Online Quilting Bee As I’ve mentioned before, I am a member of an online charity quilting bee, called do. Good Stitches. We are organized into groups of 10 called “circles”. My circle is the Peace Circle, and generally our charity is Project Linus. Once in a while, one of our members gives our bee quiltContinue reading “Latest Project Linus Quilts”
Author Archives: Blue Beagle Quilts
Double Compliment
An “On-Point” Sampler Quilt Why “Double Compliment”? I wanted to try something different – I so often do scrappy quilts, that I felt the urge to try a new approach. So I took my color wheel with me to the quilt shop and just started playing! Colors that are across from each other on theContinue reading “Double Compliment”
The Birthday Box
A Celebration of Female Friendship! You probably have some sweet friends you can lean on – maybe the one who drives you to your MRI appointment because you have to take so much Valium you’re not allowed to drive yourself? Or how about the one who sends you a beautiful handkerchief when your beloved dogContinue reading “The Birthday Box”
Jam and Butter
A churn dash pattern now available! A update for an old favorite The churn dash block has been one of my favorites for many years. I wanted to design a quilt using this block, but tweak it a little, and give it a bit of an update. Jam and Butter is what I came upContinue reading “Jam and Butter”
Stellar: A New Star Quilt Pattern
A Star Quilt and Half Square Triangles: these are a few of my favorite things! This is Stellar. I love star quilts, and half square triangles both – so this pattern combines them in one quilt! I made mine scrappy. For the color part of the star I used some leftover charm squares, used yardageContinue reading “Stellar: A New Star Quilt Pattern”
Project Linus Quilts
Online Charity Quilting Bee I belong to an online quilting bee with members from all over the US. We are part of a large group called Do Good Stitches, but divided into smaller groups of 10 called circles. I am part of the Peace Circle and our charity is Project Linus. Which as the nameContinue reading “Project Linus Quilts”
A Montana Wedding
Congratulations to my son and new daughter-in-law! They had a charming wedding in Montana this past August. It rained right before the ceremony, but happily that cooled things down considerably and for their first dance they had this beautiful double rainbow above them! It was spectacular. Quilter that I am, I wanted to make themContinue reading “A Montana Wedding”
Friendship Star Christmas Wreath
My first attempt at a Christmas wallhanging! The friendship star is one of my favorite blocks, so I decided to start with that. And a scrap quilt is always a favorite! This little wallhanging measures 30″ x 30″ so it’s not too big to easily find a place to hang it this holiday season. IContinue reading “Friendship Star Christmas Wreath”
Every Which Way
Is it conceited to say I love these quilts? I don’t mean they’re the best quilts ever, but I so love flying geese and I so love bold colors set off with white, that these little baby quilts check all my boxes haha. The quilt would look great with so many colors and the layoutContinue reading “Every Which Way”
Right Angle Rainbow
I’m really excited about this quilt – it has all my favorite things! Scraps and color! And lots of them! I was inspired to make this when my son graduated from law school – got to me thinking about courthouses, so naturally the courthouse block came to mind. This version of Courthouse Steps uses theContinue reading “Right Angle Rainbow”