Hi there!  I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday if you live in the USA!

We did things a little differently this year and went out to eat in Deer Valley, UT. 

It was a winter wonderland there, as you can see.  We had a great time, relaxing and spending time with friends.

Over the last couple of days I have been writing instructions for a new project I am going to start soon.

I've talked a little bit about it on Instagram...

I've been wanting to make another 2-color quilt.  I made a green and white Irish Chain quilt a few years ago, ended up selling it, and have been wanting to make another one ever since.  This time, I decided to go with this Uneven 9-Patch pattern though.  I thought it had a similar vibe but it's a little more jazzy!  I have never made an Uneven 9-Patch quilt if you can believe that!

For the dark fabric, I'm using this green leaf fabric (from my Feels Like Home collection with Riley Blake Designs).  It's called Sketchy Leaves and is in stores now.  For the light fabric, I am using this cream quilty stars print that I designed for Riley Blake's Hush Hush 4 low-volume collection.  It's called Seeing Stars and just shipped to stores!

[Santa Mini Mug Pincushion was gifted to me by my friend Shannon White.]

I plan to make a king-size quilt for my bed.  I have written the instructions to include 5 different size options though so there's something for everyone!  I think it would be cute in any colorway.  2-color quilts are just classic!  I'm loving this red and white "test" block I made!

I am not doing an official quilt-along for this pattern.  I have no sign-ups, or schedule, and won't be sending any emails.  But I would love for you to make one too, if your little heart desires!  I'm starting Monday, December 2nd as a little treat to myself for getting through November haha!  Feel free to join me.   I'll be sharing my progress on Instagram.  

I'm not sure how long it will take me but I think it will be a little bit festive to work on this during December.  It's green and white so I think it will be really cute at Christmastime, but it will work in my home throughout the year too!

Click HERE for the free pattern.

Happy holidays,

Amber

Trunk Show, Pineapple Block Paper Piecing Class and a Retreat

 Hey there!  I'm so excited to announce that I am partnering with my local go-to quilt shop, The Quilter's Lodge, to bring you some fun events in 2025!  I love The Quilter's Lodge!  It's big, it's beautiful, and it's full of gorgeous fabric, useful notions, and TONS of inspiration!  They even have an awesome retreat center that I've stayed in before.  It was so fun and nice having the fabric store at our fingertips during our stay!  

Keep reading to find out what we have up our sleeves!

First, I want to officially invite you to a trunk show!

DATE: Friday, January 24th, 2025

TIME: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 

WHERE: The Quilter's Lodge

Draper, Utah

COST: $25

Sign up HERE

I'll be talking about how I got started in the quilting industry; designing patterns, designing fabric, writing books, and of course, sharing LOTS of quilts!  I hope you'll grab some friends and join me for a fun night of all things quilting!  If you're coming, let me know in the comment section below if there's a specific quilt that you want me to bring or if you have any questions that you want me to discuss that night!

Then, the following day, Saturday, January 25th, I'll be teaching a Pineapple Paper Piecing class!

It will be an all-day event so you will have my technique down by the time you leave that evening!  Again, grab your friends and reserve a spot.  This is such a fun technique that is perfect for scraps!

Foundation Paper Piecing Class

DATE: Saturday, January 25th, 2025

TIME: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

(lunch will be from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)

WHERE: The Quilter's Lodge

Draper, Utah

COST: $95 

(includes a pack of my Pineapple

Paper Piecing Patterns, lunch, drinks, and snacks)

Sign up HERE

I've made a few Pineapple quilts over the years and even hosted a Pineapple quilt quilt-along on Instagram.  Every single one I see is just stunning and it amazes me how different they all look!

And looking ahead, we have another trunk show + retreat planned for September, 25th - 27th, 2025.

My next fabric line with Riley Blake Designs called, Honey Locust will be hitting stores in May of 2025 so we'll be focusing on fabric and patterns from that line.  I am so excited and can't wait to share it all with you there!  Anyone is welcome to the trunk show and retreat so talk to your friends and set those dates aside.

Trunk Show

DATE: Thursday, September 25th, 2025

TIME: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 

WHERE: The Quilter's Lodge

Draper, Utah

COST: $25

Sign-ups will be available soon.

For the retreat, we'll be spending 2 full days making blocks for my upcoming pattern, 

The Locust House Row Quilt!  This pattern was inspired by my grandma (Gigi) and I can't wait to tell you all about it.  And guess what!  I am going to design an exclusive row pattern specifically for the Quilter's Lodge retreat attendees! 

Honey Locust Retreat

DATE: Friday, September 26th - Saturday, September 27th, 2025

CLASSTIME: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

(lunch will be from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)

WHERE: The Quilter's Lodge

Draper, Utah

COST: $200

(includes a 2-day class, lunch on both days, 

the Friday night trunk show, and a Quilter's Lodge swag bag!)

Sign-ups will be available soon.

I just love The Quilter's Lodge and am so thrilled to be partnering with them to offer you these fun events.  Meeting you and connecting over our love of quilting is one of my favorite things to do!  Please let me know if you have any questions or you can contact The Quilter's Lodge for more details.

The Quilter's Lodge

12214 900 E, Draper, UT 84020

(801) 576-0390

info@quilterslodge.com 

Family Ties Quilt

 Hello!  Today I want to share a quilt that I actually finished a couple of months ago.  I got some pictures of it in September but I'm finally blogging about it!  It's a free pattern that I designed for the Riley Blake Designs website called Family Ties.

You may recognize it because I shared the original version (using my Feels Like Home fabrics) HERE.

I loved making the original version so much that I decided to make another, bigger one from my stash!  

I am not much of a purple person but when I spontaneously put some purples together with some warm browns and navy blues, I loved the combination!  I pulled a lot of low-volumes from my stash as well, that had those same colors in them.  There's a bit of a modern/vintage vibe going on here which is one of my favorite styles!  I used a lot of florals, plaids, geometrics, and even some shirtings.  I love mixing different kinds of prints to give quilts an extra scrappy look!

My original Family Ties quilt (which you can see HERE) has a 6 x 6 block layout.

For this quilt, I made 80 blocks put together in an 8 x 10 layout.  

This is such a simple, classic pattern that is pretty quick to put together.

I think it would be a great pattern for gifting! 

I just so happened to have a bolt of this cream and navy blue plaid fabric in my stash.  I thought it went nicely so I used it for the back and even had the binding fabric in my stash (leftover from another project) so this was kind of a freebie quilt (#girlmath ha!)

My long-arm quilting bestie, Jen Ostler quilted it for me with the Relation pantograph by Melissa Kelley of Sew Shabby Quilting.  I like how it has a vintage/modern vibe and mimics the design of my blocks.

This quilt finished at 72" x 90".  To make this size quilt, you will need:

- 40 light print 10" squares

- 80 light print 2" squares (2 coordinating squares for each 10" square)

- 40 dark print 10" squares

- 80 dark print 2" squares (2 coordinating squares for each 10" square)

- 3/4 yard of binding (cut 9 strips, 2-1/2" x 40" each)

- 5-1/2 yards of backing fabric

- 80" x 98" piece of batting

Click HERE for the original free Family Ties pattern.

The skill level for this quilt is beginner.

This quilt would be cute for any person and in any colorway!  Do you think you would make it?

What colors would you do?

I hope you enjoy this free pattern!  Let me know if you decide to make it and thanks for stopping by!