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Fall Is Coming = You Need More Quilts!

 

MC saleAs Autumn approaches, bears start putting on an extra layer of fat, beavers insulate their dens with mud and foxes grow thick, warm fur.

  I already have an adequate layer of fat, my walls have plenty of dirt on them, and I’d rather wrap up in a new Fall quilt! 

We’ve got our Fall sale up early so all you busy beavers, cuddly bears & foxy ladies have plenty of time to get your amazing Fall quilts done and still enjoy your last days of summer!

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As always, our Thanksgiving Table Topper Quilt is also available as a free PDF download!


Maple Squirrels Border 5”  (also available as a PDF)

Maple Squirrels

Maple Breezes 11″ & 15″Maple Breezes

 Interlocking Autumn Wind 10″  (Also available as a PDF)

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Interlocking Oak Whispers 11″  & 15″

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Oak Border 4 1/2″ and 2″ Acorns Border

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Pumpkin Patch 8″ (Includes Mouse & Pumpkins Sashing) & 11″

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Pumpkin Kaleidoscope Quilt

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Thanksgiving Table Topper

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Jack O’Lanterns with Cat’s eyes  (Also available as a PDF)

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Interlocking Tree Bones 11″ & 15″Tree-Bones-1-repeat-of-scan

 Ghostly Feathers

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Funny-Bones  (also available as a PDF)

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Halloween Night  (also available as a PDF)

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All theme sets are 20% off the price of the single patterns, but take an additional 20% off during our sale & that’s almost half off the original price!  Wow!


Halloween Set #52

 Halloween Night 10″,  Jack O’Lanterns 8″,  Funny-Bones 10″, Ghostly Feathers 11″

Autumn Set #3

 Maple Breezes 11″, 5″ Maple Squirrels,  11″ Interlocking Oak Whisper and Oak borders with Acorn Sashing.

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Western Roundup

Yee-haw! All our Western themed patterns are marked down for the month of August. Hope you find something you love!


 Mustang Stampede

A stampede of stallions galloping across your quilt- perfect for any horse lover.

Great Plains - MustangsRodeo Kids Pictogram

These kids are having so much fun, how do I join their party?
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 Moo Cow with Rail Fence Border

You’ll be loving this one till the cows come home!
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Cowboy Chaps

If you live in Oklahoma, this is a specialty pattern just for you.  However, any fan of a school with a cowboy mascot should take a look at this one.Okay Fans-5-pistols

Ropin’ Horseshoes Border with Knotty Pine

These two borders will complete the look of your next rootin’ tootin’ project.

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Knotty Pine

 

Rolling Wheat

Don’t know if this rolling wheat smells sweet, but it sure does look beautiful!  
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Sunflowers 10″ & 14″

This pattern comes in two sizes, ready to quickly fill your quilt with happy blooms.

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Giant Sunflower Border

Add some sunshine to your design. This one can be used as a border, E2E or even blocks.giant sunflower 1 repeat

Westward Ho Pictogram

This pattern is an adventure in itself- take a close look!  Did you notice how wagon wheel spokes are woven through the whole design?  Maybe you even found your own ancestors in the picture- if so, this one is definitely made for you!

(Pictured with Great Plains on the Move Borders)Westward ho layout

Great Plains on the Move (4 borders: Pronghorns, Bison, Mustangs & Covered Wagons)

It takes a lot of steps to get across the plains, these borders want to keep walking around and around and around your quilt.
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Great Plains - Bison

Modern Southwest

Modern quilters seem to be enthralled with texture, so for this innovative pattern we’ve added a lot of it.  Scattered into the stripes and waves are familiar Southwest icons. modern southwest previewSNIPPET

 Southwest Vistas Pictogram

Happy Trails!  Stitch in the unique beauty of the painted desert with this detailed pictogram.
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 Spiral Suns

Home, home on the Range! Keep those cloudy skies away and let the sun always shine with this texture filled pattern.
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 Snakeskin

Do you prefer your snakeskin on the back of a rattler, on the back of your boots, or the back of your quilt?snakeskin revised for web

