The quilter of "Cogwheels" won recognition for her precise piecing of curves and wedges and the quilting designs she created.
Double Dish Fish Quilt
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
Every day at the luncheon at Quilt Fest there were several new quilts on display. Some, like these first three by Cynthia England, were made by the speaker for that day. Others were from members of the Utah Quilt Guild. It was like having a new quilt show to look at each day at lunch! It's Magic Pieced and quilted by Marilyn Hausknecht Carnival Lights by Verla Hasler quilted by Carol Rawson Patriotic Friendship by Kaye Evans quilted by Pat Happy Quilting! I need to get back to holding my granddaughter :)
I have been accused of producing lots of quilts quickly however my guilty secret is that I'm a serial starter - heavens I think I started about ten new quilts last year while professing to being committed to finish my UFOs from years past. I am still itching to start new things but this year I am trying to keep myself under control - it is tough though. But I do have help and here too! Well with no good reason to start something new I have to be a bit crafty, a bit sneaky and am learning to be a maths genius too! You see I have learnt that two sometimes will go into one (talking whole numbers here) ! I have these propeller blocks on my UFO list and my original intention was for a quilt full I think, but I got a bit creative, picked some blocks from some treasured out of print patchwork books and started producing something to go in between those propeller blocks - see sneaky huh?! Just couldn't face the idea of making lots of the same block over and over - the result of finishing off that schoolhouse quilttop! I started making square blocks - love them - Turkey Tracks, Follow the Leader and Nosegay. You can find instructions for Follow the Leader in Lynne and Kerry's book 500 quilt blocks (a 10" block) or at 12" like mine in Charise's Vintage block quilt along though it is called Crazy Anne in her instructions. Then was sorely tempted by a round block - Cottage Tulips Then another - Cogwheel Then another - Cassiopia And so on! Unknown!?? Strawberry Rising Sun And most recently Rebecca's Rose All the circles... Now I have this many and I wonder if I have not been so sneaky after all? Not sure now if this is one quilt still....or two! Ah well perhaps I'm not the maths genius I thought I was.....still I'm having fun with my new UFO quilt(s)!
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
Despite the blog silence over such matters, I've been beavering away on the cogwheels for my Passacaglia Quilt in the evenings, findi...
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This quilt pattern is the first of four requested by Ann Champion. Since I still can't sit for very long, I drafted this on a board while lying on the couch. I'll tell you what -- it's sort of tricky to use a compass when you're lying down. I left some of the extra lines in so you can get an
My friend Mellie designed and published this adorable "mod alphabet" quilt pattern. I decided it would be perfect for a quilt for baby Aubre...
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
***This giveaway is now closed.*** Welcome blog hoppers! I hope you're enjoying the blog hop as much as I am. There have been so many tutorials that have had me thinking, Why didn't I come up with that?! and I didn't know the ruler could do that! For my tutorial, I'm going to show you how to put together a staggered, strip-pieced dresden like my Color Cog mini quilt. Since the EZ Dresden ruler requires 20 blades to make a full circle, and since there are 12 colors in the traditional color wheel, you'll need to omit two colors (four blades) to achieve a full circle. (I left out blue-purple and I combined yellow with yellow-orange.) Start by cutting at least six strips that measure 1.5" x 5" for each color. This will yield two blades. You can have anywhere from two to six different fabrics. (I varied between four and six.) You'll also need a background piece that measures 3.5" x 5" for each color, so a total of 10 rectangles. I used Kona white. The image below shows only four colored strips, so just pretend there are six strips shown. Layout your strips in an order that is pleasing to you. Piece the strips together and press the seams open or to the side. I found that pressing them open helped since there are so many pieces in this mini quilt. Next, take your EZ Dresden ruler and line up the top of the ruler with one end of your pieced strips near the left edge if you're right-handed or near the right edge if you're left-handed. With your rotary cutter, make a cut on the side with the greater amount of fabric outside the ruler. Then cut on the other side. Turn your ruler around and line up the opposite end of your pieced strips with the 5" mark on your ruler. Cut the remaining side and the bottom (narrow) edge. You should now have two sizes of blades. Repeat the previous steps for all your colors. You should now have 20 blades, 10 of each size. Now, take your smaller blade and your 3.5" x 5" background piece and lay them right sides together as shown below, off-setting about a half inch of the background fabric. Stitch along the longer edge and press your seams open. Repeat with your nine remaining smaller blades. Lay your ruler on your smaller blade, aligning the narrow end of the ruler with the smaller end of your pieced strip. The pieced strip and the ruler should match up pretty well end-to-end. Cut on either sides of the background piece to get your 8" blade. Take the leftover background