Since the original Painted Ladies quilt was inspired by the iconic neighborhood in San Francisco, the Fierce Ladies were inspired by doll houses. How sweet would it be to have a tiny version of tho…
Fully Glazed is a small quilt. That’s not my fault. I know, I know, I like to make things small and fiddly and complicated. But this quilt is small and fiddly because it started out as a bonu…
I have finished my beautiful Posh Penelope Quilt! It has taken about 6 months, a lot of cutting, organizing, and sewing, but man oh man was it worth it! This has been a fun adventure for sure:). Th…
The new Gemma collection by Eye Candy Quilts is a vibrant texture design with tonal variation and movement. A perfect stash builder which combines well with other prints or can be used as a stand-alone collection. Perfect for: Quilt and all your sewing / craft projects Fabric width: 110cm / 44" Fabric Content: 100% cotton Manufacturer: Andover Fabrics All multiples will be cut continuously from the bolt. Choose size from the drop down menu. Quarter metre can be cut as Fat Quarter or Long Quarter. 1 Quarter metre in FAT quarter piece measures approximately 50cm x 55cm. 1 Quarter metre in LONG quarter piece measures approximately 25cm x 110cm 1 Half metre piece measures approximately 50cm x 110cm. 0.75 Metre piece measures approximately 75cm x 110cm 1 metre piece measures approximately 100cm x 110cm. If more than ONE is ordered, you will receive a CONTINUOUS LENGTH. ** UK CUSTOMER - IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFORMATION *** POSTAGE COST IS A ONE-OFF COST, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE LARGEST ITEMS YOU'VE ORDERED, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY ITEMS YOU HAVE ORDERED. Standard postage is for 2nd Class Tracked service, it will take approximately 2-4 days to arrive. Upgrade is available for 1st Class Tracked service and next day courier delivery. For 1st class tracked service will take 1-2 days to arrive. For next day courier delivery, you will need to order before 10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (our shipping dates). Courier delivery shipped out on Friday will be delivered on the coming Monday. Please note, currently we only ship orders on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.
It was pretty busy in “MY ROOM” this past week. Here are four of the quilts that spent some time on my longarm machine that I lovingly call Bessie. She’s my computerized girl an…
Another day, another swap. Yes, I signed up for two in one month. No, I will not be doing that again. But it’s Cotton and Steeeeeeel! Weeeeee! Willpower is overrated. My partner for this swap…
When I was little, we had a punched copper pineapple in the entryway with “Welcome” painted across the bottom. I always wondered why a pineapple? What makes it so welcoming? Well, accor…
When I was little, we had a punched copper pineapple in the entryway with “Welcome” painted across the bottom. I always wondered why a pineapple? What makes it so welcoming? Well, accor…
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Image 1: "Hope" Quilt by Kikuyo Miyashita 宮下季久代 from Japan There was a fantastic exhibit at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA, that ended January 5, 2014. Titled "Japanese Influences in Fiber Arts", the exhibit features, (among other things), award winning quilts from a major Japanese Quilt Show, the 11th biennial Nihon Quilt exhibit. [The quilts are now being exhibited at the New England Quilt Museum through April 12, 2014.] Image 2: "Connected Squares" Quilt by Anco Brouwers-Branderhorst from the Netherlands The Japanese show attracts many outstanding international quilts from around the world, and over 35 of the top quilts from Quilt Nihon were displayed at the museum in Cedarburg. Image 3: "In the Blue" Denim Quilt by Soo Hee Lee from Korea I have been to five quilt shows in the last three months, and yet the museum's exhibit has quilts whose design, workmanship and fabrics stand out among the many other quilts I have seen. I think that the international competition to be in the Japanese show gets a much more diverse body of work then local quilt shows. Image 4: Quilt by Maya Chaimovich from Israel In this blog post I am sharing a few of my favorite quilts from the museum exhibit. There are many more quilts from the exhibit I'd like to share, but for now these will have to do. Image 5: Close-up of the Kikuyo Miyashita quilt, lots of Keiko Goke fabrics I love seeing quilts in person, because then you get to see not only the overall impact of the quilt, but the small details, fabrics, and quilting choices that make up the quilt. The quilt above has so many cheerful fabrics I have never seen before. The impact of the colors in the quilt is amazing in person. Image 6: Close-up detail of the Anco