Last September I started a Round Robin with Lori, Desley and Bronwyn. It was a year long project and I can now share the results with you as all the tops are done. I worked on Lori’s for the last round and added a colourful piano key border using our hand dyed fabrics. I really wanted the piecing and applique in her quilt to pop and by not adding white to the outer border I think that worked. I arranged the colors so they spread from the corners. Now here are the other Round Robin tops. This is Bronwyn’s Round Robin that Desley worked on for the last round. Desley added the four patch diamonds, red print fabric border and then repeated the four patch design again. This is Desley’s Round Robin top that Bronwyn worked on for the last round. Bronwyn repeated the three strip border design, added the pieced ‘Delectable Mountains’ style design and then repeated the three strip border again. This is my Round Robin top that Lori worked on this round. Lori added the dark blue outer border with the blue triangular designs. I really like how it turned out and now have to start thinking about how to quilt it! And here is Lori’s Round Robin block again. It always amazes me how they all turn out so different and if you ever have the opportunity to join in a Round Robin I would highly recommend it. Our guild is starting one this month so I hope our members have their blocks ready for next weeks meeting. Now lets see who gets theirs quilted first!
What a day I had yesterday! I headed to New Glasgow to meet up with fellow members of the Nova Scotia Quilt Bloggers Quartet (NSQBQ) to do the exchange with them of our Round-Robin Challenge Quilts. M
This quilt has a great story, it was our quilt guilds 2014 Round Robin project. We each made a center block and it was then passed around each month with a new set of instructions for others to build onto it. I had the quilt top sitting in my studio for a long time and even loaded it on my longarm once but then took it off as I had no clue how to quilt it. Then an opportunity came along that seemed to be the perfect solution. My friend Lori, who is a longarm quilter and my Highway 10 Designs partner, owed me a favor! I thought it would be nice to have something quilted by her so asked if she was up to the challenge. She agreed and I said ‘no rush’ as I wanted her to enjoy quilting it. She had it at her place for about a year and then when she found out I was moving thought it would be nice for me to have it to show at my last guild meeting so it arrived quilted a few weeks ago! I was so thrilled with how she quilted it, the ruler work in the center, the Nemeshing around the Celtic applique, it was perfect! And best of all I have a sample of her work on one of my quilts! I added the binding last week and then brought it to my last guild meeting yesterday for Show and Tell. I have been a member of our guild for 19 years and was one of the founding members so it was very hard to say goodbye to this group of amazing ladies. At our July meeting they had a Going Away party for me with a potluck supper and special Show and Tell where all the members shared either stories, quilts I quilted for them or of how I have helped or inspired them over the years. It was very emotional for me as these are the ladies that trusted me with quilting their quilts long before I had my longarm and was still learning. They are the reason I have developed my skills over the years and why I bought a longarm. I will miss them so much but I know I will see many of them again at Retreats, Quilt Shows and I might even drive the 1,200km back to go to their Quilt Show next year. Now back to more pictures of Lori’s fabulous quilting! My next challenge with the move is hoping that I can register my business name in Ontario as I have to cancel my Manitoba business registration. So far everything is going very well with the move and we even get to move into our new house sooner than first planned. Our new move in date is Sept 6 so we are thrilled with that change as it was originally Oct 2. This weekend I take down my longarm, I have been procrastinating doing this job but it has to be done. At least now I can set it up again sooner!
I wrote this post earlier and then didn't publish. I was in a round robin in 2011. Here are the photos of the round robin quilts for 2011 that I worked on in the order that I worked on them. I know the ladies in this round robin through Dear Jane groups either locally or at the retreat up in Shipshewana. We had until February 1 to make a center, gather our fabrics, and mail to the next person on the list. As the year progressed and the rounds became larger, we had more time to work on the rounds. Then we exchanged our quilts at the Dear Jane retreat at Shipshewana in November. This one belongs to Nancy Z. Her center is a likeness of the five of us that worked on her quilt. I'm the one dressed in green. :-) Next is Claire's quilt. I really like the snail's trail blocks as an outside border. This one belongs to Edith. She used the Marie Webster fabrics. This one is Nancy K's. I love the dresden center, so I put the smaller dresdens in my round. This one is Vicki's. She is known as the Cheddar Queen and loves cheddar and red together. This one is mine. I used mostly Moda's Fresh Flowers line with a few other fabrics from my stash mixed in. Here's a closer photo of my center block. I am sitting out for this year, but I have really enjoyed the last couple of years sewing with these talented ladies. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. I hope you are stitching today!
