Are you participating in May is for Makers? Lindsey over at LRStitched had the fantastic idea to commit to supporting indie pattern makers by purchasing a pattern each week in May. Though I don’t really need much of an excuse to buy patterns, I loved this idea, and since we’re half way through May I thought I’d report on my first two scores.
Note that I’m probably not going to stick strictly to quilting patterns for this pledge … if the maker is indie and there is thread involved, I’m counting it. And I’m focusing on makers whose work I get so much out of over the year – whether I’m an avid follower of their blog or, like our first maker, they are a great teacher on Periscope.
First up, I bought a couple of embroidery patterns I’ve had my eye on forever: the J is for Jellyfish and L is for Lion hand embroidery patterns by Alyssa Thomas at Penguin & Fish. Here’s the Jellyfish:
photo : Penguin and Fish
Incredibly cute right?
image : Cluck Cluck Sew
Next up is the Nautical quilt pattern by Allison at Cluck Cluck Sew. I’ve used a couple of Allison’s free patterns (for both a heart block and pinwheel baby quilt) and I’ve found them to be amazingly clear and reliable. Plus I have the perfect beginnings of a fabric pull for this in my stash!
