The International Quilt Study Center & Museum has several shows featuring antiques this summer. Jennifer Keltner has curated an exhibit of a small part of the collection---quilts with small pieces. Mo
In part one of this free Sailboat Quilt Block we use half square triangles and background pieces to make the sail for this 12" finished nautical block.
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum has several shows featuring antiques this summer. Jennifer Keltner has curated an exhibit of a small part of the collection---quilts with small pieces. Mo
As promised, here is the first block in the Block of Month series. Here are just three of the quilts that can be made using this block: Get a PDF file of cutting and sewing directions for this block here. I offer this block as a pre-cut kit in my shop. These three colorways are available. Or you can custom order the block in any fabric you like. Next week, I will show a project you can do with this block. Happy Sewing ♥ Pin It
Satomi Hoar learned to quilt from her mother-in-law and hasn't stopped. She now designs cheerful quilt patterns inspired by nature.
I’m so excited to be here for the second annual New Quilt Block Hop! Last year I hosted with Cheryl, Yvonne & Stephanie but this year I’ve needed to focus on Mini Barn Quilts and prepping all the Country Living Exclusive blocks. This year we got to use this lovely color palette from Paintbrush Studio’s… Continue reading Spiked Star – Free 12″ Paper Piece Quilt Block
As promised, here is the first block in the Block of Month series. Here are just three of the quilts that can be made using this block: Get a PDF file of cutting and sewing directions for this block here. I offer this block as a pre-cut kit in my shop. These three colorways are available. Or you can custom order the block in any fabric you like. Next week, I will show a project you can do with this block. Happy Sewing ♥ Pin It
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum has several shows featuring antiques this summer. Jennifer Keltner has curated an exhibit of a small part of the collection---quilts with small pieces. Mo
I’ve been so excited to share this tutorial since I started sketching it out. Hearts are a popular block (I know I missed Valentine’s day by about a month but I couldn’t keep it to myself another year!) and this makes a great filler block with the Moda Spell it With Fabric letters. I’m co-hosting Moda’s 7th… Continue reading Patchwork Heart Block Pattern
As promised, here is the first block in the Block of Month series. Here are just three of the quilts that can be made using this block: Get a PDF file of cutting and sewing directions for this block here. I offer this block as a pre-cut kit in my shop. These three colorways are available. Or you can custom order the block in any fabric you like. Next week, I will show a project you can do with this block. Happy Sewing ♥ Pin It
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum has several shows featuring antiques this summer. Jennifer Keltner has curated an exhibit of a small part of the collection---quilts with small pieces. Mo
Ruby Short McKim, July 27, 1891- July 1976 by Karen B. Alexander* “What is the compelling fascination of quilts?” is a ques...
Satomi Hoar learned to quilt from her mother-in-law and hasn't stopped. She now designs cheerful quilt patterns inspired by nature.
Tessellating Wall Quilt by UniquelyNancy DEFINITION Tessellations are designs which fill a space, without over-lapping, to form a pattern. They are the simplest kind of jigsaw puzzle in that all the pieces look alike. The shapes in a tessellation can be geometric like squares and triangles, or shaped like animals and people. QUILTS and TESSELLATIONS Many quilts are tessellations. I think a lot of quilters are drawn to tessellations. In fact Jenny Beyer wrote a book I would like to get my hands on called, "Designing Tessellations." Perhaps some of you have read it. There are only 3 regular geometric shapes that will tessellate. 'Regular', meaning that all sides and internal angles are equal. These are the equilateral triangle, square and hexagon. Of course these are very common shapes used in quilts. A simple square tessellation quilt I made as a custom order I have gathered most of this information from a wonderful site devoted to tessellation called Tessellations.org. You could spend a lot of time on their site reading about the history of tessellation, browsing through their galleries, and even designing a tessellation of your own through their simple tutorials. There is also software available that will help in your design. Nouveau Leaf by bbusbyarts Thanks to the featured Etsy shops for their wonderful examples of this fascinating artform. Red Snail White Snail by AlkDesigns This tessellating fish pattern is available in bcheri's shop Escheresque 3D Wall Hanging by QuiltFinger Of course, not all tessellations are quilts. Here are a few examples of this design form in other media. Cubic tessellation embroidery by themooncraft Birds of a Feather Tessellation Necklace by theMIX Tessellated Yunomi by clayoh
Are you remembering to write 2017 yet? Are you still stunned to realize Christmas is behind us and Valentine’s Day is a month and 2 days away? I had such great plans for the Christmas holiday…
Easy way to free motion quilt letters.
