I designed for the Mercantile Flannel collection.  With flannel, it's much easier to make a quilt with large pieces, so I went for the easiest of all.....a quilt made of squares!  Is there an easier quilt to piece than one made of all squares?  Well.....just about all are squares.  I had to add a little pizazz with some stars in the middle.  Those are easy stars, too! 

 

The quilt is colorful and wonderful to snuggle under with plenty of room for two.  Quilt size is 75 x 75.  

And....this is a pretty quick quilt to make!

 

The Mercantile Flannel fabrics are in quilt shops right now.

 

The Mercantile Stars pattern is available here.

 

Coming very soon to a quilt shop near you is my new Patchwork Stars convenience fabric.

  

I loaded this fabric with tons of different prints so it really is quite scrappy.  Marcus produced a super high quality fabric keeping the colors vivid and crisp.  Honestly, it will be very difficult for anyone to know you didn't piece these stars yourself!  

 

In my next post, I'll show you some of the goodies I made using this fabric.  It's gonna be a hot seller, so buy it when you see it!

 

I also created six companion prints to go along with the Patchwork Stars print.

 

Oh, you're gonna LOVE this fabric!

 

If you need help finding a shop that carries these collections, drop me an email     Pam@HeartspunQuilts.com

 

That's all for now.  Keep your needle busy and your heart content.  Be well, my friends!