I am FINALLY able to post a progress report on my newest star quilt. I work best on a tight deadline and I desperately want this piece ...
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Some of the quilts in the Traditional category really played with the idea of a Traditional quilt. I think in the UK many of these would be classed as Contemporary, at least for the purposes of Festival of Quilts. The fabric assortments were quite amazing, with the quilts having a very retro, scrap bag feeling, but seemingly made from modern fabrics. There were lots of incredible fabrics printed with text too - I love these and wish I'd bought more of this kind of print when I was at the show. The crazy kitties on this quilt were so amusing. Many of the quilts show very humorous and playful motifs and use of fabrics. 'Asobi' (Japanese for 'play') is the word that springs to mind. A traditionally inspired Lone Star exploding into more patterns, with very contemporary fabric choices - colourful but sophisticated. The title is 'Thank you'. Yes, that border is another text print... Polka dots have been popular with Japanese quilters for a long time. I like this combination of dots, stripes and checks. Playful! Bold touches of red and the wide red border contrast beautifully with the pastel prints. More text on fabric too. This is so far away from what I would class as 'traditional'. A very unusual layout. The royal blue colour scheme, the variety in the prints and the applique flowers and leaves take the traditional Cake Stand block and give it the wow factor for me. Love it. This is one I'd have liked to have brought home with me. A double Double Wedding ring? Fantastic. The ombre shading effect is something that appears again and again in Japanese quilts, reminding me of bokashi shading on kimono fabrics and linings. The yellow text print creating an inner border made me think of the Yellow Pages telephone directory... Going beyond strippies, with a folk art feeling to those heart curlicues. The first impression is that the overlapping circles in the centre are irregular, but the overlaps follow a rotational pattern, made up of little fan blocks. Amazing. This was probably the ultimate text fabric quilt - certainly the one with the biggest words. I wonder if non Japanese quilters make such a good job of using kanji in their quilts? The fabrics make this one of the freshest hexagon quilts I have seen in a long time. The use of single and double rosettes mixed in together makes the pattern more interesting. A proper flower garden. Sunflowers, zigzags and small applique circles - there were many quilts using little circle appliques as part of the design. Very nice use of stripes in the sunflower circle backgrounds. This was another quilt with text prints featured on the binding. Cosmic inspirations, with hexagons as patchwork and applique. At least one more post to come...
A fusion quilt is a fun alternative to making a patchwork quilt. This tutorial is part 1 of 2 and shows how to make the squares for the quilt.
My progress on my La Passacaglia continues slowly. In the meantime, I finished some Christmas projects (in March!) and generally enjoyed a break from most sewing. Since my last Passacaglia post, I&…
While checking out one of the blogs I follow, Civil War Quilts, I follow this blog so I can draw the blocks in EQ 7. While there I saw a quilt with this wonderful Double Flying Geese border. Scroll to the bottom of that post. The quilter is Lois O and this is her link. Of course this border intrigued me. When I saw her drawing I thought I can draw this in EQ 7. I did but to be honest I had to draw it first on graph paper, and then it was easy! Shape Tool So here is a little tutorial to draw it in EQ 7. I made the block lay out, twice as long as it is wide. There are 6 geese, so I divided the length into 6 even segments. To make drawing easier I made my block 6" x 12". Each line I drew across the block I divided into thirds. To do this you need to use the shape tool, the second tool from the top on left is the tool you use to divide lines in half or thirds. This is on an Easy Draw block. This is a very handy tool for drawing complex blocks. Be sure to click on the little red square to open the menu. Menu and lines divided into thirds These dots for the thirds helped me line up the points for each goose. On the right is the menu for the shape tool, which allows lines to be divided. Here is a close up of the triangles for the geese. There are some extra lines that need to be removed to make the sky larger around the geese. The same area with the extra lines removed. To delete the lines, use the Pick tool, the top left hand side tool, click on the line, it will be bold, and use the delete key on your key board to remove the lines. Here is the completed and colored block, be sure to add your dimensions to the Notecard so you remember the correct size of your block. Remember EQ 7 default size for all blocks is 6'' x 6". You can draw this block in easy round numbers like I did and then change the size to print your paper piecing paper to fit your quilt. And here is the paper piecing pattern. Now wasn't that fun! I think I even know the quilt I might use this one. If it isn't too busy. Happy Stitching and Happy EQing!
A fusion quilt is a fun alternative to making a patchwork quilt. This tutorial is part 1 of 2 and shows how to make the squares for the quilt.
Cathedral quilt blocks - a block it seems everyone tends to admire, with its complicated yet beautiful look. The block itself can be quite intimidating, for the seasoned or the new quilter.
I'd hoped to finish two PIGS (Projects in Grocery Sacks) in May but it didn't happen. I had a project for Creative Machine Embroidery to make. See my blog here to see that pretty quilt.