It is Quilt Market time which also means it is the Spring Bloggers Quilt Festival time. Hosted each year by Amy Ellis, the Bloggers Quilt Festival takes you on a virtual quilt show, with some amazing quilts, all from the comfort of your own home. There are numerous categories and lots to see, so make sure you head on over and check out all the quilty goodness. Your can enter a maximum of two quilts, and here's my first one - this is being entered in the Home Machine Quilted category. This quilt was started a long time ago - back in 2011 - and was a group quilt made as a round robin quilt through my traditional guild, the Blue Mountain Quilters Guild. I started with this block, handed it off to the round robin organizer and then I didn't see my quilt again until the top was completed, some months later. I was in a group with some fabulous creative quilters, and was thrilled with the top I got back. I just didn't feel my quilting skills were up to snuff to tackle it at the time. Fast forward 2 years, to last November, when I decided I was ready and started planning my quilting. A lot of SID to stabilize the different areas, and then I went wild and had some fun. I love how this quilt turned out! The quilt is approx. 50 x 54 inches, I double batted it with a layer of wool over cotton, and used Aurifil 50wt and Superior Bottomline throughout. It was stitched on my HV Mega Quilter. I hope you enjoy the rest of the show! Happy quilting! Janet
After all that talk about taking your finished quilt out into the world for a snazzy photoshoot , I really struggled to make this one h...
The top you see above is part of a round robin project with my small group. Round robins are a fun way to push your creative boundaries. You work with styles and colors that might be a little uncom…
Remember way back in June when we exchanged center blocks for our first BoulderMQG Round Robin? Well, eight of our members have been working hard for
Over the course of 2011 my SIL and I made a quilt for our MIL in the round robin style. I satrted the quilt with a paper pieced MAriners coompass in the centre, then she added a pinwheel border, i added a nine patch border and then she finished the quilt off with a rail fence border. It fits a queen beed and finished at 86" sq.
Don't worry, the quilt isn't in the bonfire! I was so excited when my friend Jo brought over my round robin yesterday! I love it. Here it is in it's humble beginning. Now to decide if I will add to it, or consider it finished....hmmm...what do you think? We need to have them finished by the time we meet again in May. Two of my nieces came to visit from Des Moines yesterday, so my daughter had a cookout. We had a great time visiting, laughing and sitting around the bonfire. My daughter's boxers have a new friend!
The Sunday Sew & Sews are doing a Round Robin project right now. Eight quilters are in two groups of four. Each made her own center block, 12"-16" or so. She put it in a tote bag, along with several fabrics of hers that work well with her center. Each month, the totes are passed on the the next person in the group to add a border. After three people have added borders to the center, the quilt will be returned to the owner to do with as she pleases. It's a good way to use colors/fabrics you may not use often. Adding a bit of your fabric creates a link between these quilter friends. It is also a good way to learn to design your own quilt, practice using "Floater Borders" to make pieced borders fit a center, and to stretch your wings as you learn to improvise when you are limited by fabrics available--no running to the shop to buy something to use. Here are a few of the quilts in progress: Brenda's center, two borders done Terri's center, one border done Jodie's center, one border done Donna’s center, two borders done Gather a group of friends to collaborate. It's fun and educational. There are books about this process and you can set many or few rules. Here is a post I wrote when we started this project: Round Robins--How to Organize One Let's quilt. Barbara
During the past year, I've worked on six different round robin quilts of varied styles, colors and fabrics in addition to sending my center square off. It was a challenge to keep them secret for so long, but I did. Last week was the Dear Jane Fall Retreat in Shipshewana where the quilts were returned to their owners. Here are the finished tops from our group of seven that included three MI, one WI and three IN quilters. This is the first quilt I received. When I saw all of those colors, I had to put on my sun glasses. These are not my usual fabrics to work with, so doing the RR gave me the opportunity to stretch my comfort zone and try new things. I added the pieced hearts for my round. My second box revealed another bright beginning with some beautiful applique. I chose to applique flowers, stems and leaves and piece four baskets in the corners. My third challenge was made from all solid colors that were pulled from her inspiration fabric. The third round of colored arrows is my work. This is my sister, Connie's RR. I had fun paper piecing the four corner snowmen and adding the colored squares for my addition. This one was really tough to keep secret. Strips and nine patches were added here. I love the colors in this quilt. The last quilt had me stumped for some time. Finally I decided to add the stripped border from all of the colors used in the squares. This was a lot of fun, and I'm glad I did it. But next year will bring new challenges, so no RR for me. My quilt top! I sent an appliqued apple pie block and love what I got back. The last round is embroidered with my great Aunt Emma's pie crust recipe and an apple pie recipe. I bought a backing while at the retreat; hopefully, this will be in the done pile soon.
