I pulled out fabrics for this quilt a while back, and I finally got around to making a few blocks. I’ve been calling it my ‘manly quilt’, and I’m afraid it’s kind of stuck. So now, even if I decide to keep it for myself, I’ll always think of it as the manly quilt.
I really love that so many of the new Denyse Schmidt Hope Valley prints could be appropriate for a guy. In fact, I had these up on my design wall when my brother stopped over the other day, and he immediately said he thought it would look great on his bed… (and it actually really would, but we’ll have to see about that!)
(That greenish-yellow is really hard to photograph, and these pictures leave a bit to be desired. Hopefully you’ll take my word that it looks better in person!)
Posted in Quilt Blocks.
Tagged with denyse schmidt, flea market fancy, hope valley, quilt, Quilt Blocks.
By admin
– February 8, 2010
Thanks for all the love for my new string quilt! I’ve been making a few blocks each evening… and now I just need to decide how big I want to make it.
This pile is the result of trimming up my blocks -
They’re just too pretty to throw away, so for now I’ve been collecting all the scraps in a big zip lock bag. I’m going to have to come up with some project that uses really tiny scraps! (any ideas?)
And speaking of fabric, I’m still working on cleaning up my stash… I’m forever running out of room (maybe because I just keep buying fabric!), so I’ve listed a few additional pieces for sale in my shop.
(I had to make room for these… gingham and tulips – so spring-y!)
Also, if you’re interested, Amy has posted a little interview with me on her blog today. Head over here if you want to read it. Thanks Amy!
Hope you all have fun things planned for the weekend. I think I’ll be chained in front of the sewing machine (though that’s not a bad place to be!). I have a few quilts that need quilting!
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By admin
– February 5, 2010
You know my love of string quilts, right? Well, despite having one in progress (one which may never be finished!), I decided to start another one. I just couldn’t resist using all of the Anna Maria Horner voile fabrics together in one string quilt.
I used green for the center string this time. It’s the same green I used for the binding on the last AMH little folks voile quilt I made. And just to change this up a bit, on this version I combined a regular string quilt with a bit of the Denyse Schmidt ‘Any Way You Slice It’ look (pattern available in the Denyse Schmidt Quilts
book) . I’m not sure if you can really see it in these photos, but the inside strings are decidedly wonky, and I think it’s quite fun!
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Notes:
String quilt tutorial can be found here. For this quilt I’m using 10″ squares.
Fabrics are Anna Maria Horner Little Folks voile, as well as the voile solids and dobby dots. Purchased from Fabricworm and Hawthorne Threads.
Posted in Posts about Quilts.
Tagged with anna maria horner, any way you slice it, denyse schmidt, handmade, little folks, modern, quilt, string quilt, voile.
By admin
– February 4, 2010
A few new crafty books, plus a couple of the Penguin Classics, because I’m just in love with those covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
From top to bottom:
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Eyre
I Love Patchwork
Flea Market Style
Liberated Quiltmaking II
The Quilts of Gee’s Bend
No reviews yet, since all I’ve done so far is look at the pretty pictures! (I hope I’m not the only one to buy books just for the pictures!)
How about you? Any favorite books I should add to my collection?
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Tagged with books, quilting books.
By admin
– February 2, 2010
A few additional string blocks for my new Anna Maria Horner voile string quilt
pulling out fabrics and dreaming of spring
sewing with some fun new fabrics
topped off with some cookie eating…
Not pictured: the cleaning, organizing, furniture rearranging, and grocery shopping. Cause really, who wants to see that?!
Posted in Fabric, Quilt Blocks.
Tagged with anna maria horner, fabric stack, handmade, laurie wisbrun, little folks, quilting, scarlet fig, sewing, string quilt, voile.
By admin
– February 1, 2010
