Last Friday I had the pleasure of visiting Hoffman California-International Fabrics in Mission Viejo, California. You know Hoffman: they are famous worldwide for their amazing Bali batiks, as well as Asian-themed, tropical, novelty, holiday, and other fabrics created by their talented designers. These batiks are screaming "Turn me into a modern quilt"! When I get my hands on one of these bundles I will be happy to oblige! Rube P. Hoffman started the company back in 1924 and, … [Read more...] about Fabric fun
Portuguese Cupboard
I love Timeless Treasures new fabric line called True Blue. Above is the quilt I designed for that line which I called "Portuguese Cupboard". It is available as a free download at the Timeless Treasures site - check it out and look for the fabric line! The prints in the True Blue collection (19 in all) are beautiful with tea cups and saucers, delicate flowers, tone-on-tone options... everything to add texture and interest to the quilt. This design is made up of two simple blocks with … [Read more...] about Portuguese Cupboard
Round Robin
As I promised in my previous post, here is Lisa's quilt. Doesn't it look gorgeous? The pattern for her center block is called Flower Patch by Thimble Blossoms. Deb added the large gray border and the HSTs on point. I added the narrow gray border, the 1/4 circles plus the large gray border to wrap up the design. Lisa did a great job quilting it... and the result is a bright, fun round robin wall hanging. Round Robins can stretch us a bit and I love it. Have you ever been part of one? Speaking … [Read more...] about Round Robin
Christmas Table Topper
Last Fall, my friends Deb, Lisa, and I started a small round robin. We each made a quilt block (or a quilt center) and took turns adding borders to it. This is how my quilt turned out - don't you love these prints in the Holly's Tree Farm fabric line by Moda Fabrics? (My favorite quilt holder is not around much now that school started, so a bench will have to do...). This square table topper measures 33-1/2". Lisa added the first few borders: blue print with flying geese, cute … [Read more...] about Christmas Table Topper
Baby Bliss
My daughter-in-law is staying with me overnight on Wednesday, and she is bringing baby Alex with her - yes!!! So I spent the weekend working on a few gifts for him. Above is a baby flannel blanket with cowboy theme... ... and pirate-themed fabric on the back - I had to have the major boy stuff covered! The blanket is super soft... My 16-year-old son did not want to let go of it when I showed it to him (I promised not to publish his picture with the blanket). It has no batting yet I quilted … [Read more...] about Baby Bliss
Giveaway Winner
We have a winner who will take home this awesome jelly roll: Color Theory by V and Co. for Moda Fabrics: 1 Set of 1 Unique NumberRange: From 1 to 252 Set #1 133 Gloria CottenAugust 22, 2016 at 8:03 PM "The summer heat has given me all the excuse I need to stay in the air conditioning and make quilts!" Gloria, congratulations!!! I can't wait to see what you will make with this fabric collection! I have read your comments and responded to almost all of them (a … [Read more...] about Giveaway Winner