Blog - Kate Colleran Designs https://katecollerandesigns.com/blog/ I’m Kate Colleran, a designer who creates quilt patterns, fabric and surface designs to brighten up your home and your mood. Welcome to my world! Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:25:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://katecollerandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-Kate-Colleran-Designs-icon-32x32.jpg Blog - Kate Colleran Designs https://katecollerandesigns.com/blog/ 32 32 103680881 ReImagine Series- Finishing School Challenge Wrap up! https://katecollerandesigns.com/reimagine-series-finishing-school-challenge-wrap-up/ https://katecollerandesigns.com/reimagine-series-finishing-school-challenge-wrap-up/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:10 +0000 https://katecollerandesigns.com/?p=22654 Hi friends! I wanted to share the other 3 ReImagine projects I made during the Finishing School Challenge. I had a lot of fun making them out of my stash using my orphan blocks! In...

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]]> https://katecollerandesigns.com/reimagine-series-finishing-school-challenge-wrap-up/feed/ 0 22654 Spring Fling – a new batik line and FQ giveaway!! https://katecollerandesigns.com/spring-fling-a-new-batik-line-and-fq-giveaway/ https://katecollerandesigns.com/spring-fling-a-new-batik-line-and-fq-giveaway/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:35:10 +0000 https://katecollerandesigns.com/?p=22543 Hi friends! Today I am sharing all about my new batik line with Island Batik called Spring Fling!! I love this line and can’t wait to share more with you.   And yes, there is...

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]]> https://katecollerandesigns.com/spring-fling-a-new-batik-line-and-fq-giveaway/feed/ 264 22543 ReStore – a fabric bin using orphan quilt blocks! https://katecollerandesigns.com/restore-a-fabric-bin-using-orphan-quilt-blocks/ https://katecollerandesigns.com/restore-a-fabric-bin-using-orphan-quilt-blocks/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:00:49 +0000 https://katecollerandesigns.com/?p=22516 Hi friends! This week I am sharing my reveal of ReStore – a fabric bin pattern that uses orphan quilt blocks. The pattern is part of the series called ReImagine – a series of project...

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]]> https://katecollerandesigns.com/restore-a-fabric-bin-using-orphan-quilt-blocks/feed/ 0 22516 Got Orphan Blocks? Join Our Finishing School Challenge! https://katecollerandesigns.com/got-orphan-blocks-join-our-finishing-school-challenge/ https://katecollerandesigns.com/got-orphan-blocks-join-our-finishing-school-challenge/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://katecollerandesigns.com/?p=22484 Hi friends! With the launch of our new ReImagine patterns that use orphan blocks, Kris and I took a stroll down memory lane—straight into our studios. What did we find? A stack of old, leftover,...

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]]> https://katecollerandesigns.com/got-orphan-blocks-join-our-finishing-school-challenge/feed/ 2 22484 A Clean Slate – Project Quilting https://katecollerandesigns.com/a-clean-slate-project-quilting/ https://katecollerandesigns.com/a-clean-slate-project-quilting/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:00:02 +0000 https://katecollerandesigns.com/?p=22464 Hi friends! A clean slate. That was the first challenge this past week for Project Quilting.  Do you know about Project Quilting? Kim of Persimmon Dreams has been hosting a series of challenges each January-March...

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]]> https://katecollerandesigns.com/a-clean-slate-project-quilting/feed/ 4 22464 A year long project- a Temperature Quilt! https://katecollerandesigns.com/a-year-long-project-a-temperature-quilt/ https://katecollerandesigns.com/a-year-long-project-a-temperature-quilt/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:12:31 +0000 https://katecollerandesigns.com/?p=22423 Hi friends! Today I am chatting about a temperature quilt. Have you ever made one? I haven’t but I have wanted to, so this is the year (I hope!). Temperature quilt idea- how it started ...

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