It's August and about two months until my very first book with Martingale is ready! Twelve scrappy projects await you! I am so, so jazzed to be able to show you more of the projects in the book. This little quilt is called North & South. So sweet, so fun, and so easy! This cutie is called Tess. I love Half Square Triangles! They sure can create striking effects in little quilts! Flying Geese and Pinwheels make this quilt a breeze to piece together. Quilt is called Little Women. Even the tiniest pieces can make a darling little quilt. And, they're perfect for hand quilting. That's just a sneak peek at four of the twelve projects. They are all named after nineteenth century best selling books. Did I mention that I made all twelve projects from just one 10 x 10 precut??? Yup...I really did and you can, too! I used one 10 x 10 precut of my Pam's Prairie Basics & Shirtings collection. Talk about an easy kit! And...what a value, right? I'm taking pre-orders here for the Vintage Patchwork book alone. Click here to order a combination of the Vintage Patchwork book and the 10 x 10 precut together. Order before Sept 15th and I'll include a special little Thank You gift. And...you will get a personalized, signed copy just for you! Please place your book or book/fabric combo order separately from other items. Your order will ship in October as soon as the books arrive! Thank you so much for the support you give to my little business. It enables me to keep working on fun stuff to inspire you. Be well....and happy stitching!
Han pasado cuatro meses desde mi última entrada. Todo el verano y algo más. No me parecía que fuera tanto tiempo. Pero el verano siempre trae muchas actividades fuera de casa y pocas horas para el ordenador y asiento para minis. No obstante he podido terminar una escena que llevaba demasiado retraso. Una escena de patchwork para un regalo. Las fotos no son muy buenas, pero aquí les enseño el resultado final. Ahora estoy "rehaciendo- mejorando" el Palacio. Por de pronto cambiando los suelos que tenía de papel. Ya colgaré las fotos de los cambios. Hasta muy pronto,
Ms. Limo: Shhhhhh! Don't wake up mama Zzzzzzz "Civil War Block of the Month" hosted by Lone Star Mercantile Block size: 6" finished Although I haven't been sewing as much as I'd love to lately, this is one of the on going projects I try to keep up with :) If my not so reliable memory is correct, I think I've posted here in my neglected blog till Block #4 of the 2nd month of this BOM. But of course it's been for awhile since I showed off the last ones, why not do that all from #1 again? lol Block #1 & 2 November 2012 Block #3 & 4 December 2012 Block (#5) and 6 January 2013 Block #7 & 8 February 2013 Block #9 & 10 March 2013 And ready to see them all? Whew! If you have good eyes, you may wonder about that empty spot? Well, I pretty much determined myself isn't a paper piecing kind of girl. This lovely house block is done by paper piecing method :( I've spent quite some time practicing paper piecing in the past, but not really a big fan of it. So, for now, I'm leaving that one aside till I come up with something works better for me. I may give it a try one more time tho as it's a shame losing this nice looking house :O Alrighty, that's all for now. Xoxo, -- Posted from my iPhone
As you know, i love participating in swaps, especially quilt swaps... small quilts & doll quilts to be precise. Recently, i participated in Lori's Humble Quilts doll quilt swap.. it's in its fifth year and just keeps getting bigger and...
