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It is time for block 2 of the free patterns to support St. Judes that the Fat Quarter Shop is running, and it's the sewing machine! I decided 2015 was my year to do another charity piece to benefit an organization. When I saw that the Fat Quarter shop is again hosting a sew along to raise funds for St. Jude's I knew this was the one I would do. Their 2015 Snapshots Quilt Along is made with the beautiful fabric from the Daysail collection designed by Bonnie & Camille. For the quilt along, the patterns will be available for...
I've had quite a few enquiries about how I made the blocks for my 'Stripping' Quilt top! So here is a quick tutorial on how to make an 11.5" (unfinished) Strip Pieced Block without foundation paper or fabric. The centre/white strips in my blocks are all 2" wide. All other strips used are of varying widths. Use a scant 1/4" seam allowance. Step 1: Measure a white 2" strip diagonally along a 12.5" ruler, making sure it is slightly longer than the ruler (this will be the centre strip, which creates the secondary white diamond shapes). Step 2: Lay 2 patterned strips either side of the centre strip, making sure they are either the same length as the centre strip, or long enough to extend beyond the edges of the ruler. Sew the strips either side of the centre strip and press the seams away from the centre. Step 3: Place the joined strips back onto your ruler, and lay the next 2 strips either side. Again make sure the ends of the strips are reaching the edges of the ruler. Carefully flip the strips over, right sides together with the existing strips. Pin, sew & press as before. Step 4: Continue adding strips until the ruler is covered. (Note: When you reach the corners you may want to use a wider piece of fabric, rather than narrower strips.) Step 5: Aligning the ruler - this bit is important! Place the pieced strips onto your cutting mat, with the centre strip laying vertically. Next put the square ruler on top, making sure the diagonal line on the ruler is centred evenly along the centre strip with the numbers on the diagonal line running from 1 at the top down to 12.5 at the bottom. At this stage we are making sure the top adjacent edges of the ruler are as far up as they can go without missing the edges of the fabrics. When you look at the bottom adjacent edges of the ruler, it appears that there isn't enough fabric, but remember we are trimming this block to 11.5" (not the 12.5" ruler size). As long as the bottom edges of the strips are within the 11.5" lines on the ruler, then we will be ok! Step 6: Trim away the excess from the top 2 edges only. Step 7: Turn the block 180 degrees and realign the ruler so the diagonal line is centred again down through the middle white strip, with the numbers running from 1 at the top to 12.5 at the bottom, as before. Step 7: Place the 11.5" lines of the ruler along the trimmed bottom edges of the block. This will reveal the excess fabric needing to be trimmed at the top of the block. Carefully trim these without letting the ruler slip! And that's it! A finished strip pieced block! When you make lots of blocks and sew them altogether, all you need to match up are your centre white strips! Simples! You can of course make these blocks any size you wish. However if you want to go larger to a 12.5" unfinished block, just make sure you extend your fabrics strips a little bit further beyond the 12.5" ruler. I hope you have as much scrappy fun as I did making these easy blocks! Jude xo
No surprise, this is my favorite block (Number 2), from the Snapshots Quilt Along and Blog Hop. Hosted by Fat Quarter Shop, The Jolly Jabber explains, Join the 2015 Snapshots Quilt-Along, as we sew tw
A few members from our group have been making the Antelope Canyon quilt this year, and I have posted most of the quilts, but wanted to do a post with photos of them all, so that you can see the variations. They were all hanging in the exhibition last weekend, but the lighting was not good in the corner they were hanging in, so I could not capture the detail I wanted. This pattern was designed by laurieshifrindesigns, and is very clever. I love this quilt, and the options for putting it together. We still have some ideas for more variations yet. Marie has another one cut and I can't wait to see this one sewn up. Following are the 5 quilts that were displayed at our show. Marie used her bluey green hand dyed fabrics and a grey background fabric for this one, that she called Sea Foam. She stitched it together with the half circles on each border. It was quilted allover with a pattern called Over and Back Ripples, which gave it a wavy effect. Val used her stash to make this quilt, with one background fabric, and did the circle in the centre layout. When she brought the quilt to me for quilting, she called it "Circling the Wagons". I thought this circle pattern looked a bit like a wagon wheel, and fitted the quilt well. This version used the jelly rolls of the Garden Delights fabrics, and one background. I posted a few months ago about the making of this one. I thought the fabric was pretty and floral, so it needed feathers and