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Note: I’m no longer shipping international orders. U.S. postage to other countries is now prohibitive, with the cost of mailing usually exceeding the cost of the items ordered. I am so sorry. Many of my patterns are available as downloadable PDFs; see my Etsy Shop.
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Ginny Jacket, Top & Vest
This easy, breezy pattern is perfect for the quilter or sewist who likes to mix fabrics in a quilt or garment. For the Jacket shown here, I combined a blue-violet Grunge, a magenta Marcia Derse print, and a Japanese Kokka print. A flange in the back yoke seam and the pocket contrast repeat the magenta. The in-seam buttonhole is just a gap in the right yoke seam—no need to make a real buttonhole. For the Vest you can hand-sew a button at the center front, through all layers, add a ¾-inch or larger snap, and pull the vest over your head. Skill level: Confident beginner. Note: If you choose to make your garment from one fabric, total the yardages for the three Contrast fabrics. Sizes XS-XXL, 44" or 52" wide fabric.
$20.00 + tax + shipping/handling.
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Jigsaw, 55" x 55"
When I saw this traditional block design, I knew it had to become a modern quilt! Each block is made up of solids, a print center (mine are all KFC designs), and a black-and-white background. You’ll choose two different colors, in a lighter and darker version of each. (Tip: Also strive to gather fabrics that have a similar intensity, the brightness or dullness of a color.) Pieced B&W sashing serves as a unifying element in this modern, minimal design.
$12.00 + tax + postage (in the US only). If you live outside the US, a PDF version is available in my Etsy shop, ChristineBarnesCOLOR, for less.
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Best Friends
Kaffe Fassett Collective prints were perfect for this modern/traditional quilt, based on my simplified version of the classic Crazy Anne block. For the “skinny triangle” units, I drafted my own “Piecing Papers” (8 sheets included in the pattern, enough to make 24 blocks), plus “Cutting Guides” to minimize fabric waste and keep the outer edges of the units on grain. Also included are directions for the black-and-white dotted sashing (trust me—it’s super easy). This happy little project was so much fun to design and make!!!
$15.00 + tax + shipping/handling. A PDF version of this pattern is available in my Etsy shop for less.
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Urban Sunsets
This comprehensive pattern contains the directions for this quilt, as well as my “Urban Poppies Quilt” and “Urban Poppies Table Runner.” Fabric selection guidelines, step-by-step photos, line illustrations, and lots of tips help you create a quilt (or table runner) you love. A card-stock “Preview Window” makes auditioning and trimming the pieced center units easy and fun. Whether you go for nine different blocks, a simplified quilt of three blocks times three, or a fast-and-easy table runner, it’s all here!
$15.00 + tax + shipping/handling. A PDF version of this pattern is available in my Etsy shop for less.
Make my modern "Japanese X and Plus" quilt using a collection of favorite fabrics. The options are endless, and the blocks are a snap to make. Pattern includes helpful tips for choosing and combining colors and patterns.
$10.00 + tax + shipping/handling. A PDF version of this pattern is available in my Etsy shop for less.
Sassy Circles II
“One thing leads to another...,” and after making my first Sassy Circles quilt, I just had to make another, this time with colorful Gelato ombré triangles and Kaffe Fassett prints. A black-and-white striped “shadow” fabric and funky-flower sashing make it more modern. About this quilt I like to say, “If quilts could talk, this one would say ‘I’ve been very busy lately.’”
$14.00 + tax + shipping/handling. A PDF version of this pattern is available in my Etsy shop for less.
This surface-stitched vest with asymmetrical front, collar band, and tie closure provides a great canvas for color and design work.
The back of the pattern lists yardages for sizes S-XXXX. In addition to the fabric, you'll need a sewing machine with walking foot, rotary equipment, fine pins, and 5 or 6 spools of various colored threads. Tissue pattern by Simplicity.
$9.00 + tax + shipping/handling.
For this overlapping, surface-stitched vest with asymmetrical front, you'll work improv-style to create a one-of-a-kind wearable. Sizes S-XXXX. In addition to the fabric, you'll need rotary equipment, basting glue, and variegated thread (see pattern back for all supplies).
$9.00 + tax + shipping/handling.
Turkish Delight
This slightly fitted, asymmetrical vest is collaged on the right front, while the left front and back are cut from a Kaffe Fassett print. Using one fabric for the left front and back sets off the collage and makes constructing the vest easer and faster. The Hong Kong Seam technique binds the seam allowances, making the vest reversible. Pattern includes sizes Small–XXXX, with tips on fabric selection and directions for adding button loops.
$9.00 + tax + shipping/handling
This easy-to-make new pattern is based on a traditional block called, paradoxically, “Antique Modern Block.” I added an element of transparency in the gray-and-batik units in the corners of each block, as if those fabrics are layered and transparent. Large setting stones and wide sashing air out the design.
$10 + tax + shipping/handling
Elegant Circles
The graphic impact of this shadowed-circle quilt is the result of contrasts in value, color, visual texture, and pattern. You’ll learn how to isolate areas of your fabrics, iron-baste the circles to freezer paper, and create the shadows that give the design a sense of depth and volume. Includes a full-size, card-stock template.
$14.00 + tax + shipping/handling. A PDF version of this pattern is available in my Etsy shop for less.
I gave my jacket this lighthearted name because that’s how I felt when I was making it: happy! You’ll need a sweatshirt two sizes larger than you would normally wear, because the surface stitching significantly shrinks the sweatshirt fabric. Choose a variety of fat quarters and a special trim for the chenille circles. See the pattern back” for a complete description and supply list.
$10.00 + tax + shipping/handling
Learn to attach strips around the center squares to take advantage of the value and color changes in ombré fabrics. The borders spin too, making this a super-simple pattern.
$10.00 + tax + shipping/handling
Triangle paper and a row-by-row construction make this quilt suitable for all skill levels. This pattern includes specific fabric guidelines, but you can use other types of fabrics, as long as they are the values listed.
$10.00 + tax + shipping/handling
This complex-looking quilt is surprisingly easy to make: you sew “basic blocks” consisting of one center fabric and strips of another fabric to surround the center, then “whack” the blocks off-center and reconfigure the units. Follow the “luminosity” recipe, explained in the directions, to create a quilt that glows.
$9.00 + tax + shipping/handling
I've had a wonderful response to the color wheel I use in my workshops, and it's now available to quilters. My wheel includes an 8 1/2 x 11-inch version of my fabric color wheel (printed on the highest quality luster paper), plus a 4-page brochure of color concepts, combinations (split complementary, analogous, triadic, to name a few), tips, and strategies for traditional and contemporary quilters.
$14.00 + tax + shipping/handling
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