I’m crafting a rainbow of diamonds with the Wedge Cross block, a bonus quilt-pattern-in-progress for Pas de Deux BOM club. Fabrics are Ruby and Bee Solids. These rich, saturated hues are captured in cloth by designers Heather Ross and Annabel Wrigley, working in tandem for Windham Fabrics.
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Oh, checkerboard patchwork, how I do love thee! It’s charming every time. Now a whole checkerboard quilt in this small-size patchwork would be quite an endeavor, but this little taste is pure delight. I’m on my way to a finished quilt top this month!
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There are often lots of ways to sew most patchwork blocks, with advantages and disadvantages to different approaches. It’s easy to assume that the first method you learn is the easiest or best one. Until you try another method, you really don’t know! Patchwork can surprise you.
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Welcome back to my sewing room. Today is my last day of corona quarantine, and I’m feeling full of energy! I think it’s time for some progress on my rainbow Pas de Deux quilt. Let’s begin this time with grass green and silver gray fabric scraps.
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Your Pas de Deux beginnings are inspiring me today. I’m feeling the tug to finish the scrappy rainbow version I’ve already started, and begin a fresh Pas de Deux quilt with a limited palette. Why not? It’s not, after all, a particularly time-consuming quilt.
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This week I found my rhythm: stitch, press, trim - stitch, press, trim - stitch, press, trim. Lost in the process and living deliciously in the moment of each new seam, my project felt like a secret getaway. I return to you today with a fresh new quilt top!
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Playing with plaid, sewing with sorbet pink and trying to decide between two options for my Postage Stamp Stars quilt. Which one do you like? I’m super curious. This quilt top is coming together fast!
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I’ve just begun Postage Stamp Stars, a spin-off from the Postage Stamp group in Pas de Deux quilt. Pattern coming soon to club members! First step - dig into all my small scrap bins, cutting little jewels of color.
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At last we can truly get started with sewing these Pas de Deux quilts. Are you so excited? I am! I quite enjoy seeing your ideas for colors and fabrics. There really are so many ways to make something beautiful. Psst - - - Last day for Sale price!
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I love scrap quilts! Each one is special and totally unique. Here are some tips for planning a scrappy sampler quilt like Pas de Deux. Start with Your Scraps, Combine Colors, Develop a Theme and Avoid Total Overwhelm!
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Enjoy the Pas de Deux planning stage with the Prelude resource, which you can download as soon as you register. Tools, schedule, fabrics and color palettes - it’s all there! You can sew Pas de Deux with scraps or yardage. Are you scrap poor? Don’t fret - with some help from my sponsors, I’ve got you covered.
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It’s time, friends! Welcome to the kick-off of our Pas de Deux BOM! You can register today and immediately receive the Pas de Deux Prelude - a welcome pack with introductory info and resources for planning your color and fabric choices. Yippee!
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Are you itching to start your Pas de Deux quilt? If you’re like me, the color ideas are swirling around in your head in an exciting, if distracting cloud. Well, friends, get out those colored pencils and let’s pin those ideas to paper.
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What will you sew in 2022? A fresh new year is almost upon us, and with it comes a sense of renewal and so many possibilities. My wish for you? Let 2022 be a year in which you create joyfully with your hands, whatever form that takes for you.
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Foundation paper piecing makes a group of nicely-aligned, sharp points. And that’s how we like it! If you’re new to foundation piecing, never worry. Pas de Deux will teach this technique. I promise, this is an ideal block with which to learn.
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There’s good reason that this format is so popular with quilters and with designers like myself. My upcoming Pas de Deux is a BOM program. Let’s pull back the curtain and unpack this Block of the Month concept.
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This is where it begins. I can hole away for hours putting pencil to paper in my graph paper quilt journal. Some parts come easily and others are erased and re-drawn over and over and yet over again. Today you’ll see what I have created! My fingers and toes are crossed that you like it!!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Star of wonder, star of light, star of royal beauty bright. I’m really feeling that December magic with this group. Just tease out those patterns! I love how these blocks interact in surprising and intricate ways.
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