Be sure to check out my UPDATED Four-at-a-Time Flying Geese Tutorial and Sizing Tables. I think you might find a lot more success with the intermediate sizing I suggest there! Over the years, IR…
One of my favourite things in quilting is hexagon blocks and I just love kaleidoscope blocks. To make a kaleidoscope quilt, you only need fabric with a large print and 6 print repeats. Each block i…
Admins have been working behind the scenes trying to make this Section 6 more palatable to everyone. It is such a large section with 21 blocks! We don't want anyone to be overwhelmed with the amount of work in this section. You, of course, can take the information from the TOC and work through at your own pace, but we have decided to break it down into three more manageable sections. So take your time and enoy! Tutorials for each section will be released over the next three months as follows: Section 6 Left...9 blocks.... June 1. Nurses Cross ... 8in Pinwheel with 1 border ... 6in Bordered Square-in-a-Square Hourglass ... 5in Court House Step ... 4in and make five (5) Square-in-a-Square ... 3in Section 6 Center....5 block.... July 6 Pinwheel no border ... 4in Court House Steps ... 4in Square-in-a-Square ... 4in Hourglass with border .... Square-in-a-Square ... 3in Section 6 Right.....7 blocks.... August 3 Indian Hatchet ... 6in Pinwheel with 1 border ... 6in Courthouse Steps with 3 borders ... 5in Bordered Square-in-a-Square ... 5in Square-in-a-Square ... 3in and Two (2) Square-in-a-Square ... 4in
Hello fellow Gypsies (and everyone following along)! It’s time to finish our sampler quilt journey. I’ve really enjoyed cohosting the 2019 Gypsy Wife Quilt-Along with @ScrappyViolet . It’s a quilt I’ve wanted to make for a long time.
Make this Quilt of Fabric Plus Crochet for your self or for a gift for someone special in your life. So beautiful and so many patterns to choose from. Make for and adult or child, man or woman. Handmade items always make nice gifts for friends and family as they…
“Flowers Of The Cosmos” by Fumiko Nakayama Let me just say right up front that this quilt show exceeded expectations in every way. Something I really love about Japan is …
Opalescence - An Art Deco style quilt inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass works
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I’m so excited to finally present the tutorial for my High Tea Crochet Quilt! However, it’s still a work in progress. Right now it guides you through the sewing and crocheting of the sq…
Border Design with Celtic Bubbles Now that you have tried quilting this beautiful overlapping spiral design, I'll show you a few variations. Above, an idea for a border includes filling a portion of the space first with a pile of Bubbles (interior of the quilt would be on top, or the other way round if you prefer, but I love having the grid go to the edge of the quilt to keep it stable for binding). I then echoed the Bubbles once, and then added some small feathers. Of course feathers could be larger, your decision. Finally I filled the last of the space with a quarter-inch grid. It isn't all that straight as I winged this sample, and marked those lines after the first part was quilted on a very poufy batt sandwich, so there are some interesting variations on "straight." Tip: Always mark any grids before layering the quilt, if you can. Variations in spacing aren't nearly as noticeable in Diane-shiko or Apple Core, but straight line grids show everything. When I finished the feathers and was deciding what to quilt in the remaining space, a grid popped into my head immediately as the perfect offset for all the curves and circles. I like it. It isn't that hard to do free motion, but it is marked, so that takes some time. It is a wonderful visual contrast and contains the puff evenly. Next, Oval Celtic Bubbles! Usually I mention in classes that it is ok to quilt an oval if that's how your circles end up, so I decided to try an oval and see. I used my class demo sample sandwich one more time, so there are "other things" included that I had done in class. I squeezed in a small batch of oval Bubbles. Oh my gosh, it is SO much easier than circles! The shape is much the same of course, but not having to quilt out to the east and west on a home machine is so much better. I could quilt ovals better and twice as fast. Below is my only sample so far, but I hope to get you a really nice one soon. Oval Celtic Bubbles More variations! Next, for those of you who want some interesting variations, try some of the following, or come up with your own. The first is a soft wood grain effect by doing overlapping ripply ovals. The following samples made years ago for classes were folded and are a bit wrinkly. Next I used a chrysanthemum type ripple to create the following. Note it is cut from a class demo sample..... You can do rectangles or squares as well. I'll try and get a sample soon for those, as my old one is too disreputable to post here. Below is a portion of a small class example quilt where I added Celtic Bubbles in the upper corner, simply for visual interest. I had other designs in this border but it all worked well together. The entire border could have been Bubbles too, just another option. "Batz Below" detail One function this design does very well is enclose excess puff between other designs and work it in with the curving arcs. Before the area was quilted there were huge mountains of puff to be controlled. Celtic Bubbles did the job. I like to have these tools for function as well as visuals because every now and then it's necessary to solve problems while machine quilting by the correct design choice. I also really held the quilt sandwich smooth and taut to control the puff while quilting this area, and slowed down. I had the pressure lowered on the free motion foot as well so the foot didn't push along any excess. Another option for you is to do micro Celtic Bubbles, above, very tiny ones for close background fill. I drew a two-inch square and filled it with tiny Bubbles. They were actually easier than larger ones, but it is tempting to start whirling out into space from centrifugal force as you whiz around the circles as they become larger, so be careful. Those of you who love to do this kind of quilting should be able to get some amazing results. I definitely used my magnifier on the sewing machine for this. I would use Micro Celtic Bubbles for small areas instead of another tight background fill. However, acres of them, probably not. If you are more a large scale quilter, try one of the "wonky" versions and space out to about 1/2" between rounds. It will cover territory quickly and evenly. I think it would look great too on children's quilts in areas where you don't know what to quilt. Try heavier threads, fun threads and colors. One thing I discovered - you get so much better the more of these you do. I look at those first ones while I was quite rusty and wow, I can go twice as fast and the results are twice as nice. It does happen. Enjoy your spirals and springtime eggs.... Diane
I made these two quilt tops for fall, the second one begin with the scraps from the first one. Then I had a baby... and now I’ve had some time to see again. So these two quilts are in the shop! Bo
I’m back to talk about what’s on my sewing table (and in my ears) this month- I love writing these little posts as they do help me stay accountable :-) What I’ve finished since my last update! I thought I had finished a lot this month but maybe not as much as I originally thought :-) First up,
Today we’re sew excited to announce we are bringing back Sewcialites with the Sewcialites 2 Quilt Along! We are celebrating our quilting community with a Another year, another Designer Mystery quilt! We are sew happy to present the 2019 Designer Mystery Block of the Month!