 Spinning Kokopelli

Don’t miss this fun version of a Southwest icon!spinning kokopeli

 Redd Wagons West Quilt Pattern Set

Redd Wagons West tells the amazing story of my Pioneer heritage.  Proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to the Redd Family Organization research fund.redd composite for website

 

Lewis & Clark Adventure Book

Stitch the story of the ultimate Western explorers in this set which includes 12 full size medallions and quilt instructions.Lewis & Clark Book


 

FREEBIE- Covered Wagon Quilt Label

What better way to brand a quilt as your own then with this label!  We’re giving it away for free!covered wagon label


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Summer Reading and Quilting List- All featured patterns 10% off

Once upon a quilt . . . 

It’s hard not to read a story in MeadowLyon stitching.  I love to read and many of the great MeadowLyon patterns remind me of my favorite books.  The designs are so descriptive and detailed that it is as if they are fabric illustrations of well loved stories.

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Have you been craving a lazy summer day spent with a good book- preferably on the beach. . . but you don’t want to give up any time you could be quilting?  Sad you can’t quilt and read at the same time? Solution: audiobooks!  You can get swept away by a story and get your quilting on! (without the sand and sunburn!)

Barnyard Dreams 11″ & Illusion 10″

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Pianoforte 11″summer reading & quilting list

Cactus Flower 2 rows of 6.5″

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Fiddle Ferns 11″, Fiddle Ferns 14″ & Dawgs 11″ Pictogram

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Whale of a Tail 5 1/2″ Border

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Fleur-de-Lis Border and Corner  &   Interlocking Fleur-de-Lis 11″

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O Canada- Flying Free 11″

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Scottish Paisley 10″

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Nor’ Easter 11″ Pictogram

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Egyptian Mystique Borders, Egyptian Papyrus 10″

Pharaoh’s Collar 11″

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Chintz 10″ , Chintz & India Borders and corners

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Cherry Blossoms 10″

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Salty Seas 8″ BorderSlide11Car Classics PictogramSlide2

Poppy Stripe 10″, Tornado 10″, High Heels 11″

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This one is up to you.  What classic book do these three patterns remind you of?


Do you have a favorite MeadowLyon pattern and book combination?  Let me know in a reply and I might add it to our Summer Reading and Quilting List and it will be 10% off this month.


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FREE SHIPPING with Patriotic Pattern and $40 minimum purchase


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Every quilter needs some of these patterns to make The Great American Quilt. 

Jump on this offer before the parade passes by!


*We also love our international friends!  They can receive a similar discount of $6 off their $40 minimum purchase (which includes a patriotic pattern) by using the coupon code: USA2


Participating Patterns include:


Americana Birds 6″ Border/E2E with sashings and corners
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Liberty Birds  8″ Border/E2E with sashings and cornersliberty birds 1 repeat w corner & sash snippet erased lines

American Stripe 5″ BorderAmerican Stripe 5 inch snippet

Americana Flying AngelAmericana Flying Angel(1) snippet

Eagle Americana  10″ or PDFeagle-americana-one-repeat-reduced

Star Banner 10″ or PDFstar banner cropped edited snippet

Americana Flourish 10″ E2E or PDFamericana flourish cropped snipped

America’s Pride 11″
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America’s Pride 8″ Blocks  or PDFAmerica's Pride Block - APB - Collection of 12

Star Struck 5.5″ Border
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Star Struck 11″ E2Estarstruck 11 snippet

G I Firepower 10″ E2EGI Firepower G I Patrol 11″ PictogramGI patrol

Gettysburg 11″ Pictogram

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 Starry Night 8″ or 4.5″ or PDFStarry Night - Border

 Also includes:

American Set

GI Firepower Set

American Stoneware Set

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Enjoy an outdoor adventure- from the comfort of your own sewing room!

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Relive your favorite memories of the great outdoors as you stitch up your next quilt using one of MeadowLyon’s woodland designs!


10% OFF WOODSY DESIGNS IN MAY


           NEW! 

Lewis & Clark Book

Lewis & Clark Adventure Book

Now in an easy to use 12″x 12″ book format, featuring 12 full size stitching medallions and Lewis and Clark Trails Quilt instructions.

