Fireweed Gift-Away!

Good morning!

Guess who is back from Iceland?

We had such a marvelous time and I'm looking forward to sharing many of our photo memories with you.  Hopefully you were able to keep up a bit while I was gone through Facebook/Instagram.  

While I wasn't able to blog while I was away, I did my best to keep up with some postings through other social media outlets.

I returned late Monday night - so this morning I'm still recovering from a bit of jet lag by kicking off the release of my Fireweed PDF quilt pattern, along with a Gift-Away!

I’ve been lucky enough to visit Alaska several times.  And each time is a new adventure and an opportunity for learning.

On one such visit we enjoyed a hike with my husband’s cousin who lives in Moose Pass.

This is the photo I took on my 2011 hike.

 “Better hurry and enjoy it,” the fireweed says as blooms march up its stem dropping its blossoms from bottom to top.

When all blossoms have dropped, another beautiful Alaskan summer has gone by, marked by fireweed flowers going to seed.

As the saying goes: “when fireweed turns to cotton, summer will soon be forgotten.”

Fireweed is the flower of an Alaskan summer, and it's everywhere. It can reach up to 5 feet tall in the temperate rainforest or cap out at less than a foot tall in the alpine tundra.

The colors of the purple/pink fireweed and the sometimes-red of the stems inspired the colors of this quilt.

I hit up my scraps for a wide variety of reds and purples for the half-square triangles that frame each nine-patch block center.

The nine-patches and squares at the end of each sashing and the cornerstones all came from my love of sewing with recycled 100% cotton shirts including plaids, stripes and prints.

If sewing from fat-quarters and yardage, any scrappy mix here will do. It doesn’t have to be plaids or shirt fabrics.

Blocks that started with these -

Soon became these.

And even more of them became these!

Add some scrappy sashings, and some colorful cornerstones, set it on point and voila!

I quilted Fireweed with a light lavender thread in an edge-to-edge design called Country Garden by Hermione Agee.

I love how the pieced sashings make the quilt look like it has two different blocks instead of one.

And you just know I paired it with a super scrappy purple backing.

And I finished the edge with a super scrappy red binding!

The Fireweed PDF pattern is currently 25% off in the Quiltville Store - no coupon needed. It's an automatic discount good through 6/30/25.

Scrappy nine patches are surrounded by triangles in red and purple inspired by the Fireweed flowers of an Alaskan Summer. Use your favorite fabrics  - off the bolt or recycled from shirts. Piecing options, full color photos and graphics and many tips for easy piecing pleasure included.

Quilt Size: 76’’ X 90’’

And yes, there is a Gift-Away!

I'll be drawing for two winners who will each receive a Fireweed PDF pattern from me and a Facets of Red fabric roll from  Cotton to Quilts.

Yes, they have many more cotton rolls available - be sure to check out their adorable neutral rolls!

We will draw for our two winners on Saturday, 6/28/25.

Good luck, everyone!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Smiling because I am home. ⁣
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Smiling because there are 12 awesome ladies arriving today and filling my Quiltville Inn retreat with all things quilty! ⁣
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Life is so good! ⁣
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Vintage 9-patch quilt found in Kentucky. Love the soft muted colors. Such a cutie patootie 9-patch on point! 

Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone!