I’d like to conjure a scrappy medallion-style quilt, along with some summer weather. The quartet of triple log cabins will make a nice quilt center. My beginning has a subtle rectangle layout, which I will maintain in future rounds. Not that I have anything in mind yet. What do you think comes next? Ideas welcome!
Read MoreIn December we will move house. For the first time, Elora is helping to design her own room. To begin, I gathered together a lot of fun girl’s room images on Pinterest to expose her a wide variety of styles. She quickly and confidently zeroed in on this dreamy pastel room from Lay Baby Lay.
Read MoreTo keep the original grids prominent, I used only medium value fabrics for the filler squares. The medium value fabrics are lighter than the dark deer print and darker than the wonky star backgrounds. How fun that, as a result, the work looks rather like plaid! The medium value fabrics seem to overlap to create the dark deer prints.
Read MoreThe wonky star block has a sort of organic twinkle. The irregular points flash with personality. It’s my favorite block for using up triangle scraps, as each block uses 8 triangles - one for each star point! This tutorial is flexible for making block of diverse sizes.
Read MoreOne of my first fabric store sponsors was Fresh Modern Fabric, so I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome the shop back to my small group of advertising fabric stores. I hope you enjoy this nostalgic interview with proprietress Alice of Fresh Modern Fabric. And good luck with this fabulous giveaway!!!
Read MoreRecently I saw these two backings at Dragonfly: Growing Tree and Connections Color Story. I wanted that tree backing immediately for an upcoming picnic blanket. The Connections Color Story was a less practical choice, but I absolutely adore it. I will gladly create a quilt just to use this backing! In fact, that sounds like a fun challenge, don’t you think?
Read MoreWeaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of May, experimenting with photobooks, sharing my resource for Organizing Scraps, celebrating the Best Day Ever and news of moving house.
Read MoreHere they are in all their glory - my quarter Log Cabin blocks with triple logs. When the width of the scraps sets the width of each log, a pleasant variation arises and the fabric is used most efficiently. My favorite block has a deliciously summer mood with that sunflower yellow and fresh aqua paired with plum.
Read MoreI LOVE it when a quilt is finally finished. It feels so good to witness the transformation of pretty patchwork into a three-dimensional, useful object. How lucky then that I am a longarm quilter! Not only do I now enjoy this stage of my own quilt-making (instead of dreading the quilting), but I get to live vicariously through the finishes of my clients.
Read MoreFree batting, anyone? Just order all-over or custom quilting, your choice, and you’ll receive free low-loft, 100% cotton batting sized correctly for your quilt. That’s up to a €85 value, depending upon your quilt!
Read MoreLast weekend I visited a park on the other side of town and was mesmerized by the tall, blooming rhododendrons. When I returned yesterday to photograph this quilt, I was so pleased with how the flowers and myriad shades of green coordinate with my latest finish. How lucky! How wonderful. And, yes, I am in love with this quilt!
Read MoreWhen paging through Uppercase magazine, I photographed spreads which particularly inspired me. This is one favorite by Margo Selby, which I immediately wanted sew. I love how the colors graduate subtly along the sharp stair-stepping stripes. The regular light and dark accents punctuate the design gorgeously.
Read MoreWe have just about reached the halfway point in the original, 12-month Positivities sew-along. It has been a real pleasure to watch your quilts develop via the Instagram hashtag #PositivitiesQuilt. I love your unique constellations of positive patchwork! For those not following along, here are some highlights from our sew-along community.
Read MoreThis month with do. Good Stitches our charity bee quilt block is the wonky star. That’s always fun! I have a whole scrap bin full of triangle scraps. Wonky stars are the ideal quilt block for using up triangle scraps. Each of the eight star points will use a triangle scrap.
Read MoreA design wall allows the fabrics to speak to me along the way. Rather than following the prescribed route, sometimes we changed course. I am sure for the better. Here are several color choice processes facilitated by my design wall today.
Read MoreThis work-in-progress is called Collaboration, so named after the Collaboration patchwork group from Positivities quilt which inspired the design. With such a quilt each round of color builds on the one before. They interact with each other in a powerful and sometimes surprising way. The patchwork effect is so different than looking at the fabrics together as simple fabric stack.
Read MoreYesterday was a treat. The sun was shining, Elora was playing happily with a neighborhood friend, and I was able to spend loads of time in my sewing room. My goal? To start on Collaboration, a spin-off quilt for Positivities club. I got a great, leaping start!
Read MoreAfter investigating the possibilities for making patchwork with non-quilting cottons, I decided to go for it and make myself a small picnic blanket. I want something light and compact to take along when hiking or going for a walk along the sea.
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