There’s nothing like a peaceful afternoon with a cup of tea and a stack of books - except this quilt block! The completed block is 12 1/2” x 12 1/2” with unfinished edges and is made using traditional piecing. This pattern is appropriate for a confident beginner. This listing is for the Tea and Books quilt block PDF. The pattern contains the instructions and photos from the original blog post, without the extra things you don’t need to make the project. The file is in PDF format, so you can either print or save it to your computer. The tutorial is formatted to print on 8 1/2 x 11” paper. To save paper, print instructions double sided. Copyright and terms of use: All text and images © 2024 Staci W Creative LLC All rights reserved. No part of this pattern or the images may be sold, donated, or otherwise distributed in any form. Shops, clubs, or guilds may not copy and distribute. Students and members must each purchase their own pattern. Cottage industry sewists may use this tutorial or pattern to make items to sell, provided they are not employing mass production and are using their own product photography.
He’s not even here yet, but he’s already got quite a stack of quilts waiting for him! Many of these are quilts I made when I first started quilting. (I’m sure the baby won’t…
"Het is hier net een stilleven",zei Ons Mam vroeger altijd als ze m'n slaapkamer binnen kwam, en het een 'klerebende' vond. Ik denk dat ze dat nu ook wel zal vinden van m'n handwerkkamer,... Overal l
So the big question we are going to start the series of Pre-K Patchwork is What is a quilt?
my christmas present to myself! a completed, one and a half years in the making, quilt. this quilt was part of amanda jean's quilt along. it is really big (for me), and i really love it! i backed it in mostly blue, with a little orange and bound with an orange stripe.this is my favorite staranother favorite star. i really enjoyed the traditional-ness of this quilt. i love modern, wonky, unmeasured quilts, but i also love the order and straight lines that a traditional quilt provides.
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Online quilting class by Amy Smart with 7 patterns making quick quilts with precuts - particularly Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls.
Collection: The Southwest CollectionColours: Natural White, Chestnut and Natural BrownFibre: Argentinian Sheep's Wool / cotton warpWeave: IntricateArtisans: Andes WeaversAvailability: Made To Order Hand-woven in Argentina, discover the story of how your rugs are woven here. The Mila Rug features a unique design with bl
"Da's nou echt een SILLY QUESTION, GOOF" "Van HOUDEN natuurlijk" Fijne dag allemaal, en
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Deze Goof (ikke) zit er al maanden tegenaan te hikken. Waar tegen? Nou, tegen de hexagonnenrand van de Stonefields quilt. Ik heb alle blokjes al lang af,... maar die hexagonnen,... ik heb er gewoon geen zin in om ze te maken,... Ik denk de hele tijd,... AL WEER AL DIE HEXJES,.... ik heb er immers al zo veel gemaakt, toen, lang geleden, voor de Dancing Dollies oftewel de Swan Lake naar een patroon van Susan Smith. De Dancing Dollies die ik gemaakt heb voor een hele Lieve Schat, die er elke dag en nacht heel veel van geniet. De Dancing Dollies die ik, nooit mee neem naar een Supergoof Trunkshow, bij meneer en mevrouw Stegeman in Rouveen voor de achterkantstof gewoon omdat ik niet wil, dat die hele Lieve Schat, ook maar een dagje, zonder haar Dancing Dollies zit. En weet je,... nu zit ik te kijken naar alle oude foto's,... alle plaatjes van toen,... met de hexjes en ook met Bregje,... en dan denk ik de hele tijd, wat zijn die hexjes leuk,... echt heel leuk, en natuurlijk ook, wat mis ik Bregje toch,... Maar, om een lang fotoverhaal kort te maken. Ik wilde uitleggen, waarom, ik absoluut geen zin heb in de hexagonnenrand van de Stonefields,.... Maar door al die foto's wil ik weer hexjes maken. *ZUCHT* Goof toch,... ;o) Bovenstaande plaatjes zijn allemaal gemaakt door mijzelf, gedurende het hele maakproces van de quilt. Wanneer deze quilt af was? Ik weet het niet zeker, en heb ook geen zin om het op te zoeken,... maar ik dacht, zo uit m'n blote hoofd,.. eind 2012,... Fijne zondag allemaal, en
I was in California last weekend for the CHA show and we happened to have Saturday free after our plane landed. Everyone has talked about the antique stores in Orange, so that's where we headed. Here are some pix of...