Love the Sewn Home Series?! You can purchase the entire series in one big bundle and save a few bucks by not purchasing the patterns one by one. The full five pattern bundle will be sent straight to your inbox in PDF form so you can get started right away. Enjoy! The patterns included in this bundle are: Living Room Qu
I've always had a fascination with Log Cabin Quilts The simple "picture frame" style of block is usually easy to spot, and I've seen hundreds of variations. That's why I was taken by delightful surprise when I had an up close view of Midnight In The City by Linda Matteotti at the AQG Show As I approached this quilt, I was first drawn to Linda's impressive machine quilting and bright color combinations set against the black background. And then, as I looked even closer I noticed the entire quilt was composed of Log Cabin blocks! Can you see this repeated image in the quilt? Well done! Even the stars in the sky are set at the edge of the Log Cabin square. Linda wrote: "Inspired by *Flavin Glover, this quit is made up of 224 blocks. I designed it using EQ Software. Each log cabin block is foundation pieced." *Flavin Glover is known for her pictorial Log Cabin quilt designs that often feature homes. And Linda's original design won an Honorable Mention ribbon.
My very first Moda Bake Shop post is up now with this gorgeous lone star from a jelly roll. Download the 7 page coloring eBook to design your own!
I have had a fascination with fabric runs ever since making my first Bargello quilt. In fact, you could say that I am quite passionate when it comes to creating fabric runs. Finding just the right fabric to go between two fabrics can become somewhat of an obsession. Even though I tell my students that there is no such thing as the perfect fabric run there I was running around to quilt shops looking for that perfect pink and my friend thinking I was absolutely nuts. She kept saying, “what you have looks great” and I kept saying, “no, it’s not quite right.”That was a few years ago and now I am not nearly as obsessed with getting the perfect fabric because I’ve realized that it doesn’t have to be perfect. As long as the transition between fabrics allows the eye to flow freely then I consider it to be a successful fabric run.Image Caption: Colourful & Creative Fabric RunsOne of the key elements to creating a successful fabric run is to make sure that the fabrics sitting on either side of a fabric has some of the same colours allowing for a seamless transition between fabrics as they do in the background on this quilt below.Image Caption: Dandelion PuffsFabric runs can be made as precise runs gradating from light to dark as seen in my flower quilts or they can be a bit looser and not quite so precise with larger jumps between the fabrics as in the background of Dandelion Puffs. It all depends on the look you want and what you are making.They can be:Monochromatic (or almost) - using one colour gradating from light to darkComplimentary - using two colours gradating from light to dark while alternating the two coloursMulti-coloured - several colours and often a rainbow of coloursFabric lines - some fabric lines work well for creating fabric runs and have really interesting prints that create wonderful textureImage Caption: Rainbow BricksImage Caption: Urban SunflowerImage Caption: Star BurstAt first, the fabric runs I made were used for making Bargello quilts - mostly wall hangings. But then my brain started swirling and wondering what else could I create using a Bargello and I came up with the idea of creating flowers. Hence my series of Bargello Flower quilts was born. Yes, this meant cutting up the Bargello, after all the effort of creating the fabric run, cutting the strips, making the tube, cutting again and sewing the strips together once again to make a gorgeous Bargello I cut it all up again. I know, isn’t that crazy to cut up that beautiful piece with such movement and texture that I had just spent so much time sewing together? But I did it, it turned out amazing and I never looked back.Image Caption: Bargello SunflowerImage Caption: Bargello PoppyAfter all these years I am still fascinated with cutting up Bargellos - it’s a bit like a box of chocolates you have no idea what you are going to get until that last petal is put in place. It’s always a wonderful surprise.Image Caption: Bargello DahliaImage Caption: Bargello CrocusFabric runs just have a way of sneaking into most everything I create when I’m not looking.Explore fabric choices, angles, and quilting techniques to capture the depth and dimension of your project with me at Layered & Stitched: An Art Quilt Experience, a two-day LIVE virtual event hosted by Creative Spark on May 17-18th. From the initial sketch to the final stitch, I will guide you through simplifying the scene, infusing it with movement and texture. Use my code: ART24JEN to get $20 off of the event at checkout. Happy Quilting!Jen...WebsiteJen Houlden is a designer, teacher, and artist who takes inspiration from the world around her and loves sharing her passion for quilting. Jen’s quilts and art come alive by capturing a sense of movement through her use of color, texture and fibers while working with both traditional and non-traditional quilting techniques. Jen enjoys teaching from her island studio and will make you feel right at home in her virtual classroom.