piece from the previous step and place the wider edge along the narrow edge of your longer blade, right sides together. Stitch in place and then press your seam open. Place your ruler on top of your fabric, making sure to align them correctly. Trim the excess. Repeat with your nine remaining longer blades. Now place the longer blade and the shorter blade side by side, matching the second to bottom colored fabric on the long blade with the second to top fabric on the short blade. Lay all your blades side by side to create your dresden circle. At this point, you have a couple options for piecing your dresden. If you want to use set-in seams (requiring you to piece the curve), separate your dresden circle into quadrants and piece each quadrant. If you don't want to piece the curve, but you want a finished outer edge before appliqueing your dresden to another piece of fabric, you can either make traditional dresden plate points, or you can use Lee's fantastic idea and press the outer edge under before piecing the blades. (I wish I had thought of this!) I pieced my entire dresden, then turned and pressed the outer edge under, and appliqued it to my background fabric (Kona white). I also added another appliqued circle to cover the raw-edged circle of the dresden. Once you've attached your dresden to your larger background fabric, you can baste it and quilt it however you like. I hand quilted around the perimeter of the cog design as well as in the center circle. Then I used white thread to free-motion quilt by machine in the background. I also quilted in the ditch of each blade for a little more security. Once everything is quilted the way you'd like it to be, attach your binding. I used a rainbow stripe from the Remix line from Robert Kaufman to reinforce the color wheel theme. And there you have it. A finished color cog mini quilt. I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and that it's given you some more ideas of ways to use the EZ Dresden ruler. If you'd like a chance to win one of your own, leave a comment. I'll draw a winner on Wednesday, June 13. Also, make sure to visit the other bloggers. You can see a list of the schedule here.
Marilyn is one of are other achievers! And she has been busy..... Perhaps you remember when I shared this baby quilt on a previous blog entry......well, Marilyn found the perfect little outfit to go with the quilt......little leopard leggings no less! Here is Marilyn's Kaffe Spectacular! Intricate piecing. A clever way to complete a label. A stunning floral quilt which she also completed. Charming Back......and a label! "Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity." -Henry Van Dyke Enjoy a love filled week end with those nearest and dearest to you! :-)
I have a finish on Cog + Wheel This was such a fun quilt to work on! Pattern design by Denyse Schmidt I used a lot of left over scraps of Amy Butler fabrics and several others Fabulous machine quilting by Pat Roche (Pat's Just Quilting) w.o.w. Pat really did a wonderful job! All labeled and ready to be wrapped for our son's upcoming wedding!
Rising Sun March 17, 1933-The Rising Sun quilt block originated in 1778 according to Nancy Cabot who published it in her column. She says that this block has had many name changes over the years- Wheel of Fortune, Cogwheel and Rolling Wheel. Here is a link to some antique quilts made from this block. I wasn't sure how this block may have been made until I saw this post. It's all hand pieced! I think the outer ring could probably be paper pieced with the inner ring being sewn on the machine and preferably not by hand if i was going to make it. Once again, this block is not suitable for a six inch block. You can find this block in Electric Quilt's BlockBase program as #3390 if you would like to try to make it. There's an updated version of this block here. I love it! Tomorrow-Barbara Frietchie block
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
Spin Drift Pattern by Michelle McKillop for Jen Kingwell Designs Are you ready for a few weeks full of quilter's eye candy? Then stayed tuned each day as I roll through all the blocks I've completed for this quilt. They are gorgeous because the pattern was made for the fabric! "What?!" you say. Well, this pattern was made especially to use those large scale prints we all love, and have to buy a little of, but struggle to use in our quilts. I was dying to get mine into a quilt so this was a heavenly match. It was like having the Oreo cookies, and finding cream filling! I also discovered a valid reason for cutting into my treasured stash of medium scale prints, and digging through leftover charm packs. Would you guess I even whittled down my favorite small scraps? It's an incredible stash quilt, and I've begun to call it an I Spy for Adults. Oh, you shall see! This is one fun quilt! I can't wait to show you everything, but I'm going to dole them out a little at a time. Too much candy is bad for you, you know, and we're all still recovering from Valentine's Day! Here's the cover of the pattern to tempt you, and see you back here tomorrow, sugar. Come on, Doxie girls. Let's go sew. Linking up with~ Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? Finished or Not Finished Friday From Bolt to Beauty Peacock Party
I started making cogwheels ages ago with my citron prints. After taking a photo of them today, I decided to add the new Daisy Mae half moons to the mix. For this sort of round block, I reckon they are just about fabric perfection. I guess I should go back and see what other colours they come in... (it does lay flat. It's just a quick picture!)