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So you think you may want to join South Florida Mod but still don't know what modern quilting really looks like? Here are some photos of my recent works, as samples: Followed a free pattern online and used a Layer Cake of fabrics. Classic English paper piecing using very large hexagons. Log-cabin style nautical-themed blocks for a baby quilt. Followed a purchased pattern and changed it slightly. Scrappy star blocks for a virtual quilting bee. Batik blocks from a kit. Traditional medallion quilt made with original pattern and modern fabrics. Online challenge quilt using surprise fabrics and original pattern. As you can see, "Modern" quilting has a broad range of styles. It encompasses updates to traditional patterns, using bold, bright colors, making "wonky" or freeform blocks, or anything simply made in "modern" times. It's all modern to us! The internet has been an incredible source of inspiration for modern quilters, who use blogs and Flickr photo galleries to display their work! For more great examples of modern quilting, check out the Flickr gallery called Fresh Modern Quilts:
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Not too sure about the color combo's in this one- it's not what I was intending
Deze maand hebben we het thema herfst voor de SB challenge. Voor mij de kleuren geel, groen en dieprood. De bladeren die van de bomen waaien, hier ligt het al weer helemaal vol. En de vieze, natte laarzen na een wandeling door het bladerdek hier met de hond. Groetjes Ank
Hello, here is a new post about our Round Robin group: This time, I received Serena’s centre block from Rebecca. I was very anxious to receive this quilt top as many layers were paper pieced …
Two friends. Two quilts. A modern take on pen pals and round robin quilts.
Today was the 15th annual quilt show in our little town. It's held in a small church and the quilts are quite crowded together with very little room to step back and take a good picture. Vintage Reproduction I'm not actually part of the local quilting guild, but they are very generous to open up the quilt show to other local quilters--an open invite actually. I used to be extremely nervous about entering my quilts into the show because my style is so extremely different than theirs, but I loosened up a couple years ago when I realized that at least a few of the guild members seem to enjoy my quilts. There are a million times I've wished I could be a fly on the wall when they hang my quilts. What do they honestly think? hehe Better not to know sometimes! My mom has encouraged me the most, saying, it's always good to have something different to look at, compare with and maybe even shake things up a bit. lol Vintage Reproduction The previous picture is actually taken at home--I wanted to show one pic with a closer view of the quilting. I'm really, really happy with the way this quilt turned out. The quilting on the last border about gave me a panic attack after I had gotten it washed and dried. But long story short? I went back and added in a couple hours extra quilting. Now I'm happy. That thing about quilting evenly throughout the entire quilt? It does matter. Vintage Reproduction I usually try to enter three or four quilts if I've managed to finish that many in the last year. My Monkey Wrench is very dark quilt, but I thought is looked very nice regardless. Funny how much lighter it looks without the borders pictured! Monkey Wrench I also entered my Antique Medallion quilt which looks happy and bright..... Antique Medallion and then of course there is Sew Charming! I definitely wanted to put this fun little scrappy finish in the quilt show too! Had to borrow it back for a few days in order to do that of course! Sew Charming Just a few other quilts caught my attention today. This one was very interesting to me. Love the ladies! This 30's reproduction quilt looked so sweet and wonderful, especially with the light streaming through the window behind it. I thought whoever made the star quilt below has an excellent eye for combining complimentary colors. It really had a lovely zing to it! Then there was this hexie quilt that I just wanted to bundle up and take home. I had a horrible time getting a decent picture of it because it kept looking so washed out, but finally I got one close up that shows a little of the quilty goodness that I so admired... I meant to take a picture of the explanation pinned to this scrappy 