Brouwers-Branderhorst quilt The color and construction of the geometric quilt above really caught my eye. The simple block construction, with the white squares offset, is enhanced by the quilting and the embellishment. Image 7: Close-up detail from the Soo Hee Lee quilt This denim masterpiece has to be one of my favorites. The use of zippers and belt loops and the arrangement of colors of denim is just fantastic in the sections of little houses, and then the overall arrangement of the houses in the quilt with a section of leaf pattern is just so creative. Image 8: Close-up detail from the Soo Hee Lee quilt I find myself just stunned sometimes at the talent, skill and time poured into some of the quilts. There is something exciting about seeing masterpieces, and being able to appreciate them. I can't quilt like these quilters, but I can enjoy their efforts, in the same way that I can enjoy a concert even though I can't sing well. Image 9: Detail 1 of Maya Chaimovich's quilt This last quilt is so different, I can look at it and study it, and still not know where one fabric ends and the next starts. But it is lovely to see. Image 10: Detail 2 of Maya Chaimovich's quilt I would encourage anyone interested is seeing this show to make the effort. Traveling to Japan to see a show like this is much harder then traveling to Wisconsin (or Massachusetts). People from as far away as Texas made arrangements to come and see this exhibit, and I can see why. These quilts traveled all over the world to get here. If you are interested in seeing more quilts from this exhibit, leave a comment saying so. If there is enough interest, I post more photos. Click on the images to see them enlarged (Yes, you can see these images even larger!). If you enjoyed this post you might also like: Batik Stars Quilt Batik Scrap Quilt Circle Quilt Heart Quilt Quilts Part 2 Valentine Vignette Valentine Hutch Spring Hutch Spring Needlework Vintage Lace Mosaic Heart Butterfly Bling I am linking up to these memes: Quilt specific links: Colorful life: Really random Thur (Entry 5 of 26.) Pretty bobbins: Quilt linky party (Entry 15 of 22.) Hotpinkquilts :Finished Fri (Entry 26 of 43.) Richard/Tanya quilts: Link a Finish Friday 93 (Entry 4 of 27.) Quilt story: Fabric Tuesday (Entry 37 of 70.) Freshlypieced:Work In Progress Wed (Entry 100 of 165.) Quilt Infatuation: Needle-and-thread Thur (Entry 1 of 69.) Marelize: Anything goes Monday 42 (Entry 45 of 45.) ihavetosay: Show-and-tell Tue (Entry 15 of 18) Fabric addict: Whoop Whoop (Entry 40 of 67.) Connie: Linky Tuesday (Entry 42 of 44.) Blossomheart: Sew Cute Tue (Entry 27 of 28.) Others I Love: Mod Vintage: Mod Mix Mon 127 (Entry 47 of 58.) Boogie Board: Masterpiece Mon 149 (Entry 92 of 98.) BNOTP: Metamorphis Monday 250 (Entry ?) Coastal Charm: Nifty Thrifty Tues 187 (Entry 143 of 245.) * Stroll Life: Inspire Me Tues 190 (Entry 204 of 304.) Uncommon Slice: Tues Treasures 159 (Entry 126 of 211.) Cedarhill Ranch: The Sun Scoop 92 (Entry 159 of 259.) Lavender Garden: Cottage Style (Entry 19 of 33.) b Savvy Style: Wow Us Wed 144 (Entry 192 of 390.) * Handy: Wicked Awesome Wed 136 (Entry 72 of 104.) Family Home: Wow us Wed (Entry 71 of 101.) Snap: Show and Tell (Entry 122 of 175.) Ivy and Elephants: Whats it Wed 100 (Entry 110 of 215.) Someday Crafts: Whatever Goes Wed 196 (Entry 206 of 391.) Katherine: Thurs Favorite Things 114 (Entry 66 of 271.) Jan Olson: Share your Cup of Tea Thur 81 (Entry 70 of 139.) From my Porch: Treasure Hunt Thur 132 (Entry 64 of 137.) Girlish Whims: Your Whims Wed 137 (Entry 180 of 199.) No Minimalist Here: Open House (Entry 85 of 170.) Sew Much Ado: We Did It Wed 182 (Entry 144 of 221.) Brambleberry Cottage: Time Travel Thur 174 (Entry 51 of 109.) Col Lady: Vintage Thingies Thur (Entry 12 of 26.) A Delight: Home and Garden Thur 55 (Entry 61 of 110.) Knick of time: Knick-of-time Tue (Entry 86 of 87.) Adorned from above: Adorned Wed (Entry 144 of 153.) Sand yellow door: Home (Entry 26 of 38.) Charm of Home: Home Sweet Home 145 (Entry 18 of 129.) Thrifty Grove: Thrifty Things Fri 135 (Entry 44 of 79.) French Country: Feather Nest Fri (Entry 153 of 316.) * Common Ground: Vint Inspiration 164 (Entry 14 of 225.) * Romantic Home: Show and Tell (Entry 20 of 249.) Chic: Flaunt it Friday 180 (Entry 140 of 190.) Tatertots: Weekend Wrap Up (Entry 680 of 1038.) Create-with-joy: Inspire Me Mon (Entry 258 of 259.) 137586 other links I found: 2015 Quilt, 2022 Quilt, hokkaidokudasai, jonellepatrick. Tokyo kimono, Tokyo Wisteria, Tokyo Plum, Japan Flowers