flowers in the quilting. I made this one and changed the colour of the fabrics in the points, hoping for the on point square to show up. The half circles and the large X through the centre also feature. I have called this Illusions. Pat decided to make one also, and as expected put hers together in a different way. She also added sashing through the centre of the blocks, and a border outside to make it larger. She named her quilt, Twisted Canyon. The spine of the feather pattern in the background also gives a twisted effect through the quilt, as does the pattern on her border fabric. This is one that was sewn together in the days leading up to the show, but not quilted. I had this on display on my table, with fabric kits and the pattern to sell. (It will now wait patiently in the queue for my quilter to get to it!) Following are a few close up photos of the above quilts, showing the detail of the quilting patterns. I had kits of the Texture Graphics and Garden Delights options available for purchase at the Quilt show, and these were very popular, so I expect we will see lots more of these quilts around soon. There will be more cutting of fabrics for more orders. I am selling the packs with the strips wof already cut. Sorry that the photos are not as clear as I would have liked, but the lighting was not good. I think that is about it for the quilt show report, and Max has been busy again this week. Tomorrow I am off up the highway again, and then it's time to get things ready for the Statler gathering this weekend. Looking forward to some time to chat and talk the same language. Be back soon with more newsfromjude. Blessings, From Jude
I am a self-admitted fat quarter addict. I oftentimes refer to fat quarters as “little pieces of candy”.
I love modern quilts and have since I was a little girl. I especially love quilts with a lot of white space – not surprising!...
Well I finally did it, I finished Penny’s quilt. It was only fair as Jude and Abbey both had their quilts and poor Penny was left out. (besides the quilt I made for her baby dolls) So the design
This one holds so many moments of Acceptance. A is for Acceptance, a new word just added to the glossary because some considering happened while dreaming. I renamed this one, shortened the…
A few members from our group have been making the Antelope Canyon quilt this year, and I have posted most of the quilts, but wanted to do a ...
As promised, here is a tute on how to make this block, which I made for Sarah in the monthly Brit Bee. I've called it 'Wonky Corners' because I couldn't think of anything else! But if this block has a 'proper' name, please let me know! The effect of this block is achieved by alternating coloured strips with a dark solid (black in Sarah's block, and navy in this tutorial example). It works up to 12.5" finished. 1. Gather together scraps of fabrics. Varying lengths are good, and you could also use jelly roll strips. 2. Start with a 2.5" coloured square. Try to keep this in the same position - I keep mine to the top left hand corner of the block, and add strips to the right & bottom edges. 3. Angle the side of the starting square by approx. 0.5". 4. Pin a strip of dark fabric to this wonky edge. Flip it over to make sure that it will pass the top edge of the starting square. 5. Once in position, sew a 1/4" seam along the edge and press the seam away from the starting square. 6. Position the piece back on the cutting mat, making sure the starting square is lying square on the mat. Angle the side of the first dark strip & also the bottom edge. 7. Now pin, position & sew the 2nd dark strip along the bottom edge. Remember to overhang the dark strip slightly beyond the outer edge of the starting square. Again, iron the seams away from the starting square. 8. Angle the side of the 2nd dark strip and square off the opposite 2 edges - these are the edges which include the remaining raw edges of the starting square. They are the measuring point for keeping these outer edges square. I like to put a sticker in the left hand corner of my starting square to remind me to keep these 2 edges square. 9. Now add 2 more coloured strips in the same way as before. 10. Angle them, square off the outer edges, before adding another row of dark solid. 11. Continue adding alternate rows of coloured & dark solid fabrics, increasing in width as the block gets bigger. 12. I stopped adding strips when I got to 12.5" and then squared off the entire block. However you could stop or continue to whatever size you choose. Variations to this block could be .. * using white or pale grey solids with darker patterns * keeping the fabrics the same in each row (I used different patterns in my coloured sections) * using light shades on the top row and dark shades on the bottom row * using thin strips of solid with wide strips of pattern, or vice versa * increase the 'wonkiness' by increasing/varying the angles * not having contrasting solids at all! I would love to see your version of this block, should you decide to have a go. Please send me a pic of your finished block, and I'll put up a mosaic of all of them on my blog to inspire others to have a go! Happy sewing!
