(you’ll save over $15!)
NEW MODERN SET #56 : Includes Jitterbug 11″, Modern Squares, Illusions
MODERN TEXTURES SET #57: Includes Snakeskin, Tornado, Coils 
MAORI MOKO SET #42: Includes Maori Moko, Maori Moko Borders, Maori Moko Blocks 
Here’s a panto uniquely designed for modern quilts. Undoubtedly, if you are quilting for customers you are receiving “Modern” quilts. Most pictures show them custom quilted, but time and expense don’t always allow for that. I’m excited about my “SNAKESKIN.” It provides that texture geometric quilts want and can be used for other quilts too. Don’t be put off by the name, it’s not creepy at all!
Chevrons are popping up everywhere these days! This is definitely a hot design right now, it adds a trendy, youthful vibe to a modern design quilt. Teens will love it! You will love how quickly this easy pattern will finish your project!
Coils 11 inch
Wow! Coils, curls and stripes for a modern look. This is a perfect panto for those special fractal quilts. They’ll brighten and compliment the wide open negative spaces and accent positive designs, too.
Modern Squares 11 inch
Modern Squares is the perfect choice for quilting on those strong geometric shapes that many modern quilts have. Don’t worry, it’s easy to stitch out and looks like custom work. Remember, machines love going straight!
This panto is hot! It makes the most wonderful texture and it’s versatile enough for traditional pieced quilts and interesting for those with open areas too.
Flowerburst 10 inch & Flowerburst 15 inch
A cross between fireworks and flowers, this panto will add a punch to your quilt. This is a must for quick quilting that offers great texture.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! Trendy fashionistas can’t get enough of them! Let these heels walk all over your quilt for a ton of modern, whimsical fun!
Clear Stream 11″
Here’s another innovative pattern with modern textural appeal. Try it. You’ll like it! The pattern, as it drifts across the quilted surface, will give a dark and light effect. Feel free to leave out the fish, and you have a very abstract modern design that will add organic movement and complement any theme.
Wow- Spinning and swinging with the vibes. This will look great dancing across your modern quilt!
Do you have a quilt with a cosmopolitan edge? You’ll need this panto for a great metro look on your Ultra Current Quilt.
Maori Moko may be a traditional New Zealand design, but it has a very edgy feel. You’ll see it adding style everywhere in street art, tattoos, and fashion. The swirls have classic beauty, but will still add a contemporary look to your quilt- the best of both worlds!
Just the right mix of contemporary and classic here, for those of us who love both (and find it hard to choose!)
Modern quilters seem to be enthralled with texture, so for this innovative pattern I’ve added a lot of it. Scattered into the stripes and waves are familiar Southwest icons.
No worries about keeping your lines straight here! Wobbles are encouraged! They give a natural, organic feel to this pattern that is so uniquely non-traditional!
Bugs in your bed- not good. Bugs on your quilt- love it! Have you snapped this one up yet? You’ll never know when you want to add that unexpected little bug in your stitching!
Do you see a stained glass window? Inlaid tile floor? I also see wheels, cogs and gears. Whatever it is, the geometric elements in this pattern “works” for modern quilts!
Here’s a secret to great design: When planning the layout for stitching patterns and borders these geometric patterns help define space between the more organic designs. Be sure to include them in your quilts!
There’s nothing quite so iconic when it comes to animal skin as Zebra. As it plays across your quilt it will add a wonderful texture and just the right hint of tribal rhythm.
Gotta love these geometric patterns! This pattern is reminiscent of a traditional fan frill, but updated. It will look great on your modern creation!
From far away you just see loads of modern texture, but look more closely and you’ll discover the exotic vibe. This one is definitely not conventional!
This pattern catches your eye and doesn’t let it go! It will add the same mesmerizing visual and textural interest to your quilt!
These spinning spirals remind me of a HOT Day! Although I planned this to compliment both traditionally pieced and modern quilts, it would also look great with a Southwest theme. I hope you’ll agree it’s a fun pattern.
This pattern adds loads of twisting texture to your modern or traditional quilts. Try it with a minkie backing for fun visual candy and irresistible hand-rubbing! It’s almost, dare I say, voluptuous.
I had so many laughs imagining what our Grandmas would say that I wanted to share the fun with you. Write a caption the following photo and post your idea in the comments section at the very bottom of this page. The winner (chosen by number of giggles produced, or by random if I can’t decide) will receive a free pattern of their choice!
