Power Twist Quilt Patterns

 What started as a quick charity quilt sew day project has become two fantastic patterns!

Power Twist Jelly Roll Quilt

Measures approximately 76" x 89"

Grandma's Cranberry Marmalade Quilt Pattern

I decided to host a mystery quilt to celebrate 2 years of our Facebook group, iTec Quilting. This mystery quilt was designed with the beginner quilter in mind. The units used in this quilt are some of the most basic units used to make a block. 

The thought of a mystery quilt drew quilters from all over; as many as 60+ new members joined the group. 

UPDATE: you can now make a quilt of your own. Scroll to the bottom of this blog post to learn how to purchase a copy of the lap-size or the queen-size quilt pattern.

A 3D Hexagon Pattern

Back in 2016, when the facebook group, Life's A Quilt, first started, I was asked to teach a little bit about sewing 3D Hexagons. I came up with a table runner that used three of the blocks in a vertical layout and I used the Easy Y Seams Technique. There was so many parts and a lot of detailed photos used for the tutorial, I chose to make it a online tutorial. Click here to go to the online tutorial...

But, many quilters I know like to have a printed copy of the pattern in their hand as they work through the steps of piecing a block together.

In 2017, the opportunity presented itself again, for me to teach sewing together a 3D Hexagon Table Runner using Easy Y Seams. Only this time, I didn't want the same vertical layout of hexagons as before. I chose to have my 3D Hexagons laid out side-by-side. I also set up this tutorial in paper format, no matter how many pages it printed out to be. The one catch - this pattern was to be for Life's A Quilt Members only.

Inner City Quilt Tutorial Pattern

I am a member of the Southwest Valor Quilters who are working to cover our military veterans and service members with quilts - a Quilts Of Valor Foundation sub-group. 

One of the quilts I have designed is a Inner City Quilt of Valor. Quilt measures approximately 60" x 82".

Paco's Quilts of Valor over the Years

I found an online article showcasing the collaboration between Electric Quilt and Quilts of Valor. They called all quilters who use Electric Quilt to design their Quilts of Valor to submit their quilt images.

I was pretty surprised that my Race to the Stars quilt had been selected as the Overall Winner!

Since joining the Quilts of Valor Foundation and becoming a member of the Southwest Valor Quilters in 2017, I have made quite a few Quilts of Valor. I have used Electric Quilt—starting with EQ7 and now EQ8—to design and set up all of my quilts before I begin piecing them.  

Since there were quite a few, I decided to show them off here. 

Check back often, as I will update this post with new quilts as I make them. 

Apple Skies Quilt Pattern

Back in 2017, I had an amazing opportunity to host a mystery quilt for my local quilt shop, Aunt Judy's Attic (check out her website here). There was a total of 6 clues that led us to an pretty cool looking quilt top reveal. 

Full Circle 2022

 

I ALWAYS have fun playing along with mystery quilts. 

The first mystery quilt of our new group, iTec Quilting, was a huge success! The number of different quilt variations produced has been amazing. Feel free to check them out in the group!

Now that the Mystery is over, I get to share with you. A modified version of the pattern of the mystery quilt is available for purchase. Scroll to the bottom of this blog post to find out how to purchase a copy.

For my quilt, I chose to go the route of using jelly rolls called Purple Majesty made by Wilmington Prints. They have the best jelly rolls!