I am going to sew improv cross blocks (free tutorial!) using magic number block sizes! I can use a variety of bigger scraps for the project, as well as string scraps. So, here’s a start! I am keeping the backing fabric in view to help me stay color-focused, since I so easily veer towards more saturated and contrasty shades. These cross blocks are so, SO easy to sew. You really can’t go wrong.
Read MoreIt began random, but I ended up with a color palette. I put the yellow, orange and brown scraps away and pulled more cool-tone scraps from my crumb fabric baskets in blues, greens and purples, plus pinks and red. It’s still wild and free, with the colors landing mostly by chance, but it has a sort of cool vibe overall.
Read MoreFor starters I’ve decided on an ombre colored background for my sew-along Teeter Totter quilt, as with this original version. However, I will use fewer colors and colors more alike in value so that the background is subtly ombre. Hmmm, what if I challenge myself to use a color that I often neglect for the background hue?
Read MoreThese bright, happy fabrics are my next quilt. It’s going to be quick, easy and perfectly pointy. Can you already guess what I’ll be sewing? Teeter Totter is gearing up for an April 17 pattern release and May sew-along!
Read MoreIt’s a lot at the moment. Logically I can rationalize that things will be ok, that our family’s future can unfold in a number of acceptable ways, but emotionally I’m often feeling a sort of anxious haze. And do you know what breaks through the haze and sets my spirit light? This very quilt. The colors. The clarity. The contrast. It’s freeing me.
Read MoreI’m crafting a rainbow of diamonds with the Wedge Cross block, a bonus quilt-pattern-in-progress for Pas de Deux BOM club. Fabrics are Ruby and Bee Solids. These rich, saturated hues are captured in cloth by designers Heather Ross and Annabel Wrigley, working in tandem for Windham Fabrics.
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 MoreHere’s my easy-peasy Ribbon Square block for my Penny Sampler. It almost feels like cheating to sew it this way, because it’s SOOOOO much easier than the way we did it using traditional HST blocks for the first Penny Sampler. So quick and accurate. Hooray!
Read MoreAfter reflecting on the quilts that capture moments of Eleni’s story, I felt inspired to start something new to reflect this time of transition in our lives. The immigrant experience sets everything topsy turvy.
Read MoreI love that this project has pushed me a little out of my normal, color-wise. I don’t think I would have had the restraint to make a (mainly) blue and white quilt, if it wasn’t for the Lavender quilt pattern.
Read MoreLooking back it’s clear now that this project was a gift to me. It was a chance to love Liam by bringing his vision to life and a chance to show him how much I care by going the extra mile with my skills.
Read MoreWhen I asked Liam what he’d like for his new bed quilt, I was curious and maybe a little nervous, about his reply. Would I be up for the challenge?
Read MoreHurray! They’re finished, and we love them! May I present our twin-sized Ombre Confetti quilts: Flora for Elora and Aquamarine for Aria.
Read MoreSo, it’s a good thing I started this week with gratitude, because it’s not been an easy one! Between friends, let me take you behind-the-scenes…
Read MoreI want this quilt to feel somewhat serene, to match the vibe of Aria’s aquamarine version. Is that possible with these warm colors, which tend to evoke passion and energy?
Read MoreThere are times when having a design wall is a huge, HUGE advantage. This is one of those times.
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...
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