The contest ends on April 30, 2015. Good Luck!
Image from old-picture.com
Previous images from Library of Congress Public Domain Images
Spring is such a beautiful time of year. The sky is blue and sunny. Flowers are blooming everywhere (even in our lawns). God is spreading a beautifully colored quilt over the whole earth. Why wouldn’t our hearts thrill with the excitement of love and happiness? It’s in the air!
Sets are normally 20% the off price of individual patterns, but ADD ANOTHER 10% OFF!
(This set includes 3 patterns. Specify which 3 you want: Wedding Bell Swag 15” border, “Floral Medallion” whole cloth centerpiece, Rosebud Striped Border 6” w/ Little Red Rose 4”, Red, Red Rose 8” border, Floribunda Bouquet 11” or 15”, Wedding Day 11” pictogram, Little Ferns 4” border, Fiddle Ferns 11” panto.)
Floribunda Bouquet 11″+ 15″
Calla Lily 8″ + 11″
Wedding Doves 11″
Wedding Day 11″Pictogram
Floral Medallion 14″
Daffodilly 9″ + 14″ 
Tulip Tango 2 rows 8.5″
Cherry Blossoms 10“
For those of us still waiting for that perfect catch, it’s always good to remember there are other fish in the sea!
Let’s put a smile on your sad face with 10% off Fishy Business Pictogram 15″ or 11″.
Sale prices good March 1-31
I have been blessed to have two marvelous quilters in my life, my mother, Christina Fife, and my mother-in-law, Judy Lyon.
I can truly say my family is rich with quilts! I treasure the handmade quilts that my family has received. This past Christmas, Judy made our family an heirloom Christmas Quilt using her Joyful Birth Pictogram. (She also made one for each of her other 8 children- she was busy this year!) It is a wonderful expression of her love and her faith.
My mother also has given me quilts at important times in my life. She made a beautiful quilt for me when I first left home, one when I was married, and a quilt at the arrival of each grandchild.
I know it can take hundreds of hours to make a quilt. I also know that both Judy and my mother are busy working women, with limited time, many responsibilities, and also arthritic hands and aching feet. I watched my mother one day as she was painfully hand stitching on a large quilt she was making for my brother and felt a twinge of guilt at her sacrifice.
So asked her why she did it. Why would she spend such time and effort to make a quilt when it would definitely be easier, faster and cheaper to buy a lovely comforter at the store? Then she explained, as she works on each quilt, she thinks of the person she is making it for. She puts all her love, worries, hopes and prayers for that person into the hours she spends with the fabric. Especially when the recipient is no longer close by, time working on their quilt can feel like time spent with them. A quilt is more than a lovely blanket, but a gift of love.
Now when I snuggle into a quilt that was made by someone I love, my mind also turns to the hands and heart that made it. I am happy to be a part of MeadowLyon Designs, a place where love can be translated into fabric and used to warm hearts!
Judy Lyon & Melissa Lyon
January 2015
hearts image credit: love love by tomatokisses
The most common Chinese ways of saying Happy New Year are Gong Xi Fa Cai(Mandarin) and Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese). Even though the pronunciations are a little different, both are written the same.
Ever since I was young I have been fascinated by the Far East. I used to go with my Mother to visit “artsy” Lila L. She had her hair bound up with chopsticks and black lacquered furniture inlaid with Mother of Pearl. Chinatown was my favorite place to eat and I loved getting those prize balls at the gift shop and unwrapping yards of paper strips to find the tiny toys inside.
Little did I know I would “marry” into the army and live in the Orient. This amazing experience has increased my delight in all those memories and many new ones; like the Chinese Lion dance (always thought I’d draw this but haven’t yet!) , Sizzling Rice Soup and playing the Kayagum (like Koto). Subsequently I’ve drawn a number of popular Chinese inspired patterns. I’ll include Japan and Indonesia too! So for the New Year I’m passing along the celebration to you!
Java Batik Floral 10″ Edge 2 Edge
Java Batik Border 5″ w Jungle flower 4″
Brrr! Everything is snowy! Let’s have a JANUARY WHITE SALE All white themed patterns 15% OFF through January.
Isn’t it fun to build a snowman? Here’s a cute SNOWMAN pillow designed for one of our birthday partys. All the little girls made their own. It was so fun. This picture is the one my daughter finished. Your kids can have fun with this too – even boys! It’s a FREE DOWNLOAD.
