Spider Web Selvage Quilt

Here's Beth's blue spider web selvage quilt. See more photos on her blog Run and Sew Quilts.

Nice job, Beth!!

Thumbprint Selvage Quilts

Thumbprint selvage quilts by Cheryl Sorg of California on Etsy.

Cupcake Collage

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At first it looks like a selvage quilt, but this is a painting by Nancy Standlee. 

Yarn Bombings!

Made by Aquaholic and featured on Edhat where you can see more photos and read about the process.

Jennifer Marsh on flickr: Interdependence Tree Project, Huntsville, Alabama.

The Yarney Stone from Parents.com.

Yarn tee pee by Bloesem class teacher Natalie Miller.

This looks like fun! The trees and rocks in my yard could use a little color too.

Gathered Selvage Skirt

This gathered selvage skirt is the creation of Emily Levey from the UK (Strawberry Patch). 

Selvage Skirt by Flourishing Palms

Selvage skirt by Linda (Flourishing Palms). She calls it Name Dropper for all the designer's names featured in the selvages. Haha.

Selvage Skirt

This selvage skirt was made by  Rachel van Tilborg from Canada. Her blog is Not Your Run of the Mill, but I couldn't find this particular post there. Photos from Google images.

Wabi Sabi Quilt: Off-Center Medallion

This is the center medallion of the third wabi sabi quilt (except that the medallion won't be quite in the center). I like the batik in the middle. See the close-up photo below. I found both dark batiks at the Quilted Ewe in Winsted, CT. The green fabric that looks like grass came from there too. Mary (the owner) has lots of great fabrics. I always find some treasures there. I'll show you when this quilt is finished.

Wabi Sabi Quilt 2

 This is quilt top #2 in my new Wabi Sabi series. It measures 63" x 82." The actual sewing was fast, but it took me some time to consider the layout. It was fun to make. The close-up photo below shows the individual fabrics a little better. The background is taupe (Kona Sand). Now I'm daydreaming about #3.

Wabi Sabi Quilt is Finished!

And the pattern is finished too! This is a raw-edge machine applique quilt. The final task is trimming off all the loose threads after machine washing and drying. But then it has a nice soft texture. 

Wabi sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in simplicity, authenticity, imperfection, and the natural cycle of growth and decay. It also involves asymmetry which goes against my natural default settings. That's part of the fun of making a quilt like this.

Wabi Sabi quilt by Karen Griska.

All of these photos were taken after machine washing and drying.

See the Wabi Sabi Quilt pattern.

Ice Cream Quilt Variations

The Ice Cream quilt designed by Kaffe Fassett. Delicious!

I found this Ice Cream quilt on Pinterest (above). Originally from Kaffe Fassett.

Kimberly Gervais' version of the ice cream quilt (above). See her blog post about it here.

Terri's version (above) is featured on her blog Quilternity's Place. And here's a close-up, below. She made all her strips the same width.

Quilt by Liz Kuny

Colorful contemporary art quilt by Liz Kuny of New Jersey. Nice!

Blue Quilt

 Stunning blue quilt by sewshaz made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics, pattern by Quiltology. Nice! I love the little bits of lime green in this very blue quilt. It seems to add depth.

This quilt reminds me of photos I've seen of Jodhpur, the blue city in India.

P.S. Not to be confused with Jaipur, the Pink City, below.

Happy Easter!

Nifty Tulips by Katell

Katell from France made this beautiful springtime tulips quilt. She was inspired by a tulips quilt in the book Georgia Quilts and by LeeAnn's tulips quilt on Nifty Quilts. You can read more about Katell's quilt and see photos of all three quilts on her blog Quilteuseforever.

Nice work, Katell!

Wabi Sabi Quilt

I've been wanting to make a wabi sabi style quilt for a while, and just finished my first one today. Now I can't wait to make another. This is raw-edge machine applique. The frayed edges will add a nice touch. I'll show you how it looks after machine washing and drying.