Help me decide on a case for my new phone. See the choices right here. Last night, I went to bed ready to push the panic button about everything I have to do today. I need to make lunch to celebrate Erik's birthday on Saturday, which consists of two salads, pulled chicken filling for sandwiches, and baking a cake. Also, my monthly pedicure was rescheduled for today, and I have to go to physical therapy. I need to leave this morning at about 11:15 and I won't get home again until around 3:30. I was tallying up the hours I need against the hours I have (which is never a good idea), and I found myself feeling a little overwhelmed. But now, it's 8:30 a.m. as I sit down to write this. My chicken filling is in the crockpot. I'll deal with that when I get home this afternoon. My potato salad is finished and in the refrigerator. I fried bacon and hard boiled some eggs for my 7-Layer Salad that I'll finish this afternoon, and I still have all morning tomorrow to bake the cake. (Polishes fingernails on shirt.) So now I'm feeling pretty darned spunky and ready to face the next two days with a big smile. (Heaves heavy sigh of relief.) All of that to say that I haven't had any time to sew, and I probably won't have any time before Sunday. That's okay though because I got a megadose of quilting at the MQX Quilt show yesterday, and I have some pictures for you. I'll start by saying that I'm pretty exasperated with my camera. I left home with a full charge on the battery, but it went dead after taking about 20 pictures. That was pretty disappointing, not to mention disconcerting. Mike thinks the battery may have a short and that it is discharging just sitting in the camera. Fortunately, I have other batteries, but I didn't have any spares with me yesterday. That means I was taking pictures with my iPhone, and I really dislike the quality of the images. In any case, I'll show you what I have. These were a few of my favorite quilts. I don't have a lot to say about them, but I'll add in little comments if I just can't keep my mouth shut. This first quilt won best of show, and it's easy to see why. The quilting was amazing. For most of these I'll put the card before the quilt so you can read what the quilter had to say about it. Before I go on, I just want to say that the quilting in this show was over-represented with feathering, in my humble opinion. So many of the quilts were in traditional designs and quilted with lots of feathers. While the quilting and the piecing was fabulous, I found myself feeling as if I was seeing the same quilt over and over again. After a while, I was on the lookout for quilts that were unique and different. I think you'll see that reflected in these images. Pay attention to the red tie in this quilt. It ties itself as it moves from left to right. I liked this next quilt because it was different, but also because I was interested in how she had handled the reflection in the sunglasses. She printed the image on what I'm assuming is something like Printed Treasures. This next image is the next door I want to make for my Doors of Ireland quilt. If you look in the window to the right, you can see my reflection in the glass. I've been considering how to capture that when I make the quilt block, and the quilt above gave me an idea how to do it. What I don't know now is how to make it the right size without wasting lots and lots of those fabric sheets. I thought the next quilt was just too cute. I love how this quilter quilted the wrinkles in the elephant's skin. This next one is truly unique. It's all thread painted. How many miles of thread do you think it took to do this? The gears were actual gears from watches. The next quilt was quited by an 11-year-old! (Gasp!) I'd love to see what she's doing 30-40 years from now. This gave me some ideas for how to quilt my Vintage Miniature Sewing Machines quilt. I forgot to take a picture of the card associated with this next quilt, but I loved the details. It was inspired by bears in Yellowstone National Park. I love how she quilted Ursa Major into the sky. Very clever. These next several images are of quilting designs I liked. The pictures of the whole quilt were simply too poor to bother posting, but you can enjoy the quilting anyway. I included this one because I have this quilt on my to-do list, and I liked how it was quilted. I'm working up the nerve to quilt the white trees quilt next week. I wanted to quilt some snowflakes, and I had in mind a way to do it, but then I saw this, and I really liked it. I might incorporate a similar design. I liked this "hounds tooth" pattern. Another idea for my white trees quilt. And that's all I have from the quilt show. And now...I'm continuing on with my NP4 protest, which I really hope will be coming to a close soon. It seems those nuts in Washington were cracking yesterday evening. Something about opinion polls that were the worst in history. Not a bit surprising. Anyway...this image is from the Painted Hills unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in my home state of Oregon. And with that, I'm off to get on with the rest of my busy day. Enjoy your Friday!
