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Phantom Bloom Quilt

Amy FriendMarch 31, 2025Complete Quilts, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Phantom Bloom foundation paper pieced, modern quilt, with soft peach background and quilt blocks that are shaped like diamonds with little arms reaching into the block corners. The negative space looks like flowers. Quilt is draped over a rail fence.

Phantom Bloom is a modern, scrap-friendly quilt pattern designed for foundation paper piecing (FPP). Whether you love using up scraps or prefer a curated selection … Read More

Brambles Quilt

Amy FriendJuly 16, 2024Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

Brambles Quilt, a foundation paper pieced, modern quilt with geometric shapes that resemble both flowers and gear shapes with an asymmetrical column in a deep purple. Quilt is hung from white siding with stone foundation to the side.

I’ve completed my Brambles Quilt. I wasn’t sure it was going to happen with all of these 90 degree days that we’ve been having. There’s … Read More

Bicentennial Comb Quilt

Amy FriendNovember 21, 2018Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

I completed the Comb Quilt that I was commissioned to make by the West Newbury Cultural Council!   The Town of West Newbury is celebrating our … Read More

Comb Quilt

Amy FriendOctober 19, 2018UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I am working on a project that is going to take me a number of weeks of full time work to complete. I was commissioned … Read More

Plaited Quilt

Amy FriendOctober 15, 2018Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

This little quilt was inspired by braids. Braids play an important role in my everyday, I suppose. I have two daughters and often start the … Read More

Juliet Quilt

Amy FriendSeptember 19, 2018Complete Quilts, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

It feels so good to say that I finished this quilt! I have spent many, many hours on it, pushing my design skills, piecing skills, … Read More

Magic Spark Quilt

Amy FriendMay 9, 2018Complete Quilts, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Last, but not least, is Magic Spark, the final quilt pattern to accompany my By Hand fabric collection. This colorful, dynamic quilt design screams rainbows … Read More

Negativity Quilt featuring the By Hand Fabric Collection

Amy FriendMay 8, 2018Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

This third quilt in my new pattern series may look familiar to you.  That’s because I made a version of this quilt for the QuiltCon … Read More

Charley Quilt

Amy FriendApril 5, 2018Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

Modern Charley quilt with yellow triangles on white background hanging on a wooden wall.

Finally, New England “spring” weather cooperated with me long enough to take a photograph of my finished quilt!  This quilt was designed in EQ8 using … Read More

Crocus Pattern and Pillow Project

Amy FriendApril 2, 2018UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Handmade crocus quilt pillow with purple flowers on a light yellow background

I just finished creating this little ode to spring! My crocus block measures 10″ square and was designed using Electric Quilt 8 Software. This is … Read More

Wings Quilt Pattern Release

Amy FriendFebruary 16, 2018patternLeave a Comment

Sometimes things take a long time to happen, and this is one of them!  I designed this quilt, Wings, in 2015.  It even hung at … Read More

Agave Quilt

Amy FriendFebruary 12, 2018Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

Today’s the day that I am allowed to share my third quilt that will hang at QuiltCon this year! This is Agave. It was designed … Read More

Paper Piecing Pitfalls to Avoid with these Simple Tips!

Amy FriendFebruary 7, 2018tutorial1 Comment

Stack of paper with text "Paper Piecing Pitfalls to Avoid with these simple tips!

  I love paper piecing. That’s no secret! But I know that lots of people get frustrated by it. I have noticed a few mistakes … Read More

Celebration Quilt

Amy FriendJanuary 31, 2018Complete Quilts, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I am happy to have a new finish to share and a sunny day in which to photograph it!  We are in the midst of … Read More

Cardinal Memory Pillow

Amy FriendJanuary 16, 2018UncategorizedLeave a Comment

  This pillow was made in memory of someone we recently lost, much to early, to cancer.  I made it for one of her close … Read More

A Second Gingerbread House

Amy FriendDecember 14, 2017UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I couldn’t resist making another!  I found this sweet gingerbread man fabric on Etsy right after I finished this block design last week. I wasn’t … Read More

Cookie Cutter Angel Pattern

Amy FriendDecember 8, 2017UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I thought that I was done creating new blocks for my Christmas quilt for this year. I had even packed them away in their box.  … Read More

Trade Winds Pillow-Free Pattern

Amy FriendDecember 7, 2017Aurifil Designer CollectionLeave a Comment

Today I am sharing a free pattern for this Trade Winds Pillow on the Aurifil blog! I wanted to design a simple project that showed … Read More

Gingerbread House

Amy FriendNovember 10, 2017UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Quilted gingerbread house block with snowflake fabric and candy accents.

I’ve been wanting to design a gingerbread house block for awhile but it was difficult to decide how I wanted to draw it and what … Read More

Cocoa with Peppermint

Amy FriendNovember 7, 2017Christmas, EQ8Leave a Comment

Quilt block depicting a mug of hot cocoa with whipped cream and a candy cane.

Every year, as Christmas approaches, I pull out my Christmas stash and make one or two new paper pieced block designs.  My Christmas quilt is … Read More

High Tension

Amy FriendOctober 31, 2017Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

Modern quilt with pink and orange geometric "High Tension" pattern

This quilt is called High Tension, inspired and named after high tension wires, of all things. I sort of like the fact that I was … Read More

Triangle Toss Quilt

Amy FriendMay 1, 2017Complete QuiltsLeave a Comment

Triangle Toss Quilt with coral and grey triangles on a wooden fence

It’s time for another new pattern introduction featuring my new fabric collection, Improv.  This is Triangle Toss!  I love the way that the triangles appear … Read More

Caged in Improv

Amy FriendApril 24, 2017Complete Quilts, Improv FabricLeave a Comment

Modern geometric quilt with pink, gray, and white patterns draped over a stone wall.

Have you heard the exciting news?  I had the opportunity to design a fabric collection for Benartex LLC’s Contempo division that will be shown at … Read More

Upsetting the Balance

Amy FriendApril 5, 2017Complete Quilts, Completed Quilt, Improv Paper Piecing, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Upsetting the Balance modern quilt in bold empire yellow and navy with touches of white, hanging on a red mill building door.

I’d like to share the last quilt pattern from Improv Paper Piecing with you today!  This quilt is called Upsetting the Balance.  It’s from the … Read More

Black Magic Quilt

Amy FriendMarch 26, 2017Complete Quilts, Completed Quilt, Improv Paper Piecing, Lucky Spool Media, paper piecing, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Black Magic Quilt with improv four pointed star blocks on white background with chartreuse binding. Quilt is hanging on a wire in front of a stone and brick wall.

This is my Black Magic Quilt from my book, Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design.  One of my goals for both of my … Read More

Sixty Seconds Quilt

Amy FriendMarch 21, 2017Complete Quilts, improvisational quilting, paper piecing, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Sixty Seconds quilt with light blue background and black and white improv hour glass blocks forming a large hourglass shape on the quilt top. Quilt is laying over a white fence in a horse ring and folded back to show a little of the quilt backing.

I thought I would share another quilt from my book, Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design today.  I named this quilt Sixty Seconds … Read More

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