How to write about this quilt? I do absolutely love how it came out. LOVE! This was one of those enchanted maker journeys. Designing the quilt and choosing the colors/fabrics was more a process of recognizing the inevitable than planning the ideal. Everything about it feels absolutely meant to be. And yet.
Read MoreThis week I really took my time with choosing the fabrics for my Inhibition quilt, especially the elements of the fan block. I will be using few fabrics, as I sense that repetition will be an important design element for this quilt. That makes each fabric choice weighty. What a contrast to relaxed scrappy sewing, where everything goes.
Read MoreThe finished block is just half a sun. You might be tempted to make more and a whole sun too, which you can. That’s the thing about a sampler quilt such as Positivities: all of the block directions are there for you should you want to make a whole quilt full!
Read MoreYou might wonder why there is a sort of cut-out missing at the upper left corner of the block? That’s so because Expansion nestles beside another Positivities patchwork group, creating an overlap effect. That’s the style of my modern samplers - scattered and overlapping design elements, this time floating on a consistent background fabric.
Read MoreWhen life turns on its head, you are faced with so many choices and so many feelings. Creativity definitely helps me stay grounded and positivite. Each month in Positivities BOM we will reflect together on a positive theme. With Sunbeam and Flutters it is about following the warm, the joyful flutters, the sparks in our lives. They are a blessing and a light.
Read MoreStar Web is the next patchwork group in my 2024 modern sampler, Positivities, which I am excited to share with you. This group marks the importance of connection, community and companionship to our thriving. Yes, I’m talking about friendship!
Read MoreIt’s not everyday that I get to sew. I know, isn’t that funny since this is my job? Ironically, my workday doesn’t always include patchwork, and I can honestly go weeks without sitting down behind my machine if I am busy with producing patterns and/or longarm quilting.
Read MoreCan’t wait, can’t wait! In about a week’s time, Pas de Deux club members will receive the May installment in our sampler quilt. For most, this is the Wedge Cross group - one of my absolute favorites. It’s simple and satisfying to sew, plus gave rise to a very special Bonus quilt pattern.
Read MoreA rainbow of diamonds sparkles with vibrant color, bringing to mind a field of spring flowers. The wedges in between the diamonds offer slivers of contrasting blue and lavender skies. This wash of contrast enhances the diamond colors just as a bright, sunny day brings a garden to life.
Read MoreFrom a distance and viewed through our social media lenses, it can appear that beautiful things simply slip into being, blooming as effortlessly as wildflowers. But in reality, there is Friction. With almost every quilt I’ve made, there are moments where I struggle to move forward, moments when I question my sense of design.
Read MoreI’m crafting a rainbow of diamonds with the Wedge Cross block, a bonus quilt-pattern-in-progress for Pas de Deux BOM club. Fabrics are Ruby and Bee Solids. These rich, saturated hues are captured in cloth by designers Heather Ross and Annabel Wrigley, working in tandem for Windham Fabrics.
Read MoreEnjoy this free, fancy string block pattern! When multiple Monument blocks are nested together, the stripes form concentric squares, bringing to mind the rhythmic steps and layered facade of a classical building. The block is foundation paper pieced and 8” finished.
Read MoreFoundation paper piecing makes a group of nicely-aligned, sharp points. And that’s how we like it! If you’re new to foundation piecing, never worry. Pas de Deux will teach this technique. I promise, this is an ideal block with which to learn.
Read MoreToday the sun is shining and a morning breeze is fluttering the pile of foundation papers beckoning from my sewing table. I’ve printed out the last set needed to complete my baby-sized confetti quilt this month. Come see how it’s grown!
Read MoreAre you new to foundation paper piecing and itching to sew the Confetti quilt? The pattern is not written for beginners, but that needn’t stop you. Tips & Videos today for those new to this technique.
Read MoreTime for a Fair Isle update. With the help of the members of Comfort circle, do. Good Stitches, I’m sewing a child-sized Fair Isle quilt made up of Penny Sampler blocks. Only a few more blocks to go!
Read MoreI’m working on something really fun and exciting today - the Confetti quilt encore! Oh how I LOVED the process of making this quilt. Scrap quilts are always a joy, but this one uses the smallest scraps and all the colors. Total scrappy bliss.
Read MoreHave you been waiting for this birdie, friends? Well, here she is! Announcing the release of the Penny Bird digital pattern. Come see a flock of birds made by our sewing community.
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