Woah, how did this happen so fast? Thank you Mr. Design Wall, Spotify and the energy of green sparkly stars. I’m pretty darn excited with how this is looking. But then, I think that Starbright Stars would rock in any monochromatic color scheme! I wonder, what color stars would you choose?
Read MoreVoila, Tangential Stars quilt! This project is the intersection between two cravings: to sew with Anna Maria Horner’s Brave collection and to explore making a whole quilt of the Tangential Star block from my Angled class. I think they intersected quite splendidly!
Read MoreOnce upon a time, ten whole years ago, I created my first Starbright Stars scrappy star quilt - - - And you have been asking for the pattern ever since. Because here is what’s special about this: the stars are completely machine pieced! This patchwork is sewn without any y-seams or fiddly techniques. All you need is angled patchwork sewing skills and - bam - stars are born!
Read MoreI surprised myself by choosing this decadent print for the edge pieces, instead of opting for a somber solid. The Labyrinth print in berry hues is delightfully over-the-top in a very lush, Anna Maria Horner sort of way. I like it very much!
Read MoreMake Modern magazine has just released a new issue! It’s a beautiful magazine written by quilters for quilters and delivered digitally to creatives across the world. Patterns, interviews + ideas for the modern quilter. Aaaand, right now there’s a special offer for new subscribers!
Read MoreThis week I am spinning a web of star blocks. Fancy, twirly, glowing stars on dark green, teal and blue backgrounds. Each block invites an individual color composition. But the real design challenge comes in putting multiple blocks together.
Read MoreI am in love! Come see the first block I made using my Tangential star pattern, from Angled course: I mean, wow! I think that it came out so well! The colors are absolutely divine. I love Anna Maria Horner’s saturated, dramatic tones with the Kona Avocado background.
Read MoreThis week my longarm has been at rest. That’s no surprise - as things always slow down in the quilting studio in the summertime. The warm weather beckons us all away from our sewing machines and out into the world where inspiration awaits. July will be a quiet month, I think, but in June I was still busy quilting. Come see some favorites from my customers! Two are English paper pieced wonders - ideal for sewing away from home.
Read MoreIf I had one artistic hero, it would be Anna Maria Horner. Over the years I have admired how she allows her private life to flow into her art and how she shares pieces of that publicly, like the collection she designed when her mother died or, more recently, the collection called Brave. Here comes my next quilt. With such showy, passionate fabrics, it will be an adventure for sure.
Read MoreWhat a quick and easy-going project. Not too many choices since I followed the look from the pattern cover, plenty of certainty and a satisfying, predictable result. I used the Sew Kind of Wonderful pattern called Happy Together and colored it in with Forestburgh fabrics by Heather Ross and Windham’s Ruby + Bee solids.
Read MoreWeaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of June, experimenting with selling wholesale pattern licenses, anticipating an Anna Maria Horner quilt, gathering Purples and a pleasant distraction.
Read MoreDo you dream about visiting Europe? What about indulging in a creative retreat to foster new skills, encounter other quilters and recharge with fresh inspiration? Well friends, you could do both at once, and perhaps meet me as well!
Read MoreHere is my wall full of children! They do look happy together, don’t they? To me the bright, solid backgrounds are key to that effect. The solid backgrounds stamp the quilt with a sense of childhood joy, without being crazy-busy to the eye.
Read MoreIf you are a fan of modern quilts with a clean, dramatic style, Quilting with Curves is for you. Yes, even if you haven’t sewn curves yet, that’s no reason not to go for it. You will surely learn under Daisy’s experienced guidance. Those smooth curves will be worth the challenge!
Read MoreThis quilt is made up of big blocks, each one of a different child figure. I arranged solids as colorful backgrounds and paired them with various print fabrics to ensure a nice spread of patterns, colors and value. It looks happy, no? Come see the first blocks!
Read MoreThis quilt is called Rainbow Over Head. It represents my choice to believe that no matter what storms come in my life, it is possible to find a rainbow again. This is not the trite message that everything all works out and that everything is always somehow okay, but that beauty and love exist alongside the real loss. Like color in the darkness or a rainbow after a hurricane. I acknowledge the existence of both in my life. And I choose to be happy.
Read MoreWhat usually comes first - falling in love with a patchwork pattern or with a group of fabric? For me it varies so much that I don’t think I have a usual flow. This time it was perhaps both, if that’s possible. I am equally smitten by the pattern and the fabrics, and so excited to get to marry them together.
Read MorePeople often ask how long it takes to make a quilt. The most impossible question! First because the time varies radically based on the patchwork and quilt size. Second because most quilters don’t keep track! When we’ve really found our groove with a delicious project, time falls away into an immersive, satisfying present.
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