Special introductory price of $19 (regular price $22) This May marks the 211th  anniversary of the “Corps of Discovery” Expedition. Celebrate by following along the Lewis and Clark Trail with these patterns!

  Click here to get a free PDF copy of Sacagawea.


MeadowLyon Pictograms pack tons of story into your stitching! Get used to hearing “I didn’t even notice that before!” and seeing their smiles every time they find something new in your quilt.

Campout 11″ Pictogram

I love this pattern!  Doesn’t it spark memories of our favorite camping disasters?  Sister is moments away from getting sprayed by a skunk, bears have helped themselves to the food (hung from the tree to keep them safe of course), Mom is going to get quite a surprise as she rows right up to a swimming moose, Dad is inches away from a bee sting, snakes slither and poison ivy abounds! Does this sound like any of your camping trips?

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My family just took an overnight camping trip to Roman Nose State Park in Oklahoma.  We are definitely not experts!  (Confession: we always watch a movie on a tablet in our tent at night.)  This time, our near disaster was having a cooler full of food, four hungry kids and then realizing at dinner time that the firewood we brought had the words “not for cooking” on the bag!  Luckily, Dad, our hero, saved the day by hunting down some wood from a farm nearby (what happened to the days when the woods were actually filled with wood you could use?)  We were happily chomping on s’mores by dusk.  What kind of camping disasters have you had? I would love to read about them! Tell your story in the comments section below!

Backwoods 11″ Pictogram

Each animal and plant in this pictogram has been realistically and accurately depicted in this beautiful nature scene.  It is such a lovely work of art that it is shocking to remember it is all made from one continuous line!  This popular pattern is a favorite among outdoorsmen (and women).

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Pacific Northwest 11″ Pictogram

I love the fern rich undergrowth of the Northern Pacific Forests.  Maybe I expect a leprechaun or two.  What I know I will find is pine scented scenery filled with salmon, bears, eagles, elk, wolves, foxes and even owls.  What’s that?  Do I hear a woodpecker knocking at that tree?  There are even some Totem poles nestled in the forests.

If you love the Northwest, you’ll love this pattern.

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Birchbark 10″

Birchbark looks amazing quilted out and it hardly matters if you make a mistake, because it’s all wriggly anyway. It can be used as a Border or a vertical  E2E.   It comes with a 3” border of Canoes – birchbark of course.

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Totem 6″

This is a perfect companion to the Pacific Northwest Pictogram.  The right borders and sashings really customize the look of your quilt.  This set includes totem borders, totem sashings, Haida canoes, and an orca border.

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Riverflow 10″

Riverflow is a really easy pantograph for the quilts that need to be finished up in a hurry.  Of course, it needs to be interesting to pass my test.  I think this one does and I know it will become one of your “go to” patterns for a variety of projects!

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Fish Tales with Fish Bait Sashing 3 1/2″ Border Pattern

Did your Dad take the family on fishing trips when you were a kid?  Being from Minnesota, my Dad was a big fan of boating and fishing.  Truthfully, there’s no better way to eat fresh fish than cooked over a campfire!

Fish Tales Border

Clear Stream

I remember one spring our family went to the Ozarks.  We camped alongside a beautiful stream that was as clear as glass.  It was a delight to walk out over the smooth stones and look straight down to the bottom.  I hope you’ve had an experience like that too.  If you haven’t, try an Ozark vacation!

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Ponderosa Pine Spray  9″ Edge to Edge Pantograph

Ponderosa Pine Spray 9″ is one of our most popular patterns.  Whether you’re  the out-doorsy type or filled with holiday thoughts, or recalling great family vacations,  Pine boughs just about have to be part of the picture.  You’ll find lots of uses for this pattern.

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Ponderosa Pine Spray 15″

Here is a fast and quick covering version of our most popular pattern.

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Ponderosa Pine Cone Border 4.5″

I may have used this little pattern more than any other.  A sprinkling of pine goes so well with so many other patterns!

