More Prairie Life

My newest collaboration with Martingale, Prairie Life, is due to arrive in just a couple weeks. Here are a few more of the country style quilts I love to make for my home.

Shadow Dash

Shadow Dash plays with lights and darks to create a secondary block with classic churn dash blocks. I love playing with shades of tans and darks to create a dimensional effect. Great for anyone on your gift list.

Goose, Goose, Duck

 Each spring, we wait for the arrival of a pair of geese that nest on our pond. We can hardly wait for the tiny little fuzzy goslings to emerge and follow their parents around the pond. Flying geese blocks in a variety of sizes pay tribute to their long lasting bond and commitment to their young.

Potluck

 When one of my quilt piecers, Kathy Limpic, had a multitude of half square triangles left over after piecing the Shadow Dash quilt, she made this lovely table topper out of the scraps. A pretty and practical way to utilize extra blocks.

Layered Patchwork Mini Quilt

I love playing with Moda's Mini Charm 2 1/2" squares. This little gem is made even easier with my Layered Patchwork technique, simplifying quarter squares. It's the perfect way to learn a new method and make a cute little quilt.

Watch for more pictures from my new book, Prairie Life, and comment to win an autographed book (as soon as they arrive).

Preorder your signed copy of Prairie Life HERE.

KT May Special

Circling Geese

Each winter, my friend and fellow designer, Jenny Doan, of Missouri Star Quilt Co., escape the cold Kansas and Missouri winters teaching on a quilting cruise. We are able to warm up, absorb some much needed Vitamin D, and spend a week with a lovely group of quilters. Win, win, win!

This year, after the cruise, we also taught 3 days at one of our favorite quilt shops, Flash Sew & Quilt in Naples, Florida. Harold and Cindy are wonderful hosts and we appreciate their hard work to enable us to stay a little longer in the sunshine state.

I taught a workshop designed to showcase my Layered Patchwork technique, simplifying flying geese and connecting corner triangles. My project was Circling Geese. A Layer Cake provided the scrappy assortment of KT fabrics for spool blocks and flying geese. The ladies learned a new way of looking at traditional blocks and enjoyed the process. Jenny and I left with 90 new friends!

Circling Geese

The Circling Geese kit includes all fabric and precuts for the quilt top and binding plus the step-by-step booklet.
Our KT May Special is the Circling Geese kit for only $99.95 (retail value $129.95) plus FREE SHIPPING! 

Click HERE to order on our website or call the KT Quilt Shop at 785-488-2120 to place your order today. Quantities are limited.


Jenny and I are taking a break from cruises for a while, but would love to visit your area for a 3-day workshop event. If you have space for workshops and would like for us to come to your state, contact me at lynne@ktquilts.com. We'd love to share our quilts and techniques with you.

My Prairie Life

Prairie Life - Kansas Troubles + Martingale

I'm delighted to announce my 2nd book in collaboration with Martingale. Our home in the country is the backdrop for the delightful pictures choreographed by Jennifer Keltner, Chief Visionary Officer at Martingale. She gathered my old stuff together in new and beautiful vignettes that make me appreciate my collections of "good junk" all over again.

Prairie Life is compilation of a more than dozen projects inspired by my life in the country. I created a collection of simple quilts, table runners and pillows to decorate my home throughout the year and wanted to share them with you. Many of the projects are offered in my unique Layered Patchwork technique, as well as traditional piecing. Here's a peek at a few of my favorites...

Building Blocks

 Framed charm squares are the beginning of a scrappy lap quilt , mini quilt and pincushion project.

Double the Fun

 Double up 4-patches in a 9-patch block for a quilt with a plan. Add the matching pillow sleeve and mini quilt for a coordinated decorating scheme for your home.

Sweet Melons

 Our KT Melon Template and raw edge fused applique are a quick start to a fun mini quilt for any season. A charm pack provides scrappy goodness.

Prairie Life is due to arrive any day. Comment for a chance to win an autographed copy.

Preorders of signed books available now on our website HERE.

Moda Blockheads II Finale

Block #52 - Scrappy Checkerboard by Corey Yoder

Corey brings us the final block of the Blockheads II series. Simple 4-patches within a 9-patch are fun and easy. The perfect end to 52 weeks of blocks. I chose a color placement similar to the pattern using my red, tan and blues from a new line, Milestones, showing at Spring Market.
Find Corey's instructions HERE.

I've been working on a layout for my blocks (if I ever get them pieced) and have settled on using a neutral tan sashing between some of the blocks for separation. I love how the red/tan/blue of the different fabric lines is all coming together but I felt like it needed some breathing room between some of the busier blocks. This quilt is so fun with all the assorted block sizes this time around. I still have a few to add - and will probably rearrange a dozen times, but I'm loving this scrappy project.

I hope you all have enjoyed Blockheads II. It's been a blast!

If you love a block-of the month like I do, be sure to stay tuned for the reveal of my 20th anniversary quilt later this month. I'm celebrating 20 years of designing fabric with Moda and wanted to do it up right. Twenty blocks over 10 months with 2 months to finish. Plan to piece along with me in 2020!


Be sure to see what the other designers are up to this week. I'm sure alot of them actually have a quilt finished to show you!

KT April Special

Meadowlark Baskets 

My newest Kansas Troubles' fabric collection, On Meadowlark Pond, was just begging for a sweet spring charm quilt. I love these little traditionally pieced baskets with easy fused handles for a fun start to the season.

Our Meadowlark Baskets kit includes an On Meadowlark Pond charm pack, fabrics for quilt top and binding, plus charm pattern. For our KT April Special, we're offering the kit for only $28 plus FREE SHIPPING ($34.50 retail.) Click HERE to order your Meadowlark Baskets kit today!

Check out all the On Meadowlark Pond projects and kits at ktquilts.com.

Moda Blockheads II

Block #51 - Power Star by Lisa Bongean

Tiny stars in a row sparkle and shine in Lisa's classic style. I've enjoyed challenging myself to working with smaller pieces and totally love the result. It's worth the effort. Try Lisa's Power Star with instructions on her blog HERE.

Only one more block before we're done!
For more from all the Blockheads II designers, check in on their blogs.

Moda Blockheads II

Block #50 - Vintage by Sherri McConnell of a Quilting Life

Sherri offers a great filler block that could be pieced in a square, as shown, or two rows of eight, or four groups of four, to sprinkle across your quilt where you need them. Fabrics shown are from On Meadowlark Pond, available now, and my new KT Favorites III collection due in May. 

Find Sherri's Vintage block HERE.

Jenny and I are still hanging out in sunny Florida for a 3-day workshop event at Flash Sew & Quilt in Naples. Ron was so happy to see Robert after a week on a cruise ship with hundreds of ladies. This is their pose when I asked for a picture of them for the back side of our logo bags for upcoming retreats. You can see why their shared dry wit makes them good buddies.

My grandaughter, Aleece, spent her spring break with me on the cruise to give Gpa a break (he's not very fond of his bed moving). It's been a wonderful time for catching up among friends and soaking up the sun after a bitterly cold winter in KS and MO. Jenny and I choose to teach events together to make time for each other in our busy lives. It doesn't hurt that the guys enjoy each other's company, as well.

We also love hanging out with two of the most energetic quilt designers we know, Barb & Mary of Me and My Sister Designs. Check out their website HERE.

Join all four of us for 3 days of quilting, demos, trunk shows and fun at my KT & Friends Retreat in Hamilton, MO, October 19-22. We'll take over the newly constructed Hamilton Inn with plenty of space for 100 quilters. Contact Kathy at krlimpic@gmail.com for more information.