I am so excited about going to QuiltCon in Austin. I signed up so long ago and can’t believe it’s just around the corner. Texas….here I come.In antici...
Chapter Eight requires that five paper relief surfaces made for Chapter 3 are each translated into two different ways in fabric . For an ...
This is insanely gorgeous!! "Just My Imagination" a group show of Canadian drawing at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery in Cal...
Style No. 85468072; Color Code: Taking a classic to the next level, this head-turning sweatshirt is featured in an oversized, slouchy fit and stunning quilted design with gorgeous floral printing throughout and lower side hems for added shape. Fit: Relaxed, slouchy fit Features: High neckline, button-front closure, dropped shoulders, lower side hems, exaggerated tie at neckline Why We <3 It: Just as versatile as it is vintage-inspired, this so cool sweatshirt is sure to be the head-turning piece your wardrobe has been wanting. Care/Import Machine Wash Cold Import Measurements for size small Sleeve Length: 18.5 in Bust: 34 in Length: 30 in
MIA. That's me. Or rather, MIIA ~ Missing in inaction. Although I am loath to even mention it, this problem with my hand has thrown a monkey wrench into an already horrid spring. (May 2nd and I had to turn...
The quilt show side of the International Quilt Festival is amazing. So many quilts to see! And I only had 1 hour to see them! I didn’t take many photos but if you search social media I suspec…
Crazy quilts are my favorite quilts of all. I love them because you can use up all your favorite fabric scraps and you don’t need much of any one single fabric, as there usually are not alot…
Learn How to Make a Perfect Friendship Star Quilt Block with these simple instructions. Free downloadable tutorial instructions included.
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Andrea Cryer is a Textile Fine Artist who draws with thread to create unique portraits and landscapes.
Here is a tutorial for a quilted hexagonal bowl. And reversible! PIN this for later The bowl measures 13 inches from a point to the opposite point. I made it using my shadow trapunto technique. I used these templates: Download the templates here (this is a 'pdf' file; you will need Adobe Reader to open it). After you print and cut the templates, check out that the bottom side of the 'A' piece has the same size as the side of the hexagon . Make six 'A' pieces and one 'B' piece. I made these pieces from quilted fabric. Make
Yesterday, I was able to attend the Lowell Quilt Festival . Until a client of mine entered a quilt there a year ago, I didn't even know a...
the eastern Jewels blanket is live I never been so eager to write about a project as much as I have been for this latest blanket.
Pastel Shades Today I reopened my Etsy shop and decided to sell some of my inchies. I enjoy the process of making inchies. I enjoy seeing a set come together and find new ways and new ideas to embellish them with each set I create unique. Pink & Red There are so many ways to use inchies, in bigger pieces of art, embellishing journals, bags, purses, iphone and ipad cases, jewellery making, quilts.......these are just a few, I'm sure there are many more. I'm selling them unframed to keep costs down and allow you the choice of how to use them. I will however be sending them out mounted on card, ready to be framed. The set of 16 fits nicely into a square frame available from IKEA. I have shown pictures of each set on the listings in the black and the white frames. These two sets are now up for sale and I'm hoping to get more up for sale soon. ******* Update : Pastel inchies set now SOLD but photographic prints are now available of my inchie sets in my ETSY shop. ******
Embroidery patterns, before and after projects, give-aways, chalkboard doodles, a bit of this and a lot of that!
Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn
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When quilting meets crocheting, beautiful things happen. I am so excited to be sharing these photos with you. My very talented and dear friend, Tiffany Behmer of www.FannyLuWho.blogpsot.com, made t…
The Jen Kingwell Gypsy Wife Sew-along kicks off next week (August 3) and I thought it would be a good...
Basic Stitches Britannica Online Encyclopedia Dressmaking is a craft of making dresses. It is the basis and the start of the fashion world. When you make dresses, you will be called a dressmaker or historically, modiste. Learning the basics of...