What's the new-news in the world of fabric? We went to the industry's top trade show, Quilt Market, and scoped it out. Let us share the beauty with you! Prepare to drool!Let's get to drooling
Help me decide on a case for my new phone. See the choices right here. Last night, I went to bed ready to push the panic button about everything I have to do today. I need to make lunch to celebrate Erik's birthday on Saturday, which consists of two salads, pulled chicken filling for sandwiches, and baking a cake. Also, my monthly pedicure was rescheduled for today, and I have to go to physical therapy. I need to leave this morning at about 11:15 and I won't get home again until around 3:30. I was tallying up the hours I need against the hours I have (which is never a good idea), and I found myself feeling a little overwhelmed. But now, it's 8:30 a.m. as I sit down to write this. My chicken filling is in the crockpot. I'll deal with that when I get home this afternoon. My potato salad is finished and in the refrigerator. I fried bacon and hard boiled some eggs for my 7-Layer Salad that I'll finish this afternoon, and I still have all morning tomorrow to bake the cake. (Polishes fingernails on shirt.) So now I'm feeling pretty darned spunky and ready to face the next two days with a big smile. (Heaves heavy sigh of relief.) All of that to say that I haven't had any time to sew, and I probably won't have any time before Sunday. That's okay though because I got a megadose of quilting at the MQX Quilt show yesterday, and I have some pictures for you. I'll start by saying that I'm pretty exasperated with my camera. I left home with a full charge on the battery, but it went dead after taking about 20 pictures. That was pretty disappointing, not to mention disconcerting. Mike thinks the battery may have a short and that it is discharging just sitting in the camera. Fortunately, I have other batteries, but I didn't have any spares with me yesterday. That means I was taking pictures with my iPhone, and I really dislike the quality of the images. In any case, I'll show you what I have. These were a few of my favorite quilts. I don't have a lot to say about them, but I'll add in little comments if I just can't keep my mouth shut. This first quilt won best of show, and it's easy to see why. The quilting was amazing. For most of these I'll put the card before the quilt so you can read what the quilter had to say about it. Before I go on, I just want to say that the quilting in this show was over-represented with feathering, in my humble opinion. So many of the quilts were in traditional designs and quilted with lots of feathers. While the quilting and the piecing was fabulous, I found myself feeling as if I was seeing the same quilt over and over again. After a while, I was on the lookout for quilts that were unique and different. I think you'll see that reflected in these images. Pay attention to the red tie in this quilt. It ties itself as it moves from left to right. I liked this next quilt because it was different, but also because I was interested in how she had handled the reflection in the sunglasses. She printed the image on what I'm assuming is something like Printed Treasures. This next image is the next door I want to make for my Doors of Ireland quilt. If you look in the window to the right, you can see my reflection in the glass. I've been considering how to capture that when I make the quilt block, and the quilt above gave me an idea how to do it. What I don't know now is how to make it the right size without wasting lots and lots of those fabric sheets. I thought the next quilt was just too cute. I love how this quilter quilted the wrinkles in the elephant's skin. This next one is truly unique. It's all thread painted. How many miles of thread do you think it took to do this? The gears were actual gears from watches. The next quilt was quited by an 11-year-old! (Gasp!) I'd love to see what she's doing 30-40 years from now. This gave me some ideas for how to quilt my Vintage Miniature Sewing Machines quilt. I forgot to take a picture of the card associated with this next quilt, but I loved the details. It was inspired by bears in Yellowstone National Park. I love how she quilted Ursa Major into the sky. Very clever. These next several images are of quilting designs I liked. The pictures of the whole quilt were simply too poor to bother posting, but you can enjoy the quilting anyway. I included this one because I have this quilt on my to-do list, and I liked how it was quilted. I'm working up the nerve to quilt the white trees quilt next week. I wanted to quilt some snowflakes, and I had in mind a way to do it, but then I saw this, and I really liked it. I might incorporate a similar design. I liked this "hounds tooth" pattern. Another idea for my white trees quilt. And that's all I have from the quilt show. And now...I'm continuing on with my NP4 protest, which I really hope will be coming to a close soon. It seems those nuts in Washington were cracking yesterday evening. Something about opinion polls that were the worst in history. Not a bit surprising. Anyway...this image is from the Painted Hills unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in my home state of Oregon. And with that, I'm off to get on with the rest of my busy day. Enjoy your Friday!
Do you love scrap quilts? Bonnie Hunter has been a mainstay here at Quiltmaker for the last 10 years. Her scrap quilts were so popular that she started writing her “Addicted to Scraps” features in 2010. Whenever one of her quilts comes in we all gather around it and marvel. They are the eye candy of scrap quilts!