2012 Scrap Quilt Challenge !! finished size about 60 x 84 inches or so ( didn't measure since I only got it done 1 day before the deadline !!! ) all made from different scraps ; jelly roll strips were left over from some other project or 2 ! I Quilting was done by Michaela on her longarm . phewwwww ; made it !!
After stealing away time here and there to sew the past week I have a pretty stack of blocks! These will be a Twin size quilt for Sophie. This quilt was a big fat pain to cut out because I wanted so many fabrics in it, but after cutting it went together quickly with chain...Read More
It's taken me a whole week to make. After shopping for wood, my hubby cut the wood to the exact sizes that I needed. It took days to paint a couple of coats, then varnish a couple of coats, then to let dry. Hubby put it together for me yesterday. I'm so pleased. For now, I've just put all the projects that were hanging on hangers, banisters etc, on the ladder to test it out. It's perfect.
This digital artwork is printed by quality Epson pigment inks on acid free 300 g White Matte paper. This print has approx. 15 - 20 mm white border. Unframed. Titled, numbered and signed on the front. Please note that computer monitors can shift colors and what you see on your screen might be a bit different color from the print you receive. Materials used: paper, inks, Tags:#abstract #red #minimalism #geometric #pattern #circles #shapes #graphic design #symmetric #non-figurative
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is full. I asked my husband what I should do now. He simply said, "Rejoice." That was the best answer. Ever.
I'm back with my third instalment on my trip to the Pour l'Amour du Fil quilt show in Nantes (finally!). Quilt shows are about the exhibitions, and the Quiltmania team of organisers did not come up short at this years show. There was so much talent in one space it took me a while to take it all in, and looking at the pictures again to write this post has made me remember how beautiful they all were. Enjoy! This was the stunning collection of New York Beauty quilts as compiled by collecter Bill Volckening. Do you read his blog? You must. It's great. It was a real stop and stare moment when I saw these beauties. There were over 50 quilts on display and they filled the space magnificently. He's collected these very rare quilts for almost 20 years, with the earliest quilts dating back to 1850, but what's also interesting is the more 'modern' day quilts from his collection - all very unique and each telling a very different story I'm sure. What a wonderful coffee table book that would be! It's on my Christmas list... Tomie Nagano was a 'new to me' quilter, who I discovered at the show, and turned out to be one of my highlights. Her quilts were absolutely incredible and I'm thrilled to have come across her work. I couldn't get over the scale of them, they were huge! This person in the shot below can help give you an idea of the size. Tomie is well known for her indigo quilts, so much so that it was also the theme for this years competition. Tomie has strong ties with Japanese culture, and became fascinated by indigo dyes 'noragi', which was worn by farmers many years ago. She inherited some noragi family heirlooms from her father, which started her indigo collection some 26 years ago and continues to collect antique indigo fabrics and Kimono's for her quilts. She has a collection of sixty quilts, all pieced by hand! I can tell you seeing her work up close was just breathtaking, so inspirational and the amount of workmanship, wow. Her quilts are very coveted art pieces now, so you can imagine the eye-watering prices some of her pieces sell for! Which apparently, only few collectors and galleries can afford to have. Some of her quilts are in a permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. You can read more about Tomie Nagano here. Fumiko Nakayama was another new to me quilter at the show, and opened my eyes to the world of Mola. A technique originating from South America, which is also referred to as reverse appliqué. Instead of regular appliqué, building up small layers of fabric, Mola involves through three of four layers of fabric and needle-turning each layer to expose the underlying fabrics. My friend Sheilah, from British Patchwork & Quilting magazine will be teaching a class on Modern Mola at this years Festival of Quilts in August, so I would highly recommend it if you want to learn more about this intriguing technique. Fumiko is the world specialist on contemporary Mola, and created an amazing burst of colour at the show! Kaye England was also exhibiting at the show, she is a well known quilter from the USA and has her own publishing company releasing books, patterns and DVD's, she's also popular on YouTube and has her own line of rulers and designs fabrics for Wilmington Prints. She is one busy lady! Not to mention travelling around the world for workshops and lectures. She was also super nice, so I snapped a picture of her in her house. Her collection of quilts are of a traditional nature using lots of chintz fabrics. I loved the country feel of them, and it made her 'house' feel very cosy indeed. I loved this basket sampler quilt below. I've has an idea to make a quilt with varying basket blocks buried in my head forever, so it was fun to see a real version! The quilt on the chair is the Fruit Chutney quilt she was teaching as a workshop class during the show. Unfortunately my timetable clashed with other workshops so I couldn't attend on this occasion. It was such a diverse show and I would highly recommend a visit for the 2016 Pour l'Amour du Fil show! Perhaps I'll see you there?
