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Patchwork Dreamer

Patchwork Dreamer ~ Fresh Lemons Quilts

Hello everyone! Wow, it’s been a bit of time since I posted here. I promise I haven’t been slacking TOO much…. I’ve been having a great summer with my kids, spending time outdoors and on vacation. We went to northern Michigan for a week and the Florida panhandle for two weeks. Great memories! I’ve also been putting in a lot of design/pattern writing hours on projects related to our Summer Sampler 2017 quilt along (final quilt top assembly coming very soon!) and some other fun upcoming projects.

Patchwork Dreamer ~ Fresh Lemons Quilts

I realized I never shared my second teacher quilt I made last spring. This quilt was gifted to my daughter’s 4th grade teacher. My daughter helped pick the fabric (Dreamer by Carrie Bloomston, with a few fabrics from Carrie’s other lines worked in) and picked the design. She opted for a simple patchwork design and I have to say, I love it! It is so bright and fun and lets the fabric shine. I love the painted look of the fabric, as well as Carrie’s incorporation of newsprint and text.

Patchwork Dreamer ~ Fresh Lemons Quilts

The binding is a scrappy mix of prints. I quilted this in a free motion meandering design using my BERNINA’s BSR (BERNINA stitch regulator).

Hopefully you all have been enjoying the summer too. School starts here in 13 days! It goes fast and I will miss the laziness of summer, but I’m looking forward to getting into a routine once again.

Summer Sampler 2017 ~ Progress

Summer Sampler 2017 ~ Weeks 1 - 7

We are officially 7 weeks into the Summer Sampler 2017 Quilt Along, and I am LOVING how these blocks are turning out! Since I’ve last checked in, we’ve made Alchemy by AnneMarie Chany (the green 6″ block), Marine Star by Katie Clark Blakesley (the green and yellow 6″ star), and Turning Star by Lynne Goldsworthy (the orange 12″ star). I continue to be amazing by how great these look in Vanessa’s ombre fabric. Keep an eye on her shop as she adds more bundles of the non-background fabric. It’s not too late to join in the fun!

Star Bean Bag Toss Tutorial at We All Sew

Star Bean Bag Toss Tutorial : Fresh Lemons Quilts

We are about a month into summer break at our house, and my kids are always looking for something fun to do. I decided to make an easy bean bag toss game for them. It’s perfect for outside play and fun for pretty much all ages. I even did something a little weird and used a plastic picnic table cloth for the backing. Now we can bring it to the lake and set it up on the wet sand!

I wrote a tutorial over on BERNINA’s We All Sew blog, if you’d like to make your own! I hope you enjoy it!

Latitude Lattice ~ A Finished Quilt

Latitude Lattice at Fresh Lemons Quilts

I’m a bit overdue sharing this quilt, but I didn’t forget! Latitude Lattice is one of two gift quilts I made for the end of the school year. I used a jelly roll of Kate Spain’s Latitude fabric, and Kati from The Blue Chair’s Lattice quilt tutorial. (Kati provides a free template download right before Step 1 in her tutorial.)

Latitude Lattice at Fresh Lemons Quilts

This quilt was gifted to my son’s amazing 2nd grade teacher. I just love our teachers. I personally can’t imagine a harder job! We have always been blessed with caring and compassionate teachers, and this year was no exception. They are like second moms and dads to our kids.

Latitude Lattice at Fresh Lemons Quilts

It’s always hard for me to decide on fabric for a teacher quilt. I try to ask the kids “what is their favorite color?” or “is there a style they might like?” This year all I got was “she likes cats.” lol Well, I didn’t want to make a quilt entirely of cat fabric (sorry!), but I also remembered someone mentioning that she liked to garden. I thought Kate’s fabric was a perfect match.

Latitude Lattice at Fresh Lemons Quilts

The quilt measures 54″ x 72″. I think that makes a fantastic lap size. The backing is another print from the Latitude line, Navigate Ocean. I quilted it in a meandering free motion design using my BERNINA’s Stitch Regulator foot (BSR). I think the lattice design paired with Kate’s beautiful colors make this a perfect Summer quilt!