Shannon Fraser Designs

100-Days of Mini Improv Quilts | Tapping into my quilty joy

April 4, 2018 by Shannon 8 Comments

Even though I loved it last year, I told myself I wasn’t going to participate in the 100-Day Project this year. My schedule is quite busy over the next few months, and fitting in another project is the last thing I need to do. But…I woke up this morning and couldn’t get the idea out of my head. I … [Read more...]

Heartland Plus Infinity Quilt

March 30, 2018 by Shannon 4 Comments

Have you ever held a quilt hostage? Gifted it and then said “oh, you can’t have it quite yet”?! Ha! I did just that with this Heartland Plus Infinity Quilt when I gifted it to the hubz this past Christmas. To make matters worse, this was a quilt I made for him since his blue Dresden Plate quilt … [Read more...]

House Block | Modern Sewcialites March BOM

March 20, 2018 by Shannon Leave a Comment

There’s no place like home! Dorothy certainly had that right 😉 To say I’m a homebody would be an understatement. I love being home. I’m wondering if this is a key characteristic of being a quilter?! Even though I enjoy travelling, I’m always happy to come home. I also love … [Read more...]

Pink Lemonade modern quilt pattern

March 16, 2018 by Shannon 8 Comments

Do you ever find yourself with an idea that you roughly jot down and move on to other projects, only to have that idea keep coming back to tempt you? That’s what happened with this quilt design. It’s a variation from my Blue Odyssey quilt that I altered specifically as a baby quilt. … [Read more...]

Maypole Quilt a modern pattern by Suzy Quilts

March 9, 2018 by Shannon 14 Comments

I was on vacation last summer when I saw a notice from Suzy that she had a new pattern to test - the Maypole Quilt. I knew I had a full schedule when I was getting back from vacation, but this pattern looked so fun! After checking the fabric requirements, I found a perfect set in my fabric stash … [Read more...]

What I love about being creative

February 25, 2018 by Shannon Leave a Comment

February is the month of love and, while this often means showing our love to others, I thought it was totally apropos when Stephanie, from Modern Sewciety Podcast, put out the call to the Modern Sewcialites to look at ourselves and reflect on what we love about being creative. I’m … [Read more...]