It is time for block 2 of the free patterns to support St. Judes that the Fat Quarter Shop is running, and it's the sewing machine! I decided 2015 was my year to do another charity piece to benefit an organization. When I saw that the Fat Quarter shop is again hosting a sew along to raise funds for St. Jude's I knew this was the one I would do. Their 2015 Snapshots Quilt Along is made with the beautiful fabric from the Daysail collection designed by Bonnie & Camille. For the quilt along, the patterns will be available for...
A few members from our group have been making the Antelope Canyon quilt this year, and I have posted most of the quilts, but wanted to do a post with photos of them all, so that you can see the variations. They were all hanging in the exhibition last weekend, but the lighting was not good in the corner they were hanging in, so I could not capture the detail I wanted. This pattern was designed by laurieshifrindesigns, and is very clever. I love this quilt, and the options for putting it together. We still have some ideas for more variations yet. Marie has another one cut and I can't wait to see this one sewn up. Following are the 5 quilts that were displayed at our show. Marie used her bluey green hand dyed fabrics and a grey background fabric for this one, that she called Sea Foam. She stitched it together with the half circles on each border. It was quilted allover with a pattern called Over and Back Ripples, which gave it a wavy effect. Val used her stash to make this quilt, with one background fabric, and did the circle in the centre layout. When she brought the quilt to me for quilting, she called it "Circling the Wagons". I thought this circle pattern looked a bit like a wagon wheel, and fitted the quilt well. This version used the jelly rolls of the Garden Delights fabrics, and one background. I posted a few months ago about the making of this one. I thought the fabric was pretty and floral, so it needed feathers and flowers in the quilting. I made this one and changed the colour of the fabrics in the points, hoping for the on point square to show up. The half circles and the large X through the centre also feature. I have called this Illusions. Pat decided to make one also, and as expected put hers together in a different way. She also added sashing through the centre of the blocks, and a border outside to make it larger. She named her quilt, Twisted Canyon. The spine of the feather pattern in the background also gives a twisted effect through the quilt, as does the pattern on her border fabric. This is one that was sewn together in the days leading up to the show, but not quilted. I had this on display on my table, with fabric kits and the pattern to sell. (It will now wait patiently in the queue for my quilter to get to it!) Following are a few close up photos of the above quilts, showing the detail of the quilting patterns. I had kits of the Texture Graphics and Garden Delights options available for purchase at the Quilt show, and these were very popular, so I expect we will see lots more of these quilts around soon. There will be more cutting of fabrics for more orders. I am selling the packs with the strips wof already cut. Sorry that the photos are not as clear as I would have liked, but the lighting was not good. I think that is about it for the quilt show report, and Max has been busy again this week. Tomorrow I am off up the highway again, and then it's time to get things ready for the Statler gathering this weekend. Looking forward to some time to chat and talk the same language. Be back soon with more newsfromjude. Blessings, From Jude
I love the look of Flying Geese Quilts and here are 15 inspiration projects to get you making a flying geese quilt of your own!