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Owlets 10″ Edge to Edge Pantograph

Owls are so popular right now.  The little ones are cute bits of fluff.  Our baby grandson’s carseat is newly covered with the cute little birds and so are fabrics and decorator items galore.  Everyone just has to have owls!

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Rustic Santas: Northwoods & Yosemite

You’ll have lots of fun with these 2 great images of Santa! This unique dual pattern gives you lots of variety and fun.  Let them spin around the border of a special, woodsy Christmas quilt.  I love the rustic backwoods look for the holidays.

Don’t you wish you could stay in the woods for Christmas?  Sheltered in a cozy cabin with a roaring fire, while being “snowed in” high in the Sierras or the Alleghenys, has always been a romantic dream of mine.

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BLOCK PATTERNS

We have a limited supply of these printed block pattern sets left.  However, after they are gone you will still be able to purchase these patterns as PDF’s.

Antlers and Horns 8″ Blocks

Antlers and Horns Block - ACAHB - Collection of 12

Campout 8″ Blocks

Campout Block - COB - Collection of 12

Backwoods 8″ Blocks

Backwoods Block - BWB - Collection of 12

QUILT PATTERNS

Backwoods Pine Quilt Pattern PDF

Backwoods Moose Quilt Pattern

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Finally, no campout would be complete without bug bites and swamp critters!  Pick up as many as you want for free!

No itching, guaranteed!

 

 

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Giveaway Contest Winner

Congratulations to Suzanne Neumann for her winning caption submission!

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Thanks for all your responses.  It was really hard to pick a winner- so many of them rang true!  It seems like many of you are very familiar with the feeling in the picture!  Suzanne will be getting a free pattern of her choice.   While I’m at it, I will also be sending everyone who entered the contest a special coupon as a consolation prize and thanks for sending in your ideas!

 

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April Sale and Giveaway Contest – 20% Off All Modern Designs

What would your Grandmother say if she could see you now, quilting modern pantographs on your long arm machine?

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 Everywhere you look these days you see fabulous modern quilts-  quilts your Grandmother would never have dreamed of!  It’s all fun and bright, textural and geometric. . . and hard to resist!  You’ve got to have our trendy pantos to stitch up all those wonderful modern quilts!  So go ahead and put a modern spin on your creativity.

  Let’s amaze Grandma and make her proud!

 

20% off all “MODERNS” in APRIL.

 

Now is the best time ever to stock up on these versatile designs!

 


Take an additional 20% these already discounted sets:

(you’ll save over $15!)

NEW MODERN SET #56Includes Jitterbug 11″, Modern Squares, Illusions

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MODERN TEXTURES SET #57:   Includes Snakeskin, Tornado, Coils                                             snakeskin revised snippettornado snippetcoils pasteup

MAORI MOKO SET #42:   Includes Maori Moko, Maori Moko Borders, Maori Moko Blocks    maori-moko-interlocking-snippetmaori moko border 4 webmaori border cornermaori moko bk 9


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 Snakeskin   10 inch

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!

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Zig Zag  11 inch

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!

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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.

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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!

Flame Nouveau  11″

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.

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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.

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High Heels  11 inch

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!

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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.

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Jitterbug 15 inch

Wow-  Spinning and swinging with the vibes. This will look great dancing across your modern quilt!

Jitterbug  11″  

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Modern Skylines   11 inch

Do you have a quilt with a cosmopolitan edge?  You’ll need this panto for a great metro look on your Ultra Current Quilt.

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Maori Moko 15  inch

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!

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Maori Moko borders   8″

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Maori Moko Blocks 10″

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Kimono Stripe  11 inch  

Just the right mix of contemporary and classic here, for those of us who love both (and find it hard to choose!)

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Modern Southwest   11 inch

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.

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Wallaby Weave  11″

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!

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Billabong Creek 11″

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   BUG BITES – FREE

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!

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Mosaic   8 inch

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!

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Nature’s Rhythms  2.5 inch

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!

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Zebra Stripes 10″ inch

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.

Pharaoh’s Collar 11 inch

Gotta love these geometric patterns!  This pattern is reminiscent of a traditional fan frill, but updated.  It will look great on your modern creation!

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Bengali Mosaic  14 inch

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!

