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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

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fussy Cut Melon Ice

Amy FriendMarch 17, 2017Complete Quilts, fussy cutting, paper piecing, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I just love fussy cutting. Recently, while preparing to teach my Melon Ice pattern for a workshop, I came up with a new idea. I … Read More

Shibori Quilt

Amy FriendOctober 17, 2016Art Gallery Fabrics, Aurifil, Complete Quilts, Improv Paper Piecing, paper piecing, Uncategorized16 Comments

I’m so excited to finally share this quilt. I had a hard time making time for it with my busy fall schedule but, tada, it’s … Read More

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