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Longtime friends and creative quilters Carrie Nelson and Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Co. have paired up to create A Scrapbook of Quilts, a quilt book like no other! This marvelous compilation of 30 plus projects stem from just six blocks and a collection of scraps. Both quilters present their takes on each of the six blocks, showing the wide imaginative range you can travel with one block and a bit of fabric. Along the way, they offer plenty of tips and tricks, artistic guidance on how to select your scraps, and a bevy of inspiration served up from a bounty of projects, sprinkled with a bit of friendly banter! Pages: 173 Author: Joanna Figueroa and Carrie Nelson Publish Date: 05/20/2021 Softcover
I’m excited to share this fun new quilting book today, Vintage Vibe: Traditional Quilts, Fresh Fabrics. Honestly, it’s one of my favorite recent pattern books. For me the mark of a great book of patterns (and one worth spending the money on) is a book that has multiple good patterns – especially when they’re something new and different. Vintage Vibe is one of those books! Plus, it’s just pretty to look at. Vintage Vibe is by Amber Johnson (her blog is A Little Bit Biased.) She has been designing patterns for a while now and I love her clean, fresh style. This book is a collection of brand new patterns. Here are a few of her patterns from the book. All of them have classic quilt inspiration, but with a fresh new twist. This one is called Playing Favorites. (Book photos are shot by Brent Kane, courtesy of Martingale.) I love the simplicity of this design called, Vintage Vibe. The color choices could give it a variety of looks. And such a great one for showing off amazing quilting. A couple more cute designs from the book: Big Baby and Sugar. I love that they are so classic and pretty, but […]
Connie Brown and I met at the Modern Quilt Guild of Asheville. She has been juried into membership in the Southern Highland Craft Guild, a prestigious organization promoting fine Southern Appalach…
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Retro-inspired fabric collection, Gretel, by Amy Smart for Penny Rose/Riley Blake Designs. Plus brand new quilt pattern, Fraulein.
Make a Ribbon Candy baby quilt with just one charm pack + background fabric yardage or make a throw size quilt with a layer cake + background fabric.
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Precuts friendly crib or baby quilt. Uses Charm Packs + Jelly Rolls or Layer Cakes. Designed by Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter.
The Quilt Alliance has kindly posted a clip of my talk from 2014 for Quilters Take Manhattan, where I discuss this House quilt that has the distinction of appearing in both Unconventional & Unexpected as well as The American Quilt .
Vintage-inspired log cabin quilt made by Amy Smart featuring lots of retro-reproduction fabrics and scraps in a pastel color pallette.
Quilt-as-you-go projects come together so quickly! And even easier with this @junetailorinc pre-printed batting! #quultasyougo #mugrug #mugmat #agftheflowerfields #maureencracknellfabric...
Warning: This book may cause addiction tendencies. You might start buying fabric based on how cute the selvage is. You may hang out in class and quilt shops asking others, "You gonna use that?" referring to the long specially woven edge of fabric. You might even guard your selvage stash with the same crazy dedication as you used to hoard your fabric. Don’t say you haven't been warned. STOP tossing those selvages and start SAVING them. Once upon a time, we as quilters would cut off and throw away the selvage pieces from the fabric before we started our projects. After all, we didn't want that thicker, boring fabric to disturb the pretty piecework. But those days are gone. Sandy Thompson has written the perfect book to turn those otherwise neglected edge pieces into fast, fun, and totally addicting projects. Save the Selvages gives you the instruction and inspiration to see those edges in a totally different light. Now you can upcycle those marvelous selvages into remarkable new projects. Fast and Fun Projects. Sandy has designed this book so that all the projects start with the same technique: complete your 8 1/2 inch Foundations. Then flip to your favorite project and get going. Since most of the projects use the same starting pieces, you can choose to make your Foundations as you need them or create a big stash of Foundations to pull from when you feel the need to create. Great for All Sewers. This great book is perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced quilters. If you like to sew, you'll like these projects. Keep some for yourself, give others away as gifts. Whatever you do, no two projects will be exactly the same. Save the Selvages is both the ultimate fun project and a terrific small project book, It offers full-color, clear instructions for the following: Boxy Tote; eReader Pouch; Tablet Pouch; Steno Notebook.
