Look at the fun baby quilt I just finished! A friend just had her first baby and I immediately went to gather all the leftovers I had of these gorgeous fabrics from the Splish Splash collection by Gail Cadden for Timeless Treasures to make a project for the little one (Here is the quilt made with the same line). This cool pattern by Amy Hamberlin is very simple - it is your choice of fabrics which makes the design pop. The letters are already reversed and ready to be … [Read more...] about Baby Quilts for Beginners
Log Cabin Variations – Quilt 2
This is my second pattern published in the book Log Cabin Variations by Annie's Publishing. It is called Albuquerque for its Southwestern look. The fabrics are from the Timeless Treasures New Java Blenders collection which has 25 beautiful colors. These are the ones I used: Lucious, right? The marbled texture is amazing on the quilt blocks giving them depth and interest. My friend Lisa let me quilt it on her long arm machine and I kept the motifs simple. Log cabin blocks are so fun … [Read more...] about Log Cabin Variations – Quilt 2
Modern Spools Sew Along – First blocks
I made the first two blocks for the Modern Spools Sew Along so I could answer some of your questions. Here we go: 1. You need to get Peta Peace's book A Piece of Cake - Sweet and Simple Quilts from Layer Cake Squares for the Modern Spool quilt pattern. You do not need to use layer cakes, however; 2. If you do not want to get the Needle and Notions book also published by Martingale, just look on the Internet for templates of sewing notions. Even though the book is for paper piecing, I am … [Read more...] about Modern Spools Sew Along – First blocks
Modern Spools Sew Along
Photo by Brent Kane for Martingale. Used with permission. [Edited] Hi, guys! Remember my idea (mentioned on Instagram @piecedbrain) of having a Sew Along using the Modern Spools pattern from Peta Peace's book A Piece of Cake - Sweet and Simple Quilts from Layer Cake Squares published by Martingale? Well, I am ready to implement it - this quilt would look awesome in my studio! It would be so cool if you participated, too! I am thinking of making two blocks every two weeks. … [Read more...] about Modern Spools Sew Along
Designer Mystery Quilt
Catching up with the Fat Quarter Shop's 2017 Designer Mystery Block of the Month has been fun! The first one I worked on was Pat Sloan's "Cat's Pajamas": I made it's four patches then put them all together. The finished quilt will look lovely because of the choices of fabrics, don't you think? Here is block 4 by Kate Spain called "Soda Pop": It was very fast because first... ... you make the four patches, then... ... the diamond in the square for the center, followed by … [Read more...] about Designer Mystery Quilt
Bella Skill Builder – Block 9
This is it! Last block of the Bella Skill Builder hosted by Fat Quarter Shop! Here are my blocks: Two blocks 9A - I wonder if I should have used the yellow for a more pronounced contrast... One block 9B... ... and one block 9C. This time we used the Creative Grids Lazy Angle Ruler and it was very easy to make these stars. And just like that we came to the end of this BOM. Now we have all the blocks we need to put this quilt together. But, before we do it, let's check out the … [Read more...] about Bella Skill Builder – Block 9