Island Hopping Pattern of your Choice :: Free for 48 hours only

 

We’re celebrating the success of the Island Hopping Mega-Mystery with a special thank-you gift—just for YOU!

For the next 48 hours, choose one Island Hopping pattern—Vacation or Adventure—absolutely FREE!

These throw quilts shine with just five fabrics, making them perfect for stash play or a coordinated bundle you already love. We still have a few of our carefully curated kits left if you would like one.

Note that the kit comes with a different code to get one of the patterns for FREE. So you can get one pattern for FREE now, then once you have your kit you can use the included code to get the other one for FREE.

Use coupon code: 4Y17NPVZZ7QS at checkout. Code expires at midnight Mountain Time USA on December 28, 2025.

NOTE: you must use the coupon code. There are simply too many of you for me to be able to refund you the price of the pattern if you forget to use the code.

Claim your free pattern

Let your friends know if you think they would like a free pattern!

Regular price: $5.99 – FREE for a limited time!

Fun and Simple Bag Project with Video Tutorial

 I got these adorable Coca Cola Canvas Bag Panels in recently. 

While I was making the shop sample I filmed my process since I opted to use different directions than what is printed directly on the panel. There is nothing wrong with their directions, I just wanted to make it using only a straight stitch and having no raw edges any where on the finished bag.

Here is the video:

If the video does not play for you here then you can watch it directly on my YouTube Channel by following this link: Coca Cola Canvas Tote Bag Video Tutorial

At the time of writing this I have quite a few of these bag panels:

Coca Cola Canvas Tote Bag Panel

I also have just ONE left of the same type of panel with a different motif:

Mr Bones Canvas Tote Bag Panel

To make these I used my Hot Ruler. If you don't have one of those they are pretty handy!

Hot Ruler

There is a similar product called the Hot Hemmer. I have them both, but used the Hemmer Ruler for this particular project. 

Hot Hemmer

The video tutorial is about 45 minutes long but if you aren't filming it and explaining what you are doing then you can make it a bit faster. So it's not a big investment in time or money.

Another FREE quilt along is coming in January

 Do you enjoy quilting with others from the comfort of your own sewing room? If so, then please consider joining my Mystery Five-0 private Facebook group. We have another FREE mini mystery coming up in January 2026.

Join the group: Mystery Five-0 Alamosa Quilt Company Private Facebook Group There are three group questions you must answer plus group rules that you must agree to before I will let you into the group - no exceptions. This is the only mechanism I have to try to get spammers, scammers, creeps and bots out of the group.

Below are images of the three free mini mystery projects we've done in 2025.

Each of the above finish at 21" by 21" and if you join the Facebook group you can still get the clues for all three of them. You can also get the full pattern for each, but those aren't free. What's the difference? The free clues in the group are just that, clues. There are 6 clues for each project. The pattern is written like a true pattern. It's the same information, just presented differently. The clues only give cutting information for each clue, not the project as a whole like in the pattern. The clues for the previous mini mysteries are all in the Files section of the Facebook group.

If you'd like copies of the patterns, the links are below:

Star Bright Pattern

Starlight Pattern

Starry Night Pattern

There will be three more FREE mini mysteries in 2026. The first one is in mid January. Be sure to join the group now so that you don't miss out!

Join the group: Mystery Five-0 Alamosa Quilt Company Private Facebook Group

Fast and Easy Project with Full Video Tutorial

 I'm starting to do more videos as those seem more popular than in-person classes in my area. The most recent one I did is how to make a basic cloth napkin. If you have been sewing for a while then this is really beneath your level, but there are lots of folks just starting out with sewing for which this just right.

It's a fairly short instructional video at just over 10 minutes long. That right there tells you how simple this project is.

If the video above doesn't play for you here then you can click the following link which will take you to the video on my YouTube channel: Basic Cloth Napkin Tutorial

You don't need anything fancy for this project - just fabric, an iron and a sewing machine with thread to match/coordinate with the fabric you are using.

Off the Long Arm

 Glinda (my Bernina Q24 long arm machine) and I quilted 6 customer quilts last week!

First we did this beauty for Diana B.

Next there were three from Terri M. The first two shown below are from the same kit. The kit was for the first quilt but she had enough fabric leftover from the kit to make a second, coordinating quilt. These will go on twin beds in the same room and she wanted the quilting to be the same pattern with the same thread.

And then we quilted up a couple of baby quilts for Kristy D.

The above quilt is a current kit I have for sale in my shop. If you would like a kit for yourself click the link: Timberland Trails Row Quilt Kit

This fun pinwheel quilt is for a grandchild whose name is Dottie. She used only polka dot fabrics for the pinwheels which I thought was super fun!

Island Hopping M50 Mystery Quilt

 Are you familiar with Mystery Five-0? If not, you can read more about it here: Mystery Five-0 with Alamosa Quilt Company

We have launched our next mystery quilt called Island Hopping. Kits and tickets went on sale yesterday.

There are two ways you can sign up to participate with us: 

(1) Buy an Island Hopping Kit. Our kits are carefully curated following the very detailed instructions provided to shops by Mystery Five-0. I've seen the pattern. I'm in the process of making my shop sample. And I've picked fabrics for my kits that will make beautiful quilts. Each fabric labeled so that there is no guess work on your part. 

OR

(2) Buy a $50 Island Hopping Ticket. This is essentially a gift certificate for yourself from Alamosa Quilt Company that you can spend on products or services from Alamosa Quilt Company. You can use it towards an Island Hopping Kit if you decide later that you do want a kit. But you don't have to spend it that way. You can spend it however you want - buy products (fabric, books, notions, batting, ...) or services (machine servicing or long arm quilting). The only thing you can't buy with it is another $50 ticket for a future M50 mystery quilt.

We made up six different kits for Island Hopping so far. If necessary, we will make more. And if you have special request for a kit style, we are happy to try to make that happen for you. I've already had a request for a "kid fabric" kit.

Links to purchase an Island Hopping kit or a $50 Island Hopping Ticket can be found by following this link: Mystery Five-0 with Alamosa Quilt Company

We also have a private Facebook group in which we share our progress, get help if you need it, and we have already done three FREE mini mystery projects with more FREE mini mystery projects already planned for 2026. Join today so you don't miss out!

Alamosa Quilt Company M50 Private Facebook Group

Be sure to answer all three group questions and agree to the group rules so that I can let you into the group!

Axolotl Pillowcases

 I did a quick project for my 20-something son. I just received this adorable Axolotl fabric in the shop and thought he might like it. He did! A lot!

I made him a set a new pillowcases for his bed.

He requested that I use different fabrics for the cuff so that they coordinate but don't match. Mission accomplished and they are already on his bed in use!

In case you don't know, an axolotl is a real creature from the salamander family. However, they are also featured in the popular video game Minecraft. This is why there is an Axolotl Fabric.

If you have someone who would love something made with Axolotl fabric then you can grab yourself some here: Axolotl Fabric