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The Minimalist Square Burst is the third, and final, quilt in the Square Burst 2.0 series. This variation uses just two fabrics to create a more modern look! Is this my favorite quilt I've ever made? Maybe. I love absolutely everything about this quilt. From the texture of the Essex linens, to the softness of the Art
I thought I would share my progress on my Kingfisher quilt. According to the stitch along calendar I should be ready to join my diamonds. I’m not quite there yet, but I’m very close. Hand stitching hexagons is one of my favorite things, and these big ones are so easy. I have kept my little … Continue reading Kingfisher Quilt – Update
Last fall I made this 15" x 15" sewing spools "quilty" for a friend. Because this week in the sew along we did the spools… I tho...
Watch Emily Taylor demonstrate a quilt-as-you-go method with her BERNINA Q 16 while she makes this simple project.
I recently visited St. Charles, MO, and its Foundry Art Centre. I felt fortunate to happen upon a great exhibit in their Gallery I & II. The current exhibit is called Fiber "Twenty Ten." The exhibit contains quilts, some 3-D fiber art, and some mixed media pieces. It will be available for viewing till May 14 with an opening reception being held on Friday, April 16, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. Check out their website for more information (http://www.foundryartcentre.org/) I asked permission to take some pictures to share with you. I tried to take pictures of a variety of fiber art's media. Here they are... This piece was made by Patrick Nolan, St. Charles, Mo. It is titled “Galaxy” and is made from a recycled crazy quilt with buttons, costume jewelry, wire, etc. I couldn’t quit looking at this quilt. There was SO much to see. I took this close up so you could get an idea about how much “stuff” is on this quilt. The squares and rectangles with black around them are three-dimensional, stuffed little pillows surrounded by what looks like black wool. James Jagodzinski made “My Mother’s Eyes.” He is from Balto, MD. I love the variety of fabrics he used to make this piece. Katherine Sands from Carmi, IL, made “…But Words Will Never Hurt Me #2.” I love the name of this quilt (one of the better names I’ve seen--it actually makes sense when viewing the quilt). The quilt is made from fiber decorated with dye, paint, and ink. You can see from the pictures the blue “stones.” The “sticks” are painted all around the "stones." Words are written all over the piece. I’m really “into” pieces with words, so I really like this one. I took a close up so you could see the elements of the piece a little better. This piece drew my eye because it was so light and airy. It is mounted on a plexiglass frame which doesn't distract at all from the piece. It makes it look like it is floating. The piece is called “Grass” and was made by P. A. Moore from Carmel, CA. It is knitted lace. The colors didn't photograph very well; they are really much prettier in person. Lialia Kuchman from Chicago, IL, made “Turtle.” This piece is a fiber tapestry. I like it because the colors are so brilliant. It reminds me of graffiti (which I’m really into these days). The next two pieces were made by Naomi WanJiku from San Antonio, TX. Both pieces are made using fabric and yarns. The first is called “Serenity;” the second is called “Moon Dance.” This is a close up. “Growth I” was made by Jesse Fair from Slate Hill, NY. It is a mixed media piece that is needle felted, painted, and hand dyed. Bob Adams from Lafayette, IN, made “Subdued Interplay.” There were no more details about the piece—no clue as to how the piece was made. I took a close up of it, because I found the stitching to be most interesting. Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette from Fort Collins, CO, made “Chamber Pot.” This 3-D piece is made with zippers and thread. I really wanted to touch this piece (but didn’t). I like it a lot; I think it is very creative. “Cellular Dance II” was made by Karen Kamenetzky from Brattleboro, VT. The piece is made from artist dyed and painted cotton and silks and is embellished with yarns. It is hand and machine stitched. Anne R. Parker c/o Reid Lewis from Belton, TX, made “Ribbons of Joy.” Debo Crites from Columbia, MO, made “Vertical Landscapes.” It is constructed out of paper and rope. I also took a close up of this one. All in all, it was a good show. I'm really glad I stumbled upon it. Be sure to check out the Foundry Art Centre if you are ever in St. Charles. Let me know if you enjoyed this virtual visit.
