Looking Through the Fence

In the past month or so I have had about 4 or 5 new readers – one just yesterday – ask me where did I get the pattern for the “Looking Through the Fence” quilt.  I thought seeing as I am out of town today I would schedule a post that tells about this quilt and maybe some others this week.

I made this quilt last fall, I hand pieced it in September and October of 2011 while we were traveling in our little motorhome.  This is really a very easy quilt to piece.  I would say confident beginner?  I was told that the individual block that makes up this quilt is called “Kansas Troubles” there are different blocks though that go by that name – not all the same one either   Looking Through the Fence is my name for the quilt as it reminded me of a lattice fence.

I saw the pattern for the pillow at the Moda Bake Shop web site.  If you click on that link it leads you to a post on pillows for the couch.  There are 5 pillows lined up on the couch – the pattern for this one is the 2nd from the arm of the couch.  If you scroll down throughout the list of instructions you will see how easily it is made.  If you want pillow size follow the directions for it – if you want to make a quilt just keep on making those blocks until you have enough!!

Now if you go back to the top of the Moda Bake Shop site and click on the header or just click on my link again – it takes you back to home – which would be the latest date that the web site has been updated.  They have wonderful patterns – free – with instructions telling you how to construct the quilts.

I  made several of my smaller quilts last year from this web site.  They have patterns for beginners and on up.  I love making the beginner patterns even if I am not a beginner!  They are fun and easy to do.  Use a lot of white or black with wild prints or plain old pastels and you have lovely looking modern quilts.

Another I made from that web site is this one, Geese in the Park – the link to it is here.  This is made up of large flying geese units and you just turn them this way and that to get this arrangement.

I am in no way connected to the Moda Bake Shop and they are not a sponsor of my blog – I have no sponsors – it’s just me   I am just a very satisfied customer!!