Aviator Quilt

"Aviator Quilt" made by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. Vanessa has a pattern for this quilt. She says there is no paper-piecing or templates involved. She is a fabric designer for Moda.

Nice job, Vanessa!

Giveaway Winners!

The two winners of "Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks" are:

1. Jinger in Hawaii. Her blog is: Trials of a Newbie Quilter.

2. Wendy Caton Reed in Maine. Her blog is: The Constant Quilter.

Congratulations! Your magazines will be shipped tomorrow.

Modern Selvage Quilt from C & T

When I made the quilts for my book "Quilts from the Selvage Edge" (AQS 2008) I tried to come up with a selvage version of many classic quilt categories including: log cabin, tree of life, Amish style, silk cigar ribbon quilts, stars, optical illusions, and so on. This courthouse steps quilt from C&T takes care of the modern quilt category! It looks like a maze, or interrupted concentric squares. Very nice!
This photo was posted to Pinterest by C & T Publishing.

New Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks - GIVEAWAY!

Here it is: Vol. 14! It will be on the stands soon, but you can win one now. See below.

See my block: Beach Umbrellas? Like all my favorites, it looks a little tricky, but it's easier than pie.

I love being called one of "today's top designers." Haha. Right next to Bonnie Hunter too! Cool.

Your comment on this post will be your entry into the drawing. Tell us what your favorite kind of quilts are. Random drawing will be held Saturday Nov. 12. Two prizes will be awarded. Prizes will be mailed anywhere in the world.

Selvage Fabric on Spoonflower!

This selvage themed fabric was designed by "AFewScraps" and is available on Spoonflower. 

Nice work, Scraps!

Fabric and Crochet Quilt!

While I was admiring pillowcases with crocheted edges yesterday, I found this elegant fabric/crochet quilt. It's from The Whoot in Australia. It looks like one-patch and four-patch blocks made like pot-holders, then bordered with a crocheted edge. The off-white roses are a very nice touch.

Pillowcases With Crocheted Edges - Nice Gifts!

Good idea! Beautiful pillowcases with crocheted edges would make great gifts for my sisters. Lots more inspirational photos on Pinterest too. The photo above is from Polka Pics. 

And here's a good resource for making crocheted edges: The Finer Edge, Kristin Omdahl.

More From Hata Larson

Old tee shirts, monk cloth, and now beads! This looks like fun. See more from Hata Larson of Rusia here. 

Low Price on Kona Solids!

The Fabric Shack in Ohio offers Kona solids for $5.49/yard! ($9 at JoAnn) They carry 303 colors, and 12 of them come in 108" wide too.

Source article: Laurie's Place "The Best Sites for Buying Fabric."

The pretty color above is called "Breakers."

Riel Nason's New Selvage Quilt Book!

This beautiful selvage quilt is the work of Canadian quilter and fiction author Riel Nason.

I love the delicate detail in this quilt. Look at that lattice. Yayy, Riel!

Riel's newest book is published by C & T Publishing. 

See all her books on Amazon here.

Hanging Around

Hilarious photo from Vintage Everyday. Somebody was thinking out of the box!

Road Sign Humor

Found this photo on Facebook. I don't know who's photo it is. I wonder how many times this has been photographed. Haha.

Join the Team: "Quilters Step It Up"

Join the team "Quilters Step It Up" and simply increase the number of steps you take each day for 2 weeks starting on Oct. 13. I started this team. 

You might want to use a fitness tracker or you might not; it doesn't matter. See FAQs.

I recently got a Fitbit Alta which counts my steps each day. It helps me stay motivated. (eBay was cheapest.) You might prefer to keep a log of minutes spent walking. This will be fun. 

Stay tuned.

Couture Fantasy Coat from Amber Studios!

Look at this floral fantasy coat from Barbara at Amber Studios! Isn't it stunning? 

She starts with an upcycled boiled wool sweater, makes it into a coat, and then it's loaded with the most exquisite handmade embellishments! I've seen Barbara's coats in person and they are over-the-top wonderful. She takes her customer's measurements, listens to their preferences, and then creates a coat of their dreams. They all have a feminine shape and lovely drape.

Feast your eyes in her shop, and view her sold items too. 

Not only is she a fabulous artist, but she's a sweet person too.

Apple Quilt from Russia!

This beautiful collage quilt featuring apples is the creation of quilt artist Valentina Maximova of Russia. You can see more work from this artist here. 

I love the colors.

Here's That Pink and Gold Again

I'm noticing this beautiful color combination lately: pink and gold. This is a saffron yellow antique Persian Kerman rug from the Nazmiyal Collection. It measures 5' x 9' and is listed for $18,500.

Very detailed design! Beautiful!

Quilters Guild of Plano, TX

Look at this gorgeous quilt! Lots of fancy piecing and applique. This was a raffle quilt made by the Quilters Guild of Plano, TX in 2011. They have lots of quilt photos on the Gallery page of their website. Nice job!