I’m so excited to be here for the second annual New Quilt Block Hop! Last year I hosted with Cheryl, Yvonne & Stephanie but this year I’ve needed to focus on Mini Barn Quilts and prepping all the Country Living Exclusive blocks. This year we got to use this lovely color palette from Paintbrush Studio’s… Continue reading Spiked Star – Free 12″ Paper Piece Quilt Block
Tessellating Wall Quilt by UniquelyNancy DEFINITION Tessellations are designs which fill a space, without over-lapping, to form a pattern. They are the simplest kind of jigsaw puzzle in that all the pieces look alike. The shapes in a tessellation can be geometric like squares and triangles, or shaped like animals and people. QUILTS and TESSELLATIONS Many quilts are tessellations. I think a lot of quilters are drawn to tessellations. In fact Jenny Beyer wrote a book I would like to get my hands on called, "Designing Tessellations." Perhaps some of you have read it. There are only 3 regular geometric shapes that will tessellate. 'Regular', meaning that all sides and internal angles are equal. These are the equilateral triangle, square and hexagon. Of course these are very common shapes used in quilts. A simple square tessellation quilt I made as a custom order I have gathered most of this information from a wonderful site devoted to tessellation called Tessellations.org. You could spend a lot of time on their site reading about the history of tessellation, browsing through their galleries, and even designing a tessellation of your own through their simple tutorials. There is also software available that will help in your design. Nouveau Leaf by bbusbyarts Thanks to the featured Etsy shops for their wonderful examples of this fascinating artform. Red Snail White Snail by AlkDesigns This tessellating fish pattern is available in bcheri's shop Escheresque 3D Wall Hanging by QuiltFinger Of course, not all tessellations are quilts. Here are a few examples of this design form in other media. Cubic tessellation embroidery by themooncraft Birds of a Feather Tessellation Necklace by theMIX Tessellated Yunomi by clayoh
Tessellating Wall Quilt by UniquelyNancy DEFINITION Tessellations are designs which fill a space, without over-lapping, to form a pattern. They are the simplest kind of jigsaw puzzle in that all the pieces look alike. The shapes in a tessellation can be geometric like squares and triangles, or shaped like animals and people. QUILTS and TESSELLATIONS Many quilts are tessellations. I think a lot of quilters are drawn to tessellations. In fact Jenny Beyer wrote a book I would like to get my hands on called, "Designing Tessellations." Perhaps some of you have read it. There are only 3 regular geometric shapes that will tessellate. 'Regular', meaning that all sides and internal angles are equal. These are the equilateral triangle, square and hexagon. Of course these are very common shapes used in quilts. A simple square tessellation quilt I made as a custom order I have gathered most of this information from a wonderful site devoted to tessellation called Tessellations.org. You could spend a lot of time on their site reading about the history of tessellation, browsing through their galleries, and even designing a tessellation of your own through their simple tutorials. There is also software available that will help in your design. Nouveau Leaf by bbusbyarts Thanks to the featured Etsy shops for their wonderful examples of this fascinating artform. Red Snail White Snail by AlkDesigns This tessellating fish pattern is available in bcheri's shop Escheresque 3D Wall Hanging by QuiltFinger Of course, not all tessellations are quilts. Here are a few examples of this design form in other media. Cubic tessellation embroidery by themooncraft Birds of a Feather Tessellation Necklace by theMIX Tessellated Yunomi by clayoh
Do you have a stack of unfinished quilt tops sitting in a corner or closet of your house that are crying out for some attention? You’ve pieced together a quilt top that you’re extremely proud of. You refer to the book or pattern that has inspired your quilt top for what comes next. “Quilt as desired” it says. This drea
The new Evolve 8wt thread by Suzy Quilts in collaboration with Aurifil Thread is perfect for your next hand quilting project!