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As promised, here is a tute on how to make this block, which I made for Sarah in the monthly Brit Bee. I've called it 'Wonky Corners' because I couldn't think of anything else! But if this block has a 'proper' name, please let me know! The effect of this block is achieved by alternating coloured strips with a dark solid (black in Sarah's block, and navy in this tutorial example). It works up to 12.5" finished. 1. Gather together scraps of fabrics. Varying lengths are good, and you could also use jelly roll strips. 2. Start with a 2.5" coloured square. Try to keep this in the same position - I keep mine to the top left hand corner of the block, and add strips to the right & bottom edges. 3. Angle the side of the starting square by approx. 0.5". 4. Pin a strip of dark fabric to this wonky edge. Flip it over to make sure that it will pass the top edge of the starting square. 5. Once in position, sew a 1/4" seam along the edge and press the seam away from the starting square. 6. Position the piece back on the cutting mat, making sure the starting square is lying square on the mat. Angle the side of the first dark strip & also the bottom edge. 7. Now pin, position & sew the 2nd dark strip along the bottom edge. Remember to overhang the dark strip slightly beyond the outer edge of the starting square. Again, iron the seams away from the starting square. 8. Angle the side of the 2nd dark strip and square off the opposite 2 edges - these are the edges which include the remaining raw edges of the starting square. They are the measuring point for keeping these outer edges square. I like to put a sticker in the left hand corner of my starting square to remind me to keep these 2 edges square. 9. Now add 2 more coloured strips in the same way as before. 10. Angle them, square off the outer edges, before adding another row of dark solid. 11. Continue adding alternate rows of coloured & dark solid fabrics, increasing in width as the block gets bigger. 12. I stopped adding strips when I got to 12.5" and then squared off the entire block. However you could stop or continue to whatever size you choose. Variations to this block could be .. * using white or pale grey solids with darker patterns * keeping the fabrics the same in each row (I used different patterns in my coloured sections) * using light shades on the top row and dark shades on the bottom row * using thin strips of solid with wide strips of pattern, or vice versa * increase the 'wonkiness' by increasing/varying the angles * not having contrasting solids at all! I would love to see your version of this block, should you decide to have a go. Please send me a pic of your finished block, and I'll put up a mosaic of all of them on my blog to inspire others to have a go! Happy sewing!
Quilts and Other Stuff from Frances Twelve Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Saw In this challenge we will look at 12 different ways to quilt the same block. Let’s get started. If you want to make a Sawtooth Star Quilt, CLICK HERE for the free pattern. There are a number of printed resources available for … Continue reading Twelve Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Star →
Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!
Forward. Just go forward. It’s a circle anyway. I cannot believe that this eye showed up as one of those crazy surprises, when you take a photo into the light. Usually there is an orb or some…
Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here ...
Part of DWR’s exclusive collaboration with textile artist Meg Callahan, the Wiley Quilt’s (2024) tonal stripes and quilted geometry put a fresh spin on traditional craft. This is emblematic of Callahan’s work, which focuses on modern interpretations of patchwork quilting. Handcrafted by artisans in India from a soft blend of linen and cotton, the quilt’s character shines when paired with the Wiley Shams (sold separately). Made in India. Made from a soft linen-cotton blend. Handcrafted by artisans. Exclusive collaboration with textile designer Meg Callahan. Brand Design Within Reach Collection Wiley Bedding Collection General Dimensions ¼" H 95" W 95" D Product Weight 8.5 lbs Assembly Comes fully assembled Warranty 1-Year Warranty Terms and conditions apply. Learn more
Je connais et admire le travail de Jude Hill depuis longtemps, et j’étais persuadée de lui avoir déjà dédié un vendredi… mais non! Oubli réparé donc aujourd’hui! Elle redonne vie à d’anciens tissus, couds, brode, raccommode et reprise pour donner vie à des oeuvres très poétiques, qu’elle n’appelle pas des quilts, mais des « tissus inspirés » … Continuer la lecture de L’artiste du vendredi : Jude Hill →
In my series of denim bags I've been making this summer, here is bag no.2! Back in June, when my daughter was in hospital for a day, I had brought some epp hexies and denim scraps. I had 5 hours of sewing to fill, so needless to say, I got a lot of them basted and sewn together that day. I unearthed them again recently, during my 'denim dalliance', and incorporated them into this patchworked bag! The back Special features include a zippered pocket in the (bright) lining, and repurposed tabs and leather from the chopped up jeans used in the bag! I used a leather needle for the 'organic' tab I also inserted some curtain eyelets (super easy) just to try out something different with the handles. The bag is simply ditch quilted, and the fold up bottom meant no fiddly box corners or angled sides to contend with! As with all of these denim bags, I have reinforced the bases with handbag mesh plastic. I love this bag, especially the many different shades of denim used (& I just stuck with blues!). They aren't as difficult to EPP as you might think, especially as most of the denim has been softened up through lots of wear! Just use a bigger needle and seam allowance & glossy magazine papers. So next time you rip or wear out your jeans, think 'handbags'! Jude xo
Top US quilting blogger, Kate Colleran Designs, shares their Tutorial to make the Disappearing 4 Patch Block. Click here now!!