This week for Part 2 of our Virtual Quilting Bee, we’re going to talk about choosing fabric. If you’re wondering what in the world the Virtual Quilting Bee is, go to here for all the information and links to back posts. As is the case with Part 1 of this Quilting Bee, I’ve written an in-depth post about Choosing Fabric as part of the Beginning Quilting Series. And rather than rehash the whole thing in this post, I’m going to touch briefly on some of the concepts, but refer you there for more depth. Jeni Baker has also written a phenomenal and much more in-depth whole series about choosing fabric called the Art of Choosing. Everything from color to organizing and building a stash. It’s excellent and contains much more detail. I highly recommend it. Now that you have those places to go as great references, I’ll talk a little about my own process of choosing fabrics for a quilt – specifically a sampler quilt like we’re making as part of this quilt along. I’ll show some examples from my last sampler quilt. If we had to boil it down, there are two main things to remember when choosing fabric: Color and Scale. […]
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I have wanted to attempt the quilt for quite some time now, but had absolutely no idea where to begin with one. Really, no idea. I was scared. So I put it off. Over and over again. But with a new little one coming I was feeling inspired to give it a go...somehow. I've come to learn that the Internet can 'teach' you to do pretty much anything. So I logged on and I searched and searched until I finally came across this, a beginning quilting series from Diary of a Quilter...she made me believe. She's got ALL the steps spelled out for you in black and white, from what supplies to start with all the way to binding your quilt...and she's so easy to follow! I was actually excited to get going! So I went through my scraps...I didn't want to go out and purchase a bunch of fabric, just in case things went amiss. I knew I wanted to use different textures and patterns since I would be using this as a little tummy time mat for baby. So I got creative and pulled out some knit, minky, and even a ruffled pillow sham that I had left over from the nursery pillows. I cut the back off the sham... Then cut my squares with my rotary cutter...I used 5 inch squares. Then it was time to lay out my squares in the pattern I thought worked. Then following the instructions from Diary of a Quilter I started piecing my quilt and made rows with my squares... And ironed my seams...the iron will become your very best friend during this project! Next I sewed my rows together. And it started to look like something that resembled an actual quilt. I added my borders and batting and backing and really started to get excited because there were now layers to my quilt. But the excitement came to a screeching halt when I learned that I had to baste my quilt. Huh!? I had never heard of such a thing! Who knew this step existed? And that there was spray and special basting pins involved. Well, I was on a roll and wasn't about to throw in the towel at this point, so even with being ill prepared and without proper equipment...I rolled on, with regular old safety pins. And I'll tell you, they worked just fine. Okay, so this is where I started to get a little nervous. It was time to actually quilt...that is to say, SeW. Preferably in straight lines. And because I was a little lazy (and really anxious to finish) I totally skipped a step and didn't draw lines to mark where to sew...such a rebel. I just eyeballed my way through, and do you know, some of the lines actually lined up! So at this point I am jumping up and down that I might actually see this thing through. All there was left to do was finish with a little binding. So I cut my strips and pinned... And I FINISHED that quilt! So there it is...PrOof. Because if I can do it, YOU certainly can too!
Recently I shared this photo of some fabrics I’ve been collecting for a little while. Actually, some of my older American Jane fabrics that I’ve been saving for several years aren’t even pictured here, and I’m using them along with these for a very special quilt. A little while ago I was asked if I […]
Top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter, shares a tutorial by Amy Smart for strip piecing quilt patterns. Click now for more details!
