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First up, I really want to thank all of you for your feedback on my blog's future. Your comments really meant a lot. And whether you comment or not, it gives me the assurance that someone's out there! My Charley Harper Quilt is finished and ready to hang!! I first blogged about the blocks here. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I had attempted a couple of ideas with this line and knew pretty quickly that those first ideas were not my vision for the fabric. One of those ideas was an improvisational pieced block using the fussy cut motifs in the fabric. One block made and I knew the busyness would detract from the beautiful artwork. That's what sparked this idea - artwork. Treat it like art; frame each piece; and hang them similar to a gallery wall. I got lots of feedback from others who have struggled with what to do with the line. Here's how I did it! Feel free to copy away! The quilt is made from two simple 13" finished blocks which are mirror images of each other. For each block you need the above finished size squares and rectangles and the following strips {unfinished size} one 1 1/2" x 13 1/2", one 1 1/2" x 4 1/2", one 1 1/2" x 8 1/2". I made my squares and rectangles by fussy cutting the motifs in the fabric and adding various size strips until it was a bit oversized. I then trimmed them to the unfinished sizes: 4 1/2" square; 8 1/2" square and 4 1/2" x 8 1/2". When fussy cutting the rectangles, I tried to keep the proportions even. A 3 1/2" x 7 1/2" center required a border that finished at 1/2" on each side. A 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" center required a border that finished at 1" on each side. The blocks are pieced by sewing the squares and rectangles together with the 1 1/2" strips as pictured. I made 9 blocks and sewed them together with 1 1/2" unfinished strips for sashing, alternating the two mirror image blocks. I struggled with a quilting design, but ended up doing organic lines with my walking foot horizontally from edge to edge. I'm really happy with the way it turned out! My quilt was made with 2 fat eighth bundles of Charley Harper fabric {the earlier collection and the newest collection "Nurture} that I got from Westwood Acres Fabrics. Hope that helps you make your own! Let me know if you have any questions! I have the perfect spot to hang mine!
I told myself I'd never make another puff quilt. Yet, here I am.....sharing about my second puff quilt. (haha!) Don't get me wrong, I loved the process of making my first puff quilt, which you can read about here, but I honestly thought that we'd never have the need for another one. Well, over the last year, I slowly forgot how much work they are (haha) and I started getting the itch to do the process all over again! Peter uses my original puff quilt alllllll the time. He loves the weight of it, but his only complaint was that it wasn't long enough. I made the
Portrait Source All images Piet Mondrian works [Public domain] via Wikicommons This week a curated list–all items in the style of early 20th century Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian. I…
I'm so thrilled to introduce to you, My Heart to Yours quilt pattern! I'm so honoured and humbled to have another quilt pattern be featured in The Quilters Planner 2023.
I am regularly asked to review new publications in the sewing and quilting industry and I'll be honest, I don't review all of the books that I am offered. But this is a book I have been REALLY intrigued and excited to see. It is Modern Quilt Perspectives: 12 Patterns for Meaningful Quiltsby Thomas Knauer....Read More
I recently had the pleasure of attending the QuiltCon 2023 convention held in downtown Atlanta. Check out my highlights!