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Illusion 11 inch

This pattern catches your eye and doesn’t let it go!  It will add the same mesmerizing visual and textural interest to your quilt!

Spiral Suns   11 inch

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.

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Tornado 11 inch

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.

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 April Giveaway Contest
WIN A FREE PATTERN!


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!

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Image from old-picture.com

Previous images from Library of Congress Public Domain Images

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Love is in the Air- 10% off selected patterns

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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!

10% OFF – Enjoy some of our favorite floral pantos as well as a NEW enlarged version of an old favorite.

Fiddle Ferns – now in a 14″ size.Fiddle Ferns

Floral Wedding Setrose whole cloth layout ideas

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″Floribunda Bouquet Rosy Feathers 11″ + 15″Rosy Feathers best snippet

Calla Lily 8″ + 11″Calla Lily BorderFiddle Ferns 11″+ 14″Fiddle Ferns

Wedding Doves 11″Wedding Doves snippetRosebud Striped Border 6″Rosebud Striped - Border

Wedding Day 11″PictogramWedding Day - Closeup Red, Red Rose 8″Red Rose Corner - Border

Wedding Bell Swag 15″Wedding Bell Swag - Border

Floral Medallion 14″floral-medallion-stacked Pysanki Flower 11″Pysanki flower for web

Chintz 10″chintz pasteup resized  Chintz Borderchintz + india borders SNIPPET

Daffodilly 9″ + 14″  daffodilly preview jpg snippet Little Ferns 4″Little Ferns - Border

Tulip Tango 2 rows 8.5″tulip tango for webTulip Border/E2E 6.5″Tulip Border -birdseye view

Cherry Blossoms 10cherry blossomsPoppy Stripe 10″poppy stripe

 

Wait!

Not in a romantic mood?

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″.

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Sale prices good March 1-31 

 

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Nothing Says Love Like A Quilt!

Hello everyone! My name is Melissa Lyon and I am Judy Lyon’s Daughter-in-law.  I will be taking care of MeadowLyon Designs for the next two years while Judy is serving as a missionary in Thailand.

I have been blessed to have two marvelous quilters in my life, my mother, Christina Fife, and my mother-in-law, Judy Lyon.

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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.

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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!

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Judy Lyon & Melissa Lyon

January 2015

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Chinese New Year Celebration Sale Feb. 1 to 19

“Gong Hey Fat Choy”  

Happy Chinese New Year! 

February 19th 2015

Chinese Symbol for Happy Chinese New Year (恭禧發財)

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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!

Get a copy of the CHINESE MEDALLION SET – FREE with purchase of any Oriental pattern.

Chinese MedallionChinese Medallion - CornerChinese Medallion Set adjustable 12-15″ Sq. w 10″+ 12″ Tri

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Chinese_AppliqueChinese Applique Pattern adjustable 12″-15″

Chinese Mums PatternChinese Mums  3.5″+4.5″ BdrChinese Scroll BorderChinese Scroll 4.5″+2.5″ Bdr

Chinese_Porcelain-snippetChinese Porcelain 12″ E2E – Border and Corner w 1.5″ Chinese Beading 

Ming Sea - Border CloseupMing Sea w/Mandarin Wind 6″+ 4″  Borders w 2 Corner variations

Panda-Monium - CloseupPanda-Monium 11″ Horizontal w 4″ Panda Play border

Panda Bamboo - Layout ExamplePanda Bamboo 11″ w 6″ Bamboo Border Vertical pattern

FREE download to Celebrate!  3 Samurai samurai 2 cropped resizedSamurai PDF title page

JAPAN – 

Geisha Garden snippetGeisha Garden 10″Kimono Stripe snippetKimono Stripe 11″

Japonica Blooms cropped Japonica Blooms 10″Flowerburst Flowerburst 10″ or 15″

INDIA

chintz pasteup resizedChintz 11″   chintz + india borders Chintz/India Borders 6″& 8″

