Do you remember my blog post The Colors I Need? In it I highlighted the colors that I am missing in my fabric stash. When colors are missing, I feel like a painter without the right paint. Luckily The Confident Stitch was able to help me with some of my target colors!
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Do you know what? I am finally making quilt ideas regularly enough that it all begins to flow and comes much easier. Making clear goals was necessary. Now I am finally nearing the end of the challenge and can look back with gratitude at all the ideas that I have generated. Yay!
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Yesterday was the first time that I sewed a garment without taking any measurements or following any directions. It was just a skirt, a really simple one, but that felt good! With my leftover Rosette rayon fabric from The Confident Stitch, I sewed an easy-peasy, elastic waist skirt. I could have made it shorter, but I had the feeling that Elora would find the extra length charming, and she did!
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Sunshowers block no. 2 was this beauty on a Speckled Sunstone Metallic background. Wow, that Speckled fabric really makes it special! I followed the lead of the colors splattered across the background print when choosing my arch colors. I love, love, love the atypical rainbow effect. Hopefully Elora will like it too!
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Happy Friday! I have been making a ton of progress on my personal 30 Days of Quilt Design challenge. I think that I am really getting the hang of designing with PreQuilt! Come see my latest designs; plus, WIN A PRIZE FROM PreQuilt!
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Ta da! My first cheery Sunshower’s rainbow block! I used two different background fabrics: Tarrytown Holepunch Dot Orchid and a Tilda Basics tiny star print. I was wondering if two backgrounds would look strange, but I like the effect. For my arches I have a red strawberry Heather Ross print, a golden yellow tone on tone print and two solids from the Ruby + Bee collection.
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Have you ever come across a garment fabric and thought, “I have got to sew myself something in that fabric!” Being a quilter at heart, this doesn’t happen to me very often, but when it does I try to listen. It could result in an item of clothing that truly delights!
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Hello quilty people! It is high time I announced the grand prize up for grabs with 30 Days of Quilt Design! There are just over three weeks left to sketch your way to our goal of 30 design moments. Plus , here is my next batch of quilt ideas. See something that you like?
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We are settling in at home again after our summer travels, picking up our old rhythms and making some new ones as well. Part of settling in for me is starting a new quilt, and I am very happy that my next project will be a quilt for Elora’s bed!
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Corsica is a French island situated in the Mediterranean Sea between France and Italy. It proved to be an absolute wonder for hiking, swimming and site-seeing. The impressions of the trip are sure to make their way into my quilts in the years to come.
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Congratulations to @InfectiousStitches whose design Nine Patch Meets Lonestar was randomly selected as our latest 30 Days of Quilt Designs winner. Come see her winning design and a few others! A BIG thanks to Purple Stitches, who gifted this prize. Thank you for encouraging our creativity!
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Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of August, experimenting with paint colors, sharing a Color Inspiration library, celebrating Hexagon Stars and anticipating making a new home with Aart!
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Gosh I love this quilt! She was so fun and fast to make. I tried to work mostly with softer tones, while allowing for strong contrast in the improv crosses. The combination is more spunky than sweet, more wild than cultivated and positively buzzing with island energy.
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Happy Friday! We are edging toward the end of the second month for our 30 Days of Quilt Design challenge. There are more than 30 days left to rack up 30 designs in total. I have made some progress with some new designs. Want to see? Plus, WIN A PRIZE FROM PURPLE STITCHES!
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If I had to sew one kind of quilt for the rest of my life, I would sew scrap quilts! Now I realize that I would theoretically eventually run out of scraps. But are we sure about that? It seems like scraps have a way of mysteriously multiplying??? In any case, I certainly have loads of scraps now and making something beautiful from all those leftover bits and pieces is one of the most satisfying aspects of quilt-making. Here are my favorite 10 scrap quilt experiences so far - - -
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Sewing these blocks is so zippy-quick and relaxing. There’s no wrong way to cut those improv slices. I am using a ruler to cut and working quickly and instinctively. In a jiffy a pile of ready-to-sew pieces awaits by my machine.
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Congratulations to @DebiLeaHassler whose design Crimson and Clover was randomly selected as our latest 30 Days of Quilt Designs winner. Come see her winning design and a few others! A BIG thanks to PreQuilt, who gifted this prize. Thank you for encouraging our creativity!
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I am going to sew improv cross blocks (free tutorial!) using magic number block sizes! I can use a variety of bigger scraps for the project, as well as string scraps. So, here’s a start! I am keeping the backing fabric in view to help me stay color-focused, since I so easily veer towards more saturated and contrasty shades. These cross blocks are so, SO easy to sew. You really can’t go wrong.
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