Elora is more enamored with cool pinks; whereas, I definitely gravitate toward warm, peachy pinks. Like most colors, it works well with pink to mix both warm and cool tones when cultivating a monochromatic color scheme.
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Ugh, I’ve been feeling so indecisive lately! This tends to happen when I’m caught between what I think I should do for my business and what is comfortable for me as a person. Between head and heart.
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With Confetti quilt, I tend to bend the rules to follow my scraps as much as the pattern. That’s why I sometimes end up in trouble with too-scant seam allowances. This month’s tip is how to fix that challenge, without a seam ripper!
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Elora has asked for a quilt covered with hearts. Pink + hearts - does it get more girly than that? But really, I’m loving it. I know this stage is fleeting. Let’s live it up. The other day I brought a stack of fabrics to her room.
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From modern to classic, from colorful rainbow quilts to minimalistic neutral ones - I give quilts of all styles a hearty welcome in my longarm quilting studio. In fact, the diversity of the quilts that I get to see is part of what I love about this business.
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I spoke to her of Eleni when she was only days old. I remember standing before Eleni’s photos and the words I needed to say out loud, This is your sister, Eleni. I held my new, healthy baby close and felt how hard it would be to tell her this story when it mattered to her.
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Hip, hip, hooray - a finished quilt! This new pretty thing is Economy Stars Parade in Heather Ross fabrics. I expect it’s the first of a series. I’ve got to try this patchwork layout with scraps sometime this summer!
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Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of April, mulling over Patreon possibilities, celebrating a Rainbow Tunnel quilt and a 2-question Poll for your feedback.
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Here’s my freshly organized sewing room complete with fabric shelves, scrap storage, quilter’s work table, design wall and, of course, my longarm sewing machine. How do I manage to fit it all in one room? Come right in, my friend. I’ll show you around!
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Maybe it’s the fabric scraps, maybe it’s the colors, maybe it’s the good company, but this feels like Quilty paradise. A few hours sewing little pieces of fabric together into scrappy quilt blocks pretty well makes my day.
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The economy quilt block is a classic. With just three fabrics and square-in-square shapes, it’s the ideal block for framing cute prints like those created by Heather Ross. Here are some different ways I went about combining the fabrics.
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Thinking about sewing clothes for the very first time? Start with a free tutorial for sewing a skirt. It’s a quick, easy project, but still presents the opportunity to learn basic garment skills like elastic, gathering and hemming.
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If selling a home can be long and arduous in America, the opposite is true in The Netherlands. Selling is easy, but buying a home here - that’s the hard part. Here are all the juicy details about buying and selling a Dutch home.
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I thought this was going to be a post about my Economy Star quilt, which is coming along quite nicely. But as I prepped the pictures, I realized that even more exciting than my patchwork is my new BIG design wall - hoorah!!!
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Do you ever find that, sewing being your hobby, you tend to neglect the functional sewing in your life? When a family member asks me to repair a broken strap or a new pair of pants needs hemming, I feel like hiding behind my sewing machine. Only that never works!
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April is about enjoying the process: Progress, Tip, Community + Prize. New folks are joining in each day, so don’t be shy if you’re just now ready to buy the Confetti Quilt pattern and dig into your scrap fabrics.
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I loved reading all of your reactions and ideas to the Economy Star sketches and fabric options. Of course there was support for each one. It just goes to show that there is no right or wrong when it comes to art and fabric choices!
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It’s such a treat to allow our creative hobbies to carry us away from our worries and fears. For the quilter, cloth and color speak volumes of possibility and hope and love. Here are some missives from my clients, whose creations lift my spirits throughout the year.
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