I have never hung a quilt in my home before. My ex disliked quilts in general and color in particular. I accepted that it was painfully so, until one day when I realized that disliking someone’s art is rather similar to disliking their soul. In my new life post-divorce, I see how important it is that a lover also loves what I make and how I express myself in color and shape. So, in that context, you can imagine how dear it is that my boyfriend asked me to make quilts for our living room and our bedroom walls. And that hanging this first one up really makes that house my home.

Lady Quinn, a finished quilt

I do love how this quilt came out! The colors and patchwork make a lovely impression whether viewed from close up or from far off. With more distance the sunny yellow center absolutely glows. I love how the colors blend horizontally in both directions like the sunset reflecting on water.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserApril 24, 2024diamonds, finished quilts Comments

Positivities, the finished quilt

Did you miss the original release of Positivities Block-of-the-Month in January? If patchwork positivities speak to your soul, I hope you will join us now for a second chance at Positivities! The pattern specifies the solids I used throughout the quilt and the misc. extra scrap colors for each block, so that you can create a quilt just like this one, if you like. On Sale Now!

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserMarch 25, 2024Positivities, BOM Comments

Passageways, an Ice Cream Soda quilt

Stitch by stitch, color on color, shape by shape by shape, a patchwork quilt comes into being slowly. This one, entirely sewn by hand, offered seemingly endless quiet moments for contemplation and rest. But four and a half years later, an end did come. A period was set. Now it is finished, my version of the famous Ice Cream Soda quilt in blues, aqua, teal and purple, cream and black and gray.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserJanuary 5, 2024ice cream soda, finished quilts Comments

Kaleidoscope Groove quilt

There are some quilts which you have to fight for. These are the ones that you know could be good, soooo good, but they only come together with a struggle. It may be because you are stretching yourself with color or design or it may be because this moment in your life enfolds you in stress that blocks or complicates your creative life.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserNovember 6, 2023finished quilts, kaleidoscope, fall, bird Comments

Wheat Harvest Starbright Stars quilt

It’s finished! The quilt I made during the Starbright Stars Sew-Along has had her day in the sun at the beautiful Hoge Veluwe park, a nature preserve in The Netherlands. It’s a place that feels wild. The skies are wide and the forests are peaceful, the silence interrupted only by the calling of birds or the whirring of bicycles along the paths.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserOctober 9, 2023finished quilts, Starbright, stars, starbright, fall Comments

Green Starbright Stars, a finished quilt

Guess what is coming to a screen near you on Monday, August 21st???? The Starbright Stars quilt pattern! This quilt came along with us to France where it had its big day in the sun in the charming village of Renaison. I am in love with mossy green, minty green, teal green, emerald green, grassy green, sage green, all the greenest green greens!

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserAugust 16, 2023finished quilts, Starbright, stars, green Comments

Tangential Stars quilt

Voila, 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!

Teeter Totter Two, a finished quilt

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.

Christmas Forest, a finished quilt

It’s almost Christmas! I hope you are feeling the holiday spirit and will soon get to relax with family and/or friends. Happily, my Christmas Forest quilt is complete just in time to wish you a very merry Christmas!

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserDecember 23, 2022finished quilts, Christmas sewing Comments

Red, Red Stars quilt

This quilt celebrates the rich beauty and brilliant confidence of red, red, Red. The stars sparkle on a scrappy cream and peach background, with splashes of bright white and royal lavender. If you squint your eyes, you may no longer see stars, but rather two grids of sparkling squares.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserAugust 29, 2022finished quilts, stars, red Comments

Sugar Plum, a Pas de Deux quilt

Long projects make the best finishes! What a pleasure it is to see all the bits and pieces of this patchwork sampler dancing together as one. May I present my second Pas de Deux quilt - this time in pretty Sugar Plum shades.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserJuly 4, 2022finished quilts, pas de deux Comments

Full Spectrum Pas de Deux quilt

It’s seems I’ve captured the rainbow again. This swirl of happy, scrappy patchwork makes me smile, just like that bow of color in the sky. Come see my finished quilt! Psst - a new round of Pas de Deux is on sale now. We start fresh in April!

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserMarch 28, 2022pas de deux, rainbow, scraps, sampler Comments

Tulip Field Diamond Wedge quilt

A rainbow of diamonds sparkles with vibrant color, bringing to mind a field of spring flowers. The wedges in between the diamonds offer slivers of contrasting blue and lavender skies. This wash of contrast enhances the diamond colors just as a bright, sunny day brings a garden to life.

Candy Box, a Postage Stamp Stars quilt

It’s finished quilt day! And look at these dapper men who kindly helped me hold the quilt. I don’t know what they’re doing outside without their clothes though, on such a very cold and windy day. At any rate, the quilt is looking very cheery despite the weather!

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserFebruary 4, 2022finished quilts, postage stamp stars, pink, stars Comments

Autumn Glow Honeycomb Stars, a finished quilt

This autumn rendition has all my favorite fall colors: plum, red, amber and peach. It’s a spectacular sunset of hues that seems to celebrate where I find myself now - settled into a home I love and into a life that fills me with satisfaction, gratitude and hope.

Angled QuiltsRachel HauserNovember 19, 2021finished quilts, hexagons, honeycomb stars, quilting, fall Comments

Frolicking Florals Honeycomb Stars quilt

How I’ve loved cutting and sewing with the large scale hexagon shape. It really showcases splashy printed fabrics to their best advantage and allowed me to thoroughly enjoy this collection of colorful florals that I’ve collected over the years.

Economy Star Parade in Clashy Bright colors

I had in mind an older child when creating this quilt. This one has Clashy Bright colors, a connection to a long-ago created palette that continues to inspire. The colors have a high-energy vibe with a touch of moodiness from the dark, dark stars.

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