Coin quilts

I finally finished up the binding on my Chinese coin quilt today so thought I’d post a picture. The quilt looks a bit washed out. I’d thought that photographing it in the sun outside wo…

Some time ago…a blog reader sent me a lot of parts and pieces of quilts. In the mix were some “bricks” that were already cut. I call a brick a piece of scrap which is 4 1/2″…

You know sometimes when it's like pulling teeth to finish a project and finally you just muster through, just so you never have to look at the dumb thing again?? I know it's not just me. This quilt was like that times ten. I had tons of bad machine issues while finishing this quilt...like...Read More

Discover a variety of Coin Quilt patterns in our roundup, perfect for all skill levels. From playful to elegant, find your next quilting project here!

Simple quilts, they're fun, fast and they sure make for a quick fix project! When I first saw Sherri McConnell & Chelsi Stratton's debut line for Moda Fabrics, Bright Sun, I immediately loved it. Turquoise, aqua and coral are such gorgeous colours to work with and the pops of yellow just make it so happy.

I finally finished my Coin Toss quilt, which I think should be subtitled “Turning Point” because that finish seemed to reset my quilting mojo. I’ve been sewing! It’s wonderf…

Today was the last day of school for the kiddos, and y'all- I am exhausted! Trying to keep some semblance of order during the last few days...

I'm making progress on my stacked coin quilt for my mother-in-law's birthday. I decided to follow the pattern on the Moda Bake Shop website , but I'm enlarging it to 32 coins high and 6 columns, rather than 5. I'm hoping it will be a good size for a picnic blanket for two people. Since I changed

A coin quilt is an easy beginner quilt that can be made in a day. Follow this tutorial and make a quilt today!

Steve and I had a great time at the beach house! Good food, wine, long walks on the beach together; and I got quite a bit of sewing accomplished. I had planned to work on a block for a quilting bee, but an error made me set it aside to deal with later at home. I had printed off a paper piecing pattern from Quilter's Cache and made a test block, which came out great. Then I changed my mind and decided to do a different block. And because the first block printed out in the accurate size, I…

Out Livermore way here in Northern California, Alden Lane Nursery puts on an annual event called “Quilting in the Garden”. It really is spectacular, with quilts hanging from trees amids…

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I need an easy scrap quilt. You know the kind: fun to sew, no brainer, happy-scrappy palette. I want to be able to just sew and not think about a thing besides how the colors and shapes make me feel. Not even color order this time! I have gathered a few options for my next quilt. Will you help me c

Since agreeing to give a short demonstration on Chinese Coins that date looms ever larger in my mind. Several of my Coin quilts were gifted away while others are tops at best {and some are just ideas in my brain.} It didn't seem right to have only photos to show; I need to finish {and keep} some. And I need to create a simple-yet-interesting Coin top to start them off. How to best explain this process to new quilters is another issue. What process? As my sister aptly noted, I just pull…

I finished the binding on this fun quilt last week. I'm thinking of calling it "Cherry Limeade", perfect for a summer afternoon! I...

Quilting tool are a must have for quilting but, how do you know what to buy and just how many 'things' do you need??? I'm a fairly non gadgety person, I like to keep my life pretty simple (and I'm also fairly adverse to spending money unnecessarily) so today I'm sharing my Top 10 Tool

What a fun day! Deep thinking about different prints and how to arrange them to tell the maker's story. I forgot to take photos though but hope to get some as the quilts are finished. That's an advantage of working with your own guild. :-) This top was sewed just in time for the class. I guess I haven't changed that much: still working to the deadline. Chinese Coins XI quilt top Since a collage worked so well last time, I made another with the original grouping next to the finished top. They…

Bright for the gifts and the laughter and the fresh start to come. Color upon color for our love of making, our innermost artsy selves. Shady for the drama of life, its ebb and flow, its birth and death. The bright and the dark mingle, like all this year’s highs and lows, to create something of v

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Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, y'all! Just after last week's party, we left for what my husband likes to call "the tour of the Gulf Coas...