INDONESIA

Inspired by famous Indonesian Batiks
Inspired by famous Indonesian Batiks

Java Batik Floral 10″ Edge 2 Edge

a delightful Indonesian Batik border
a delightful Indonesian Batik border

Java Batik Border 5″ w Jungle flower 4″

Indonesian Puppets - CloseupIndonesian Puppets Quilt closeup showing Jungle Foliage between rowsIndonesian Puppets 15″

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brrr! January White Sale 15% OFF

 Brrr! Everything is snowy!   Let’s have a  JANUARY WHITE SALE    All white themed patterns 15% OFF through January.

jan 2014 sale and patterns text w snowman
January 2015 white sale

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.

cuddly snowman pillow

 ALL the FOLLOWING ICY PATTERNS ARE ON SALE

Frothy Seas 2 of 4.5″Frothy Seas 11″, Frothy Seas 2 of 8″, Frothy Seas 15″, Frothy_Seas 8 “Meringue 11meringue pasteup trimmed

Snowscape 11″,snowscape croppedFlurry 10″Flurry

Birchbark 10″Birchbark snippet reducedMing Sea 6″Ming Sea - Border Closeup

Cloudy Skies 10It's a Cloudy Day. Air Show 10″air show cropped snippet

Calla Lily 8″or Calla Lily 11″ Calla Lily Border Ski Slopes 11″  ski slopes snippet

Winter Games 11″ winter games half-pipe reduced Winter Games BlocksWinter Games Block - WGB - Closeup

Clear Stream 11″ Clear-Stream-cropped-reduced Wedding Doves 11″Wedding Doves snippet

Salty Seas 8″ Salty Seas - Border Nor’easter 11″ Nor'easter snippet

Penguins on Parade 11Penguins on Parade - WholePenguins on Parade Blks Penguins on Parade Block - POPB - Closeup

Penguin Snowstorm Quilt  Penguin Snowstorm quilt cover mockStoneware Churn 10″Stoneware Churn one swirl cropped reduced

SnowBirds 11″ snowbirds snippet  Snowbird Borders 6″ snowbirds borders cropped short

Funny-Bones 10″,funny bones pasteupCottontails 10   Cottontails snippet

Whitewater 11″whitewater snippet Seafoam 4.5″, Seafoam 2 of 4.5″seafoam double row

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Decorate for the Holidays with MeadowLyon

Panto Sets under our tree

How do you decorate for the Holidays?  Do you have a Christmas Quilt in the master bedroom?  Is your family room festooned with strings of apples and garlands of holly?
Or perhaps you’ll be skiing for the Holidays at your mountain cabin decorated with homespun plaid and flannelette quilts?  If so you might want to snuggle-up with a cozy throw in front of the fireplace or display a quilt proudly over the railing on the balcony.
Enjoy these super savings as you plan your beautiful rooms.

GET $2.00 off  Singles and $5.00 off Sets

(Wow! sets already priced at 20% off) 

Through Dec. 15th!

Thanksgiving Ideas

Thanksgiving Table Topper Pictogram 20% off.thanksgiving layout

FREE PDF quilt pattern thanksgiving topper qult blurry at topFREE PDF ICE CANDLE Fall leaves ice candleChristmas Greenery Ice Candle

 

FOR A SACRED CHRISTMAS

Nativity Set #30 Nativity Quilt by Judy Lyon and Mildred Jordtjoyful birth new Joyful Birth new panel 2

includes: Joyful Birth 11″, Camel Train & Palm Trees camel train cropped snippet Palm Trees - Border

FREE Joyful Birth PDF BlocksA Christmas Gift to you!joyful birth new color cover

 

FOR THE MOUNTAIN CABIN

Snowbird Set #36  snowbirds snippet snowbirds borders cropped short Ponderosa Pinecone - single ponderosa pine spray snippet 15

includes: Snowbirds, Snowbird Bdr, Pinecone Bdr 4.5″ & Pine Spray 9″                                                                                     

Backwoods Moose Quilt Set #5Moose - Quiltbackwoods stacked scannedPonderosa Pinecone - single

includes: Backwoods Moose Quilt, Backwoods Pictogram & Ponderosa Pinecone 4.5″   

Backwoods Pine Set #6backwoods stacked scannedPonderosa Pinecone - singleFish Tales Border

includes:Pine quilt, Backwoods 11″, Fish Tales, Pinecone Bdr.

