As I travel around the United States for my 'real job' with Hewlett-Packard OR just for fun when I visit my kids or my adorable grandkids OR when I am just exploring new places - I am always on the lookout for ideas we could use for new patterns. I found some really...
When I was little my mother made me a blanket that became affectionately known as "bunny blankie." This blanket came with me everywhere, including to school with me until second grade!!! (embarrassing- yes I know) This blanket was very important for a number of...
This post is definitely late but I guess it's better late than never, so here it goes: I'm sorry in advance for this long post. My husband has told me that brevity in story telling is not one of my greatest skills. But as we embark on a new year with a new...
We at Mckay Manor Musers love a simple project with a purpose. Nothing fulfills those requirements like a baby blanket. You can easily start and finish a sweet little baby blanket in a matter of hours. Plus, you have an excuse to buy absolutely adorable fabrics that...
We get lots of questions about our "quilt as you go" patterns. When people get to the step where we have you join the blocks with sashing, they tend to get concerned that we did our math wrong. It's not that it's impossible for us to have done the math wrong. That has...
We have yet another free pattern! This one is for an adorable winter placemat with a cute little snowman applique. The steps are super easy to follow and it uses our simple sew and flip method of construction. The best part? Once you know the method you can use any...
We discoved a fun and easy way to make a beautiful skirt that only looks complicated! We used Ruffle Fabric(™) which is a pre-ruffled knit fabric. It comes in lots of varieties from a small lightweight ruffle, to a heavier wider ruffle, to a varigated ruffle that goes...
We decided one new pattern just wasn't enough. This is just the second in a set of three free patterns, so keep watching for the third one to pop up! Free Fleece Hat Pattern This adorable hat pattern is perfect for the little ones in your life! It has a happy little...
Yep, we're pretty bad about keeping this blog up to date. But as Quilt Market in Houston Texas rolls around yet again so does another free pattern! Two of our new quilts are focused on the ocean: Pirate Posse and Mermaid Marina. We decided that it would be fun to give...
Clearly, our goal to be better about updating our blog was a miserable failure. But, we have yet another free pattern for you! And this time it's all about binding. Different Bindings In the past, we have done just about anything to avoid putting bindings on our...
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