I needed to finish sewing this so it would be off my design walls when my art quilters come on Monday. I brought it to my living room and I think it is going to work as the new wallhanging in there. Of course that means I have to decide how I am going to quilt it. Two pots are planted; I need to get a few more plants for the rest of them. I had to get into an awkward position to look up at this Columbine in my front garden. I hope the neighbors weren't watching. I used Super Macro setting for this shot. Just a reminder if you haven't been following along on the above quilt that these are the template sets I used to make it.

Five motifs or four? Depends how you look at it. The blocks were left over from my previous quilt. Adding the borders made the size up to 40inches square which residential homes like for lap quilts…

The circle and the Drunkards path ( a quarter circle place on one corner of a square) are two patches which send a shudder up any beginner quilter’s back! I had to encounter both when worki…

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So, you think you have seen everything that can be done with the Drunkard’s Path block? Well I hope my book makes you take a new look at this tried-and-true block. This book grew out of the landmark show that took place in NewYork City in 2011 called Infinite Possibilities: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. At that show I saw several quilts based on the Drunkard’s Path block and wondered what else could I do with it. After some 3 A.M. design revelations, playing around with it, and working with students in classes, this book was born. The quilt Shaken Not Stirred was inspired by this show. What is so different about what I do? Well, I begin by making pre-pieced units: half-square triangles, rail fences, or sixteen-patches, and I then use the template to cut the individual block components. Detailed photographs show how to sew the basic block so that even the beginning quilter can jump in and make these quilts The book contains twelve projects ranging from a wallhanging to full-size bed quilts. Many times it is hard to envision the pattern in different fabrics—so I have helped you out a bit so that you can see what it might look like. Here is one example from the book. Peacock Alley uses the fabric line Enchanted by Sarah Fielke for Windham Fabrics. This medallion quilt is perfect place to feature a wonderful large-scale print in the central medallion. In addition, rail fence units are created and used for the frame unit in the Drunkard’s Path block to create the outer border. Two additional design concepts are also presented. The light and dark values are switched. An orphan block is featured in the center and the half-square triangle variation is used in the outer border. This book has a little something for everyone. There are great patterns for you to make, and I also hope that you play around with the variations and create some wonderful and exciting patterns of your own making! Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I love wearing it. Playing with it. Sitting in it. Lying in it. And for some reason the combination of a little red, some blue and mostly white makes me happy and an 8 year old again. Some recent finds that show variations on that color theme to lower the August temp for you. Yay! Off to my painting studio for a few hours. Talk soon. Lovely etsy find from folieAdeuxVintage I adore this sweet etsy find from BohemianBisoux who really knows how display and prop her treasures Paddles handpainted with semaphore designs from Contact Voyaging Dang wish i'd thought of that one. If you can't afford the mattress from the Swedish company, Hastens you could spring for this beautiful hammock they now produce. I could definitely spend an August weekend with John and Juli Baker at their cabin. They are the owners of Mjolk in Toronto And these Hubert Zimmermann's Ornabo Blocks for sophisticated play. They can be found (on sale) at fawn and forest

Yes, handwork and modern quilting do go hand in hand. Actually almost all quilting traditions and techniques can be seen in some way in the quilts at QuiltCon and other modern quilting exhibitions…

Step-by-Step tutorial for how to make a Drunkards Path template of any size for hand and machine pieced quilting projects.

I've made it halfway through a 100 days project y'all!! Thought I'd do a little round up of my project and how it's going. (This post is not affiliated, I'm just a superfan!) To start all the way back at the beginning, I came across "curvelets" last summer on Instagram after seeing them posted by

