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What’s in Your Sewing Bag Penelope Handmade?

March 26, 2024 by Shannon Leave a Comment

There's a new What's in your Sewing Bag featuring special guest Jennifer Jones of Penelope Handmade over on Shannon Fraser Designs' blog #whatsinyoursewingbag #sewingkit #sewingnotions

I hope you’re ready for a good sneaky peaky as there’s a new guest in the What’s in Your Sewing Bag series, and this time you’re heading to the USA to visit Jennifer Jones from Penelope Handmade. We first connected many moons ago on Instagram. It’s been so long since we’ve been connected that I … [Read more...]

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Refracted Star Quilted Table Runner – the Green and Blue One

March 21, 2024 by Shannon 2 Comments

Refracted Star Quilt Block Pattern - perfect for creating a modern quilted table runner! See more on the blog #quiltedtablerunner #machinequilted #starquilt #tablelinens #tablerunner

Quilted table runners, seem to be rivaling my love for quilted pillows at the rate I’m making them – ha! But when the Refracted Star quilted table runner is this stunning it's hard to resist! Here’re a few reasons why quilted table runners are a go-to sewing project: They’re relatively quick … [Read more...]

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Cherry Tree Block for the Little Forest BOM 2024

March 15, 2024 by Shannon 8 Comments

Little Forest Block of the Month Quilt Along 2024 by Shannon Fraser Designs - The third block to be released is the Cherry Tree. This modern quilt block will introduce you to foundation paper piecing (FPP) and piecing curves techniques! Read my top tips for quilting success on the blog. #LittleForestBOM #quilting #quiltalong #curvesquilting #foundationpaperpiecing

The long-awaited wait for the third block of the 2024 Little Forest BOM is over! Good thing the Cherry Tree quilt block is cute to make that wait worthwhile! Well done on piecing your Stacked Pine quilt blocks. I know that one was a breeze compared to the long cutting in the Bonsai block 😉. … [Read more...]

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Pink Lemonade Quilt Pattern Now Fat Quarter Friendly

March 14, 2024 by Shannon 6 Comments

Pink Lemonade Quilt Pattern is now fat quarter friendly! See the baby quilt I made featuring Aerial and Ruby and Bee on the blog. #fatquarterfriendly #fatquarterbundle #quiltpattern

Are you a fat quarter lover? I remember when I first started sewing how drawn I was to the cute size and fun prints! It seemed like the perfect sampler size. You didn’t have to commit to too much yardage, you could sample lots of different prints, and they fold up to this cute little bundle. I … [Read more...]

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How to Square Up Hourglass Quilt Blocks in 5 Steps

March 14, 2024 by Shannon Leave a Comment

How to trim hourglass quilt blocks in 5 easy steps! See the step-by-step tutorial + video on the blog. I'm using the Pink Lemonade quilt pattern as my example featuring Ruby Star Society Sugar Cone fabrics and Speckled. See more on the blog #quilttutorial #quilting #hourglassblocks

Have you ever found yourself stumped on how to trim your quilt blocks? Been there - ha! This is why I’ve been wanting to share this tutorial with you on how to square up your hourglass quilt blocks. With a couple of seam lines to contend with in this modern quilt block, it can be confusing where … [Read more...]

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How to Wash a Quilt in 10 Steps

February 29, 2024 by Shannon 25 Comments

How to wash a quilt in 10 easy steps - learn how over on Shannon Fraser Designs' blog #quilt #washing #quiltlaundering

You’ve done all the hard work. Cut your fabric. Pieced it back together. Basted your quilt. Got it quilted. And bound. Then labelled! And now the big question is: how the heck do I wash a quilt? That question stumped me too! I had visions of my quilt unravelling in the wash and coming out a … [Read more...]

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Hi! I'm Shannon. A modern quilt pattern designer based in Montreal. My quilting journey started by stumbling upon a half square triangle tutorial and I've been hooked since. I'm now spreading that quilty joy to you! Read More…

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