Quartered Bullseye Quilt Pattern Today we are excited to release our Quartered Bullseye Quilt as a free printable! We have been sewing up this quilt for years but have only recently put it all together into a printable PDF. And even though I've sewn up a variety of different versions of this quilt the one we are showing today is the original...the one that started it all. And it will probably be one of my favorite quilts of all time...forever...because of the memories I have of ... View the Post
January Book Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
January Book Challenge: Stories to Stitch By Welcome to the first month of Simple Simon and Company's 2022 Book Challenge. Today we are providing you with some stories to stitch by along with some pages and patterns that make the perfect pairing. In other words....some reading and stitching inspiration! The challenge for January is to start the Year by finishing a UFO….or….err…a UFB. We all having bins, closets, or rooms full of our sewing and quilting UFO’s (UnFinished ... View the Post
2021 Book List: What I Read…
2021 Book List I love to read. I love to read almost as I love to make quilts. Actually one of my favorite things to do is to make quilts while I listen to a book. Below is a list of the books that I read in 2021 as well as which reads were my favorites and least favorites. If you are looking for a new book to read peruse the list....and then watch for a post later this week about Simple Simon's 2022 Monthly Reading Challenge...it's something I've been wanting to do for ever and ... View the Post
History of the Rotary Cutter
Today’s “I’ve Got a Notion” is one of my most used quilting tools---the rotary cutter! But how did this useful piece of equipment make its way into the quilting world? Well, the first rotary cutter was introduced by the Olfa company in 1979 and was used primarily for garment making. However, the minute quilters found out about this revolutionary tool, they more than adopted this useful tool as their very own. Prior to the invention of the rotary cutter, quilters often ... View the Post
Warm Wishes Christmas Panel
Warm Wishes Christmas Panel Today we are excited to share with you the Christmas Panel from our Warm Wishes line created for Riley Blake Designs. The panel, wishing you a merry Christmas, is the largest panel we have ever designed! It is 54" wide and 64" long!!! Which means it can be quilted up to create a beautiful throw with or without a border! In the photo above a I added a simple 5" to the panel using one of my favorite prints from Warm Wishes and a some left over scraps ... View the Post
Christmas in July 2021
Christmas in July 2021 To celebrate the release of our first ever Christmas themed fabric line, "Warm Wishes", (designed for Riley Blake Designs) we are taking the entire month of July to celebrate!!!! Warm Wishes hit stores last month and we have already been excited by the photos of projects we have seen popping up on social media. Like this adorable mini banner by AMEROONIE DESIGNS: And this darling hexie pillow made by KREATIVE KYMONA: And this amazing quilt ... View the Post
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