I remember when Heather Jones did her talk at QuiltCon on finding inspiration for quilts in everyday things. Heather has now brilliantly translated that concept into her new book, Quilt Local from STC Craft, an imprint of Abrams Books. I agree with Heather, inspiration is all around us, but we need to train ourselves to notice and to see. Heather shares four habits that she has adopted that help her observe, record and translate the inspiration around her. Heather's Third Street quilt was one of many favorites in the book. It was inspired by a grid on the back on an abandoned building. I love the lines (of course) and the asymmetry makes me so happy. Simple surely is beautiful. Each quilt in the book is paired with its inspiration and is done in two colorways for additional inspiration for the reader. The Third Street Quilt Photography by Jenny Hallengren Heather asked that we share something in our local area that inspires us. I live in the Westside neighborhood which is a small neighborhood right on the edge of downtown and the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City. This amazing building, the Kaufmann Center for the Performing Arts is just a few blocks from my house. I walk by it all the time. It's an awe inspiring building. I love so much about it. The simple sweeping curves and the spaces and shadows that are created are lovely. I think about those sweeping curves all the time. As I've been working with the activating space concept, I've kept the Kaufmann Center in mind. I'm sure this won't be the only quilt inspired by that building. The love how the curves come together to create other shapes. Even the one block on the back keeps the concept alive. As you can see I'm kind of hooked on this one. Be sure to follow along with the rest of the Quilt Local blog tour to see more of Heather's quilts and more local inspiration from lots of talented folks. If you'd like to win a copy, (and you know you do!!) just leave a comment and I'll draw a winner on Halloween at 5:00 central time. Even better, get one for yourself right away and start being inspired by Quilting Local! The winner chosen by the good ole random number generator is Wanda of Exuberant Color. Send me your contact info and Abrams will send you your copy of the book. Congratulations!! 10/6: STC Craft Blog 10/8: Robert Kaufman 10/9: Melanie Falick 10/10: Sew Mama Sew 10/11: Creative Bug 10/12: Plaid Portico 10/14: Modern Sewciety 10/16: Pellon 10/19: The Tattooed Quilter 10/21: Amy’s Creative Side 10/23: Diary of a Quilter 10/26: Film in the Fridge 10/28: Tall Grass Prairie Studio 10/29: Okan Arts 10/30: Kara Sews 11/2: Crimson Tate 11/4: Dainty Time 11/6: Nap Time Quilter 11/9: Spoonflower 11/11: Aurifil 11/13: A Gathering of Stitches

one of the best that we saw in Harrisburg's recent quilt show

Inspiration blog post series #3 - Use of linen in modern quilts - Quilts made by Sarah Hibbert, Amanda Hancok, Debbie Jeske and Marla Varner

Step-by-Step tutorial for how to make a Drunkards Path template of any size for hand and machine pieced quilting projects.

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Welcome to my first Block Buster Sunday, where I explore a new (to me) block. I was so excited to put that #1 in the title. It feels good to be starting something new at the beginning of a new year. I'm kicking off with something I've had on my bucket list for ages - curved piecing. I've gone all out with this one, written a tutorial for the technique of curved piecing and played around with the block to give a lot of options, and I've had a load of fun doing it! Don't expect this much every Sunday - this was probably a mix of over excitement at a new blog feature and the fact that I fell in love with the block. There will be a good mix over the weeks of what I consider to be easy, moderate and challenging blocks, so if this one looks too difficult for you, or you've been there, done that with this one, don't worry, by the law of averages I must eventually come up with something to interest you, right? I'm using 5" charm squares to make four blocks, which will be 4" finished (4 1/2" unfinished) You will need: Two 5" square printed fabrics Two 5" solid background fabrics Freezer paper First you need to make a template for the curve. You can of course purchase ready made ones, but this is how I did it. As my squares were 5", I randomly decided that the quarter circle curve I'm creating would be 4" (you can make it any size you want. I created an 8" diameter circle (8" diameter will give me four 4" quarter circles) I drew mine on the computer using Word as it's what I'm most familiar with. You don't have to use the computer, you could draw round an 8" diameter plate or use to a good old fashioned pair of compasses (remember those?) To use Word, click on New Blank Document, click Insert, click Shape, choose the Oval. Drag your cursor until the shape is a reasonable size. Right click and choose Format Shape, choose Size and type in 8.00, then to save ink, choose Fill, then Colour and opt for No Fill. Save your document. (Note: I use a Mac, but I'm sure it's very similar on a PC) Cut an A4 sheet of freezer paper (or whatever size goes through your printer) Place the freezer paper sheet in you printer so that it will print on the dull side. Note: freezer paper goes through my Epsom printer perfectly well as long as I just help it in a little at the start. If you are worried it might chew it up, tape it at one end to a plain sheet of printer paper using sticky back tape or a tiny amount of Blu Tack or other poster adhesive. Print the circle onto the freezer paper. Cut out the circle, and fold first in half and then into quarter segments. Open out and cut along the fold lines to create four 4" quarter circle templates. Lay the template in one corner of one of the 5" charm squares, ensuring the straight edges are lined up, and press in place with a dry iron. Repeat for the remaining three 5" squares. Use scissors or a rotary cutter to around the curved edge of the template on each square. (I used scissors) Carefully peel the freezer paper away from the fabric. I found it easier to pull on the fabric, rather than the paper. You can keep the templates and re-use them. This is what you should have. You now need to make the concave pieces smaller, and the reason is this: A 1/4" seam allowance inwards on the convex piece (the bit that looks like a pie segment) is a shorter line than the cut line. A 1/4" seam allowance inwards on the concave piece (the bit that looks like an L shape) is a longer line than the cut line. Very roughly, there is 1" between the two (yes, I'm truly a geek, I did the maths!!) So we need to slice 1/2" off either end of the concave piece. Do this for all four concave pieces and you should have this: Piecing Take one concave piece and one convex piece. Find the centre by folding each piece in half. Firmly finger press the crease and then open out. Place the two centres together, right sides together and pin in place. It is helpful to use small pins and only pick up a small amount of fabric. Next pin the edges. Make sure the straight edges of the two pieces are parallel with one another and pin the straight edges too. They have a tendency to twist out and I think that side pin is paramount to success ! Hold the section between the edge and the centre between your fingers and gently manipulate until the two meet evenly. Don't stretch it excessively, just work the two edges between your finger and thumb.This is one time when the bias edge is your friend, not your enemy. Pin again. Do the same for the other side. Turn the block so that the section with most undulations is upper most. This is so you can check you are not catching any extra fabric in the seam as you sew. Take the block to your sewing machine and line up with a 1/4" seam allowance. Sew slowly, using the needle down button, if you have one, so that you can stop and adjust the fabric whenever necessary. Use a pin or tweezers or seam ripper to hold the two edges together between pins. Ta Daahh!! The fabric seemed happy to be pressed to either side, so I chose to press towards the print. Repeat for the other blocks you have cut. Now comes the really fun part - seeing all the different arrangements that can be made! 1. 2. 3. 4. I was enjoying this, so I made a few more blocks. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 And a few more! 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I'm sorry this has been such a long post. If you're still reading, then I'm amazed, and thank you! I think I got a bit carried away with my enjoyment at making this block. Despite all I said in my last post, I think I will be making a whole quilt or quilts! with some of these arrangements. Curved piecing is not to be feared. I find it much easier than many multi-piece half square triangles. My favourites out of the above arrangements are the simpler, bolder ones. I think numbers 1, 5 and 10 are the ones I like best. I can see myself making a quilt all in solids, maybe with a grey background? Mmmn, the imagination is working overtime. Which is your favourite? Edited to add a link to a YouTube video showing you how to sew curved seams without pins, kindly suggested to me by Lucy who blogs at Charm About You

