Week 3 Sew-Along Goal: Sewing Blocks. Today on Instagram via I saw that several of you are making a Teeter Totter quilt with a rainbow blend layout. Of course that is sure to be amazing. Can’t wait to see your quilts develop!
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My energy is building for the season ahead. There is so much I want to explore, and I can feel the space opening all around me to follow my heart. In fact, I already have ideas for four quilts that I’d like to sew in this coming warm season; whereas, I usually think just one quilt ahead - - -
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At this time of year Dutch cities and towns begin to hum with energy again. The sun begins to warm shoulders, and we insist on being outside! Everything has come alive and its beauty turns our head. We answer by braving the cool spring weather on bikes, on foot and especially when eating out.
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Week 2 Sew-Along Goal: Sewing Blocks. We’ve just started a beginner-friendly sew-along, chock full of happy-go-lucky triangles. I am pleased to see you rooting around in your stash and scraps to bring something creative to life.
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The Dutch word for “to process” is verwerken. Can you spy the Dutch version of “work” in there? That’s because verwerken means more literally to work on something until it is completely integrated into who you are. It’s like how we say in English, “I worked through it”.
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Springtime is the season for sewing little girl dresses. Time flies, and before long my girl won’t be little any more. At this point, when I get the itch to sew her a dress, I can poke around in my sewing room for yardage and come up with something that delights her every time. Gotta make the most of that!
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Week 1 Sew-Along Goal: Cutting. Don’t have background fabric yet? Need some help choosing triangle fabrics? This post includes some fabric tips, especially if you want to make a quilt like the cover quilt. Also, what to avoid. Get inspired to start your own Teeter Totter!
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Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of April, experimenting with a pop-up form and new welcome email series for subscribers, reading Marriage Confidential, anticipating therapy and appreciating the sweet things in life this April.
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Our 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.
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Today’s Quilting Studio update is all about a special custom quilting project. I recently longarm quilted a large bed quilt for one of my most prolific quilting clients, Primrose Bohne. Would you like to see how the quilting plan developed and quilted out?
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For starters I’ve decided on an ombre colored background for my sew-along Teeter Totter quilt, as with this original version. However, I will use fewer colors and colors more alike in value so that the background is subtly ombre. Hmmm, what if I challenge myself to use a color that I often neglect for the background hue?
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Will you be sewing along in May? Or are you’re still considering it? Help spread the word about the Teeter Totter quilt-along, and you might win the supplies you need to make a bright and sunny Teeter Totter quilt like mine!
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Let loose and have some fun with this quick and easy, tossed triangles quilt. Teeter Totter is a dream-come-true for your triangle scraps, but sews just as well from your stash. Use those precuts! Our sew-along is 5 weeks, starting May 1. Supplies - Precuts - Prizes - Schedule - it’s all here in the master post. I hope you’ll sew along with us!
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Here comes some happy patchwork fun! It’s pattern release day for Teeter Totter! I adore quilts with sharp, exciting angles. The energy of triangles can be cathartic or playful in a way that squares just are not. But I have to admit that sewing with angles usually takes some finesse. Teeter Totter is special that way. This triangle quilt is ideal for beginners! It’s scrap-friendly and precut-friendly too.
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Friends, I am so pleased with how this turned out! My latest Teeter Totter quilt exudes a happy energy with a confetti of bright colors on bright, solid white. It looks positively resplendent in Keukenhof’s lush, colorful gardens! This was fun to sew and to photograph.
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While strolling through Keukenhof, I thought of the master gardeners who compose these resplendent flower beds. Their artistry inspires me, particularly when it comes to color, and I managed to capture some favorite palettes. Perhaps I will lean into of one these color stories when choosing fabrics for our Teeter Totter sew-along this May?
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The hardest part by far is choosing one word for each friend. It would be so much easier to express my appreciation in a torrent of words. But, they are such a pleasure to give! I am positive that I enjoyed reflecting on my friends’ good qualities and giving these little bookmarks as much as my friends enjoyed receiving them.
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