Today I’m celebrating both my birthday and a quilt pattern release! I’m happy to introduce you to… * CANTERBURY * On my many (many) trips to old castles and fortifications around …
I am so excited to share this Annabelle quilt! Breanna is one of my favorite quilters I've had the pleasure to work with and she kindly said yes to testing the Annabelle quilt pattern for me. But I'll let her tell you all about it! When Fran asked me if I’d be interested in testing her Annabelle pattern, my response wa
Warning: This book may cause addiction tendencies. You might start buying fabric based on how cute the selvage is. You may hang out in class and quilt shops asking others, "You gonna use that?" referring to the long specially woven edge of fabric. You might even guard your selvage stash with the same crazy dedication as you used to hoard your fabric. Don’t say you haven't been warned. STOP tossing those selvages and start SAVING them. Once upon a time, we as quilters would cut off and throw away the selvage pieces from the fabric before we started our projects. After all, we didn't want that thicker, boring fabric to disturb the pretty piecework. But those days are gone. Sandy Thompson has written the perfect book to turn those otherwise neglected edge pieces into fast, fun, and totally addicting projects. Save the Selvages gives you the instruction and inspiration to see those edges in a totally different light. Now you can upcycle those marvelous selvages into remarkable new projects. Fast and Fun Projects. Sandy has designed this book so that all the projects start with the same technique: complete your 8 1/2 inch Foundations. Then flip to your favorite project and get going. Since most of the projects use the same starting pieces, you can choose to make your Foundations as you need them or create a big stash of Foundations to pull from when you feel the need to create. Great for All Sewers. This great book is perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced quilters. If you like to sew, you'll like these projects. Keep some for yourself, give others away as gifts. Whatever you do, no two projects will be exactly the same. Save the Selvages is both the ultimate fun project and a terrific small project book, It offers full-color, clear instructions for the following: Boxy Tote; eReader Pouch; Tablet Pouch; Steno Notebook.
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Sharing a link to a Celtic Twist quilt block pattern - a brain twisting block that makes a stunning finished quilt.
Every year I look forward to the "Color of the Year" announcements. This year I got to know the Kona COTY early since I made a quilt for the lookbook and I am a big fan! Julep is so sweet and pretty. Even though it is definitely a color, it works pretty well as a neutral since it coordinates so well with other colors.
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My quilt top for the Crazy Mom's June QAL is done! I'm a little bit late seeing that this quilt was suppose to be done by the end of June but I had to finish some other projects first coupled with a visit from my granddaughter. This is one of my favorite quilts from Amanda Jean Nyberg's "No Scrap Left Behind" book and I wasn't planning on participating in the QAL but decided to since my two quilt friends in Iowa were going to make this quilt. Imagine my surprise when I found out several days ago that they decided not to do it since they didn't like how their first blocks were looking which is understandable because I wasn't sure how I was going to like my quilt. Once all of the blocks were sewn I really like this quilt made with a collection of feedsack and 30's scraps from many past projects. I started picking out the fabrics during the last week of June and sewed the block strips this past weekend. I had the black and white check in my stash and the green dots, which is the same green fabric used in the quilt in the book, was given to me by my two quilts friends in Iowa so I couldn't be mad at them for dropping out of the QAL. I will admit that I do not like making quilts with blocks set on point (it's those setting triangles) and considered doing an alternate layout with the blocks going just horizontal but I realized that would be too boring so I toughed it out and stuck with sewing the blocks on point. I did a 4 x 4 layout which made this a 67" square quilt but, to me, it felt like I was sewing a king size quilt. Like previous projects using scraps which always result in a messy aftermath, I've created makings for another scrap project. I definitely should make a pin cushion with one of the leftover blocks but that will be for another day. I was gifted with some beautiful feedsack squares from my quilt blog friend Wendy and when I received them I was surprised they were prints that I did not have in my stash so I'm looking for a pattern to showcase them. Since I've now made at least