'Drunkard's Path' quilt in Kuba colourway by British artist-maker, Emily Campbell. Emily’s knowledge of sewing combines with the formal and visual principles she learned as a two-dimensional designer to re-imagine the patchwork quilt. She has interpreted traditional patchwork geometry, dispensing with floral prints in favour of bold combinations of solid colour. Emily quilts all her designs for us by hand. Bespoke sizes are therefore possible. An accomplished undergraduate dress and costume maker, Emily progressed from an English degree to a diploma in Clothing Technology and became a pattern maker for the fashion designer Jean Muir. After completing her Master of Fine Arts at Yale School of Art she practised as a graphic designer at Pentagram in New York before embarking on a series of national and international programme director roles in the arts, design and education. In 2012, a quilt made from old denim and canvas work clothes featured in an exhibition about Gee’s Bend (the famed quilting community in Alabama). This prompted Emily to up-cycle the family’s old jeans into her first patchwork quilt. She studied rhythm, rule and variation in Anni Albers’ pattern drawings. She took inspiration from Gustav Klimt, Victor Pasmore and Ellsworth Kelly, and many more artists besides. Emily is the founder of Pemberton Qwilts. This takes its name from Sheila Frances Hayes, née Pemberton, who first taught Emily to sew. Three of Emily’s ‘TV Quilts’ were commissioned by Anya Hindmarch for her concept store at London Fashion Week 2023. These bear a single word of personal significance (see images). Emily was also among the textile artists selected for a group show at David Parr House, Cambridge that year.  Helen Chislett Gallery represents artists, sculptors and makers across all disciplines.

I find that since I took the challenge to post a picture for a year on my other blog 'Lucy's 365 days II' I don't post on this blog very often..... I finished the top and backing of a new quilt for my daughter. Top Backing Sewing mat can't you tell I love these colors? I even crocheted a pair of potholders same colors :-) It is a very old pattern, easy, fast with a great result. Potholders Have a nice day, Lucy

This stunning autumn quilt was made by Fran Holland of Ontario, Canada. It measures 65" x 80." She quilted leaves in the brown areas. Very pretty. I'd like to see how she made those curves. I know the basic idea, but still. See her Etsy shop: Fran the Quilter. Nice work, Fran!

