4th of July American quilt

Red, White and Blue

Although I’m in Australia and it’s the first day of winter here, it’s hard not to know what is happening all the way over in the US of A. Every day Pinterest shows me images that tell me American schools are letting out, the northern hemisphere summer is coming and occasions such as Memorial Day are …

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Slip Stitch modern quilt pattern by Bonjour Quilts

Slip Stitch Quilt Pattern

I have another pattern to show you today – this one is called the Slip Stitch quilt.  This fun, modern PDF quilt pattern will show you how to make: a 38″ x 52″ baby quilt, and a 57″ x 78″ lap-sized quilt. Slip Stitch is a great stash buster, which I must admit was the primary …

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Deco Diamonds by Bonjour Quilts. A baby quilt, cushion and mini-quilt pattern.

Deco Diamonds Quilt Pattern

Wahoo, I have a new quilt pattern available today! If you’re signed up to my email list, you’ve already heard about this. For those who aren’t (why not? Come on and join the crew!) I’m happy to present to you the Deco Diamonds quilt pattern. I describe it as a modern quilt with a touch of …

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Austin House by Carolyn Friedlander as a mini quilt

Austin House Mini Quilts

All of us Down Under are lucky enough to have Carolyn Friedlander visiting Australia at the moment. I have been known to use her fabrics just a tad: She is one of my favourite fabric designers and I was so happy to snag a spot at one of her workshops a couple of weekends ago. …

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Connections quilt pattern available from Bonjour Quilts

Connections Quilt Pattern in Orange

In my last post I showed you my latest quilt pattern, called Connections. This lap-sized, teal version was made with 4 colours. The teal version is made entirely with prints. (Although I made sure that every print read as a single colour. If you use prints with too many colours, you run the risk of …

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Connections quilt pattern available from Bonjour Quilts

Connections Quilt

I have a new quilt pattern to share with you – it’s called Connections. Connections. There’s a story behind its design. This pattern is made of rings connected in many directions. To me, these rings represent our lives. The corner diamonds joining them are all those things that sustain and support our lives – our …

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The Plus Side quilt pattern by Bonjour Quilts. An easy modern quilt suitable for beginners; pattern available for sale.

Plus Side Quilt – With a Twist

I’ve been wanting to make another version of my The Plus Side quilt pattern for a while now (pattern can be found here). I really like the layout of my last one (in Carkai by Carolyn Friedlander) and wanted to try it again with different colours: I went with a scrappy collection of FQs in …

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Free Rainbow Patchwork Clutch Purse Pattern PDF by Bonjour Quilts

Patchwork Purse – Riley Blake Quilt It Modern Tour

Today I have a free pattern for you – to sew this rainbow patchwork purse. Firstly, how adorable is the packaging for the 10 piece Crayola FQ set? When I received this little box of sunshine in the mail I had a lot of fun arranging the colours in rainbow order: Then I knuckled down …

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Fleur mini quilt pattern PDF - by Kirsty of Bonjour Quilts

Fleur

I have a new pattern to show you today: The Fleur quilt. Well, two patterns really – the queen sized version and the mini quilt version. Let’s start big and then go small: The Fleur quilt is a queen sized, 84″ x 84″ quilt that is made with 9 super sized (28″ square) flower blocks. …

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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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