Joanne merrill duckworth quilts

Hello Quilting Friends! Have you ever heard of a Duckworth quilt? I didn't until recently. A Duckworth quilt is a quick and easy scrap b...

Hello Quilting Friends! Have you ever heard of a Duckworth quilt? I didn't until recently. A Duckworth quilt is a quick and easy scrap busting quilt. Not just any quilt pattern but a wonky log cabin quilt. I started seeing these being made in a Facebook Group called Scrap Quilt Enthusiasts. Why are they called Duckworth quilts? Duckworth refers to a quilters name....Jo Anne Merrill-Duckworth. She is an amazing quilter in the group who makes almost exclusively scrappy wonky log cabin quilts…

I don't cut strings. If I cut a strip off of yardage I call that piece a strip, not a string. My strings come from trimming quilt backs or from the very end of a piece of fabric that is less than 1.5 inches. Or it may be the leftover end of a strip. I consider selvages a type of string. Here's some quilts I have made from strings. I have not included quilts made from strips. In other words I don't usually cut anything from yardage to make the string part of these quilts. I just use the…

In mid-April, I began a cool-toned scrappy Plaidish throw quilt (using the pattern "Plaidish" from Kitchen Table Quilting) for my husband at his request he has a quilt that covered his feet when snuggling on the couch. As a rule, I do not purchase fabrics specifically for quilts to be kept in this house. I

Both of the quilts in this post are Biggies, both finishing at 90" x 85" Firstly is my Anna Maria Horner Herringbone quilt. I used th...

When hubby and I head out on a photo shoot, we expect the unexpected. Which is another way of saying we never really know where we're going ...

Happy First Birthday Fat Quarter Style! We're chatting about the Marquee quilt from our Fat Quarter Style book. This pattern is so simple and fun to