Had a wonderful weekend at the Festival of Quilts . You know when your heart beats faster with excitement: that's how I feel when I enter the show....there's loads of inspiration, you are surrounded by 'crafters' and feel at 'one' with your surroundings! Its also an opportunity for me to have a 'girly weekend' with like minded friends - one who lives close to me and another that travels up from Devon, we 'do' the show, take part in some workshops, stay in lovely accomodation in the Cotswolds and generally eat and drink well. This year did not disappoint on all counts, there was certainly less quilts than usual but because of this I think the whole thing felt manageable and I didn't have to race around like a looney trying to fit it all in: I felt pretty relaxed and therefore enjoyed it more. One of the highlights is the retail therapy and in particular the fabric choice and variety - as I feel so limited when it comes to fabric choice here in Yorkshire, its also a great venue to see new artists work and their take on textiles. So here are some of my highlights at the 'fest'.... These were some of the Miniature Quilts that were exhibited and these to me are usually the highlight of the show - bearing in mind that these works of art are about 6" x 8" and just amazing. I particularly liked the tree because I love stark colour contrasts against black and it really reminded me of a lino cut.... and so did this small quilt.... after miniature quilts my next favourite choice is traditional quilts and there was some fine examples at the show - more on these later... I particularly loved the boldness of these quilts, they were on a stand showing 'Welsh and Amish Quilts', I picked up a leaflet on the Quilt Museum exhibiting these at Lampeter in Wales: have to get there sometime... And this was the most joyous image of the show - this gorgeous dress displayed in front of this amazing quilt. Just how wonderful is this.....I ADORE the colours here...it was on the brilliant Cottonpatch stand which is one of the biggest stockists of Rowan fabric . Kaffe Fasset was on the stand - spot his Starbucks coffee! This quilt also used Rowan fabrics - love the circles And this was my favourite quilt at the show, with a close-up below. This quilt is hand stitched: imagine the work involved in producing it. I loved the next set of quilts, as I particularly like antique quilts. This stand was called 'Antique to Heirloom', these were original quilts - some over 100 years old - that had been reproduced in the present using jelly rolls. My pictures are the original and on some you can see their interpretation of the design hanging next to them. I love the colour in this log cabin quilt below And I thought this quilt was really effective way of using stripes: This nifty little bag was produced at the 'Japanese Folded Hishi Bag' workshop that I attended which was taught by Sheilah Doughtree - it was an excellent workshop. And we all - the three of us - fell in love with this mini quilt using gorgeous Liberty fabrics... And I thought this quilt was amazing.... And at the end of the day we were able to relax in the gorgeous surroundings of our B&B in the Cotswolds...... And I even managed to do a bit of crochet...... I hope that you enjoyed this visit to the Festival of Quilts.....x
These spring colors are making me happy.
Welcome to Laundry Basket Quilts! I’m Edyta Sitar; the designer behind the quilts, fabrics, patterns, and books for our small business “Laundry Basket Quilts“. This place truly feels like home and I love being here. My favorite spot in the studio is near my sewing machine and I feel so lucky that I get to spend some of my day sewing at work. 🙂 These are just a few of our quilts, and I hope to inspire you, to jump on the wagon and quilt with me! If you would like to see more behind the scen
Fresh off the racks! Tari's quilt 54-40 or Fight. Beautiful fabrics in this quilt, especially the border fabric, such an amazing desig...
English Paper Piecing by: Vicki Bellino
Turn what may seem like trash into a quilt you truly will treasure. The design will have you saving the smallest of leftovers to create the scrappy Churn Dash blocks.
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My January monthly mini is made of Old Italian blocks (sometimes called X blocks). I think I first was introduced to this easy construction method on Barbara Black's blog here. I used her directions that call for 5" charm squares, with blocks finishing at 3". That makes this finish at 15"x18". Will link up with Wendy at The Constant Quilter blog when her Monthly Mini post goes up. I had received a gift of a lovely charm pack a few weeks ago. I pulled several squares from it, and a few more squares from a couple of other charm packs I had on hand. I ended up cutting six more blocks from my scrap baskets, trying to get a good variety of styles and colors. I chose a couple of Barbara Brackman grey/blues for the binding. I wanted it to look like a "make do" scrap quilt where I didn't have enough of one fabric for the binding (even though I did). But you can tell I wasn't real brave about it or I would have used two fabrics that didn't look so much alike. Oh, it was hard for me to resist continually rearranging the blocks to avoid like colors being next to each other. I am so proud of myself for leaving the two brightest blue blocks touching each other at their corners, and leaving a cluster of 3 red Xs next to a red block. It doesn't even bother me. (*twitch*twitch*) I don't know if you can tell from either photo that I just quilted in every single, stinkin' ditch. That is only 49 passes across this little quilt to get the diagonal lines and the lines between the blocks. And yes, in case you are wondering, I have not yet stained my mini quilt display rack. Eventually... I have the first row made of my "Every Little Bit" quilt, designed by Pam Buda (in magazine found here), along with 2 rows of sashing. I know I won't always be able to get a row made in a month, but I am grateful when I can find enough sewing time to make this kind of progress. These are 6" finished blocks and there are 52 different fabrics in each block. I realized that the two projects on my design wall are each designed by Pam Buda. I attended a retreat 7 years ago where she was the featured teacher. One of the days was spent working on the Settler's Puzzle quilt (on the right). It is designed as a 2 color quilt. I went rogue and cut mine in 3 colors, but after the retreat it spent a LOT of time in the closet. Two years ago I pulled it out and determined I would finish the blocks, which I did. A few months ago I pulled it back out and was working on the borders. I just had to do it--I HAD to add a fourth color, and I cut a dark green border. If I have enough, I may bind it in the same dark green. I really stall on borders, so I am leaving this on the wall until I force myself to get the borders attached. I can't even think of a way to close this post. Mom isn't doing well and I am emotionally spent. So there you have it. Until next time, be kind and generous in your attitude toward others--even those with whom you disagree. Janet O. Full moon rising over the Bear River Range of mountains on Thursday. The photo is a tad blurry, but it is a lovely view.
