New Patterns coming soon

I am excited about the new Morning Glory Designs patterns that will be in shops this summer, featuring a new Christmas collection from Northcott called Old Time Christmas.

The patterns are done and on their way to the printers.  They will ship in April and go to shops in May, if all goes as scheduled.  Yea right!  Hahaha  If you want a jump on them, I will be putting them up on my website as digital download patterns next week.

There are two patterns.  The first is called Celebrations Table Topper and is super simple.  It measures 50 x 50, a perfect size for a dining table.  It uses a tree skirt panel appliqued to a big square of background fabric!  Add a border and you are done.

MGD 233  Celebrations Table Topper

The second pattern is actually THREE patterns in one!  Celebrations Table Trio. Yup, this one is a great value.   It is a set of 2 placemats with a matching table runner (20 x 48).  

MGD 234  Celebrations Table Trio

The pattern is paper pieced to make it easy and accurate featuring blocks on point.  On-point blocks often have fractional measurements which are difficult to cut, so piecing with foundations makes them perfectly accurate every time.  The ribbon print borders are a stripe printed on the diagonal so cutting rectangles is easy- no bias edges!

I even added a bonus 6" mug rug pattern to go with the set.  Isn't it cute?  This set will make a great Christmas or Holiday gift for friends or family.  Watch for the Northcott Old Time Christmas collection in shops this summer.

The mug rug would make a great class project for shops.  It could be completed in one class session, incorporating foundation piecing and directional cutting.

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Beach Dreams Block of the Month

I just finished printing Block #3 for Beach Dreams!  WOW this is a BIG pattern. 21 pages!  But they are printed, bagged and ready to go out to subscribers.  

The pattern is big because the blocks are big!  The palm trees in Block 3 are 14" x 25".  They are almost big enough to plant outside!

It is not too late to purchase Beach Dreams Block of the Month or Beach Dreams Fabric Kits (which include full color patterns and postage).

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One More New Pattern

I just heard from Northcott who approved another new pattern.  The fabric is a Southwest fabric collection called Stonehenge Sun Valley.  Their Stonehenge SW collections have been popular in the past and always sell out.  So I am excited to see a new collection coming.

I will be writing this pattern, but it needs a name.  I would love some suggestions.  Normally my pattern naming mojo works well but I could use your help on this one.  This is a lap quilt 56 x 56 with a bonus wall hanging version in the same pattern.  It would also make a great table topper if you have SW decor.

 Leave a suggestions in the comments.  

If I choose your suggestion you will get the pattern for free when it is ready to release!

Thanks for taking a look!

Didja Ever. . . .

Did you ever design something and you thought it was dumb but others liked it?  Well that is sort of how I feel about the latest designs I submitted to a fabric manufacturer.  I realize they probably selected it among the designs I submitted because it showcased their fabric better than the other designs, which personally, I thought were better.  Oh well.

What do you think?

The pattern will come out later this spring, and it is called Star Shine.  It really is a better name than the ones I originally (tongue in cheek) picked out: Purple Puffs and Teal Tufts.  Kinda catchy, huh?  They asked me to change the names.  

I am pretty sure they selected them because they showcase the individual colorways of the fabric line: Teal Essence and Amethyst.  Don't you love those names?

Here are a few of the other designs I submitted.  I think they are more interesting, but may not showcase the fabrics as well.  I continue to learn as a designer, working for the fabric industry.  

I really like this next design, but I suspect they did not choose it because it was so busy, or possibly too difficult to make?

I thought this next one really showcased the lighter colors in each colorway, something hard to do when working with a specific line of fabric.  I liked the soft shading.

I did this last one just because I like stars and think everyone else should also!  Hahaha  But the white background really makes a strong statement, especially with the border stars.  I am sure they thought I was a lunatic for submitting this one.

Well that's it for this set of out takes.  But don't worry, I have more! 

New Patterns are Available

Two new patterns are available on the Morning Glory Designs website.  Northcott has been busy sending me fabric images, and I have been busy designing new patterns using those new lines.  Both of these patterns are available NOW on my website, and in store in January and February 2020.

Big Catch is one of those great panel patterns that you just can't screw up.  Ok, if you really work at you could, but it would take effort!  The panel is a beauty and makes a great wall hanging with just a simple set of borders.  The fabric line is called Catch of the Day and will be in stores this spring.

Its a view through a window at the harbor outside with fishing boats waiting to haul in their Big Catch.  A beautiful line of accompanying prints really makes this project gorgeous.  

The pattern also includes instructions for 3 placemats.  I think they are super cute and make a great table setting for your seaside or lakeside dining table.

Can't you just picture eating your lobster or crab legs on these placemats?  Yea, I sure can.  Not a seafood lover.  No problem, these fish don't smell or give you allergies.  They just showcase some really great new fabric from Northcott.

I have never met a victorian floral fabric that I didn't love.  And Botanica is a beautiful floral line from Northcott also coming to stores this spring.  It features a small panel which I thought did not need much embellishment.  So like Big Catch, I designed simple patterns which feature the panel used in three different size settings, and a set of placemats.

Postcard Trilogy features all three sizes and the placemat in one pattern.  The two smaller sized would make great wall hangings or table toppers.  The largest one would be a nice throw size.  Also a nice crib size if your are sewing for a nursery with a floral theme. 

And two other patterns will be out soon.  I am finishing up details for Sunrise and Sunset, another Northcott collection called The View from Here.  Really unique digitally printed panels.  I think this one will be a big hit. I already have pre-orders for more than 500 patterns!  I made both of these as samples for Fall Quilt Market and the fabric should be shipping by late spring or early summer.

Sunrise

Sunset

Autumn Temple

Here is the quilt in the Northcott booth at Fall Quilt Market.

Thanks for taking a little stroll through my new stuff.

Stay tuned for my new block of the month for 2020!

New Patterns

A Morning Glory Designs pattern will be appearing in the next issue of the Quilt Pattern Magazine!

It is called "In the Pines" and was designed for my friend Tammy Silver's Globetrotter fabric collection for Island Batiks.  It hung in their booth last year at Quilt Market!

If you don't have a subscription to this terrific on-line Quilt Magazine you can get one for a discounted price  HERE using the secret code MGD.  

OOPS, the secret is out now!  :-)

Two new patterns will be on my website and in stores this Fall.

Wildfire was made using Accu-Quilt die cut tumblers.  Super easy to cut and sew.  This quilt hung in the Northcott booth at Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City.  I made it in red and black to honor those who were touched by the tragic California fires in 2018.   The purple and teal version is made in honor of those who were touched by the tragic midwestern flooding this year.

 The pattern features the newest Shimmer collections from Northcott.

Wildfire

Artisan Spirit Shimmer in Red and Black

Whirlpool

Artisan Spirit Shimmer in Purple and Teal

The next new pattern is called Peony Garden and it features a panel from Timeless Treasures new Peony Dance fabric collection.

These fabrics are super yummy!  The pattern will be available at Hancocks of Paducahm who will be kitting it this summer.  It will also be available on my website and everywhere else this fall.

More new patterns coming soon!