Kristin Shield's Improv Quilt

These quilts just keep getting better and better! This is "Bright Lights, Big City" by Kristin Shields. It measures 29" x 30." Photo by Sherri Lynn Wood of daintytime on Flickr. This quilt was inspired by a quilt in Wood's book: The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters. Wow!

More Improv Curves

This quilt was made by Mina Kennison. It was inspired by a quilt in  The Handbook for Modern Quilters by Sherri L. Wood. 

Wow! Curved String Quilt!

This fabulous string-curves quilt is the creation of Ann. She describes the process on her blog: Fret Not Yourself. Did you notice the circle that extends off the lower right corner? Ann says she used bias binding for that part, but straight-of-grain binding for the rest. Clever! 

(The photo is by Ann too.)

A Vintage Quilt for Fifty Cents?

Yes! A friend in my quilt guild recently bought this vintage feathered star quilt at the Bethlehem (CT) Fair for fifty cents! It's in very good condition too. And look at all those tiny triangles! I didn't think that happened any more!

Mrs. Bobbins

If you like Mrs. Bobbins, you'll like my collection of cartoons here. 

Ruth McDowell's Blue Moon Chicken Quilt

I love how Ruth McDowell chooses fabrics for her wonderful quilts. She has this one listed for sale on her website at $1,400. Want to learn how she makes them? See her most recent book (pictured below) here: Piecing: Expanding the Basics. 

Trying to Get More Carbs and Nitrites?

I know, I'm not either. But isn't this hilarious? Enjoy the day!

Hi Doll Eyes!

Lisa in New Zealand used 13 shades of green, gray, brown and gold to embroider the iris for her doll eyes. She used a photo of her own eye as a guide. Lisa aims to create cloth dolls like the ones from the 1930's, but with a more updated look. You can see how she does it here: Big Little.

Obras by Serena Garcia

Serena Garcia's collection of fiber art is called Obras ("works" in Spanish).

She is from Chile. See more of her creations here: Obras. This looks like fun.

Pickle Dish Quilt

Here's another stunning quilt done in pink and cheddar. The little bits of green add a nice touch. See more photos and details about this quilt at Sane, Crazy. Crumby Quilting. 

This quilter (not identified in her blog) also made a beautiful basket quilt, shown below. Wow!

Socks Made From Sweater Sleeves!

Socks made from sweater sleeves! How clever is that?

This photo is from Autumn Enchanted, a cache of cozy autumn photos.

The site isn't for knitters, so it doesn't give any info about how to deal with the raw edge at the top of the sleeve. But if the sweater was in throw-away condition anyway, we'd figure it out.

Something New: Mermaid Crowns!

Something about this makes me smile: a mermaid crown made from seashells. This one was created by Corina Brown of Wild & Free Jewelry in Santa Barbara, California. 

Looking at her crowns just gave my creativity a boost! Off to the sewing machine!

Quilt by Maria Shell of Alaska

This quilt titled "To Agnes Martin With Color" was made by Maria Shell of Anchorage, Alaska.

It was exhibited at Quilt National in Ohio in 2015. Visit Maria's website here, and blog here.

I love all the crazy tiny pieces in this quilt! It looks like all solids.

Nice work, Maria!

Sarah Nishiura's Quilt

Sarah Nishiura (from Chicago) made this machine-pieced, 

hand-quilted quilt in 2013. It measures 87" x 85." 

See more of Sarah's quilts here.

I'm interested in the pink/gold color combination.

 It feels like Indian summer to me: goldenrod and the last of the pink roses (below). 

 

Nancy's Camelot Quilt

Nancy H. Sonneborn just finished this beautiful Camelot quilt. She made two rows of boys and two rows of girls. Each one is different. (From top to bottom: boy, girl, girl, boy.)  Great colors! She said this quilt was lots of fun to make. Nice work, Nancy!

To see the pattern for this quilt, click here: Camelot Quilt Pattern. 

Green Mosaic Clergy Stole

This is my third mosaic clergy stole in a series. As you quilters can probably tell, the "tiles" are Kona solids, fused onto the stole with Pellon #805. See details here: Green Clergy Stole. It takes me one whole day to make one of these. I'm not complaining though, It's very relaxing to do.

October is Clergy Appreciation Month. My Etsy shop Shadrach's is well stocked. ;)

Red Mosaic Clergy Stole

I've put fusible mosaic designs on quilts before, but I have to say doing this on clergy stoles is so much fun. See how the smidgen of blue pops? I love that. Click here to see my stole shop: Shadrach's. Or click here to see more about this Red Mosaic. So far, it takes me a whole day to make one of these. I don't know if it will get any faster, but it's soothing. It will be a good winter project because of all the time spent with the steam iron. :)

Coming up next: green!

Mosaic Design Using Fusible Web

I finished my first mosaic style clergy stole today. The foundation is black Kona cotton. The "tiles" are made from 12 shades of blue, turquoise and purple. The colors are more accurate in the photos below. You can see  more details here. I used Pellon #805 fusible web. 

Labor or Fun?

Well, that depends. Whatever you're planning for today, I hope you have a Happy Labor Day!
I'll be sewing. :)