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Size: 37 cm x 37 cmTechniques: patchwork, appliquéLevel: beginner Unit of measurement: centimetersLanguage: EnglishPDF pattern: PDF pattern will be delivered at checkout. No paper pattern will be send.Note: for manual (offline) payments, pattern will be emailed as soon as the payment is processed by our bank. With its 37 cm x 37 cm it's only small, but the Tea Rose mini quilt has a big allurement. I loved making it, from the first pencil mark to the last stitch. Will it capture a special place in your home as well? Requirements: Ecru1 (patchwork blocks): 10 cm x 35 cm Ecru2 (sashings): 10 cm x 25 cm Ecru3 (centre block): 6 cm x 6 cm Ecru4 (corner blocks): 14 cm x 14 cm Blue (binding): 20 cm x 45 cm 4 assorted blue fabrics (patchwork blocks), each: 7 cm x 17 cm 4 assorted green fabrics (flowers and stems), each: 10 cm x 15 cm 12 green scraps (leaves) 8 assorted fabrics in red, yellow, pink, blue, purple (flower buds), each: 5 cm x 5 cm 14 assorted fabrics in red, yellow, pink, blue, purple, green (circles), each: 5 cm x 5 cm 4 assorted fabrics in red, blue, purple, green (borders), each: 8 cm x 25 cm Batting: 45 cm x 45 cm Backing: 45 cm x 45 cm Matching sewing, quilting and embroidery threads
Friday at Primitives of the Midwest was full of fun and stitching….everyone was learning and having a ball at the same time. Here are some pics of my workshop as well as Linda Hall’s, (…
That would be a no! Or a half FO? It’s a flimsy, so does that count as FO or NO? Today’s project is my May OMG. And I reached my goal!!!! Granted, the goal was just to get Titch pieced,…
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El tamaño de la cartulina es de 8.5 X 11 pulgadas. El diametro de la tapa del costurero es de 2.5cm. Y el alto del costurero es de 1.5cm Cualquier duda me dicen y con gusto responderé.
My shop sale last month was amazing. Thank you to all who purchased pieces. I’ve just started a some more and am playing with different color combinations.
After finishing a couple quilts I sometimes like to end the session with something quick and small. Before I start my next quilting adventure I decided a few mini mini quilts were in order! You know I love a rainbow and paper piecing, so the logical choice for me was a star. The other bonus is I get to use small scraps and templates that I printed long ago. I'd hate to see the paper and ink go to waste! RAINBOW STAR 3.5" X 3.5" It's always fun making these! There's nothing quite like a rainbow in a mini! When paper piecing normal size pieces we always try to minimize the waste of fabric, because frankly...there can be a lot of waste! With a mini mini it's the one time I really don't give a care! It's already tiny, why stress myself out worry about fabric waste?! I posted my star mini on Instagram and asked which was your favorite: Rainbow or Pink. The overwhelming consensus was the Rainbow! Not a big surprise! PINK STAR 3.5" x 3.5" Which brings me to the pink star. Nothing fancy here, just some lovely pink! When making mini mini quilts another challenge can be quilting. I mean...they are tiny and quilting something elaborate would be difficult at best! The stars received the simple quilting treatment. FLYING GEESE 4.25" x 4.25" One more for good measure! As I was digging through my templates I came across some tiny geese. Since I was on a roll I decided to throw together one more. This time I used shot cottons, 17 different colors including the binding! I pretty much quilted the heck out of it! An organic grid worked well for this one. I like putting the pedal to the metal when organic quilting something this small! The playtime has come to an end...or has it?! I might have another trick or two to share! Mini Mini fan or not? Do you like to make them or just look at them? LINKING: OH SCRAP! ● MAIN CRUSH MONDAY ● MONDAY MAKING ● LINKY TUESDAY LETS BEE SOCIAL ● MIDWEEK MAKERS ● NEEDLE & THREAD PEACOCK PARTY ● TGIFF BRAG ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIES ● FINISHED OR NOT FRIDAY
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A Sentimental Quilter by Kathleen Tracy is about her journey through quilting. Kathleen uses reproduction fabrics to make quilts with an antique look.
Who has been bit by the micro paper piecing bug!? Ever since I made my Tiny Geese Keychain , I have been hooked on sewing teenie, tiny,...