Learn how to piece the easy and versatile Windmill quilt block. Photo tutorial from NewQuilters.com. #quilting, #piecingquiltblocks, #quiltingforbeginners
See why the Maypole quilt pattern by Suzy Quilts is the perfect go-to when you're in need of a bold and quick quilt option!
Laura, at Slice of Pi Quilts, stunned the quilt blogosphere when she announced she plans on making 52 charity quilts in 2018! I have been planning on making more charity quilts in 2018, maybe 12, one per month. Then I read Laura's blog and upped it to 24, two per month. Well, with more thought, I'm going to try and join Laura in making 52 charity quilts in 2018! Here's my first: The pattern is "Simple Gifts" from this little booklet by the Modern Quilt Studio: I tried out this new quilting design called "Sashiko" and love the look! All it takes to make this quilt is 4 fat quarters and as my co-worker at Quilt Cove said, who doesn't have 4 fat quarters?! Here's a peek at the backing and binding: The finished size of this quilt pattern is 30" X 36". I'll be donating these baby quilts to Jack's Basket, a non-profit that celebrates babies with Down Syndrome by giving a basket of goodies and info to new parents of babies with Down Syndrome. My sister and my small group will be making some baby quilts, too. We are making them in honor of her daughter, my niece, Gretchen, who is a successful, intelligent, cheerful young adult with Down Syndrome. DD2 has jumped in to help by curating quilt combos. So far she has 30 quilt pulls ready for me to grab and sew. Here are some upcoming baby quilts: What charity do you donate quilts to? Grace & peace!!! ~Nancy Linking up to Friday Foto Fun, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday, Crazy Mom Quilts, Busy Hands Quilts, Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework, Cooking Up Quilts, Slice of Pi Quilts
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The exhibit organized by the Mtl MQG is over. I can now share a bit more about my two quilts that were part of it. I’ll start today by the quilt I’ve made to represent the alternate gr…
This weekend's project was a fun mini quilt featuring Kaffe Fassett prints. The idea was to make each print appear to have a shadow or to be floating on the background. Here is the top before quilting. To help the shadow recede more, the darker fabric around each block is heavily quilted while the rest of the quilt is more lightly quilted. The quilting gives the back a lot of texture. Each block finishes at 3" square. The focus prints finish at 2 1/2" square. Overall, this mini quilt finishes at 17 1/2" x 21 1/2". The binding is a neutral print and includes both the background and shadow color. The binding is machine stitched. I love how it looks hanging on the wall. It would also make a great table topper. This was a fun project to make. I will be posting a tutorial for how to make this quilt later this week. This quilt is available for purchase.
"How do I get started with quilting?" I’ve gotten this question a lot recently! I am so happy to share some of my favorite quilting tools to help you get started! Download the PDF checklist! . . My interest for quilting started when I inherited my grandmother’s sewing machine. It was old and needed some work, so I took
Memi's Lemons Quilt Pattern features a fresh and whimsical array of lemons in a contemporary style. Using block rotations and reflections, these lemon quilt blocks are perfect for confident or advanced beginners who are ready to try curves. Includes diagrams, detailed instructions, paper templates and links to video tutorials. Includes sizes for baby, throw and queen. Designed by Cotton and Joy.
ART QUILT TITLED: My Pad or Yours? CREATED: 2016 SIZE: 22 1/2” x 29 1/2” Artist’s Statement These luminescent digital/quIlted pieces are a collaboration of husband and wife. Karen and Larry combine and edit original photo images into abstract compositions. We want to share our fascination and love of nature that surrounds our home in southern Indiana. We never tire of exploring the colors, patterns, and textures that occur in nature. By extracting only the texture, patterns and shapes, and changing the color, we transform the ordinary into a radiant changed reality. Materials Original photos digitally printed on satin polyester fabric with cotton batting. Quilted with silk thread.
I hope you all had a great holiday – I’m finally getting everything back to normal around here and can’t wait to get back to my sewing machine. I finished this quilt before Christ…
