A sample block of a flower quilt block from a quilting tutorial by Bonjour Quilts. This block was sewn in an orange print, an orange blender and a grey blender. The background fabric is a low volume. This block finishes at 9 inches and is a great scrap quilt block for a scrappy baby quilt.

A Flower Quilt Block Tutorial, Crafty Links and a Cat or Two

Welcome back to Bonjour Quilts for your weekend update. It’s winter here in Australia, so it’s the perfect temperature to snuggle up inside under a quilt. The cooler weather also makes quilt-making a much more enjoyable experience! Let’s get on to the latest news. A New Tutorial… I’ve put together a new flower quilt block …

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Two samples of a flower quilt block from a quilting tutorial by Bonjour Quilts. One block is made in shades of jade green, the other in orange and grey fabrics. Both have a low volume background fabric. This block finishes at 9 inches and is a great scrap quilt block for a scrappy baby quilt.

Flower Quilt Block Tutorial

I have a patchwork quilt block tutorial for you today, my friends. A Flower Quilt Block – and it works well with scraps. This sweet little Flower Quilt Block measures 9″ finished (when sewn into a quilt) or 9½” unfinished. I sewed up two examples of this Flower Quilt Block – both with low volume …

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A ginger Burmese cat getting a cuddle. They are an affectionate breed who do well with kids.

6 Creative Links, a Quilt Hanging Sleeve, Fabric and Cats

Hello there and welcome back to Bonjour Quilts. Can you believe it’s the weekend again already? Lucky us! Keep reading to hear all the latest news. From the Sewing Room… What’s going on behind-the-scenes in my sewing room: Quilt Hanging Sleeve If you tuned in last week you’d have read all about my adventures hanging …

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A quilt binding ready to be sewn onto a baby quilt. The binding is made from a Devonstone basics fabric in the colour Bondi Blue.

5 Creative Links and Plenty of Quilts (and Cats) for You

Hello there and welcome back for another weekend update at Bonjour Quilts. What I’m Sewing… This week I quilted up my new triangle baby quilt. (I still don’t have a name for the pattern…that’s the hardest part of pattern writing for me.) I went with organic, wavy quilting lines, following the vertical seams of the …

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A folded baby quilt top made from white, hot pink and baby pink fabrics, with sunny yellow accent triangles. A pattern to come from Bonjour Quilts.

A Quilt Emerges and 9 Interesting Creative Links

Hello there and welcome back for another weekend update at Bonjour Quilts. What I’m Sewing… We have a quilt top! I took all my triangles and turned them into a fun, modern baby quilt, which I’m now looking forward to quilting. I think I have a store-bought sheet that will make a good backing for …

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Light and dark pink fabric half-square triangle patchwork blocks, destined for a scrappy baby quilt in pink and yellow. This will be a new pattern from Bonjour Quilts.

6 Fun Quilting Links and Plenty of Cats-on-Quilts Action

Can you believe it? Another fortnight has gone by, it’s already mid-May and time for another weekend update. Welcome back to Bonjour Quilts – here’s all the latest news for you. What I’m Sewing… Once I shook the bear paws out of my hair, I found myself diving back into my scrap bags to make …

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The quilt block for April in the 2024 Quilter's Planner. This block is part of the Quilter's Compass quilt - a sampler quilt included in the 2024 Quilter's Planner. 11 awesome block patterns that work to build a sampler quilt centred on a compass block.

The Quilter’s Planner quilt block for April 2024 – and more!

Hello, and welcome to a weekend update with Bonjour Quilts! Plenty to read and photos to scroll through here, so find a comfy chair and a refreshing drink and read on… The Quilter’s Planner. It’s the month of April, which is the month that I designed a quilt block for in the 2024 Quilter’s Planner! …

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A bear paw quilt block quilt called Bottomless Bear Paws, by Bonjour Quilts, hanging on a chair in front of a sewing table. This quilt pattern has instructions for 5 quilt sizes and 3 different bear paw block sizes. This version has been made with a single background fabric and a single fabric for the bear paws. The paw pads can either be squares, or as shown here, love hearts. The paw pads can be made with scraps, or any fabric of your choice. This navy and white quilt really pops with colourful scraps.

Bottomless Bear Paws Quilt Pattern – Yardage Version

I’m back again to tell you some more about my new quilt pattern, Bottomless Bear Paws. In my last post I went through all the details of the FQ friendly version, which you see spread out in the photo above. Let’s now have a chat about the other version, which is the navy quilt you …

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The Bottomless Bear Paw PDF quilt pattern by Bonjour Quilts. This version is made with blue, acid green, grey and yellow solid fabrics. This pattern has instructions for 5 quilt sizes and 3 different bear paw quilt block sizes. You can also make the paw pads square or hearts. This version is made with a stack of fat quarters (FQs) and a background fabric. But there are also instructions for a version with one bear paw fabric, with scrappy paw pads.

Bottomless Bear Paws Quilt Pattern – FQ version

I’m excited to show you a new quilt pattern today, called Bottomless Bear Paws. It’s always fun to take a traditional pattern and give it a bit of a tweak, which is what I’ve done here. These bear paw blocks use a log cabin component to create a contrasting paw pad at the centre of …

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