Leila Gardunia Design

08/07/2025

I love having tons of options and block sizes available when I quilt. However…. Today-me is finalizing 9 different Scrappy Mountain listings and thinks last-month-me was a bit over ambitious. 🤪 All the patterns will be available Saturday! Stay tuned for more Scrappy Mountain info then!

(🤫 Don’t tell anyone but everyone who gets my newsletter will get a coupon code Saturday morning! 🎉 It’s not too late to sign up! Just go to the link in my bio. 👍

08/03/2025

COMING SUPER SOON! Scrappy Mountain foundation pads! I recorded the video tutorial today and can’t wait to share more pictures and info with you over the next few days!

11/02/2024

Last week I had my first booth at Quilt Market! Quilt Market is a trade show where quilt shops can come and see products and companies associated with quilting can increase their visibility and make connections.

I was nervous because there were a ton of moving parts and things to prep for both the booth and a short presentation I gave. But while there are some things I will do differently in the future, IT WENT SO WELL! The new Scrappy Triangle foundation paper-piecing pads I introduced were a hit, my Schoolhouse presentation was full, and I'm in the process of getting my patterns carried by multiple major distributors! Which is a super big deal because it means that more shops will see my patterns and that they can be shipped to Canada and Europe through the distributor.

And I loved how helpful and supportive the other quilt pattern designers were. Lots of great tips and encouragement.

I've already signed up to have a booth at the H+H Americas trade show in May and I can't wait! It is going to be much smoother and even better the second time round!

03/15/2024

These new scrap busting half-rectangle triangle quilt blocks are so much fun to play with! There are 250 different foundation paper-pieced blocks in the pattern! 😍Click the link to see more pictures and get all the details.

This pattern bundle contains all 5 sizes of Scrappy Half Rectangle Triangle (HRT) foundations. These paper-pieced Scrappy HRTs are the perfect scrap buster! The They are a ton of fun to piece and you can use multiple sizes in one project. You can use the Scrappy HRT blocks in a quilt, wall hangin

03/15/2024

The Mirrored Diamond Quilt Pattern is available for purchase! Click the link for more pictures and details. (And feel free to forward this post to a friend. You can make it together!)

PDF Pattern with 2 Quilt Sizes: Mini: 35” x 39”, Throw: 54” x 64” ( Printed pattern here. ) This modern scrap-friendly quilt is made with 5 different foundation paper-pieced (FPP) half-rectangle triangles (HRTs) in 5 sizes. The changing size of the blocks along with the repeating designs and...

03/14/2024

It’s not the best picture of the quilt but I LOVE it! This was the picture that made me decide on the name Mirrored Diamonds. The pattern comes out tomorrow with both digital and print versions!

Photo: the best photographer friend ever
Quilted by with Chevron Tumblers by .elementz (You can’t tell from this picture, but the quilting is awesome. 🙂👍)

03/12/2024

I have two new quilt patterns coming out on Friday!
1. Foundation paper-pieced Scrappy Half-Rectangle Triangle (HRT) quilt blocks in 5 sizes!
AND
2. The Mirrored Diamonds quilt pattern that uses HRTs to make an epic mirrored/echoed/exploding design.

I'm sending a link and coupon code to everyone on my email list on Friday. It's not too late to sign up. Just click the link. https://leilagardunia.myflodesk.com/email-list

03/12/2024

Are you ready?!? The Scrappy Half Rectangle Triangle pattern is coming on Friday!

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There are so many fun things you can do with these HRTs! I can’t wait to share more!

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04/18/2023

Want to join my local quilt shop's State Fair Sampler Sew Along? They will post a picture of one of the blocks each week on Facebook and encourage people to post pictures of their blocks in the comments. I have a half finished scrappy version that I want to finish up so I will be sewing along. Hope you join us!

09/16/2022

Wednesday morning I was taking this picture of my quilts at Faust Park when the organizer of the Folklife Festival came over to talk to me. He said my quilts looked so pretty hanging on the building and asked if I wanted to display them this weekend. (In like 3 days. The day after my pattern release. That I was just taking pictures for. 😳)

I asked if he was sure. My quilts aren’t time period appropriate. He said, “close enough.” 😂😂

So I decided to do it! If you are in the St Louis area swing by Faust Park Saturday or Sunday 10-4pm, and say hi! There are tours of the historic buildings, demonstrations, and fun activities for the kids. (I made my own dipped candle last year!)