It’s all too easy to page through a pretty book, but not take any action on it, right? You know me - I’m all about making stuff happen. Maybe I would have been a coach in another life? Anyhoo, I’m excited to help you exercise your colors.
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Do you own a copy of my book, The Quilter’s Field Guide to Color? Oh, that’s so cool! Well, friend, don’t let it sit on the shelf. Let’s unpack it together. You’re invited to join Quilter’s Color Quest. It’s time to take your field guide on an adventure.
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What inviting and cozy fabric groupings! Congratulations to the lucky winners, who will be receiving their mosaics in the cloth very soon.
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Sometimes it’s hard to select fabrics when the parameters are so wide open. We were allowed to use any “fresh colors”, so I just let my scraps guide me. I started by choosing a few multi-colored scraps that I thought would be fun to us.
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Wow! You did a fantastic job creating mosaics for our Evening Ember prompt. Take a moment to enjoy these fabric collections and vote for your very most favorite!
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Do you know that saying for when multi-tasking goes too far? You might have “too many irons in the fire.” Isn’t it an apt saying quilters? I know that lots of us struggle with too many works-in-progress (WIP). I find it helps to make a list!
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Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of January, tackling the Half Rectangle Triangle and a fab new book for Modern Quilters.
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Slow down a minute, my friend, and ponder with me in color. In January so much seems possible. The new year spreads out before us like an vast canvas, creating space to push the boundaries of our mind. Let’s capture that feeling just a little bit longer, sheltering our dreams like sparks in the night.
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Stitch, trim, press and repeat. Here comes a quartet of Double Diamonds, one of February’s blocks in this modern sampler quilt. Today I finished my sewing for the February edition of the Penny Sampler pattern club.
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“What are people like? Are they friendly? How do they treat each other, strangers and even their pets?” Oh, such big questions! And who am I to answer? Just one person, with one limited cultural vantage point and my small experiences.
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I want my quilt revival to have the save effect as the original. In the first version I see lots of dark values: black, navy, charcoal gray. There are also a few bright colors: raspberry, turquoise and jade. Each row of spunky blocks contrasts light and dark fabrics.
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This month I’ve been catching my in between moments like drops of water in a jar. Drip by drip, my efforts seem small, but over time they gather themselves up into something more. Would you like to see more of my process?
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Each one is counted as a little finish. I think that’s why I’m able to stay engaged on such a long, winding road. I don’t really worry where it is taking me or how long we will travel this path. Each Ice Cream Soda block is its own destination.
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Here’s my easy-peasy Ribbon Square block for my Penny Sampler. It almost feels like cheating to sew it this way, because it’s SOOOOO much easier than the way we did it using traditional HST blocks for the first Penny Sampler. So quick and accurate. Hooray!
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Are you curious about longarm quilting? If you’ve been on the fence about sending a quilt out to be quilted, now’s the time to make the leap. It’s a great feeling to start the New Year with a finish! I have a coupon for you and quilts to share too.
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Right now, we could really use some new members who are willing to take a turn leading and assembling/finishing the monthly quilt. If you have the skills and time to join us, I hope you will consider do. Good Stitches!
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Happy Friday, friends! There are just two days left to join the Penny Sampler Pattern Club at the kick-off discount. If you’re on the fence, I thought you might be nervous about the machine paper piecing. Let’s talk more about that.
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What is choosing fabrics? For me it is the moment when a quilt transforms from concept to concrete. The idea comes alive in colors and patterns that pull me in and onward. Discover prints, solids + giveaways for the Penny Sampler.
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