This stack from Fresh Modern Fabric is my last batch of fabric stash enhancements sourced during my trip to America. As you can see, it’s a right rainbow of basics or, as I like to call them, helpful fabrics. Helpful fabrics are those one-color wonders which work like solids but with more added interest. They’re endlessly versatile and make great scrap quilts too.
Read MoreHere are two different palette stacks. Fun, fun! In each I have combined showy Quilt Sandwich fabrics with helpful fabrics from my stash. That’s how I often start a quilt. I use a colorful inspiration print to anchor the palette and then pull supporting prints from my stash for variety of color tones and style.
Read MoreDo you remember my blog post The Colors I Need? In it I highlighted the colors that I am missing in my fabric stash. When colors are missing, I feel like a painter without the right paint. Luckily The Confident Stitch was able to help me with some of my target colors!
Read MoreLately I have noticed that certain colors are not well-represented in my fabric stash. I feel then like a painter without paint. Only, unlike a painter, I can’t mix different colors to create the desired hue! So today I have poked around in my scrap bins to find scraps of the colors I need. After all, scraps are often remnants of your most useful fabrics - the ones you keep reaching for or have almost entirely used up.
Read MoreThis month Quilt Sandwich Fabrics is celebrating their 16th anniversary. That’s 16 years of modern fabrics and almost as long sponsoring Stitched in Color. Wow! To celebrate Quilt Sandwich is giving away a complete fat quarter set of Ravel. It’s such a cool fabric collection.
Read MoreWhat usually comes first - falling in love with a patchwork pattern or with a group of fabric? For me it varies so much that I don’t think I have a usual flow. This time it was perhaps both, if that’s possible. I am equally smitten by the pattern and the fabrics, and so excited to get to marry them together.
Read MoreTypically my fabric shopping process is indeed a thoughtful, intentional one. But not always. At times it’s good to simply be moved by the heart. Here’s how chance encounters and persistent attractions also play into my fabric shopping process.
Read MoreAs you delve deeper into the hobby of quilt making, you will build up some history with the craft. Soon you will find that there are are certain styles you’re drawn to again and again. Here’s how considering the past and the future can make you an extra smart shopper.
Read MoreMy fabric stash is my artist’s palette. I can only create with the colors and forms which I have on hand. What can I add that will help me create quilts from the heart? How can I express my truest self? What additions will spark joy?At the root of each answer is Color. That is why my fabric shopping always begins there.
Read MoreI brought all of my fabric and even my scraps, when I moved overseas. In the last three years, I’ve gotten to know what it’s like to shop for quilt fabrics as a European. Let’s talk about the costs, accessibility and my favorite quilt shop destinations!
Read MoreSometimes fabric is love at first sight. That’s how it was for me with Kismet. This collection was released in 2020, when I was totally engrossed in shopping for our new home. Even so, Kismet stood out to me, and I wished I had an excuse to buy the whole thing. But I didn’t, at the time, and I expected I would miss my chance with it.
Read MoreWe have many choices when shopping for quilting cotton solids. The best brand for you will depend upon your needs and priorities. Here is a comparison of solid fabric lines, including Kona, Bella and Art Gallery Pure Elements.
Read MoreOk, I am just having So Much Fun cutting these hexagons. Something about the shape makes every already-pretty fabric positively glow! Hope you’ll join us for Honeycomb Stars in October. You can sign up to sew-along now!
Read MoreA few mistakes or a sprinkling of irregularity are like a fingerprint. I was here. This was made by hand. Made for love and pleasure, and to be celebrated, warts and all.
Read MoreToday I’ll show a few of my recent favorites from Dashwood Studio available at sponsor shop Purple Stitches and then finish with a fun giveaway that is open worldwide!
Read MoreChoosing fabrics is definitely my favorite part! Here are some curated picks for the After the Rain quilt. I know not everyone enjoys the fabric selection stage, so if you’re feeling stumped, these fabrics are available at my sponsor shops!
Read MoreNew fabric, the start of a new quilt, Geesey Geesey sew-along news and a flying geese ruler that makes everything easier!
Read MoreA snapshot of community contributions for Inspiration + Stash via Quilter’s Color Quest. Plus, Spice up Your Stash with my custom curated fabric bundles, available at The Confident Stitch.
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