All the blocks are ready for Pergola, my newest quilt pattern. It is a square quilt with two easy blocks that finish at 15". I am assembling them today and hope to have them ready for the quilter by the end of the day. The fabrics you see are from Dear Stella Fabrics' Perch line. Yes, you saw it featured on my downloadable quilt pattern called Nature Sweet. I really love the greens and gorgeous prints on this line so I am using it again. This is the fabric for the backing. As soon as the … [Read more...] about Quilt Pattern In the Works
Bella Skill Builder 7
This is month 7 of the Bella Skill Builder Sew Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. I have a pretty nice pile of blocks which will soon become a cool, colorful quilt. Here are the blocks I made for today: Block 7a measures 24-1/2" square, It was easy but touch and go for a while: I thought I had made a mistake, remade the patches only to find out they were OK all along. I cut all HSTs for block 7a as above. Thinking I needed 4 HSTs from each set of squares (not 8 as the pattern calls … [Read more...] about Bella Skill Builder 7
Cotton Way Quilts
Have you seen Bonnie Olaveson's book Cotton Way Classics - Fresh Quilts for a Charming Home, published by Martingale? The book displays 13 of her designs, with quilts showcasing fabrics from the Bonnie and Camille collections by Moda Fabrics. They are sooooo beautiful! All photographs by Brent Kane for Martingale. Used with permission. Bonnie's background in pattern design has been delighting us for years, accented by the fabrics we have come to recognize and love. The pages in this … [Read more...] about Cotton Way Quilts
Knit Scarf
My family in Brazil will be getting knitted scarves for Christmas this year. You've seen previous posts with the ones I have finished. Last weekend I was browsing at Hobby Lobby and found this cool yarn I could not leave at the store. The colors reminded me of the ones my sister loves so I bough it and got ready to knit. My stitch requirements: simple, lots of texture but no pattern which would draw attention away from the colors. I opened my copy of The Big Book of Knit … [Read more...] about Knit Scarf
Classic Knit Shawls
All photographs by Joe Hancock for F+W Media, Inc. Used with permission. Last week I spent a whole afternoon with my knitting friends, something I haven't done in three years. I missed them so much! We sat around the table at the middle of the yarn store and worked on our projects, chatted, ate candy, swooned over each other's work, and planned our next yarn purchases. One of my friends, Renee', was working on a beautiful shawl and I came home dreaming of making my own someday. Galax Shawl … [Read more...] about Classic Knit Shawls
Wool Applique’ Gifts
I whipped up two coasters the other night as I am taking every opportunity I have to prepare Christmas gifts. I love them! It took me a couple of hours to make them. Most of that time was spent choosing scraps of wool and cutting the shapes. I transferred the shapes onto plastic templates, traced them on the wool with permanent marker, and cut them. Notice the texture of this pink background - it was recycled from a wool sweater! So were the orange, yellow, and purple pieces. I glued the … [Read more...] about Wool Applique’ Gifts