New from Art East Quilting Co.

The name alone is enough to want me to buy the pattern! Puff In Boots is a raw-edge appliqué beginner friendly project. This charming 18″ x 18″ puffin donning rain boots and a hat, can be transformed into a wall hanging, a pillow, or a quilt block. Trace the pattern pieces onto double-stick fusible interfacing, such as Steam-A-Seam 2, and apply them to your fabric. Cut the pieces, place them on a background and fuse them together using an iron. Finally, finish off your project by topstitching the pieces together, and voila! Your creation is complete! The pattern comes with an instructional brochure, four 8.5″ x 11″ pages of pattern pieces printed at 100% scale, an 18″ x 18″ placement guide printed at 100% scale and an 11″ x 17″ color guide printed in full color.


Gone Fishing features Tula Pink’s Tabby Road Déjà Vu Collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics The pattern is perfect for confident piecers who have a knack for precise cutting, diagonal piecing, and matching points. This pattern booklet includes detailed instructions to create a whimsical 90″ x 90″ quilt featuring a cat in a fishbowl design. The pattern is traditionally pieced and comes with fully illustrated diagrams and fabric layout cutting guides to help you make the most of your fabric. The centerpiece of the quilt, the cat in a fish bowl block, measures 40.5″ x 40.5″ and can also be made separately to create a smaller quilt. The quilt design offers ample opportunities for fussy-cutting, making it a fun project for those using Tula’s Tabby Road or other fabrics.

Mini Block Sampler Quilt Pattern Book is a scrap-friendly project perfect for a confident piecer. This collection of 48 quilt blocks, each measuring 6″ x 6″, can be combined in various ways to create a stunning sampler quilt. Designed using traditional piecing techniques, each block has a different difficulty level, ranging from beginner-friendly to challenging. And with three different layout options to choose from, you can customize your quilt to your heart’s content. Whether you want to make the blocks in any order or follow a 48-week schedule, making one block a week, the Mini Block Sampler is a great project to do with friends. If you start at the beginning of the year, the flow of the blocks will correspond to the themes of the calendar year. If you’re new to precision piecing – the pattern includes a detailed overview of the required techniques, such as achieving a perfect 1/4″ seam allowance, diagonal piecing using the Stitch & Flip technique, matching points, and making half-square and half-rectangle triangles. Cutting guide fabric layouts are provided for each block, so you’ll be sure to make the most of your fabric or employ your long-forgotten scraps.

These patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.

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