While this wasn't the quickest and it is the third time I've made this quilt and in the midst I always think I'll never finish, I'm finding this one to be the most refreshing one I've made. I'm sure it has to do with the oranges and corals and peaches, but oh! I'm feeling such joy over it! Maybe has something to do too with the longarm quilting that was done on it too (Thank you, ...
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Bad Girl Pattern Release
It's time, it's time! Today I'm putting Bad Girl out in the world! This one has been a total learning experience for me. This quilt taught me how to make the half rectangle triangle, without it I'd never have known! I looked at a handful of tutorials online and just couldn't find anything that worked for ME and that I liked doing. After my two Bad Girl quilts (here's one and ...
A Pale Dresden Quilt – #7 – Quilt Reveal
I am thrilled to have my seventh Dresden plate quilt finished at last! This time super pale! I used fabrics from this post, plus a whole bunch of low volume squares from my stash. Just before making this one I designed my soon to come latest quilt pattern called Bad Girl. I can't wait to show it to you, but as I haven't made the first block for it yet, I'll have to wait a bit longer. I ...
What is Raw Edge Applique? – Dresden Plate Quilt – #6 – Quilt Reveal
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. I feel like with this quilt I've hit my most dreamiest project ...
The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – Charlotte’s Fusible Web for Raw Edge Applique – video tutorial
Today's post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker's Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I use while I make my quilts. There are no products in this series that I do not use and use often, though sometimes my opinions may change as I grow and move along in my journey of quilt making. To view all posts in this series click here. If ...
My start with quilts + A Dresden Quilt #4 – ( quilt reveal )
You know I've been working on this quilt longer than I normally work on a quilt. I don't consider myself a fast worker, but I'm definitely steady. I work at quilts on the daily. It's prolific for me. A daily ritual that lasts most of the day. I took hand quilting with me on my vacation, so ........ I'm addicted. It's also a job. Does that take away some of the luster for ...
Patience in Quilting – A Dresden Quilt #4 – in progress
I am really going to miss this quilting hanging around the studio. Yes, it feels as if I've been working on it forever, but it is the sweetest thing to have around. Read my first post on this quilt here. If you have been following my blog for some time, you know that I can never make up mind how to make this quilt. The quilting stumps me every time. But for the past two dresden quilts, this ...
The Most Photogenic Quilt Making – A Dresden Quilt #4 – In Progress
For the past 2+ weeks, I've been working on a new Dresden quilt, custom ordered. I LOOOOOOOVVVVE Dresden quilts, but man oh, man, are they time consuming to make. Even so, watching these beauties comes together might be prettier to me than any other quilt taking shape. I was given a list of colors by my quilt buyer. From that list, I chose this pic to be my inspiration for color. You ...
The whimsical Dresden quilt – part 3 – finished
I am FINISHED with this quilt! Whew!! I started this quilt on January 7th and finished it up just a few days ago. It was about 14 days of work, but all those days were not spent on this quilt so it's hard to say exactly. I did some work each day. My color palette was navy, aqua, teals and mustardy golden yellow. You will note tiny bits in the quilt where I snuck in a different color. I ...
Whimsical Dresden quilt – making part 2
It feels like ages I have been working on this quilt. In actuality it's been two weeks. It has not been dreaded work like difficult quilts tend to become after hours and hours spent on them. This one has been exciting to watch it come together. And I've been excited to get to the end so I can see it. The part 1 of this post is located here. I mentioned in an earlier post that my ...