Image 1: "Hope" Quilt by Kikuyo Miyashita 宮下季久代 from Japan There was a fantastic exhibit at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA, that ended January 5, 2014. Titled "Japanese Influences in Fiber Arts", the exhibit features, (among other things), award winning quilts from a major Japanese Quilt Show, the 11th biennial Nihon Quilt exhibit. [The quilts are now being exhibited at the New England Quilt Museum through April 12, 2014.] Image 2: "Connected Squares" Quilt by Anco Brouwers-Branderhorst from the Netherlands The Japanese show attracts many outstanding international quilts from around the world, and over 35 of the top quilts from Quilt Nihon were displayed at the museum in Cedarburg. Image 3: "In the Blue" Denim Quilt by Soo Hee Lee from Korea I have been to five quilt shows in the last three months, and yet the museum's exhibit has quilts whose design, workmanship and fabrics stand out among the many other quilts I have seen. I think that the international competition to be in the Japanese show gets a much more diverse body of work then local quilt shows. Image 4: Quilt by Maya Chaimovich from Israel In this blog post I am sharing a few of my favorite quilts from the museum exhibit. There are many more quilts from the exhibit I'd like to share, but for now these will have to do. Image 5: Close-up of the Kikuyo Miyashita quilt, lots of Keiko Goke fabrics I love seeing quilts in person, because then you get to see not only the overall impact of the quilt, but the small details, fabrics, and quilting choices that make up the quilt. The quilt above has so many cheerful fabrics I have never seen before. The impact of the colors in the quilt is amazing in person. Image 6: Close-up detail of the Anco Brouwers-Branderhorst quilt The color and construction of the geometric quilt above really caught my eye. The simple block construction, with the white squares offset, is enhanced by the quilting and the embellishment. Image 7: Close-up detail from the Soo Hee Lee quilt This denim masterpiece has to be one of my favorites. The use of zippers and belt loops and the arrangement of colors of denim is just fantastic in the sections of little houses, and then the overall arrangement of the houses in the quilt with a section of leaf pattern is just so creative. Image 8: Close-up detail from the Soo Hee Lee quilt I find myself just stunned sometimes at the talent, skill and time poured into some of the quilts. There is something exciting about seeing masterpieces, and being able to appreciate them. I can't quilt like these quilters, but I can enjoy their efforts, in the same way that I can enjoy a concert even though I can't sing well. Image 9: Detail 1 of Maya Chaimovich's quilt This last quilt is so different, I can look at it and study it, and still not know where one fabric ends and the next starts. But it is lovely to see. Image 10: Detail 2 of Maya Chaimovich's quilt I would encourage anyone interested is seeing this show to make the effort. Traveling to Japan to see a show like this is much harder then traveling to Wisconsin (or Massachusetts). People from as far away as Texas made arrangements to come and see this exhibit, and I can see why. These quilts traveled all over the world to get here. If you are interested in seeing more quilts from this exhibit, leave a comment saying so. If there is enough interest, I post more photos. Click on the images to see them enlarged (Yes, you can see these images even larger!). If you enjoyed this post you might also like: Batik Stars Quilt Batik Scrap Quilt Circle Quilt Heart Quilt Quilts Part 2 Valentine Vignette Valentine Hutch Spring Hutch Spring Needlework Vintage Lace Mosaic Heart Butterfly Bling I am linking up to these memes: Quilt specific links: Colorful life: Really random Thur (Entry 5 of 26.) Pretty bobbins: Quilt linky party (Entry 15 of 22.) Hotpinkquilts :Finished Fri (Entry 26 of 43.) Richard/Tanya quilts: Link a Finish Friday 93 (Entry 4 of 27.) Quilt story: Fabric Tuesday (Entry 37 of 70.) Freshlypieced:Work In Progress Wed (Entry 100 of 165.) Quilt Infatuation: Needle-and-thread Thur (Entry 1 of 69.) Marelize: Anything goes Monday 42 (Entry 45 of 45.) ihavetosay: Show-and-tell Tue (Entry 15 of 18) Fabric addict: Whoop Whoop (Entry 40 of 67.) Connie: Linky Tuesday (Entry 42 of 44.) Blossomheart: Sew Cute Tue (Entry 27 of 28.) Others I Love: Mod Vintage: Mod Mix Mon 127 (Entry 47 of 58.) Boogie Board: Masterpiece Mon 149 (Entry 92 of 98.) BNOTP: Metamorphis Monday 250 (Entry ?) Coastal Charm: Nifty Thrifty Tues 187 (Entry 143 of 245.) * Stroll Life: Inspire Me Tues 190 (Entry 204 of 304.) Uncommon Slice: Tues Treasures 159 (Entry 126 of 211.) Cedarhill Ranch: The Sun Scoop 92 (Entry 159 of 259.) Lavender Garden: Cottage Style (Entry 19 of 33.) b Savvy Style: Wow Us Wed 144 (Entry 192 of 390.) * Handy: Wicked Awesome Wed 136 (Entry 72 of 104.) Family Home: Wow us Wed (Entry 71 of 101.) Snap: Show and Tell (Entry 122 of 175.) Ivy and Elephants: Whats it Wed 100 (Entry 110 of 215.) Someday Crafts: Whatever Goes Wed 196 (Entry 206 of 391.) Katherine: Thurs Favorite Things 114 (Entry 66 of 271.) Jan Olson: Share your Cup of Tea Thur 81 (Entry 70 of 139.) From my Porch: Treasure Hunt Thur 132 (Entry 64 of 137.) Girlish Whims: Your Whims Wed 137 (Entry 180 of 199.) No Minimalist Here: Open House (Entry 85 of 170.) Sew Much Ado: We Did It Wed 182 (Entry 144 of 221.) Brambleberry Cottage: Time Travel Thur 174 (Entry 51 of 109.) Col Lady: Vintage Thingies Thur (Entry 12 of 26.) A Delight: Home and Garden Thur 55 (Entry 61 of 110.) Knick of time: Knick-of-time Tue (Entry 86 of 87.) Adorned from above: Adorned Wed (Entry 144 of 153.) Sand yellow door: Home (Entry 26 of 38.) Charm of Home: Home Sweet Home 145 (Entry 18 of 129.) Thrifty Grove: Thrifty Things Fri 135 (Entry 44 of 79.) French Country: Feather Nest Fri (Entry 153 of 316.) * Common Ground: Vint Inspiration 164 (Entry 14 of 225.) * Romantic Home: Show and Tell (Entry 20 of 249.) Chic: Flaunt it Friday 180 (Entry 140 of 190.) Tatertots: Weekend Wrap Up (Entry 680 of 1038.) Create-with-joy: Inspire Me Mon (Entry 258 of 259.) 