Big Selvage Pillows

Barbara Cain is the author of "Go Big Go Bold, Large Scale Modern Quilts" and her quilts have appeared in many magazines too. She thought it would take a long time to save enough selvages to make anything, but creating these two beautiful selvage pillows (24" square) hardly put a dent in her selvage stash. Barbara used muslin foundation strips. You can read more about this project on her blog: Modern Quilting by B. Nice job Barbara!

Selvage Table Runner - Feathers

Take a look at Renee's reversible selvage table runner: teal selvage feathers on one side and rows of multi-colored selvages on the other. Renee lives in New Mexico. You can read more about this runner on her blog: Quilts of a Feather. Nice work, Renee!

Rewards of Climbing the Photoshop Learning Curve

Finally, the clergy stole photos for my Etsy shop Shadrach's have clean white backgrounds!  I recently got a new computer and had to learn Photoshop because Picasa 3 is now defunct. Picasa was great, except that it couldn't lighten just one area of a photo. It was all or nothing. So this is my reward for learning a new skill: crisp photos. I love it. Ah, the rewards of biting the bullet and leaving my comfort zone.

I'm looking forward to getting back to quilt-making. My collection of quilt pattern ideas is getting very big! And I'm still saving selvages. We'll see.

Boardwalk Quilt Pattern is Available on Etsy!

 

This quilt combines the charm of a classic string quilt with the light and airy vibe of a modern quilt.

See the pattern here: Boardwalk Quilt Pattern.

There's plenty of time to make a bunch before Christmas! Fun to make. No fuss.

I'm loving that black and white scribbly fabric (above). Can't find the selvage for details. I'll update this post when I find it. Lots of good fabric-arranging fun in the making of this quilt! 

Translucent Triangles Quilt

"Translucent Triangles" is my entry for Curated Quilts' upcoming issue featuring triangle quilts. I love how this one simple block arranged in two directions looks like floating triangles. Fun to make too. Pattern coming soon!

Love Letters Quilt

Recently finished this quilt, a different style for me. Fun to make. 

Happy Easter!

Very best wishes to you and your loved ones this Easter!

Curated Quilts Mini Quilt Challenge: Triangles

"Triangle Quartet" is my entry for the Curated Quilts Mini Triangle quilt challenge.

It measures 15.5" x 15.5". 

My Sister Eileen's Green Quilt

This quilt was made by my sister Eileen Lovett. These 45 degree triangles look amaizng, don't they? And look at that binding! She was going to sell this quilt, and to save it, I had to buy it! I'm glad I did.

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Worldwide Quilting Day!

This stunning green quilt was featured 6 years ago on the Quilt Inspiration blog, and I still love it.

"Jour de Semaine Charges by Gyöngyi Váradi, seen at the Hungarian Patchwork Society."

Have a great day!

New Quilt Pattern: Lady of the Lake

Did you know that the classic Lady of the Lake quilt block originated in Vermont in 1810 and is one of the few blocks that hasn't been known by any other names? This according to "The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America" by Rose and Kretsinger (1935). 

See the pattern here: Lady of the Lake

This pattern shows how to make fast half-square-triangles, 8 at a time. I'm sure my readers know how to do that, but it's a real eye-opener for new quilters! 

These two throw size quilts are made with RJR's gorgeous batiks: Jinny Beyer Best of Malam.

Thanks to my new EQ8 software, I can show you this quilt in two colorways. Or as many colorways as you want! Haha. Don't get me started.

Hexagons Raffle Quilt in Oregon!

Tina in Pendleton, Oregon made this stunning 88" x 101" Honeycomb quilt 

for her guild's raffle. What a wonderful quilt! 

She used my pattern: Hexagons, (The pattern is for a twin size.)

UPDATE: For info about the May 5 & 6 quilt show, visit:

krazyhorsequilters.org or Facebook. You can get raffle tickets there too.

Jessica's Selvage Bookcase Quilt

Jessica Skultety loves to read almost as much as she loves to quilt. 

She also has a blog: Quilty Habit, and a quilting newsletter. 

Click here to read about this quilt and see in-progress photos.

To see my previous posts about bookcase selvage quilts, click here.

I Need Advice About EQ 8

When I make quilt patterns, I currently take photos of the actual process, then I use Microsoft Word to make the pdf. I don't do much math, my designs are uaually the "liberated" type. 

I'm considering switching to Electric Quilt 8. 

My question is: I want to create my own blocks; I don't want to use their library of blocks.In that case, would it be a waste of $ to buy EQ8?  Do you like using it? Do you recommend it?

I really appreciate your advice!  Thanks!

Violet Craft's Selvage Blocks

Violet Craft made these blocks using selvages from her own fabrics and

the book Sister Sampler Quilts by Anne Marie Cheny. See Violet's blog post.

Violet is a former software engineer who now designs fabrics which are influenced by her tech background. She also  has a children's clothing line called Kung Fu Bambini. She is one busy quilter!

