Browse Vanessa's most popular quilt patterns.

It is no secret that Vanessa loves designing using the beautiful fabric collections of BasicGrey. Here is the full gallery of Lella Boutique quilt patterns using BasicGrey fabric over the years.

Rain has fallen, seeds have been planted, and bees are buzzing as they meander from flower to flower. The garden is in full bloom. There is splendid harmony found in a garden bed; a juxtaposition of beauty and growth mingled with weeds and brambles. Like a real garden, you will find a variety of textures and sun-kissed colors in this collection–along with a few brambles too! Pick your favorites and see what you can grow in your fabric garden.

Every spring, I see little nests being built in the apple tree in our backyard. These little birds search for all kinds of things–sticks, straws, feathers–anything that will build a secure home for the little baby birds. We do something similar. We look for the comfortable, the beautiful–the things that nurture our souls and turn a house into a home. Nest celebrates that instinct… the blues are restful shades while the greens signify new life. and the taupes and creams have just a touch of pink for variety and warmth. These are the things we use to decorate in our homes, to create our nests.

I am the daughter of a farmer’s daughter, who is also the daughter of a farmer’s daughter… I come from a line of practical women who also love beautiful things. Grandma talks about how after the Great Depression was over, the first thing she bought, as a twelve year old, was beautiful floral prints from the Montgomery Ward catalog for sixty cents a yard. Imagine that! My own farmer-daughter mama says that she loved the ‘chore’ of getting cows down from the pasture each evening, because she was able to gather wild irises and dandelions along the way. When we went to Grandma’s farm, we slept on a brass beds furnished with handmade quilts, made from carefully saved scraps. This collection is reminiscent of that sweet country life–simplicity with a few fancy flourishes.

Here’s a tasty little collection full of sugar and spice for your fabric pantry. First, mix together sweet posies, whimsical roses, and a pinch of candied lace–all in luscious colors that are good enough to eat. Next, stir in a cup of herringbone, add a dash of love, and mark it with a X. Don’t forget sprinkles! Now you are ready to bake up a fresh batch of quilts and other stitched goodies for all the sweethearts in your life.

Imagine your dream cottage or bungalow and think of flowery wallpaper, lace curtains, and a little kitchen garden with herbs and flowers. From the balcony, you spy a little flower shop beckoning you to gather an armful of your favorite pink and white flowers to take home. The pink striped awning, chalkboard signs, and black and white tile floors remind you of a flower shop you would find in Paris. So what are you waiting for? Take a stroll through Olive’s Flower Market and breathe in the sweet sophistication of these happy images Vanessa has created for you.

She finds bliss in the beauty of a quiet mountain meadow dotted with daises. It’s the perfect day for a picnic, so she brings a basket of homemade bread, peach jam, and wild strawberries. She spreads out a quilt beneath her favorite moss-covered tree and soaks in the sunbeams that break through the leafy canopy above. Now life isn’t always a picnic–there are moments when the sun disappears behind the clouds and we are left to look for our own rays of sunshine. So many of us find joy in sewing pretty things like quilts, dresses, and decorations for our homes. It revives us like the warmth from the real sun.

I always cherish my visits to Grandma’s house up in the Colorado mountains. Her yard is a flower garden overflowing with hollyhocks, delphinium, and raspberries–a sweet combination of blues and pinks surrounded by expanses of various shades of green. Grandma tells me wonderful stories of her childhood: Life was simpler back then, and her family didn’t have much, so they valued what they found and what they could grow. When they were lucky enough to find gooseberries, they picked them and took them home. A little sprinkle of salt helped reduce the sour taste, and Grandma and her sisters thought gooseberries were a rare kind of treat. If they could gather enough, their mother made a pie!