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Baguette Quilt Pattern Available as PDF

Amy FriendMarch 16, 2015free motion quilting, paper piecing, pattern, quilting, scraps2 Comments

I have been working to add some of my recent patterns to my pdf offerings.  I just listed Baguette in all of my pattern shops-Etsy, … Read More

Baguette Quilt

Amy FriendDecember 1, 2014American Patchwork and Quilting, Complete Quilts, free motion quilting, paper piecing, pattern, quilting13 Comments

I am pleased to finally share a quilt I made over the summer.  It feels like forever ago!  I call it Baguette and it can … Read More

Oakshott Colourshott Diamond Runner

Amy FriendMay 2, 2014Complete Quilts, free motion quilting, improvisational quilting, Marmalade Fabrics, Oakshott, paper piecing19 Comments

I’ve had so much fun with this project! Every time I get to work with Oakshott, it is such a gift. The fabrics are so … Read More

Cover Girl!

Amy FriendJuly 4, 2013American Quilter, Art Gallery Fabrics, free motion quilting, publications, sew me a song, solids63 Comments

I have to say that it was thrilling to get an email from Michele Duffy, editor-in-chief of American Quilter saying “You’re a cover girl!”  Wow! … Read More

Bathtub Gin Quilt

Amy FriendJanuary 16, 2013Art Gallery Fabrics Fat Quarter Gang, Bari J., free motion quilting, quilting, Sizzix, tumbler34 Comments

I made this quilt using the new Sizzix 8″ tumbler die and Bari J.’s Splendor 1920.  Since the fabric evokes the 1920’s, I named my … Read More

Braving the FMQ with Splendor 1920

Amy FriendJanuary 14, 2013Art Gallery Fabrics Fat Quarter Gang, Fat Quarter Shop, free motion quilting, Sew Fresh Fabrics, sew me a song6 Comments

I am plugging away at my free motion quilting on a quilt top made with Splendor 1920 by Bari J. for Art Gallery Fabrics.  I … Read More

Stolen Dreams Quilt

Amy FriendOctober 2, 2012Art Gallery Fabrics Fat Quarter Gang, curved piecing, free motion quilting, Pat Bravo, quilting, Sizzix35 Comments

I’ve just completed this quilt that I am calling Stolen Dreams.  Let me explain.  I used the “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul” die by Sizzix … Read More

Indie Vibrations Quilt

Amy FriendSeptember 26, 2012Art Gallery Fabrics Fat Quarter Gang, free motion quilting, paper piecing, Pat Bravo, quilting48 Comments

I’d like to share my Indie Vibrations Quilt today, pieced with Pat Bravo’s Indie, Robert Kaufman’s Essex and Kona, and a few shot cottons. Most … Read More

Honeymoon Quilt Tutorial

Amy FriendSeptember 12, 2012BasicGrey, free motion quilting, quilting20 Comments

I feel like I have been waiting forever to share this one so I am thrilled that the day has come!  I created this 52″ … Read More

Kerry’s Teapot Fancy

Amy FriendJanuary 29, 2012free motion quilting, paper piecing, tea cozy25 Comments

Also in Issue 8 of the Fat Quarterly, is Kerry’s Teapot Fancy paper pieced block pattern. I tested it for her right before Christmas and … Read More

Courthouse Steps Quilt Top

Amy FriendJanuary 2, 2012courthouse steps, free motion quilting, solids37 Comments

I just finished my courthouse steps quilt top! I started collecting fabrics for this quilt in the fall. I didn’t start sewing till last month … Read More

Winter Wash Pillow #2

Amy FriendNovember 29, 2011free motion quilting, pillow cover14 Comments

A bit ago, I made a pillow cover using my Winter Wash screenprint in Stormy Blue. I knew at the time that I wanted to … Read More

A Library Pillow

Amy FriendMay 19, 2011free motion quilting, pillow cover35 Comments

Who knew that people read what I write and remember it? Awhile back I said that I was going to make three pillows for the … Read More

A Kitchen Pillow

Amy FriendMay 7, 2011free motion quilting, paper piecing, pillow cover19 Comments

My mother has a wooden bench by the wood stove in her kitchen and mentioned that she’d like a couple of pillows there. I was … Read More

"Picnic on Central Park" Quilt Complete

Amy FriendMay 2, 2011basket block, free motion quilting, quilting25 Comments

In February, I won a layer cake of “Central Park” by Kate Spain for Moda from the Love Nest Quilt Contest. As soon as I … Read More

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