8 Bit Tulip Quilt Last summer I got to take my whole family to visit my brother who has been living in Amsterdam. I love Amsterdam...the canals, the food, the museums, and the flowers...especially the tulips. So as I prepared for that trip, I thought about what quilts I wanted to make and take with me on that summer adventure. I knew for sure I'd need to another tulip quilt. I'd made one for a previous trip to Amsterdam: And I love it! Sooooooo.....I decided to ... View the Post
Pumpkin Spice Fabric is HERE!
Our newest fabric collection "Pumpkin Spice" is out and shipping now! So while we are trying to beat the heat outside of July, let's sew up some cozy fall things and dream of all the wonders of fall--pumpkins, leaves, hay rides, apple cider and more. Pumpkin Spice is a blend of all the warmth of fall--the rich browns, the sage greens, velvety oranges and mustards mixed with the perfect amount of cream to tie it all together into such a fun collection. The cozy warmth of autumn is in the ... View the Post
Harry Potter Quilt
Harry Potter Quilt Today I'm excited to share a Harry Potter Quilt! Here's the story: I bought a few fat quarters of some novelty Harry Potter fabric awhile back...with no idea what I was going to do with them....and so they just sat on my shelf, much like the scar on Harry's forehead, until one day when I was working on another quilt. The quilt I was working on at the time was a version of our Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern and while I was ironing up one of the blocks I glanced ... 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
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