Today I spent an hour or so sewing some deliciously simple blocks for the Comfort circle of do. Good Stitches. Eva-Marie @ZusJeb, our queen bee this month, has asked for simple cross blocks in clear, summery colors. Though such colors aren’t my forte, I did find some good candidates in my scrap drawers. You can always count on orange to make things feel fresh and summery.
Read MoreThe happy, sunny vibe of our this charity bee quilt is just perfect for this moment! After the most amazing, unusually warm weekend, it feels like everyone is smiling in The Netherlands.
Read MoreI do love how my Drummer Boy Dresden pattern makes it so, so easy to use up all the random scraps. There are no wrong colors here and no shortage of fun combinations. Thanks to the strong repetition of that black sun center, this quilt feels grounded no matter how crazy-scrap-happy it gets.
Read MoreJacob’s Ladder has a few variations, but this one is made up of 4-patch blocks and HST blocks. Fortunately we were tipped to start the 4-patch blocks by sewing two long strips together. Then we subcut the already-sewn strips to quickly create pairs of squares. That’s strip-piecing - efficient, but easy to forget to do!
Read MoreToday was the big day! Time to see what we’ve created. I spread out the blocks to get a good look at our quilt-to-be. Bright colors and cute rays on a plethora of interesting low volume backgrounds - what’s not to love? It’s feeling warmer in here already.
Read MoreYou know what I love? A sweet patchwork assignment to kick off a new year of charity sewing. Since 2010 I have been organizing an international quilting charity bee called do. Good Stitches. The idea is simple: use your creative patchwork energy to bless others.
Read MoreYour rainbow messages, bee block rainbows and a fresh take on my Rainbow Plus quilt. This is the third time that I started fresh with arranging the pieces. This time, I am really loving it! May you enjoy the beautiful colors of today.
Read MoreOur prompt this April comes from Eva-Maria @Zusjeb. We’re to make orange and blue blocks in any classic patchwork style. We should make one 12” finish block and a few smaller blocks in increments of 3”, 6” or 12”. Eva-Marie will puzzle the resulting blocks together to make a totally unique patchwork sampler.
Read MoreNext up: the Rectangular 18-Patch block. It’s a scrap-friendly quilt block that sews up fast via strip-piecing and sub-cutting. Here are my sewing tips and a batch of blocks for destined for charity as a do. Good Stitches collaborative quilt.
Read MoreNext month is my turn to lead the collaborative charity quilt for Comfort Circle of do. Good Stitches. A rainbow-blend Bear Tracks quilt is the project that I have chosen, inspired by the quilt I made for my book. Time to get things rolling with a few blocks!
Read MoreThanks to Comfort circle of do. Good Stitches, I am totally convinced that a flower-themed Disappearing Nine Patch quilt is a genius way to turn your random flower scraps into a pretty quilt a flash. Come see how it works!
Read MoreLet’s take a little break from all things Wild Oranges, shall we? Since 2010 I’ve been an active member of do. Good Stitches, which is an online quilting bee that collaboratively makes quilts for charity. In the Comfort circle we’re making house blocks this month, inspired by this Kaffe Fasset book.
Read MoreIt can all feel a little chaotic, until you start sewing. Soon enough the tidy matched squares and pointy half square triangle blocks bring everything into focus. Ta da! These three butterflies are of the Super Scrappy variety. Aren’t they merry?
Read MoreThis collaborative quilt was made together with my bee mates in the Comfort circle of do. Good Stitches. The peachy, pink and purple palette is sugar sweet. I hope that its simple beauty brings comfort to someone in need. My intention is to find it a home among the Ukrainian refugees who are living in our city.
Read MoreDo you remember the Monument block tutorial, a free resource that I posted earlier this year? Hurrah, all the blocks have arrived from my bee mates! It’s quite a pile and I’m excited to take in the collective effect.
Read MoreThis year begins a new round of charity quilts made by clusters of quilters round the world. Do Good Stitches is an online quilting bee, founded in 2010. It’s still plugging along with some 14 active circles, including a brand new one opening in Europe this February!
Read MoreSince moving to The Netherlands, I joined a European group of quilters who sew quilts for charity. It’s part of do. Good Stitches, a charity quilting movement I founded in 2010 which still has groups active all over the world.
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