Basket Weave Free Quilt Pattern

Published: Wed, 09/20/17

Batik Heart Medallion fabric
Hello all my quilting friends! We have a lot for you this week, so let's get started right away.

First, I wanted to thank everyone who emailed asking about our new batik heart medallion fabric panels. We just got a new batch in and I'm pleased to announce they are back in stock.

We're sorry for the wait, and we've adjusted our future inventory ordering accordingly.

I designed this new fabric for Island Batik. It features 12 unique heart medallion designs. This fabric comes precut in panels in both green and blue colorways. The Heart Medallion Batik panel measures approximately 34 x 44 inches.

Youtube Thinks Cotton Candy is Inappropriate?
Yes, I'm afraid you read that right.

Sunday night I received an automatic notification from youtube that one of my videos had been flagged as being "inappropriate." It was a free motion tutorial on a cute design called Cotton Candy; I literally cannot think of anything that would be more appropriate and family friendly!

I repealed the decision, but youtube let me know they would do nothing about it unless the video received a thousand views in one week.

So please, would you mind watching the video below? It would help me out so much.

  Machine Quilting Cotton Candy on a Home Machine - Quilting Tutorial with Leah Day
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Hoop Quilts with Anne Marie Chany
Hoops
Today I have a terrific interview with Anne Marie Chany from Gen X Quilters. Anne Marie hosts a yearly sampler quilt along, is the author of several quilt books, and has recently created Hoop Quilts - a new way to create and display mini quilts.

I fell in love with this over the summer as Anne Marie began posting pictures to Instagram. I LOVE this idea because it takes care of a big issue I have with mini quilts - what the heck to do with them after they're done?

I've made a lot of mini quilts in sizes from 12 to 30 inches and there's only so many table surfaces in my house that need a quilt on top. And hanging them on the wall is such a pain to hand stitch the hanging sleeve in place, then you have to install the hardware to hang it...

By putting the quilt in a hoop, Anne Marie has fixed all the issues of displaying and hanging mini quilts. No more hanging sleeve, no more side tables covered with dusty quilts. Pop that beauty into a quilt frame and stick it on the wall, and you're done.

  Make Hoop Quilts with Anne Marie Chany - Podcast Episode 29
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Double Basket Weave Free Quilt Pattern
Double Basket Weave
I have a new, free quilt pattern for you this week!

Last week I received a box of fabric provided by JOANN fabrics and challenged myself to create a new quilt top in just a few days. 

Click Here to find this new quilting tutorial and learn how to make this quilt.

Does the quilt look familiar? It should because this is a doubled version of the Basket Weave Quilt I shared last year.

I enjoyed working with the JOANN fabrics. I've received a lot of questions about the quality. Before agreeing to make this video, I drove an hour to my local JOANN Fabrics store and checked out the fabric in person.

It passed the feel-test to me. It feels sturdy, with a nice tight weave and on par with fabrics I use often from Kona, Moda, and Craftsy.

Try Three Easy Quilting Designs
What are the three easiest designs to learn how to free motion quilt?

I'm sure if you asked three different quilting teachers you'll get three different answers.
  Three Easy Machine Quilting Designs - Beginner Quilting Tutorial with Leah Day
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Cheater cloth

Remember if you're interested in this machine to call the company and mention Leah Day said "Hello my quilting friends" to get a very nice discount on your order.

Last week I started quilting on this Building Blocks cheater cloth quilt. It includes all the skill-building quilt blocks we quilted together in 2014 printed with the quilting designs included.

Click here to find this cheater cloth fabric.

For best results, pick the Kona Cotton Ultra Fabric. If you want all 42 blocks for the Building Blocks Quilt, you'll need to purchase 3 yards. If you only want to make a baby quilt 1 yard should be plenty.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Have you been searching for the perfect design for a spooky quilt? I have a great Halloween themed free motion quilting design for you today called Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Looking back through the quilting design gallery we have a few spider themed designs to check out. You could quilt a Spiderweb or Cobwebs in the Corners and use Itsy Bitsy Spider to fill around these bigger designs.

Do spiders creep you out too much to machine quilt?
If so, I realized you could also think of these as little sunshines instead while I was quilting this design for the video.

So that's it for this week. Until next Wednesday, let's go quilt.

Leah Day