'historical' quilt below, but like always, I forgot. Taking pictures is definitely secondary to checking out the quilts, at least in my book! The story behind this quilt was something about a specific challenge to the quilters involved (possibly the first quilt guild in the town?). I think they got a dollar for every piece of fabric in their block and then the person who had the most pieces in 'her block', got to keep the quilt as well! Talk about incentive! The block with the least pieces of fabric had 15 pieces I believe (it's the block in the far left corner of the prev. pic). Not too shabby, right? Well, then you got to looking (they embroidered the number below their blocks) and wow! These ladies got very creative with such a little space! I adored these blocks with the pieced baskets! They were absolutely fabulous! And the fan below was very sweet too in a blendy, blendy way. But this lady below? Wowsers, she ended up with 300 pieces of fabric in her block! It was so fun to check this quilt out and see how inventive they all were. If you look closely, this block below has fans carefully pieced into the corners. Overall, This quilt was my absolute fave in the whole entire show! So much fun! So yeah, very enjoyable day! My oldest daughter got first place in the 5k and almost all my kids played on one of the 3on3 teams of basketball. Crazy, busy hot Summer day. Right now everyone's trying to recover from the 100 degree heat and rest up for the fireworks later on....
Well, it turns out that you probably shouldn't ponder some things in public. What happened when I pondered making another Gypsy Wife aloud on a previous blog post? Um, I'm not too sure exactly... but fast forward a few days and now it appears that I have agreed to co-host a Gypsy Wife quilt-along with my exuberant friend Hydeeann :-) Actually, I'm really pleased that Hydeeann coaxed me into committing to Gypsy Wife #2. When I look at the photo of version 1, I still love its scrappiness and I want to see it made in colours/fabrics I also love. Hydeeann has posted an initial outline of our epic #GypsyWifeQuiltAlong2016 adventure and there will be more details to follow. In this post I'm going to show you my fabric selection for version 2 and say a little about what I have chosen and why. I started with a trip to my not-so-local quilt store All Things Patchwork, and bought a small selection of 20cm WOF cuts. I looked for a few fabrics that I really liked that could lead the way. Why WOF cuts? See all those long strips in the photo above? That's why. You can use FQs but I look for any short cuts I can find :-) You can see that I also chose a few greys. I think this pattern works well with a nice supporting cast of low volume fabrics. When I got home, I raided my stash. In making this pile of fabric I was aiming to include some specifics. I've rearranged the fabric so you can see what I am talking about. Starting with the lower right - my large scale, multi-coloured fabrics, some of which provided the original colour direction. I'm hoping these will give the quilt its "gypsy" flavour. Directly above them are some smaller scale fabrics. A lot of the pieces in this quilt are very small, so a good number of small scale fabrics are useful. Bottom left I have included some fabrics that read quite close to solids. I may include some actual solids. I like the look of the few solids sprinkled in among the prints in version one so we'll just see how it goes. Top left are a few extra greys including a nice dark one. Finally I have started gathering a small pile of 'maybe' fabric which I will use for little pops of punch if needed. I don't want my quilt to get too samey samey if you know what I mean (its a technical term). I won't know about these until progress is underway. They are pretty small scraps, but because I will only use them in moderation, they are perfect for the job. Overall, I think the trick to this quilt (if you like the look of the original) is to make sure you have a nice balance of light and dark fabrics. Having said that, there are some other quite different takes on this pattern which also work really well. I'm looking forward to starting this adventure again with Hydeeann and cheering on our team mates!
Hi everyone! I am soooo totally excited to announce the beginning of the Round Robin this year! I have teamed up with some totally super awesome designers and ....wait for it.... some totally awesome companies for giveaways!!!
The Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin quilts have returned to their beginnings. My starter block went out last March like this... ...and has returned to me like this. This is the first time I've ever participated in a round robin. It was quite fun to get someone's quilt in the mail each month and see how it was progressing and a mystery to what the next person would add to it. When I had possession of a few of these little quilts for my border addition, I must admit that I wanted to keep them! It was awesome to see a few inspiring borders up close and personal. The sheet I sent with my block for participants to sign along the way did not make it back with my quilt, so I've no clue who added which borders (except for the first and last borders). So, please let me know which border you added if you were in my group. Thank you! Sadly, the quilt I had last has not yet arrived back to Samm. It's been traveling now for 3-1/2 weeks!...yet cannot seem to find it's way. This is very disappointing to me, as it must also be for her. I've never had mail go lost before and she tells me she's never not had mail arrive. We don't want to break these perfect records, so we're staying hopeful! Thanks, Michele (at quiltsfrommycrayonbox ) for all your diligent work and tracking for this round robin. You've done a fabulous job! Annie
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This post updated February 26, 2023 for the Aunty & Annie Blog Re-Visit Working on a "Round Robin" friendship challenge at guild, I have been working on many new border ideas. Please enjoy this tutorial. Keep a strong contrast in color between your center and outside strips. This is the "Round Robin" after my border has been added. Adding only the top and bottom border changed the shape of the quilt to a rectangle. Another Fun Border Attaching Quilt Borders
Welcome to our September Block of the Month! I’m Designer/Radio show host Pat Sloan! Our September Designer is the dynamic, energetic and oh so talented Pat Wys of Silver Thimble Quilt Company! I …
Hey everyone :) Dropping by today for another stamp challenge. I am really enjoying my 'DT Free' holiday experimenting with new things. One of those is image stamping. I had been eyeing of the amazing Stampotique stamps for the past year and finally got hold of some in Australia. So this is my first ever project with their stamps. This is for the current #SDC148 Steampunk Challenge @ Stampotique. Stamps: Stampotique 'Prom Queen' Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Blue Print Set Paper: UHK Gallery Holmes In Love/My Dear Watson Vintage Book Page Mediums: Liquitex Paint Marker - White Liquitex Gesso Acrylic paint Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Gold Mixative 13 Arts Pastel Mist - Cinnamon Monte Marte Dimension Paint - Pearl White Viva Glass Effect Gel - Clear Embellishments: Vintage Watch Parts Staples & Paperclip Ingvild Bolme Vintage Treasures - Steampunk Air Thanks for looking :) Georgia xox
A collaboration of 16 quilters. The next finished top from a round robin of 16 people. Just one more left to be revealed. Blogged here: lucysquilts.blogspot.com
This post updated February 26, 2023 for the Aunty & Annie Blog Re-Visit Working on a "Round Robin" friendship challenge at guild, I have been working on many new border ideas. Please enjoy this tutorial. Keep a strong contrast in color between your center and outside strips. This is the "Round Robin" after my border has been added. Adding only the top and bottom border changed the shape of the quilt to a rectangle. Another Fun Border Attaching Quilt Borders
I've been lucky enough to be able to make several "Sew Together" pouches the past year or so. I had no idea I had made so many until I started to tally them the other day - I think it's seven all together. (Beware - they are addictive.) This past week, I've been working on a special custom pouch for someone's daughter. The daughter loves Hello Darling (who doesn't) by Bonnie and Camille. And I just happened to have a bunch of squares left over from another upcoming project/WIP. When making a patchwork exterior, I found that 2 1/2" squares (these are from a charm pack that I quartered) work perfectly. Seven rows of five squares are just about the perfect dimensions. If you are quilting it, wait till you have finished quilting before trimming. I found I only needed to trim about 1/8" off either side of the long edges and about 3/8" off the short edges. The exact amount, of course, will depend on the accuracy of your quarter inch seams. For some reason, zippers just never get old. It's almost time to put another order in. Getting zippers in the mail ranks right up there with getting fabric in the mail. I think a large part of what makes this pouch fun to make is the quantity of fabrics it uses. You can mix ranges and fabrics and colors and zippers and change the feel completely. It makes my color loving soul SO happy. I used several Lecien fabric florals on the inside. They are just so gorgeous. I really liked working with the person who requested this pouch - she had very specific opinions and choices in the zips and binding choices. And they really worked. Where I might have leaned to red in some cases, she leaned to aqua, and the overall effect is a very soothing palette with a splash of sunshine on the inside. It feels so good to wrap this project up. The to-do list is getting shorter and shorter and I can't wait to fill it with some new goals and projects for 2016. Linking with Crazy Mom Quilts for finish it Friday. Thanks for popping by!
Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Thank you for joining us for …
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