Drunkard's Path is a block that had never appealed to me until January. After a class I was so excited about the possibilities! Here is my design, and first quilt in two colors. The red fabric is from Moda's collection for this year's Valentine's Day. BTW, Syntrapol (http://www.gkcraft.com/), available at your local quilt store, is wonderful for when you need to wash your quilt and want to prevent color bleeding. Never mind how I found out! How do you like it? … [Read more...] about Red and White
Winter Wonderland
Crabapple Hill Studio has amazing quilt patterns with embroidery blocks. Inspired by some friends at my quilt guild I started working on their Winter Wonderland pattern. Instead of doing redwork, I decided to work with varigated floss in blues and grays. I cut, marked (using Pilot FriXion pens), and basted all the blocks for the quilt and am almost done with the first block. Although I anticipate it will be a few months before I get it done, I put the block I am working on, along with a couple … [Read more...] about Winter Wonderland
Valentine’s Day
I made this quilt a while ago. Although I did not use Valentine's colors, it turned out all right. I decided to quilt it using straight lines very close together, much like the black and pink stripes on one of the fabrics. The result was very cool... I also used broderie perse as I could not resist the flowers... What do you think? Too simple? Happy Valentine's in advance... … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day
Messenger Bag Tutorial
Just found this tutorial on how to sew an easy Messenger Bag. I like her choice of fabrics and its size. This can be a great birthday or Christmas gift for a teenager. Just pick some cool fabrics, for boy or girl. Fill it with books, iTunes gift card... and you will have a winner! http://fabricworm.blogspot.com/2010/09/patternless-messenger-bag-tutorial.html … [Read more...] about Messenger Bag Tutorial
String Spiderweb Quilt Design
I came across this pattern a while ago. What do you think? Looks interesting and the tutorial on the site (http://quiltville.com/spiderweb.shtml) has step by step detail on the construction of the block. Another one for my to do list, although I would probably make it less scrappy. Here is a picture of the quilt featured on Quiltville: … [Read more...] about String Spiderweb Quilt Design
Jillily Studio
Guys, I always like to check out Jill Finley's website (http://jillilystudio.com/pages/home.html) and blog (http://jillilystudio.blogspot.com/). Her color combinations are amazing... and her patterns are lovely. If it weren't so late I would rush to my studio and would start another quilt! No, wait, still working with the Woolies... … [Read more...] about Jillily Studio