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
....or those made from reproduction thirties fabrics are some of my favorite. I remember when I first saw the first Aunt Gracie's fabrics......it was love at first sight. I have made a few of them and my daughters love them.....they have each chosen at least one to enjoy in their homes. This is one of the first quilts I made from the thirties reproduction fabrics. I hand pieced all of the blocks, and this was accomplished over many years. It was my "go to" project to take with me on car trips. In 1997, Bruce and I were fortunate to take a trip to Europe with my sister and her husband and another couple who were mutual friends. Some of these blocks traveled with me. A quilter never wants to be without stitching. In fact my friend Leslie is now in Europe and the greater part of what she took with her was hand work. A close up of the blocks. I have also collected feed sacks over the years, and you can find some of these in the quilt also. When I initially started to work with the thirties fabrics I shied away from using blacks. That has changed. I now love to throw in a few blacks, because I believe it gives the quilt and aged look. After the quilt was quilted and then washed.....it became nice and soft and pliable.....perfect for cozy sleeping and also, the washing and drying process helps it to look worn and loved......which this quilt is. "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." -Albus Dumbledore
As you know I am a professional Longarm quilter. In addition, together with my husband, we own and operate a quilt shop called Quilting From the Heart. So as you can imagine, my life is pretty much…
Last Fall I wrote a post about making quilts using men’s neckties. The subject had a lot of interest, so obviously there are a number of quilters who are interested in ways to use discarded neckties. Indeed, neckties are made of expensive, beautiful fabrics. I posted a link to a paper-pieced pattern for this … Quilts Using Men’s Neckties Read More »
Despite the blog silence over such matters, I've been beavering away on the cogwheels for my Passacaglia Quilt in the evenings, findi...
Show-and-tell from Susanne Last Thursday hubby and I set out for the city of Orange way west of Sydney. I was there for a 2-day class at Bella Patchwork owned by the lovely Delma. We were expecting freezing temps but it was really mild and the town looks beautiful with all the tree-lined streets and magnificent old houses and public buildings. These are pics from the class with the girls making a start on Lots of Dots. They worked really hard and I will be back in November for another round. From Orange we continued to Bathurst on Saturday morning for my class at The Home Patch. These beautiful blocks are from Nicki's NYB quilt. Some of the "coloured" fabrics are satin-type and give a lovely sheen to parts of the blocks. Home on Saturday for my SIL's 30th birthday bash then off to Hobbysew Kings Park on Sunday. This is Debi's amazing Reproduction Beauties top being pieced together. It has taken a while but looks stunning don't you think. Coral is up to the borders on her Emperors Wheel where she has combined a Summer School block in the centre with a great collection of oriental fabrics and very precise piecing. This is a ring-in from my Berrima class. It's Leah's Lots of Dots and it's the 1st one I've seen finished. Her work is beautiful and she should be so proud of the result. More show-and-tell from Susanne in Orange. She started this in my class last year and i was really pleased she brought it along. Precise piecing and great quilting go together for a quilt with that wow factor. Further to the exhibition at the University of Nebraska featuring mosaic quilts you can view the exhibition and buy the catalogue here. It was certainly good to get home and maybe there'll be some sewing time for me today!
I was awakened this morning by the mister, standing in front of our bedroom window, saying, "Time to stick a sign in the yard! We've got waterfront property again!" If...
