(Drawing Closed) Medallion quilts have been all the rage over the last few years. A medallion quilt generally starts with a center motif and then multiple borders are added until you have your quilt. I loved that Janice Ryan (betteroffthread.com) and Beth Vassalo (http://plumandjune.blogspot.com/) wanted to write a book where we could explore medallions even further and so they put …
Molehills Quilt Along, Part 2: Cutting, Cutting, Cutting
So, your Molehills quilt should be all planned out now. Is it? If you are having a hard time planning it out, remember scrappy is perfect too. You don’t have to over think it and it will still look great. Part II will be all about cutting – cutting your templates and cutting your fabric. CUT TEMPLATES Version 1: If …
Molehills Quilt Along, Part 1: The Plan
After WAY too long – the Molehills Quilt pattern is now available to purchase for download and will soon be available in print. I had a wonderful time teaching this pattern. First at Sewtopia in Chicago and then again at Sew Modern in Los Angeles. With all the experience teaching it I was able to refine and expand the pattern …
A Modern Twist – Blog Hop
I’m very excited to introduce you to the new book A Modern Twist: Create Quilts with a Colorful Spin by Natalie Barnes with Angela Walters (Martingale). First of all, let me tell you a bit about Natalie. Working in the industry I met Natalie somewhere along the way. I didn’t know her well but, I knew her and would see …
Giveaway Day Winner
Thanks everyone for entering the giveaway for SMS Giveaway Day! I used the old Random Number Generator and got #100. A little bit of counting backwards and I figured out that Anne won the Library of Books! Anne is currently enjoying Jean Wells book Intuitive Color. Great choice and if you ever get to see Jean in person, don’t miss …
Former QuiltCon Juror Tells All
First, I have to say I LOVE the salacious title of my blog post! Hey, I’m from LA. I can do that. Mostly this will be an education on how a juried quilt show works. I do feel that I need to start this out saying that this is in no way endorsed by the Modern Quilt Guild, the organization …
Giveaway Day: Library of Quilt Books!
Thanks for stopping by my brand new website and blog via Giveaway day! Thanks so much Sew Mama Sew for sponsoring. After you enter feel free to spend a little time browsing! Giveaway Day – or more correctly Giveaway Week – is sorta like Christmas. I am so excited to present to you my blog giveaway this year. I call it the Library …
Why I Love the Pantone Color of the Year
I have to start this out with complete honestly. When I first saw Marsala, I was unsure. Completely unsure. All I could think of was if this is THE color of the year then it has to be an awesome color that a lot of people would automatically love, right? And then for me the color Marsala by itself conjured up visions of Mauve …
Kona Charm Pack Winner!
Thanks everyone for all your kind comments about Triangulate and for entering the giveaway! Thanks Robert Kaufman for sponsoring! And the giveaway winner is. . . drumroll please. . . number 45! And number 45 is Kathy Pfaltzgraff! Kathy look out for an email from me so we can get your address and send you your charm pack. …
Robert Kaufman: 30 Quilts, 30 Years
I love Kona Cotton! I remembered getting my first Kona color card and drooling over all the colors and all the possibilities. And to think they started with just a dozen colors 30 years ago! When I was asked if I would design a quilt to help Robert Kaufman celebrate 30 years of Kona I was a bit overwhelmed. Especially …