Welcome to day 3 of the No Scrap Left Behind blog tour. Thanks for following along and for all the kind comments this week. I appreciate each one! Today, Sandi Hazlewood is sharing a project she made from her low volume scraps, inspired by the slopes quilt. I had the chance to visit with Sandi via Skype last fall when I was a guest on her podcast. She was so easy to talk to.... I quickly felt like we had known each other for a long time. I had the chance to meet her in real life at Quilt Con in February. I got to give her a big hug and hand her a purple pincushion. (She loves purple!) It was a lot of fun! I hope you go check out her beautiful project here and enter the giveaway. You probably know that I'm not a fan of purple, but this quilt includes quite a bit of it. (And I still like it. Haha!) This quilt doesn't have any deep inspiration behind it, I made it simply because my solids scrap bin was FULL. (And it's a pretty big bin....) This is a string quilt, which means that it uses up a lot of scraps. I actually saw a noticeable dent in the scrap bin after making this quilt. Success! I added one row of small scrappy bits near the top, just because I love tiny pieces! I love that detail of the quilt. My friend Tara gifted this lovely box of Anna Maria Horner threads many years ago. I always felt like the threads were "too good to use", so I used them very sparingly. When I realized that the they matched my quilt to a T, I knew I HAD to hand quilt it. I'm so glad I did! It was relaxing to sit down and hand quilt after sitting at the sewing machine for several hours each day. Plus, the texture of a hand-quilted quilt is hard to beat! I've had some questions about my upcoming events, so I thought I would mention a bit about that today, too. Check out my website to see where I will visiting throughout the rest of this year. In a few weeks, I will be giving a keynote speech and teaching a class at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts in Cedarburg. You can read more about it and sign up here, if you are so inclined. It would be great to meet you if you are in the area!
Went together quickly, since I'd finished the blocks last week :) Pictures & comments in Piecing 2012 Set 1.
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On a sunny autumn day last week, we took a trip to the Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, California, to see the annual Quilting in the Gar...
I finished the 5th and final quilt for my quilts of valor project yesterday. Aren't they pretty??? Thank you to those of you who contributed blocks, sent fabric, thread and batting. What an amazing response! I wish I would have kept track of each person who contributed, but you know who you are. THANKS a bunch!!! I'm so glad that I didn't have to make 150 maverick star blocks myself!!! :) They still need labels (and a pillowcase for each, as requested) and then they will be dropped off at my LQS. A special thank you to Diane, who volunteered to quilt two of the quilts on her long arm, thus saving my arms. :) She did a beautiful job!!! If you follow this link you can see some photos of the quilting up close. Each quilt measures 60" x 72". That was a whole lot of binding, but I enjoyed sitting under each quilt and admiring the handiwork of so many of you all at once. It was great fun for me and it gave me something to do while visiting with the in-laws over the Thanksgiving holiday. :) Again, thank you for your help. I couldn't have done it without you. xoxo
Released in Spring 2014, Fabulously Fast Quilts, my first solo book, is a collection of 12 patterns – many that are pre-cut friendly -using quilting short cuts to help you create quickly. Some of these patterns are faster than others, but all use techniques to help you save time. Fabulously Fast Quilts is available from Amazon, the Martingale shop (where you can get an ebook version for free with your purchase of the hard copy) your favorite local quilt shop (just ask!) and if you’d like a signed copy from yours truly, you can order one through my shop. Fabulously Fast Quilts was one of publisher Martingale/That Patchwork Place’s top 5 sellers for 2014! Some patterns are inspired by traditional designs and methods, and others are hopefully something new entirely. I want this to be a good resource for finding a selection of quick go-to quilt designs.
Pieced by Karena Reid