137586 other links I found: 2015 Quilt, 2022 Quilt, hokkaidokudasai, jonellepatrick. Tokyo kimono, Tokyo Wisteria, Tokyo Plum, Japan Flowers
Looking for something different? Here are forty different versions of log cabin quilts - from traditional to modern and for all skill levels.
Hello Quilting Friends! Have you ever heard of a Duckworth quilt? I didn't until recently. A Duckworth quilt is a quick and easy scrap busting quilt. Not just any quilt pattern but a wonky log cabin quilt. I started seeing these being made in a Facebook Group called Scrap Quilt Enthusiasts. Why are they called Duckworth quilts? Duckworth refers to a quilters name....Jo Anne Merrill-Duckworth. She is an amazing quilter in the group who makes almost exclusively scrappy wonky log cabin quilts. She can whip these things out super fast and donates them to friends, family or whoever. And she has become a quilting Rock Star to many of the members in this group. Duckworth has inspired quilters to dig into those scraps and just sew. To me this style looks vintage and modern all at the same time. It also has that Gee's Bend feel to it. With every quilt she made and shared in this group she was overwhelmed with comments and questions. So to help others create one of these beauties from their scraps, she was kind enough to make a PDF to explain her process. The PDF can only be found in the group files. So if you have a Facebook account you might want to join the Scrap Quilt Enthusiasts group and grab that free PDF. It's a fun group of quilters making more than Duckworth quilts. So much scrappy goodness! Yes, the Duckworth bug has bitten me as well! It's all I can do to not start one. Now I have another tool in my toolbox to use up those scraps...someday. A Duckworth quilt. It makes me wonder... in a hundred years when you see articles written about wonky log cabin quilts will it read something like this... The wonky log cabin quilt has more than one name. It is also known as an improv log cabin quilt and a Duckworth quilt. (Jo Anne gave permission to write this post and use her quilt images) Until next time... I hope you find time to stitch up something sweet! EDITED 12/26/23 A YouTube video has been made about how to make a Duckworth Quilt. The Channel is called Jelly Roll Club and is hosted by Ivonne Davila-Beegle. She saw this blogpost and decided she too needed to use up scraps and help others to do the same. Watch the video below! Pin It
To see online and in-person workshops, taught by Patricia, that are open for registration +click here By Patricia Belyea SEATTLE WA Earlier this month I taught an Improv + Curves Workshop in magical La Conner. Just one hour north of Seattle, this historic town overlooks the Swinomish Channel—with the snow-capped Cascade mountains in the distance. OKAN ARTS CURVES WORKSHOP The Workroom in La Conner Country Inn was our choice location. Our group visited Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum for a field trip and local restaurants for dinners, all on foot. This May’s Week-Long Workshop welcomed Okan Arts alumnae. These students have taken a Curves Workshop with me, either with Okan Arts in La Conner or Seattle, with their guild, or at a quilt shop. Because the alums already have an understanding of my curves technique, I can challenge them to take their skill set to a new level. For their projects, students made curved blocks using two or three fabrics—without a plan. Then, improv-fashion, they composed their quilt top layouts. The optional second project approached the Workshop theme of Improv + Curves in a reverse direction—creating improv fabric and then making a planned curved composition. Only one student progressed far with this assignment by staying up super late one night. PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT & FIBER ARTS MUSEUM EDUCATION & CONSERVATION ANNEX Amy Green, the Executive Director of the PNW QFA Museum, visited the Okan Arts Workshop for our Thursday afternoon Show ‘N Tell. Then Amy led us across the street to the Museum’s Education & Conservation Annex. This newly opened facility offers space for workshops on the main floor, and houses the Museum’s permanent collection upstairs. Amy explained that a recent bequest from Norada Shanafelt, a passionate quilter, gave the Museum the funds to begin this important expansion. A micro exhibit of four quilts by Norada honors her support. SYLVIA PIPPEN’S INDIGO STITCHES SHOP Some of my students found time to drop by Indigo Stitches on the waterfront. All the supplies and projects in the shop provide inspiration influenced by Sylvia Pippen’s years in Hawaii and the Northwest. Sylvia offers workshops in stitching and design in her shop classroom where a huge window looks onto the picturesque Channel. A not-to-be missed destination for quilters living in the region or for visitors from afar, La Conner beckons as a vortex for Northwest quilting and stitching. It's a great place for a getaway and a re-charge with an educational experience! # # # # # ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan. FOLLOW OKAN ARTS ON INSTAGRAM @okanarts