Read about Violet here.

Selvage Quilt by Anne Marie Chany

Look at these very cute selvages from Anne Marie Chany's fabric line. Anne Marie uses them in one of the modern style quilts featured in her book: Sister Sampler Quilts. You can read about it on Violet Craft's bloc post. 

Quiltcon Show Next Month

Looking forward to fresh quilt inspiration for the new year!

Kaffe Collective Fabrics for Clergy Stoles

I just made a series of red clergy stoles (worn by some ordained Protestant ministers) using my collection of Kaffe Collective fabrics (and a few others). These happy fabrics are a joy to work with, especially in colorless January. I'll be back to quilt-making pretty soon.

I hope your new year is off to a good start!

Selvage Double Wedding Ring Quilt

This double wedding ring quilt with selvages was made by "Miriam/berlinquilter." Her blog is Berlin Quilter, and she is on Instagram with the same name. Nice job, Miriam!

Spools of Thread Emptied in 2017

Another year of quilting and clergy stole-making emptied 23 spools of thread. 

 I use Coats & Clarks All Purpose thread. 

When I get around to machine quilting my ufo quilt tops, then you'll see a real pile of empty spools! But I don't know if that will happen in 2018. We'll see.

I hope you have a wonderful year of quilt-making!

Happy New Year!

Dear Quilting Buddies,

I hope you have a wonderful new year filled with good surprises beyond your wildest dreams!

Let's start some new quilts. Forget about the ufo's. I'm thinking a Quilt-along or a new World quilt would be fun. 

Hugs, Karen

My DH has an Etsy store!

My husband has an Etsy shop! JasonGriskaPhoto 

Jason has been taking photos of landscapes and everything else since I met him in 1972. Now that he's retired, he takes photo trips several times a year. He goes to great lengths to capture his shots, getting up way before dawn to be in the right spot before sunrise. He has posted about 50 of his best photos. So take a look and favorite or Pin a few to get him started. 

In the photo above, there were two sets of waves that intersected, creating this turbulent mass. I love the color in this one. 

I hope you are enjoying this quiet time between Christmas and New Year's Day! 

Monster Knee Patch

Another cute denim idea: a monster knee patch. From Bebe a la mode design.

Denim Dog

What a cute way to upcycle an old pair of jeans! I found a site about making denim toys: here.

There are no patterns on that site, just lots of inspiration. 

Outstanding Pine Burr Quilt by Tara Faughnan

 

This stunning Pine Burr quilt is the creation of Tara Faughnan of California. It was a prize-winning quilt at QuiltCon 2016. Tara said that she designed and made this quilt row by row, not knowing when she started what the finshed quilt design would look like. 

If you would like to see my pattern for a Pine Burr quilt, click here.

New Batch of African Clergy Stoles

See my new batch of clergy stoles made from African fabrics. I like the four big sunflower designs on this stole. I sourced most of these fabrics on Etsy. I love cutting them up and mixing them all together...I'm a scrap quilter at heart!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a wonderful day with a heart full of thanksgiving.

New African Clergy Stole

Today I cut into my latest Etsy purchase of African fabrics. I buy from sources in the US and Africa. I used to make quilts with these fabrics, but now I use them mostly for clergy stoles. When you view a whole yard, the bright bold designs can be overwhelming. But when cut up and blended together in a stole or a quilt, I think the result is beautiful.

See the listing for this stole in my Etsy shop.

(Clergy stoles are worn by many ordained Protestant ministers.)

How to Say "Quilt" in Thirteen Languages!

1. German = decke

2. Spanish = edredon

3. French = courtepoint

4. Japanese = kiruto

5. Italian = trapunta

6. Russian = stegat

7. Lithuanian = antklode

8. Finnish = peite

9. Swedish = lapptacke

10. Danish = dyne

11. Chinese = beizi

12. Irish = chuilt

13. Romanian = macat

Have you ever wondered what the word for "quilt" is in these other languages? I posted a quilt on Instagram and wanted to put the word for "quilt" in hashtags. I thought you might be interested.

The quilt pic above is the "World Quilt" that we made a few years ago here on the Selvage Blog. See the posts about it here. 

New Quilt Pattern: Column Sampler!

Just finished! This new Column Sampler quilt is so much fun to make. "Liberated" quilt-making methods remove the hassle of measuring. This quilt has Snowball blocks in three sizes, Bowties, Shoo-Fly blocks, Checkerboards, and Birds-in-the-Air (variation), 

See the pattern here: Column Sampler quilt.

I would appreciate Pins, fb, and blog mentions!

Little tigers by Cotton and Steel add some extra whimsy. I can't resist adding fun surprises like this.

Bird Selvage Quilt by Kathy

This beautiful selvage quilt is the creation of Kathy Boudreau in Maine. She is a member of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild. You can read more about this quilt on Louisa Enright's Blog. 

What a creative combination of selvages and whimsical birds!