Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of May, thinking about a summer vacation in France, celebrating Sabine’s vibrant economy blocks and marking our Best Day Ever.
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The economy block is quick to sew and offers fun fabric play. This free tutorial yields an 8” finished block via traditional piecing methods. Margin-for-error is built-in, since some pieces are oversized to allow for easy trimming of the finished block.
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This June, Let’s sew a parade! Ready to relax with a simple, quick little block? Have fun fussy cutting and playing with fabric combos? We’ll also practice making successful secondary patterns along the way. Today I’m releasing a fresh new pattern - Economy Star Parade!
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It’s normal to have doubts in the process of creating. The tricky thing is to know when to press on despite them. Midway into joining blocks in the original layout, I jumped up from the sewing machine and quickly rearranged what was left on my design wall!
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Today I get to start a new quilt in bright, saturated colors. Know why? Because I’m gearing up for a pattern release and sew-along this June! Here’s how I assembled this bright, saturated mix of fabrics.
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Well, that’s one sexy title. Doesn’t everyone want to read about energy efficiency on a quilting blog? Actually we’ve been busy in this area after buying an older home. Come hear about life in The Netherlands.
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Elora is more enamored with cool pinks; whereas, I definitely gravitate toward warm, peachy pinks. Like most colors, it works well with pink to mix both warm and cool tones when cultivating a monochromatic color scheme.
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Ugh, I’ve been feeling so indecisive lately! This tends to happen when I’m caught between what I think I should do for my business and what is comfortable for me as a person. Between head and heart.
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With Confetti quilt, I tend to bend the rules to follow my scraps as much as the pattern. That’s why I sometimes end up in trouble with too-scant seam allowances. This month’s tip is how to fix that challenge, without a seam ripper!
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Elora has asked for a quilt covered with hearts. Pink + hearts - does it get more girly than that? But really, I’m loving it. I know this stage is fleeting. Let’s live it up. The other day I brought a stack of fabrics to her room.
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From modern to classic, from colorful rainbow quilts to minimalistic neutral ones - I give quilts of all styles a hearty welcome in my longarm quilting studio. In fact, the diversity of the quilts that I get to see is part of what I love about this business.
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I spoke to her of Eleni when she was only days old. I remember standing before Eleni’s photos and the words I needed to say out loud, This is your sister, Eleni. I held my new, healthy baby close and felt how hard it would be to tell her this story when it mattered to her.
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Hip, hip, hooray - a finished quilt! This new pretty thing is Economy Stars Parade in Heather Ross fabrics. I expect it’s the first of a series. I’ve got to try this patchwork layout with scraps sometime this summer!
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