Before I even finished The Big Log in the original colors of Black and White, I started to think about what variations could be made to make the look and feel of the quilt completely different. Though I love black and white quilts for babies I thought that in this case the Black and White was too stark of a …
June Theme: “Measured Improv”
Each month on The Quilt Engineer blog we’ll explore quilt designs within a certain theme. I so often get overwhelmed with the designs that float around in my head that I figured if I picked a theme for the month that I could stay more focused. I know I’ll still keep wanting to skip ahead a month or so but, …
Log Cabin Revisited: “The Big Log”
I saw a picture of a rug online awhile ago and was inspired to make this quilt. I wish I could find a picture of the inspiration rug. When I first looked at it I fell in love with the new take on the basic log cabin. I love log cabin blocks in modern quilts but, I look at them …
Welcome to My New Blog – The Quilt Engineer!
Hey Bloggie Friends, I have a new blog! Yay! I’m so excited! For better or worse, I will still “dream of quilts” :-), but, I will no longer blog at www.idreamofquilts.wordpress.com. Frankly, when I put up my blog at the end of last year, I knew I Dream of Quilts wasn’t the perfect name for me but, sometimes you just …