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Released from the Vault Personalize your projects with the playful knotty grain design the Whimsical Woodgrain Background boasts. This simple line drawing captures the essence of a fresh-cut board or the bark of a handsome old tree and provides an ideal backdrop for your nature-inspired projects. Our background stamps are perfect for square cards or A2 cards in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. This stamp can be used with a large mount, or it can be laid face up and inked. Transfer the image by positioning your paper on top of the inked stamp and pressing evenly with your hand or a brayer. Our rubber stamps are made in the USA from deeply etched, high-quality gray rubber backed with cling foam, ready to stamp straight from the package! November 2023 Release - 5 3/4" x 5 3/4” rubber stamp
Every year Robert Kaufman releases a limited edition New Kona Cotton color and it's called the Color of the Year (COTY). This year, the new color is called Crush and is a stunning bright Coral/Red/Pink color. I was lucky enough to get to make a project for this year's COTY release and I am SO excited. Almost immediatel
Cabin Peaks quilt pattern is now on the shop! It's finally here! The Cabin Peaks quilt pattern is now available and I am so dang excited! I've had this idea in mind for a while. I just had to find the time and motivation to get it done. That motivation came when I joined the Pantone Quilt Challenge, and I made my first
I’ll be honest – when I first started quilting, curves gave me the willies. It’s silly, because while I wasn’t particularly good at it, I’ve sewn clothing. I’ve …
Every year Robert Kaufman releases a limited edition New Kona Cotton color and it's called the Color of the Year (COTY). This year, the new color is called Crush and is a stunning bright Coral/Red/Pink color. I was lucky enough to get to make a project for this year's COTY release and I am SO excited. Almost immediatel
Das Stricken von Strandtüchern mit unserer speziellen Technik ermöglicht es uns, jedes Handtuch in einem einzigen Prozess herzustellen – einschließlich Kantenleiste. Dadurch wird unnötiger Verschnitt vermieden. Dieses Strandtuch hat eine Frottee-Vorderseite mit einem klassischen Jacquard-Strickmuster auf der Rückseite.
This past weekend I decided not to get on the computer and to spend some time playing with my kiddos and completing some existing projects that some... well, lets just say it's been a while since I have worked them. I finally got around to take some pictures tonight to post. It feels so great to have them finally completed so I can now move on to some new projects. Project #1 - I started this quilt 2 years ago for my dad. My dad is a big collector of the antique Snoopy Flying Ace as he is a pilot (not commercial). He has been flying since he was 13 years old and absolutely loves it! So... my bright idea was to make him this quilt 2 years ago for Christmas.... and as you can see it just got finished. YEAH!!!! I used 2" Quilt Fuse and applied various blue fabric squares for the sky and various red fabric squares for the dog house. I then drew out snoopy applique pieces on fabric to create what you see in the picture. To finish it off, I stitched a very tight zig zag around each piece to give it an embroidered look. Project #2 - I bought some solid Geranimal shirts for the kids from Wal-mart and then bought several types of Grosgrain ribbon to emblish them with. This is the first shirt I did. Paige actually helped me decide how we were going to embelish the shirts. We did this purple one and also a light pink shirt. They really turned out very cute! Project #3 - Remember our little maltese dog, Abby? Well, we did find her a great new home back in September and she now has a playmate, MacKenzie. Well... I had a Moda Pampered Pooch charm pack and decided to make Abby and MacKenzie a small doggie quilt for Christmas. I was able to make two small quilts out of one charm pack. I just split the colors up for a boy quilt and a girl quilt. These work great as doll quilts, too! Fast and easy... just my kind of quilt! Project #4 - Last, I finished a vintage airplane quilted napsack for Matthew. I used the Moda Home Vintage Airplanes fabric and various other Moda fabrics for this napsack. I had some people ask what to use for the closures on a boy napsack, so here is what I do. On this particular one I used natural twill tape and added snaps to keep it rolled up. I have also used velcro in the past on a boyish grosgrain ribbon. I went with the snaps this time to give it that more utilitarian look. Someone else also asked how I attached the pillow on my quilted napsacks. It is actually very easy. I just add an additional inch on the top flange so I can stitch it to the top of the napsack before binding. Just make sure to use no more than 1/4" seam allowance so when you bind it, the binding will cover the stitching. On to more projects...
Punch Lines is an easy and free quilt pattern from Wren Collective. This modern quilt pattern is fast to make and beginner friendly!
A quilt back does not have to be boring. Sharing my 18 ideas for a pieced backing for quilts to make the design process a little easier.
If you're tired of quilting traditional patterns, you should try the chandelier quilt pattern. See various patterns you can try in this post.
I started this whole-cloth quilt with a beautiful blank slate! I wanted to experiment with what would happen if hand-stitching created the design instead of fabric. Blogged at Six White Horses.
Dart Modern Quilt Pattern by Amy Ellis - The simple rectangle pieces make it fun to play with color and print in each block.
