Rag Heart Quilt Tutorial Recently I was invited to a wedding and as soon as I received the invitation I knew a quilt was in order. However....I was short on time. Like, really, extremely, incredibly short on time....because my life had gone haywire. But I wanted to make a quilt full of love. In the end I only had three evenings to put something together...and decided that a ragged quilt was my best option. So this is what I did: Evening #1: I cut the fabric and batting ... View the Post
A Floral Saturday Afternoon Quilt from the Past
A Floral Saturday Afternoon Quilt from the Past As my grandma prepared and moved from her home to a care center she meticulously gave away and donated the majority of her possessions. In fact, you couldn't visit her without leaving with a load of books, pictures, kitchen items, etc. But there were a few things that stayed in the house longer than others and this quilt was one of them. I made this quilt years ago from some beautiful Penny Rose fabric...when I saw it I loved ... View the Post
How to Make a Temperature Quilt
How to Make a Temperature Quilt Today I'm excited to finally share how to make a temperature quilt! I really enjoy making temperature quilts and both of these quilts were made 2 years ago....I even shared them at one of our Mod Bee Quilting Conferences....but I haven't shared them here at Simple Simon until today. Let's start at the beginning: What is a Temperature Quilt? A Temperature Quilt is a quilt that chronicles the everyday temperature of a certain location for an ... View the Post
Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern
Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern Today we are excited to release our first pattern of 2023 and it is our Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern! The pattern is based on a traditional King's Court Quilt Block but was given it's name from where this quilt was photographed...just outside an old mine...the Silver King Mine. I'd been working on this pattern for quite some time...sewn up the blocks over and over...and then, last fall I brought one of the quilts with me on an anniversary weekend ... View the Post
Hanukkah Quilt
Hanukkah Quilt I'm excited to share my Hanukkah quilt today....during Hanukkah! I made this quilt last fall using Riley Blake Designs "Festival of Lights" fabric to match a table runner that I made using a panel from that line. (You can see the table runner HERE.) But....I didn't get the quilt quilted or bound until this year. I'm glad that I finally finished it up...I love how it turned out. It is a small throw sized quilt that has been living on my couch next to the ... View the Post
Zelda Quilt
Zelda Quilt Since it is the handmade gift giving and gift making season....today I am sharing a quilt from Christmas giving past: It is a Zelda Quilt I made for my brother a few years ago. When we were kids Santa brought us the original Nintendo system for Christmas and a couple of games...one of which was the Legend of Zelda...and we played that game for hours and hours and hours. The game seemed to follow us around as we grew up...and has always been one of my brothers ... View the Post
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