Rustic Christmas Set #48 RUSTIC SANTA ON PLAID Rustic Grapevine Swag Potpourri cropped snippet

includes: Rustic Santas, Rustic Grapevine Swag & Potpourri                                                                                                  

FOR A TRADITIONAL LOOK

Holiday Fun Set #21 silly snowmen carolers holly express Toyland - TLB - Cover

includes: Silly Snowmen, Holly Express Train 9″ (or specify 4.5″), Santa’s Flight & Toyland Blocks                                          

Christmas Set  #14 Santa's Flight sleigh and 1 reindeer reduced Symbols of the Season - SofSB - Quilt Closeup Ponderosa Pinecone - single

 includes: Santa’s Flight, PineSpray 9″ (or 4.5″), &  Symbols of the Season Blocks                                                                           

Jingle Bell Set #23 Jingle Bell Dance Jingle Bell Swag - Border    Ponderosa Pinecone - single

includes: Jingle Bell Swag, Ponderosa Pinecone Border 4.5″ & Jingle Bell Dance 8″ Or specify 11″

Deck the Halls Set #61Poinsettia cropped one flower the Holly and ivy SNIPPET Holly Berriessnippet 12-days-panel-1-reduced

includes: Poinsettia, Holly Berries or The Holly and The Ivy,  & 12 Days of Christmas                                                  

FREE 1 Piper & 1 Drummer for 12 Days Border layout. 12 Days of Christmas single piper 12 days drummer complete cropped

Sugarplum Tree Set #64    trendy trees pasteup 1 tree  sugarplums 1 repeat for mail

Includes: Trendy Trees & Sugarplums 

 

GET READY FOR RED-WORK!

Santa Around the World Blocks; Bk 1 Book 1 composite no title

The European Tradition 12″

Santa Around the World Blocks: Bk 2Book 2 composite no title darkened

The Distant Lands 12
Santa Around the World Set of 2 Books 12″SANTA BOOKS

“Or Buy Separately” –

Joyful Birth  11″ or 15″Pictogram
Camel Train 8″ Bdr
Palm Trees  10″ Bdr
Ponderosa Pine Spray 9″ E2E/Bdr or 15″
Snowbirds 11″                
Snowbird Bdr 6″
Ponderosa Pinecone Bdr 4.5″ 
 Rustic Santa Borders: Yosemite w/Bears 8″ & Northwoods w/Moose 11″
Rustic Grapevine Swag Bdr 8″  
Potpourri 10″  or PDF 
Silly Snowmen 11″
Holly Express Train 9″ or 4.5 or PDF 6″
Toyland Blocks
Santa’s Flight 11″
Symbols of the Season Blks
Ponderosa Pinecone Border 4.5”
Jingle Bell Dance 11″ 
Jingle Bell Dance 8″ 
Jingle Bell Swag  5.5″ 
Int.Poinsettia  2 rows of 6″ or PDF
Holly and Ivy  9″ or PDF                     
Holly Berries  or PDF
12 Days of Christmas 11″ Pictogram   or PDF
Sugarplums 11″  or PDF
Trendy Trees 11″ or PDF

Joyful Birth Blocks  joyful birth new color cover 

Nutcracker 11″  or PDFNutcracker woods pasteup

Teddy Bear Parade 8″ or PDF Teddy Bear Parade snippet
Holly Medallion Quiltholly medallion quilt

Holly Horse 8″  BdrHolly Horse Border

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SSss..Spooky Autumn Sale

2014 ghost

10% OFF HALLOWEEN & FALL PATTERNS.  ENDS MIDNIGHT ON HALLOWEEN! 

New! Ghostly Feathers – ooOOOooo little ghosties

are coming out to play!

ghostly feathers snippet

 

 

 

 

Halloween Night – Friendly night skies with little witches and ghosts

halloween night preview

 

 

 

 Tornado – Dark stormy skies – perfect for Halloween.

tornado snippet

 

 

 

 

Jack O-Lanterns with Cat’s Eyes border –Light the candles and get ready for fun!

