Summer Stars Fabric Kits Now Available!
Remember my Summer Stars quilt?
It's one of my most favorite patterns to date made out of one of my most favorite fabric lines EVER.
I was really sad when the fabric flew off the shelves before I could barely get my pattern published! So you can imagine my excitement when I found out that Riley Blake Designs recently reordered it!
So I'm happy to say that I now have a limited supply of fabric kits available in my Etsy shop. These kits are for the bright fabrics only (so you can use whatever your little heart desires for the background and backing). They include the binding fabric too and retail for $57.99.
Aren't they just the sweetest fabrics? Maybe Santa can bring you some this Christmas (wink, wink).
After 17 years of marriage you'd think my husband would have a million quilts to call his very own. But sadly, that wasn't the case (unless one super soft, flannel, tied blanket that I made him for one of our very first Valentine's Days) counts? No? I didn't think so.
I would make my husband a Plus Quilt. He was on board with the design and this selection of fabrics I pulled from my stash.
(inspired by his alma mater, Brigham Young University).
I threw in a few more shades of blue and some whites/creams to help give it some contrast. And then I got to work!
Oh, did I mention that my husband has told me several times over the years that he likes quilts with tiny pieces in them? Fun, huh? So I went as small as I could bring myself to go and cut my squares 2" and my rectangles 2" x 5".
If you've never made a Plus Quilt before let me warn you that it's a very slow and tedious process because you have to lay each piece in each row out and then you have to keep it all in order as you move it over to your sewing machine and then repeat it by 100 rows (just kidding it was only 54 in this case).
But I stuck to it and one day I finally finished.
It's a big quilt, big enough for my 6'2" husband to wrap up in comfortably.
Cathy Barney in Alpine, UT quilted it for me with one of my new favorite edge-to-edge quilting designs called Marbled Cake by Karlee Porter.
I love it. And I think he loves it. And it's done.
Happy Monday, friends! It's been a while, eh?
I haven't posted here since mid-July which is probably my longest break between posts since I started blogging back in 2008! This blog has been a great way for me to document my quilting journey and I love being able to look back on all the projects I've made over the years! I also love being able to share my passion for color, print and design with YOU and hope that you've found (and will continue to find) inspiration! The other day I noticed that several of my latest quilt finishes are not on here so it's time to fix that. Plan on seeing more posts from me, okay?
One of my favorite finishes from 2014 was my hand-appliqued, machine quilted Orange Peel Mini Quilt.
but really want to share the finished product with you!!!
This may have been my first play with low-volume fabrics vs. bright fabrics and I looooved it! I used bright fabrics (that as stand alone fabrics I didn't really love) but as little applique pieces with lots of saturation - were perfect! And the low-volume background fabrics were a great compliment to them. They added lots of interest but still fade into the background next to the bright hues of my orange peels.
The straight line quilting was so enjoyable (yet time consuming) to do!
I just followed the edges of my orange peels and quilted lines 1/4" apart in the low volume "diamond" areas. I don't quilt my projects myself very often but since it finished at 28" x 28" I figured I could handle it. I love the way it turned out - which is kind of rare for me. Often times I have a little regret or two but I ended up loving this project and have it hanging in my entryway.
101 Fabulous Small Quilts by That Patchwork Place.
Thank you for coming back to visit after my long blogging hiatus!