The Plus Side (quilt pattern) by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts. Made in Carolyn Friedlander's Carkai fabric line

Carkai Plus Side

In the meantime, to make a The Plus Side quilt of your own, you can find the pattern here. Today I have a fun quilt that I made using my The Plus Side quilt pattern (which can be purchased here). The thing I like the most about this pattern is the diagonal line across the …

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Go West quilt by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts. To make it King sized, just sew two twin quilt tops together like this

King Sized Go West

My Go West pattern has been out for a while, and every now and then I get an email asking me how to make it bigger. The quilt pattern can be made in three sizes: baby mat, lap and twin. I didn’t create a queen version for it because it didn’t size out so well, …

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EPP Medallion quilt by Kirsty of Bonjour Quilts

My almost-never-made Medallion Quilt

This quilt. Ayyyyyye, this quilt. What a nightmare. This quilt took me over 2 years to make. I had a plan. I bought the fabric. I changed the plan. I cut the fabric. I changed the plan. I panicked and put it all away in a cupboard. I had another plan. I sewed the fabric. …

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Small projects, much love

Hello – I hope you are all enjoying a peaceful weekend with friends and family. I realised I have a small cache of projects from the past few months that I haven’t shown you, so here we go! Firstly, there were a few new handmade cushion covers: Both of these gorgeous printed panels are from …

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Wildfire quilt - by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts. Quilt pattern available.

Red Quilt – Wildfire

QuiltCon accepted two of my quilts this year; a privilege given the volume of quilts submitted. One of the accepted quilts is my Rainbow Plus quilt (from this pattern): The other quilt is a version of my Diamonds in the Deep pattern. You might remember this version I created in navy: I’d wanted to sew …

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Diamonds in the Deep - a pattern by Bonjour Quilts

Diamonds in the Deep – Wholesale and Paper Version

Just popping in to let you know that my Diamonds in the Deep pattern is now available in paper form! You can buy a single copy for yourself, retail, through the pattern shop. This is great news for anyone in the EU who hasn’t been able to buy my PDF patterns (silly VAT laws). If …

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Heart Quilt Block Pattern

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, it must be time for a heart quilt block pattern! Although, this block isn’t strictly for Valentine’s Day – it could be used any time of the year for anyone you love. Heart quilt block patterns are an especially lovely way to welcome a new baby or celebrate …

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Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt Sew Along Block 86 Priscilla

Priscilla (#86) – Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt Sew Along

Hello there Sampler Sewists – welcome back to Bonjour Quilts for another block in GnomeAngel’s Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt Sew Along. Today’s block is #86 Priscilla. This Sew-Along is sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop and uses Laurie Aaron Hird‘s book The Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt. I sewed this block twice – once using Foundation …

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The Plus Side (quilt pattern) by Kirsty at Bonjour Quilts. Made in Carolyn Friedlander's Carkai fabric line

The Plus Side Quilt

I have a new pattern to show to you all today! It’s taken me a while to get this one finalised, but I’m very happy to present The Plus Side quilt. If you’re anything like me you may have looked at your stash and wondered “how on earth am I ever going to sew my way …

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