Jack O’Lanterns PDF

JACK O LANTERNS snippet

 

 

 

 

Funny Bones – Jumbled Skeletons

funny bones pasteupFunny bones PDF

Tree Bones 11”  – Brrr! bare branches of skeleton trees

Tree Bones Big 14Tree-Bones-1-repeat-of-scan

Pumpkin Patch 8Pumpkin Patch 8 with Little Pumpkins and Mice sashings

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 pasteup

Autumn Wind PDF                                 Maple Breezes 11” – Maple leaves are laughing in the breeze.       Maple Breezes 15″

Maple BreezesMaple SquirrelsMaple Squirrels Border & Maple Leaf Border– Gather the nuts before Winter!    Maple Squirrels PDF

Oak Whisper 11″ – Shhh. Hear the wind whispering in the colored leaves.

Oak Whisper 15″

Oak Whispers - InterlockingOak Border & Acorns – Hear the acorns crunch on your Autumn stroll.

OAK border center view snippet

Pumpkin Kaleidoscope Wall Hanging—Comes with stitching and applique pattern.

Pumpkin Toplique - Quilt

Thanksgiving Table Topper Pictogram – a perfect hostess gift!

thanksgiving panel 4 pilgrims snippet

   Thanksgiving Table Topper Quilt pattern FREE

thanksgiving topper qult blurry at top

 

 

 

 

SEE ALSO  Ice Candle with Fall leaves instructions

Fall Leaves Ice Candle
Fall Leaves Ice Candle

OR get a bunch with the Autumn Set

MAPLE BREEZE by Judy Lyon quilted by Mildred Jordt

 

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Bug Bites FREE !

BUG PIX YELLOW ADJUSTED reduced

This FREE offer is in 2 parts!
Be sure to download both
“Bug Bites PDF” and
“Swamp Critters Block Set PDF.”Swamp Critters - SCB - Cover
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 SNIPPET

“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

“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!

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Santa Blowout Sale 25% OFF – 3 Weeks Only

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

Sugarplums 10″ E2E $14.00 now $10.50 
Sugarplums PDF now$6.75
Trendy Trees 11″ Interlocking $16.00 now $12.00
Jingle Bell Swag  5.5”  Border  now $9.00
Santa’s Flight 11″  Pictogram  reg $18.00  now $13.50
Toyland Blocks    now $9.00
Holly Horse  8″   Border now $10.50
Holly Express 9″    Border/E2E  now $10.50
Holly Express 4.5″   Border reg $12.00  now $9.00
Holly Berries 11″  (2 rows of 6) reg $16.00 now $12.00
Snowscape 11″ E2E  now $10.50
Snowscape PDF E2E  now $7.50
Silly Snowmen 11″ Pictogram reg $18.00  now $13.50
Snowbirds 11″   E2E  now $10.50
Snowbird borders 6″   now $10.50 
Holly Medallion Quilt   now $9.00
Poinsettia  2 rows of 6″   Interlocking reg $16.00  now $12.00
Poinsettia Fantasia PDF Interlocking  now $7.50
Holly and Ivy E2E  9″    now $10.50
The Holly & The Ivy PDF E2E  now $7.50
Nutcracker Woods reg. $14.00 now $10.50
Joyful Birth  11″  Pictogram  reg $18.00  now $13.50
Joyful Birth 15″ Pictogram reg $25.00  now $18.75
Camel Train 8”   Border now $10.50
Palm Trees  10″  Border  now $10.50
Joyful Birth Blocks  reg $12.00  now $9.00
Joyful Birth PDF Blocks now FREE Our Christmas Present to you
Santa’s Flight 11″ Pictogram  now $13.50
Rustic Santa Borders: Yosemite Santa w/Bears 8″ & Northwoods Santa w/Moose 11″  now $13.50
Potpourri 10″ E2E  now $10.50
Potpourri PDF E2E  now $7.50
santa books quarter pg ad
12 Days of Christmas 11″ Pictogram now $15.00 see info for new panels 4+5
Santa Around The World Blocks: Bk 2 The Distant Lands 12″  reg $25.00 now $18.75