Scroll down for English please. Uuden vuoden ensimmäinen työ on valmiina. Useimmat viimeisimmistä töistäni ovat olleet varsin värikkäitä, joten vaihteeksi teki mieli tehdä jotain vähemmän värikästä. Pari hillittyä väriä sinne kuitenkin halusin laittaa, jotta tulisi vähän mielenkiintoa. Kiva malli on Jenny Haynesin, eli @pappersaxstenin Sunflower Block. Minusta tästä tuli hieno, vaikka itse sanonkin. Tästä voisi tulla hauska myös laittamalla valkoiset välikaitaleet. Lehdet tikkasin kaaria mukaellen, kukkaosasta tuli kuin tikkataulu ja muut osat tein suoralla tikillä. Malliin kuuluu printattavat mallineet mutta käytin tätä Jennyn hienoa settiä, kun sellainen minulla on. Nämä on super hyvät! Tämä on sopiva pari jo aikaisemmin tekemälleni Sugar pop tyynylle. Nyt on molemmilla sohvilla kivat tyynyt lopputalveksi. **** The first quilt of the year is ready. Most of my previous quilts have been very colorful so I wanted to do something less colorful. To add some interest I decided to use piece of teal and burgundy. This beautiful Sunflower pattern is by Jenny Haynes aka @pappersaxsten. I really love how this turned out. A quilt with the white bars between blocks would be quite fun as well. Leafs I quilted following the curves, the flower part is like a dartboard and other parts are straight line quilted. The pattern includes printable templates but I used Jennys Drunkard's Path set. It's super good. This pillow is a nice pair to the Sugar pop pillow I made earlier. Now I have pretty pillows on both of our couches for the rest of the winter.

Április, akkor tavasz és ha tavasz, akkor rengeteg színes virág! :-) Ha nem csak a kertben, hanem az otthonodban is szeretnéd élvezni a virágokat, akkor varrj magadnak! Mi ezzel szeretnénk örömet szerezni kedves vásárlóinknak! Április hónapban aki 5.000 Ft felett vásárol, az 32 % kedvezménnyel - 700 Ft-tal olcsóbban - vásárolhatja meg a 4" körszelet sablont! Természetesen az akció (hogy ne áprilisi tréfának tűnjön) már március 29-től azaz a Tatabányai Közös Varrás reggelétől él ! A bemutatott darab készítése nagyon egyszerű, hamarosan írok arról is! Addig is egy kis ízelítő, hogy még milyen virágokat varrnék én még az otthonomba - ha nagyban álmodnék: .. és ha csak kicsiben: Tehát április a virágok hónapja legyen!

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This pattern is now a DIRECT DOWNLOAD via Etsy! Have you ever been nervous to try curves? This may be just the little project for you! The Ornate Mini Quilt gives you lots of curves to learn and practice on, as well as an instantly gratifying project to complete. Originally designed for a class to teach curved piecing, this pattern has been refined so that even a beginner can follow along and produce beautiful curves. Pattern includes instructions and diagrams for piecing curves as well as helpful tips for better results when piecing your mini quilt top. Also included is a printable 2-in-1 template for cutting your curved pieces. For your convenience, an acrylic template for this pattern can be purchased separately from TCR Engraving - https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuiltingTemplates . International orders can be placed through their website: www.tcrcrafts.com. SENDING / RECEIVING: This listing is for a PDF pattern and is a DIRECT DOWNLOAD. Etsy will send an email with information on downloading this item from your account upon payment confirmation. If paying by an eCheck through PayPal, you will be able to download your item once your check clears. Please see my pattern FAQ for all the details at www.thesometimescrafter.com/pattern_faq.

Moon Shadow - Pattern Available at www.saginawstreetquilts.com

Color cascades down a graphic wall hanging made with curved piecing. Fabrics are from the Color Weave collection by P&B Textiles.

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LOVE - A bright and modern quilt

Round and round and round we go. Where we will stop, nobody knows... Hand quilting my circles... quite a pleasant way to pass the time.

A finished quilt with improv curves in turquoise, mustard yellow and brown

Make a Ribbon Candy baby quilt with just one charm pack + background fabric yardage or make a throw size quilt with a layer cake + background fabric.

There were several different quilt projects waiting to be worked on last week, but one of them took over and wouldn't let me stop until it was complete. This is my Blooming Onion quilt top. Blooming Onion, 60.5" x 80.5" The name of the pattern I used is actually Blue Onion by Karla Alexander of Saginaw Street Quilts. Since my version isn't blue, Blooming Onion seemed like a better choice to me. Unfortunately, the colors in the above photo are a little bit off, making the purples look much more blue than they really are. The next photo was taken about 10 minutes later, and the sun was starting to hit the quilt top. The colors in this photo are closer than the previous one. My quilt top was made entirely from batik fabrics, all pulled from my stash, except for one non-batik that I snuck into the mix. Can you tell which one it is? Here are a few closer shots for you. I've been trying to think of a better name for this quilt, but haven't come up with anything clever. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I was able to get a great stained-glass looking shot of the top half from behind as it was hanging over the deck railing. I love the way the colors glow! Still wondering about the non-batik fabric? It's the purple in the block below. Linking up with: Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict Favorite Finish at Meadow Mist Designs Happy quilting everyone! Julie in GA

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For a new grand baby that is! And I for one, can not wait!! For those not following along I’ve previously rambled about the fabric selection, bumpers duvet cover… here, here and here. T…