six quilts with the same feedsack stash, it'll be nice to work with different feedsack prints. From one QAL to now another one, I plan on making the quilt featured in the Twelve Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop and QAL (you can read about it here) which starts today. My Christmas fabrics have been chosen so I'm ready to start the QAL on time and thankfully the blocks are not set on point. I'm glad that I didn't machine quilt the Ardently Austen top, (previously posted here) right away because thanks to Susan Snooks, PatchworknPlay, (you can see her beautiful Rollercoaster quilt here) I discovered the serpentine stitch on Hazel, my new Juki F600 sewing machine which I'm still not as comfortable sewing on like I am with my old Juki 2010Q. I'm liking this stitch to use for the baby quilts I make so I definitely plan on using it again. It's a nice alternative to the straight line stitching and might make me adventurous enough to try free-motion quilting, maybe. I'm still struggling with my Minus 100 Yard Challenge thanks to Christmas in July sales and never wanting to miss an opportunity to purchase sale fabric for backings. I definitely need to focus on quilting some of the quilt tops on my project list. Minus 100 Yard Challenge: Previous Total: - 42.50 yards New Total: -49.125 yards (this will change for the worst next week when the 8 yards of backing fabric arrives and is factored in-yikes!) Linking up with: My Quilt Infatuation: Needle and Thread Thursday Crazy Mom Quilts: Finish It Up Friday Busy Hands Quilts: Finish or Not Friday SaveSave SaveSave
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"Picking Petals" designed by Taunja Lyn; FigTree and Co fabrics "Vintage Holiday 2" designed by Camille Roskelley (Thimble Blossoms), Bonnie and Camille fabrics Ziggy's Quilt "Off Track" designed by Cluck, Cluck, Sew Triangle Pouches designed by A Spoonful of Sugar "Clambake" cot quilt designed by Thimble Blossoms, Bonnie and Camille fabrics "Clambake" lap quilt designed by Thimble Blossoms, Bonnie and Camille Fabrics "Framed" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Moda "Whisper" Muslin Mates fabrics "Dream Big" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Moda "Whisper" Muslin Mates fabrics Sundress for Thea Twirling Dress for Thea "Kaleidoscope" cot quilt, designed by Cluck, Cluck, Sew Dresden Plate Cot Quilt "Tessellation" designed by Allison Glass, Allison Glass & Moda Bella Solid fabrics Vest for ChaCha Rainbow Jumper for ChaCha Wreath - designed by Lucy at Attic 24 Jumpers for ChaCha and Gulli Pineapple Quilt (Pineapple Sherbet) designed by Jackie Padesky Quilts "Fresh" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Kumari Holiday fabrics by Dena "Wish Upon a Star" designed by Bonnie Olaveson, Cotton Way, fabrics designed by Bonnie and Camille "Retro" cot quilt from "Simply Retro" book by Thimble Blossoms Shoo Fly cot quilt, traditional block, Riley Blake "Hollywood Sparkle" fabrics Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 8 ply "Ghost" Bendigo Woollen Mills Savanna "Harbour Blue" Kumari Holiday Swoon - pattern designed by Thimble Blossoms "Giddy Up" designed by Melly and Me Bedtime story cushion - machine embroidery designed by Sue Lough "Pathways and Crossroads" designed by Brenda Riddle, FigTree and Co fabrics Scrappy Log Cabin Lap Quilt "Zen and the Jelly Roll" from "Jelly Roll Inspirations" Pam and Nicky Lintott "Takes the Cake" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Bonnie and Camille fabrics Scrappy Trip Around the World designed by Bonnie K Hunter, Bonnie and Camille fabrics "Snippets" designed by Cotton Way, FigTree and Company fabrics Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt "Colorway" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Bonnie and Camille fabrics "Summerville" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Bonnie and Camille fabrics "Little Star" designed by Thimble Blossoms "Cakewalk" designed by Thimble Blossoms, Bonnie and Camille fabrics "Medley" designed by Coriander Quilts, FigTree and Co fabrics "Rebecca's Scrappy Churndash" - custom quilt from baby/toddler clothes My Pink and Green Heaven - block pattern from Quilters Cache; ~ 60" x 72" Bedtime cushion - machine embroidery designed by Sue Lough "Giddy Up" designed by Melly and Me
I have been dreaming about making this quilt for a while now. Of course, you can't really go wrong with Camille's lovely "Swoon" pattern or any of the fabric Bonnie & Camille crank out for Moda. (Fabric is "Happy-Go-Lucky.") I cranked out all nine blocks in FOUR DAYS and then lost steam. The blocks sat around for weeks until I finally finished it last weekend. I just did a basic freemotion meander for the quilting. So happy it's done and I get to enjoy it now. In other news, just found out my husband passed the Florida Bar! Too bad we don't live in Florida, anymore...onto the Texas Bar!