It has been a while between posts so there is a lot to share.....here is the first instalment! This past weekend a small group of us were invited by a very special friend to travel to Victoria to see the inaugural quilt exhibition of the Castlemaine Applique Group and what an incredible exhibition it was! I took over 80 photos just on the first day so have had to reduce them for the blog. As a lover of appliqué this was like viewing the "cream of the cream" with a very strong focus on reproduction fabrics. Many of the quilts have been inspired by antique quilts as you will read on the labels and many hand pieced and hand appliquéd. The labels explain more so I will let the photos do the talking........and not sure if the bike hire was to zoom around the exhibition or not! (and yes to those at home....that would be Kay still hobbling on that broken foot) and this is the pieced back of Di's quilt............. We are now being thoroughly spoilt for a few days in the beautiful city of Ballarat with lots of talking, quilting, eating and sight seeing...... so more news of that in a few days. Hope all is well in your part of the world xx
This quilt is made up of EPP hexagons, sewn together by hand and originally hand quilted but then i decided to throw it on the longarm and add some feathery texture to it.
One of the first quilt classes I ever took was from Billie Lauder. She taught one of those classes where you leave with a world of information on shortcuts and techniques, that you can use for the rest of your quilting life. One of the things she showed us was quick piecing methods for delectable mountains. I am gearing up to make one soon, so I have been on a web search of images for different variations. This block is just about as versatile as a log cabin! I had to make myself stop with the images, as I could have gone on all day.......see for yourself - just google: delectable mountains quilt image I don't know about you, but I am inspired - off I go to create another quilt!
Today, I would have been greeting Laura and Charlotte, just a couple of my students, to my Flutter class at the Garden of Quilts event but as you are aware, there are no classes, lectures, demos or trunk shows this year (above picture taken at LAST year's Garden of Quilts event). Flutter is such a fun, happy and lively design that we patterned with Hidden Shoofly as part of our TWO Designs in ONE Pattern concept!! Do you want to know why? If you look closely at the Flutter block, you'll see the Hidden Shoofly block right in the center! Its the simple ADDITION of Quick Angled Rectangles to the top, bottom and sides of the Hidden Shoofly block that creates the Flutter block! Do you see it now? Pretty neat, huh?!!! I may not be teaching my Flutter class today but I do have Gem Stone Brights Flutter kits available here! Flutter typically takes a Fat Quarter bundle but we wanted you to experience the FULL color range of the Gem Stones Brights prints. Your kit will consist of 1/3 yard EACH of ALL the Gem Stones Brights prints plus background and binding! As you can see from the Flutter blocks above, the color shifts in tone and in others, the color shifts to a different color all adding to the charm and beauty of Flutter! If bright and white is not your cup of tea, we are also offering Flutter in our original Gem Stone prints on black ground here! Until next week, Happy "Flutter" Quilting! Gerri
Today I am bringing you more eye candy from the Ashe County Piecemaker's Quilt Guild show that I visited last weekend in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Here are some of the more traditional quilts from the exhibition. First up is a Triple Irish Chain in reds, pinks and white. I liked the quilting design in the large white open spaces. This star quilt is very inviting in soft country colors. This blue quilt has a very simple block enhanced by machine embroidery. I have always been fond of blue, yellow, and green color combinations, log cabin quilts, and floral fabric. This quilt had it all! I was intrigued by the raised lines in the solid yellow fabric. Does it come like this, or was embroidery added? This quilt could not be missed in its bright flaming colors and graphic design. The black really makes the orange and reds pop! Here is one of my favorite traditional quilts of all time, a beautiful, exquisite Grandmother's Flower Garden. Perhaps this "Drunkard's Path" quilt caused problems for the quiltmaker, as she named it, "Never Again!" I had just seen pictures of a One Block Wonder Encore quilt at Feeling Simply Quilty's blog. Very intricate design! I don't mean to be saving the best for last, but just look at the sparkling setting of these white stars on red background! Wow! And here is the opposite color scheme: red stars on white. There is a little bit of pink and also a dark green fabric added. This quilt benefits from some fabulous custom quilting in the negative spaces. Check back next time for more pictures from the Ashe County Piecemakers show.
