Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of August, experimenting with hexagons + triangles, two very good books and an update on our house search.
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Quilter’s Color Quest invited you to deepen your relationship with color, based on my book The Quilter’s Field Guide to Color. Didn’t get a chance? I’m cataloging all the posts here, so you can work your way through when the time is right.
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September is nearly upon us. I’m pondering sewing Rora a long-sleeve dress and dreaming about all that autumn could offer. I do so love the change of seasons! Here are two new blocks for Penny Sampler Pattern Club.
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A snapshot of community contributions for Inspiration + Stash via Quilter’s Color Quest. Plus, Spice up Your Stash with my custom curated fabric bundles, available at The Confident Stitch.
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What lovely and sophisticated fabric groupings! Congratulations to the lucky winners, who will be receiving their mosaics in the cloth very soon.
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Please cast your vote for your very most favorite fabric mosaic, created in response to the Gilded Age fabric contest. Congratulations to all of our finalists!
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Now I’m ready to see what I can do with the blocks I have made. There are three quilt arrangement ideas presented in the book for using the bear paw blocks. I’m going with Modular. Wishing you joy as you gather your blocks into a quilt top!
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Have you ever selected fabrics that match beautifully and yet something still seems so very off about the combination? Sometimes different fabric styles can create friction between fabrics, even when the colors delight.
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As summer burns out in the northern hemisphere, are you longing for cool weather and the change of seasons that marks the unfolding of different days? Something more restrained, tempered and elegant than summer’s riot. Something gilded with promise anew.
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It’s another sunny day in the quilting studio. In fact, The Netherlands is in the midst of a long heat wave. I started tending a customer’s quilt before 8 o’clock in my attic sewing room, with the goal of working as much as possible before it gets too hot up here.
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Hello, friends! Ok are you ready to see the whole quilt? Today is big finish day. Yippee! I’m so glad to bring you my completed Seafarers quilt and the pattern too.
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Do you enjoy the final steps of quilt-making? Basting. Quilting. Binding. I used to dread attaching the binding on quilts. I tried hand-sewing, but it was too slow for my tastes. The next project beckoned!
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I always try to keep a balance of limiting and helpful fabrics on hand. The limiting prints often inspire my color schemes. The helpful prints allow me to reinforce my favorite colors, all while creating space for the showy fabrics to shine.
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Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of July, experimenting with diagonal quilting, an Australian-immigration TV show recommendation and choosing to live in each day, grateful for today.
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My feet are sore, but my heart is happy! This weekend I spent a lot of time standing beside my longarm quilting machine, working on one of my own projects - Seafarers quilt. I’m so excited with how it’s coming out.
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Sometimes it feels so good to rediscover a project that’s been stored away. It can be exciting to get all the blocks out again and take stock of the bigger picture! That’s how I felt when I pulled out my Penny Sampler Club blocks yesterday.
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Of course, summer 2020 is not a typical summer in The Netherlands. I’ve heard a lot about how the summer holidays are supposed to go. There have been some nice surprises! Let’s talk.
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Free batting, anyone? Just order all-over or custom quilting, your choice, and you’ll receive free Quilter’s Dream batting sized correctly for your quilt. That’s up to a €76 value, depending upon your quilt!
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