Frothy Seas 2 of 4.5″, Frothy Seas 11″, Frothy Seas 2 of 8″, Frothy Seas 15″, 
Calla Lily 8″or Calla Lily 11″ 
Winter Games 11″ 
Clear Stream 11″ 
Penguins on Parade 11
Penguin Snowstorm Quilt 
SnowBirds 11″ 
LINKS ATTACHED BELOW
MOTAB Music video “What Shall We Give?” http://www.mormonchannel.org/christmas-videos?v=2919740155001
“The Gift” Nativity video. http://www.mormon.org/christmas?cid=HPFR112814529
Thanksgiving Table Topper Pictogram 20% off.
includes: Joyful Birth 11″, Camel Train & Palm Trees 
includes: Snowbirds, Snowbird Bdr, Pinecone Bdr 4.5″ & Pine Spray 9″
includes: Backwoods Moose Quilt, Backwoods Pictogram & Ponderosa Pinecone 4.5″
includes:Pine quilt, Backwoods 11″, Fish Tales, Pinecone Bdr.
includes: Rustic Santas, Rustic Grapevine Swag & Potpourri
includes: Silly Snowmen, Holly Express Train 9″ (or specify 4.5″), Santa’s Flight & Toyland Blocks
includes: Santa’s Flight, PineSpray 9″ (or 4.5″), & Symbols of the Season Blocks
includes: Jingle Bell Swag, Ponderosa Pinecone Border 4.5″ & Jingle Bell Dance 8″ Or specify 11″
includes: Poinsettia, Holly Berries or The Holly and The Ivy, & 12 Days of Christmas
Includes: Trendy Trees & Sugarplums
10% OFF HALLOWEEN & FALL PATTERNS. ENDS MIDNIGHT ON HALLOWEEN!
New! Ghostly Feathers – ooOOOooo little ghosties
are coming out to play!
Halloween Night – Friendly night skies with little witches and ghosts
Tornado – Dark stormy skies – perfect for Halloween.
Jack O-Lanterns with Cat’s Eyes border –Light the candles and get ready for fun!
Funny Bones – Jumbled Skeletons
Tree Bones 11” – Brrr! bare branches of skeleton trees
Pumpkin Patch 11” – Tumble into the Pumpkin Patch with corn, cats and mice.
Autumn Wind – Ooooo…the leaves are swirling in the wind.
Autumn Wind PDF Maple Breezes 11” – Maple leaves are laughing in the breeze. Maple Breezes 15″
Oak Whisper 11″ – Shhh. Hear the wind whispering in the colored leaves.
Pumpkin Kaleidoscope Wall Hanging—Comes with stitching and applique pattern.
Thanksgiving Table Topper Pictogram – a perfect hostess gift!
Thanksgiving Table Topper Quilt pattern FREE
SEE ALSO Ice Candle with Fall leaves instructions
OR get a bunch with the Autumn Set
This FREE offer is in 2 parts!
Be sure to download both
“Bug Bites PDF” and
“Swamp Critters Block Set PDF.”
HAVE FUN!
In the Summer there are bugs everywhere—even the computer has bugs! Heehee. For fun, pick your favorite and sew it right into your next quilt—just one or two in an out-of-the-way place. I’m including all the bug drawings I’ve sold over the years in this FREE OFFER. Just size them to fit. Draw your own too—maybe you have a “favorite.”
Modern custom quilting lends itself to spur-of-the-moment bugs. I’ve shown a sketch of ideas for that. Pantographs also have room for bugs. I’ve included a few ideas of how I might stitch them in a panto.
So get dancing! It’s young and whimsical!
2 NEW PANTOS IN JULY
“CHINTZ & INDIA BORDERS & CORNERS” #2451 $18.00
These 2 unique border patterns with South Asian Elegance will add a decorative finish to your quilts.
“CHERRY BLOSSOMS” #2453- 10 inch $14.00
There’s nothing quite so pretty as pale blossoms against the dark bark of the Cherry tree. No wonder there are Cherry Blossom festivals around the world!
Let’s get a head start on our Christmas projects. At 25% OFF, it’s a great time to stock up on Christmas patterns.
Choose from:
Jingle Bell Dance 11″ E2E reg. $14.00 now $10.50
Jingle Bell Dance 8″ E2E reg. $14.00 now $10.50