Happy Thursday my Scrappy Friends! This week we are going to be looking at a simple couple of blocks that will pair nicely to make a beautiful scrappy project quilt that is easily expanded to be as large as you like. Once again, we'll be doing all simple piecing and all simple cutting. As you clean out a collection of scraps one of the best things you can do to be organized is go ahead and make simple pre-cuts. When going through my scrap drawers, I press my scraps and cut them into 2 1/2"
Bari of We Love French Knots posted the covers of four contemporary Japanese embroidery books. I got lost in the details for at least ten minutes. Imagine how long I would be on Planet Embroidery i…
"Stars in Heaven" silk Quilt by Matsuko Morishita from Japan This is blog post # 2 featuring quilts from the exhibit "Japanese Influences in Fiber Arts" which ended January 5, 2014 at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA. The quilts I pictured here are award winning quilts from the Japanese Quilt Show, the 11th biennial Nihon Quilt exhibit. These quilts are now being exhibited at the New England Quilt Museum Jan 16, 2014 through April 12, 2014. To see my other blog post from this exhibit, click here. Close up of Matsuko Morishita's quilt Most of these phenomenal quilts feature incredible needlework and design skills. The "Stars in Heaven" silk quilt by Matsuko Morishita, above, took her over 4 years to complete. The antique fabrics and silks give a beautiful glow to the quilts, and the color placement is inspired. This quilt won the top award in the traditional category of the Japanese Nihon Show. "Grassland" Quilt by Mikiko Misawa from Japan The Grassland quilt (above) was made of special thai silk, and was featured on most of the promotional material for the Cedarburg show. It is difficult to photograph accurate color, but this quilt glowed. It was wonderful. This quilt won the top award in the contemporary category of the Japanese Nihon Show. Flying Geese Quilt by Yoko Suzuki from Japan Ok, to throw a little slang around here, many of these quilts had crazy workmanship. Really, I don't see such time consuming quilts at my local quilt shows. Yoko Suzuki's deceptively tranquilt brow quilt, above and below, for example. The flying geese in the main blocks are appliqued over each other. An appliqued circular wreath of delicate beige lies under the overlapping flying geese. The intersections of the blocks have complicated details. Gold embroidery tops the blocks. close-up of Yoko Suzuki's center blocks But then what does Yoko Suzuki do for the border? Curved pieced flying geese in a complicated clam shell arrangement, with more applique. And the hand quilting shines here also, including in a polka dot fabric she used throughout the quilt where she hand quilted around every dot. I would love to own this quilt, and usually I prefer bright colors, not browns. This is a fantastic quilt. close-up of Yoko Suzuki's border I can't show every quilt, I'm worried this blog post will take lots of time to load as is. But here is a detail from another quilt with fantastic workmanship. Katsuko Tazaki's 12 sided stars (below) are hand pieced with antique silk kimono fabrics. The hand piecing gives the quilt a breath-taking softness and antique look. close-up detail from Katsuko Tazaki's Shining Stars quilt Yoko Kageyama created a quilt with applique, 3d floral details, and the fantastic 6 sided cathedral window center section (center section shown below) which had lovely silk from family kimonos. Close up of center section of a quilt by Yoko Kageyama of Japan I'm lucky I was able to see this exhibit multiple times. Each time I see the exhibit, another quilt reveals calls out to me and many quilts reveal new details. Perhaps I notice the impact and the colors on the first visit, next time I notice the fabrics, later I ponder the construction. This last detail I am sharing is from the grassland quilt shown above. Japanese esthetic is different then ours, and I notice this in some of the quilts. We rarely quilt family crests, for example. Color choices and fabrics differ. In the grassland quilt, the quilter decided to shred the silk in some of the sections to reveal the silk warp and weft colors. You can see this if you look closely below. This is something I would find hard to do to the quilt. Surprisingly, I didn't notice the shredding until it was pointed out to me. Detail of the "Grassland" Quilt by Mikiko Misawa The exhibit at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA is worth seeing if you have the opportunity. If not, I hope I have been able to share with you some of the wonderful quilts shown there. Click on the images to see them enlarged (Yes, you can see these images even larger! The best way to see the images in their largest format is to (on a windows system) right click on the image and select "open in new tab" from the option box that opens. This bypasses software that limits the size of the image opened. On the newly opened image, click on the image again to see it zoomed maximum). 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Last month I had the opportunity to visit the enormous Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. My quilt Confetti was being exhibited as part of the Fine Art Quilt Masters exhibit during the Fest…
Baby herringbone quilt using fabric from Dixie & Hazel by Allison Harris, and a mix of cotton+steel prints.
