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Free Quilt Block and Upcoming New QAL Program!

April 17, 2024November 4, 2024 4 comments

Hi friends!

Kris and I have a surprise free quilt block for you!

Collaborating with Kris

As you know, I have posted a few times about my friend Kris Poor of Poorhouse Quilt Designs.

We been having so much fun collaborating on these blog posts the last few months. So we wanted to create a name for our collaboration and since we chat and drink our coffee, we thought it would be fun to call it Koffee Klatch with Kate and Kris! 

So we came up with a logo – here it is:

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is the logo showing 2 blue coffee mugs with white lettering.

And we hope to share more fun collaborations in the future! In the meantime…

Free Quilt Block

Naturally, since we had this cute Koffee Kup logo, we had to make a Koffee Kup block quilt block to go along with it!!

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is a graphic image of a blue and white coffee cup quilt block.

To make her block, Kris used these fun fabrics:

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is of 2 blue and 1 white fabric along with binding clips and part of a ruler.

Here is Kris’s Koffee Kup block:

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is a coffee cup quilt block in blue and white fabrics.

Here are my fabrics; I used leftover bits of my Sea Cookies fabrics (I loved this batik line!):

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is of 3 batik fabrics in blue and white.

Mug Rugs

Both Kris and I made the block into a mug rug- of course! But we each did a little something different. Here is Kris’s mug rug. She just added a one strip of background to the side of the block, quilted and bound it.

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is a coffee cup mug rug in blue and white fabrics with an off white coffee cup on top.

And here is mine! I added a border all the way around it and then quilted it and added scrappy binding.

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is a offer kup mug rug in blue and white batiks with a cup of coffee nearby.

Aren’t they fun????

We are sharing the free PDF block pattern with you and then you can use it anyway you would like!

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares a free quilt block pattern and shares about an upcoming QAL! Image is a collage about the free coffee kup quilt block in blues and off white.

Click here or on the image above for the free pdf pattern.   Sorry! QAL is over and the free pattern is no longer available!

Upcoming Quilt Along!

All that designing and klatching and drinking of coffee, led us to think about creating a program.

We will share all the details next month, but here’s a few hints of the fun to come:

  • Fall-themed (we love fall!)
  • Paid program, one low price
  • Delivered to your inbox 
  • Starts in July 
  • Runs for 4 months

We are so excited because we love everything fall! Things like fall fabric, pumpkin spice lattes, and apple spice muffins!

We know spring is just starting but it’s never too early to plan for fall!

We’ll see you back here, May 15th for the big reveal!

happy quilting,

Kate

p.s. Have you signed up for the Layered and Stitch Art quilt experience through C&T Pub? It looks amazing!

I am not teaching but some of my friends are!!!

And you can use my affiliate link and the code: art24kate to get $20 off!

Click here to get more information and see if it is something you might be interested in! It’s on Friday and Saturday May 17 and 18th. And if you can’t make it live, you get the recordings so you can watch, or rewatch, it anytime!

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4 comments

  1. Simone says:
    August 11, 2024 at 1:41 am

    Hello Kate,
    Thank you for the cute Coffee Cup template. I wondered about the name Koffee Klatch. In Germany we call it Kaffeeklatsch. It means to sit together drink a lot of coffee, eating cake and speaking about all and nothing.
    Have a nice time and a lot of fun in your Koffee klatch.

    Reply
  2. Glenda says:
    May 17, 2024 at 8:31 am

    Thank you for the cute coffee cup pattern!

    Reply
  3. Gail Brown says:
    April 21, 2024 at 5:38 pm

    This block is so cute. Can’t wait to see the Fall blocks.

    Reply
    1. Kate Colleran says:
      April 24, 2024 at 8:52 am

      Thanks Gail!!!

      Reply

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