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Did you see the little doll quilt Lori D. received in her swap? It was made by Karen Dever. You can check it out here. It called to me like a siren and I found myself powerless to resist. That is pretty sad. So here is my little version--not an exact copy, but "inspired by." I have no idea the size of the original, but mine finished at 10 1/2". I was working from a little bag of these scraps that a friend had given me, so my pinwheel size was based on what these bits and pieces could do. They also dictated my color scheme. I see there will be another mini pinwheel quilt in my future. The patchwork border gave me some grief--with my pieces so small, I would have been cutting something to a 16th of an inch. Not this time, thank you. So I cut and recut to try and see what I liked. That left me with a lot of odd squares and rectangles and that inspired me to make these. I found a small piece of a pretty stripe that was just enough to create the rows between the patchwork strips. They measure 6 x 9 1/2, and 9 1/2 x 12. Why do I keep adding to my pile of little quilts to be quilted, when I was almost finished with them? And while we are on that subject, my Primitive Gatherings Pinwheel Garden is now a flimsy, though at 14 1/2" square, and with all of those seams, it isn't extremely flimsy. It is supposed to be comprised of 12 blocks, but when I had 9 made, it told me it was done. There is also supposed to be another row of the tiny HSTs around the outside, but it told me an emphatic, "NO!" (Or maybe I was the one telling it--my memory is a bit fuzzy on that point.) Since I made my blocks smaller than the pattern (any surprise there?), the outer HSTs would finish at 1/2". I have done that before on another one of Lisa's designs and I foundation pieced those. I didn't want to foundation piece anything on this quilt, although the pattern recommends it, so I stopped. Besides, as small as this is, it is looking very busy. On this photo you can see a quarter to gauge the size better, and you can see the pattern to know what I am not doing to mine. It isn't all little quilt finishes around here. Recently I improvised a couple of pillows. The one on the left was from a retreat with Stacy West (of Buttermilk Basin fame) back in January of 2015. It is designed to be a picnic hamper cover, but I don't own one of those. The snowman pillow is one of the blocks from Lisa Bongean's Warm Winter Blessings quilt. Back in January of 2013 I attended a retreat where Lisa taught us her wool applique methods, using blocks from this quilt. I made three of the quilt blocks before I decided I needed to make the mini version instead. And just for fun, before I gave away a couple more of the little quilts I have finished this year, I spread them out on the dining room table, stood on a chair, and took this photo. Twenty of the twenty-three I had finished at this point are in this photo. Since this was taken I have gifted a couple more and finished a couple more. I promised a shorter post this time, so I'd better stop. But I'll leave you with this view after a recent rain. Until next time, Janet O.
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I’ve been in my happy place working on some tiny art pieces the last couple of weeks.
This is not one of the two projects that has a looming deadline, but it would not stop calling to me, and it is pretty apparent that I had no ability to resist. Hopefully now it will leave me in peace and let me accomplish what needs to be done! Since that is a mini orchid I realized that it didn't give a very good perspective on the finished size. This should help. The 9-patches finish at 3/4". And talk about not making a dent in the scraps--this little thing seems to create more scraps than it uses! Here it is by my Fairy Garden Party (that still needs quilting), made by shrinking down Bonnie Hunter's "Garden Party" design. Aside from this distraction, I have been working on getting the rows of the Legendary: Sasquatch quilt sewn together. But when I stepped back from the design wall and skimmed over the block arrangement, I realized something wasn't right. Sasquatch is walking on air! I know there are many legends about Sasquatch, but there is not one that I have heard involving air travel. I had to get his feet firmly on the ground. So I ripped off the little strips of background fabric from the top and bottom of the Sasquatch block and attached one wider strip to the top. Mission accomplished. One more row of trees to sew together, and then I can do the sashing between rows. I am debating with myself about adding borders or not. And for your amusement, when I mentioned on a previous post that I had found upside down raindrops and I was leaving them that way, this is what I had found. Look between Sasquatch's thumbs and fingers. I was not about to disassemble his hands to correct them. I have been admiring lots of log cabin quilts online, and decided it was time to dig out these strips for half log cabin blocks. This was a project Karen Beigh passed along to me when she decided she didn't want to finish it. She had already assembled a few of the blocks. I have only added one to the pile, but I am anxious to make many more! I may even cut more "logs". My thoughts and prayers have been with those that are facing severe weather. Hoping you are all safe and warm! Until next time, Janet O.
After working on something small, detailed and intense I like to give my focus and brain a vacation. One of my favorite ways to do that is something I call… Read More
