This site contains affiliate links from which we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!Start spreading the news!!!! Yes, it is finally (almost) here! Our 2024 Block of the Month, which I have named “Say it With Flowers”! Like last year, this is an introductory post...
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The artist draws on vintage African and African American imagery to create quilted portraiture that is a "celebration and an affirmation of Black life."
Sew a beautiful Sawtooth Star Quilt Pattern with just 3 yards of fabric! I'm so happy to see how much my readers love my 3 yard patterns.
Modern quilt 02 is one of my very first venture into really having a go at designing my own quilt patterns. I had no idea what l was doing then, haha, but this quilt and the three others that were part of the collection hold a special place in my heart. My love for solids, big blocks and sense of colour blossomed with these quilts.
HST (or Half Square Triangle) quilt blocks can be one of the most versatile block designs we have as quilters. With a simple turn of the block, or change of color, your block can go from look…
This commission was done to be hung in an interior space between the living and dining areas of their home. It measures 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall and weighs about 80 pounds. The size and weight made it impossible for me to hold it up to view light through the image so I was working without the benefit of transmitted light. They requested that it depict their property - favorite tree, pond, washed out areas, and native Texas wildflowers. The middle portion of the sky is actually clear, not grey as it appears. The grey is actually trees showing through the glass when we took the photos outside.
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Bisa Butler creates portraits that are singular and striking. Her works, intricately layered and vibrantly colored quilts, resurface and reimagine historical narratives of Black life.
Artist Statement: At the time I was making this quilt there was a rage for watercolor quilts. I had fun taking my seven inch squares and arranging them as a blended distribution from light to dark. The result is this indigo dyed collection, quilted in a pattern known as "Seven Treasures."
Note: This post contains affiliate links. I may receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you click a link and make a purchase. Happy Friday! It has been a really fun week. On Monday, I released my first quilt pattern of the year, a jelly roll friendly pattern called Ophelia. It was perfect timing because Saturday, September 17th is Moda Fabric's annual National Sew a Jelly Roll Day! So grab your favorite jelly roll, grab the pattern, and get ready to sew tomorrow! If you need some inspiration to help you decide what fabric to choose, hopefully this post will help you out. I have refreshed Ophelia in some other fabrics and I wish I had time to make them all! The first refreshed version of Ophelia shown above features Tarrytown by Kimberly Kight for Ruby Star Society. This is the fabric that I used when I originally designed this pattern about a year ago. I decided to use more recent fabric collections for my pattern samples but I still really like how this pattern looks in Tarrytown. Luckily, Tarrytown jelly rolls still seem to be available if you want to make this version! One of my favorite prints from the Tarrytown collection is the hole punch dot blender so of course I was excited when Ruby Star Society created a hole punch dot basic line. Grab a jelly roll and make a colorful quilt that is anything but basic! I made one final Ruby Star Society version using Elixir by Melody Miller. I created this version of Ophelia when I was creating the mockups for my previous Friday Fabric Refresh blog post that featured Elixir and I saved this one to share once the pattern was released. The holiday seasons will be here before we know it with Halloween up first and just over six weeks away. I love Sweetwater's new line Late October. It is full of oranges, blacks, and grays and gives a Halloween feel without being overtly Halloween. I'm not sure if the precuts have shown up in shops yet, but they should arrive soon. Christmas will also be here before we know it and it's never too soon to start your holiday sewing. I refreshed Ophelia with Stacy Iest Hsu's latest collection, Joyful Joyful. I couldn't decide between navy or aqua cornerstones so I created both! I almost made a sample quilt using a jelly roll of Lori Holt's Granny Chic that I had in my stash. This line is a few years old so you might have trouble finding a jelly roll these days. I decided to share it anyway in case you also have this in your stash. I might still make this someday. I decided not to make this as one of my pattern samples because I wanted to release the pattern around National Jelly Roll Day and that is a Moda Fabrics event. I figured I should stick with Moda Fabrics collections. But that doesn't mean I can't make another later. I love this version and I might not be able to resist! Another Riley Blake line that I love is Daybreak, the debut collection from Fran Gulick of Cotton & Joy. This collection has been out for a few months but is still available at Fat Quarter Shop. While Ophelia was designed to be a jelly roll pattern, I also included fabric requirements and instructions for quarter yards, fat quarters, and fat eighths. So you have lots of options! I really like Sharon Holland's Willow collection for Art Gallery Fabrics. Art Gallery does not have precut 2.5" strips so this fabric line would work well as either quarter yards or fat quarters. That's all for today! I hope you enjoyed these refreshed versions of my Ophelia pattern. It's always fun to see quilts in new fabrics. Is there another fabric collection that you would like to see Ophelia refreshed with? If so, drop a comment below and I may be able to make it happen in a future Friday Fabric Refresh blog post! Until next time, Amanda
Her goals are creating relationships with interior designers and their clients to create custom textile art commissions.
Lots going on and instead of a report, how about looking at my 1st quilt for the Houston Furniture Bank? In 2020 I will be organizing sewers to help me give them twin quilts for their initiative No Kids on the Floor. They give a twin bed to families (who qualify) so children aren't sleeping on a floor. My goal is to downsize my fabrics; nothing new in (unless it is a donation). I won't even be buying thrifted clothes to use (well, maybe). I really am looking forward to sewing with abandon without any preconceived plans or strict rules. My philosophy will be all fabrics go together; honoring the Mighty Scrap Quilt! Pulling the vintage fabrics first. Lots of them in this quilt but they seem to work well.
Edit: All of the posts & tutorials from 2018's Spellbound Sew-along can be found here.I've finished my Spellbound Sampler Quilt at long last. I've really enjoyed hand quilting it over the past few months, although it was frequently put aside while I tackled Christmas gifts and magazine commissions. After stitching around the motifs I chose a zig-zag for the individual block backgrounds, echoing the border. When it came to binding I chose a delicious coral stripe from the fabric collection I used
My sister and her husband spent Tuesday through Friday at my house, and we had a lot of fun - visiting, eating out, gambling, and quilting. ...
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