A few members from our group have been making the Antelope Canyon quilt this year, and I have posted most of the quilts, but wanted to do a post with photos of them all, so that you can see the variations. They were all hanging in the exhibition last weekend, but the lighting was not good in the corner they were hanging in, so I could not capture the detail I wanted. This pattern was designed by laurieshifrindesigns, and is very clever. I love this quilt, and the options for putting it together. We still have some ideas for more variations yet. Marie has another one cut and I can't wait to see this one sewn up. Following are the 5 quilts that were displayed at our show. Marie used her bluey green hand dyed fabrics and a grey background fabric for this one, that she called Sea Foam. She stitched it together with the half circles on each border. It was quilted allover with a pattern called Over and Back Ripples, which gave it a wavy effect. Val used her stash to make this quilt, with one background fabric, and did the circle in the centre layout. When she brought the quilt to me for quilting, she called it "Circling the Wagons". I thought this circle pattern looked a bit like a wagon wheel, and fitted the quilt well. This version used the jelly rolls of the Garden Delights fabrics, and one background. I posted a few months ago about the making of this one. I thought the fabric was pretty and floral, so it needed feathers and flowers in the quilting. I made this one and changed the colour of the fabrics in the points, hoping for the on point square to show up. The half circles and the large X through the centre also feature. I have called this Illusions. Pat decided to make one also, and as expected put hers together in a different way. She also added sashing through the centre of the blocks, and a border outside to make it larger. She named her quilt, Twisted Canyon. The spine of the feather pattern in the background also gives a twisted effect through the quilt, as does the pattern on her border fabric. This is one that was sewn together in the days leading up to the show, but not quilted. I had this on display on my table, with fabric kits and the pattern to sell. (It will now wait patiently in the queue for my quilter to get to it!) Following are a few close up photos of the above quilts, showing the detail of the quilting patterns. I had kits of the Texture Graphics and Garden Delights options available for purchase at the Quilt show, and these were very popular, so I expect we will see lots more of these quilts around soon. There will be more cutting of fabrics for more orders. I am selling the packs with the strips wof already cut. Sorry that the photos are not as clear as I would have liked, but the lighting was not good. I think that is about it for the quilt show report, and Max has been busy again this week. Tomorrow I am off up the highway again, and then it's time to get things ready for the Statler gathering this weekend. Looking forward to some time to chat and talk the same language. Be back soon with more newsfromjude. Blessings, From Jude
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Tutorial for my version of a 'Disappearing Nine Patch' quilt using alternating coloured blocks.... The Quilt can be seen here A Girly Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt This tutorial is a work in progress.....thanks for your patience...... Cut 4 inch strips from width of fabric (WoF) Strip set 1......Sew with a 1/4 inch seam to make strip sets.... press seams away from the centre strip Strip set 2. press seams towards centre strip...... Strip set 3. Press seams toward centre strip. The strip sets should now measure 10 1/2 inches by WoF Cut strip sets into 4 inch sections and layout as 2 x 'nine patch' blocks as shown with black running through the diagonal on one block and pink running through the diagonal on the second block. Block 1 needs two sections from Strip set 1 and one section from Strip set 2 Block 2 needs two sections from Strip set 1 and one section from strip set 3 Sew your blocks together with a 1/4 inch seam and press the the seams away from the centre on both blocks Block 1 and Block 2 Using a rotary cutter and ruler cut vertically on the solid red line through the centre of both of these blocks. Depending on your own seam allowance the 1 3/4 inch mark should fall on the seam line. Cut horizontally through the centre of both blocks by placing the 1 3/4 inch line on the seam line From the left block take the top left piece and turn 180 degrees and place back in the same space within the same block. Now take the bottom right piece of the same block, turn 180 degrees and put back in the same space within the same block. Repeat this same procedure in block 2. Flip the rows over right sides together and sew a 1/4 inch seam Open and press the seams in opposite directions so that the seams nest together for the final seam You will have two 10 inch blocks like this. I set my quilt 6 x 5 blocks (30 blocks), 15 of block 1 and 15 of block 2 set alternately with additional borders.
Transform your fabric scraps into beautiful new scrappy quilts by making string quilts. A tutorial from NewQuilters.com #stringquilts #stringquilttutorial
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