Valentine Quilt Tutorial--sort of....

I get inquiries about a pattern for this Valentine quilt I made a few years ago...I had a ton of random Valentine prints and I figured that a Valentine quilt would be wonderful for my classroom.  It's finished size is about 48" x 48".

The design in EQ....

I've never made a pattern, but it was quite simple, though, just log cabin blocks.  Some (8) were all light colored, some (14) were all dark, and some (14) were half/half.  This was the design in EQ....On the half and half blocks, I used a medium pink center.  Maybe this will help if you'd like to make one yourself.  I used 1.5" strips so they finished at 1" wide logs....

I did three rounds around the center...so 12 logs in each block.  I cut the center squares at 2.5" each (finished 2")....

Maybe this will help you out....Good luck!

Finished EPP top...and in-progress one!

So I finally finished piecing the rainbow stars and text print quilt top.  Actually, it was done at Christmas but I didn't have a chance to photo it....it measures 48" x 54".  It will be a wall hanging in my classroom as soon as I quilt it...

And an up-close shot...The text prints were purchased mostly from my LQS Quiltique and some from online shops--Etsy, most likely.  The diamonds and hexagons are all 2"--purchased from PaperPieces.com

And the next one, an in-progress quilt top...all 2" diamonds and Kaffe fabrics....

I really need to figure out a good way to take pics in the backyard.  Or maybe I need to go to the park down the street??  The reality of this shoot was a clothesline strung between a ladder and a palm tree.  LOL....I've never even seen a live clothesline before!!  It sags....??  Darn it, still working on the photography....

Happy Quilting!

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Some of you might know that I've been writing patterns for a couple of years now. The math teacher and computer teacher in me can't help it!! A LQS, Quiltique, will be attending an event in Fort Myers called “Kaye’s Quilting College”, hosted by Kaye England-- for shop owners only. They will have an opportunity at the end of the week to promote a new product or designer. Quiltique is going to promote me and my patterns! Yeah....

So this meant that I had to do some updating...new business cards, etc....

An assembly station to put together little gifts/free promotional patterns for the event...two each.

An up close shot....

We'll see how this turns out!  Happy Quilting!