Here is my version of the Aurifil block for September, Into the Blue designed by Katarina Roccella. It is perfectly acceptable with a few fall leaves for decoration.
Happy quilting!
Monday, September 26, 2016
2016 Aurifil September block
Here is my version of the Aurifil block for September, Into the Blue designed by Katarina Roccella. It is perfectly acceptable with a few fall leaves for decoration.
Happy quilting!
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Long neglected blog...
My blog has been sadly neglected the last few months. I will try to change that and write blog posts more regularly.
In my last post I promised to show off my Modern HST Sampler blocks. These are the 17 blocks that are published so far. Thanks to Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts for organizing this skill building QAL.
I am using an aqua/grey solid together with the full range of Good Neighbors fabric by Amanda Jean Nyberg of Crazy Mom Quilts. Only seven more blocks to make!
With all the more or less complicated blocks I am making this year, I just needed a simple patchwork project to "relax" with. I have a few fabric bundles I will make charity quilts with, and here is one of them. This one contained a few panels, so I just cut 6 1/2" squares and will sew the blocks together to make a quick charity quilt.
The fall is so pretty now: this is a picture taken by my son. Look at those yellow and green leaves against the blue concrete wall; I love the colors of September!
Keep on quilting!
In my last post I promised to show off my Modern HST Sampler blocks. These are the 17 blocks that are published so far. Thanks to Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts for organizing this skill building QAL.
I am using an aqua/grey solid together with the full range of Good Neighbors fabric by Amanda Jean Nyberg of Crazy Mom Quilts. Only seven more blocks to make!
With all the more or less complicated blocks I am making this year, I just needed a simple patchwork project to "relax" with. I have a few fabric bundles I will make charity quilts with, and here is one of them. This one contained a few panels, so I just cut 6 1/2" squares and will sew the blocks together to make a quick charity quilt.
The fall is so pretty now: this is a picture taken by my son. Look at those yellow and green leaves against the blue concrete wall; I love the colors of September!
Keep on quilting!
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Blocks, Blocks and More Blocks
This is the year for blocks, and I have joined 4 different "BOMs" with a bigger or lesser workload.
The June block in the Sugar Block Club is Maple Stack, a modern version of the classic Maple Leaf block. I love the boldness of these blocks, and for this particular one I am very pleased with the blueberry fabric! These blocks are the same size as the Aurifil blocks.
I am also making blocks for my Modern HST Sampler, but that will be shown in a separate post. Enough blocks for now...
Keep on quilting!
The Splendid Sampler comes out with free blocks twice a week, and when we are finished we will have made 100 6 1/2" blocks unfinished. Above are blocks 30 - 37, in a wide range from simple piecing, intricate embroidery, applique, curved piecing and English Paper Piecing. We get to practice a lot of techniques!
The 2016 Aurifil Designer of the Month June block is Modern Delft II by Jacquelynne Steves. She designed two different versions of the block, where #1 had stitchery in the center block as well as in the four white corner blocks. I chose to make the alternative version of this 12 1/2" unfinished block.
Maybe I will prepare the stitchery project to bring with me on summer vacation, since I won't have access to a sewing machine.
The June block in the Sugar Block Club is Maple Stack, a modern version of the classic Maple Leaf block. I love the boldness of these blocks, and for this particular one I am very pleased with the blueberry fabric! These blocks are the same size as the Aurifil blocks.
I am also making blocks for my Modern HST Sampler, but that will be shown in a separate post. Enough blocks for now...
Keep on quilting!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Opposites Attract - Blog Hop (and giveaway!)
Wednesday it's time for the blog hop Opposites Attract hosted by Marian of Seams To Be Sew.
For this blog hop we were to make a small project using maximum 3 colors (or fabrics). Good contrast between the colors would be optimal, for example green/red or blue/orange in the color wheel above are good examples of opposite (or complementary) colors.
I chose to make a table runner from the book Lines by Design Quilts by Debbie Grifka. A couple of months ago I won this book myself in a blog hop. There are 17 wonderful modern quilting projects in the book. Of course the selection was kind of limited since there was a size limit for the chosen project.
I chose to make a table runner from the book Lines by Design Quilts by Debbie Grifka. A couple of months ago I won this book myself in a blog hop. There are 17 wonderful modern quilting projects in the book. Of course the selection was kind of limited since there was a size limit for the chosen project.
I chose the table runner Watermark, with a finished size of 13 1/2" x 30". My three colors are black, white and coral.
The background fabric is a black and white print, the accent color is a coral print, and the contrast are white circles. The circles remind me of the marks a water glass leaves on a wooden table.
The table runner has a masculine feel to it, and it would fit in well next to an open fire.
I used the Basted Bias method to create the circles, and it is the first time I have used that method. I think the result is pretty good. Watermark is quilted with circles echoing the applique.
You can see the quilting more clearly on the back. I stuck to my three colors also on the back, with Britten Nummer by Ikea. The binding is a coral solid. There was a pretty powerful breeze during the photo shoot, that explains my fingers holding down the corner of the runner.
I wanted to make a few extra small projects for the hop, and when Make Modern came up with the #MMminimini challenge on Instagram, I knew I had to make a few.
Above are the first three I made, in three colors each. The first one is 5" x 5", the second (tulip) is 2 3/4" x 4 1/2", and the last triangle is 3" on each side.
Now for the giveaway:
The Fat Quarter Shop is generously sponsoring the event,
with a gift card of $25 each day of the hop.
Giveaway for June 1:
a Rafflecopter giveaway.
with a gift card of $25 each day of the hop.
Giveaway for June 1:
a Rafflecopter giveaway.
This is the entire schedule for the blog hop:
June 1
June 2
June 3
June 6
June 7
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Monday, May 30, 2016
Neglected Sugar Block Club...
Well, that is not completely true. The three blocks for March, April and May were made in their respective months, but I have not shown them off on my blog.
Here they are in chronological order, all designed by Amy Gibson.
March: Orange Peel, a combination of piecing and applique.
April: Ohio Star.
May: Morning Star, paper pieced.
The last block consists of a purple solid that doesn't photograph well, and Texture Spectrum from Robert Kaufman in the star points as the focal points.
Apart from creating multiple blocks for various QALs, I have also completed my project for the Opposites Attracts blog hop hosted by Marian of Seams to be Sew. The blog hop starts on Wednesday, June 1. I hope you will join me, there will be giveaways!
Here they are in chronological order, all designed by Amy Gibson.
March: Orange Peel, a combination of piecing and applique.
April: Ohio Star.
May: Morning Star, paper pieced.
The last block consists of a purple solid that doesn't photograph well, and Texture Spectrum from Robert Kaufman in the star points as the focal points.
Apart from creating multiple blocks for various QALs, I have also completed my project for the Opposites Attracts blog hop hosted by Marian of Seams to be Sew. The blog hop starts on Wednesday, June 1. I hope you will join me, there will be giveaways!
Coming June 1
Keep on quilting!
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
2016 Aurifil and Splendid Sampler Blocks
May's Aurifil block, Cups and Saucers is designed by Amy Friend. My version of the block is shown above. I am trying to stick to blue and white blocks for the whole quilt, and so far it looks good.
Like many others on the World Wide Web I am making my Splendid Sampler blocks, two blocks a week. This weekend I managed to get a picture of the 28 blocks made so far laid out on my porch. The breeze tried very hard to ruin my photo shoot, but I managed to take the pictures before everything became a mess. All the blocks were then put safely back into the storage box.
Yesterday I completed block #29, Scrappy Happy Heart designed by Christa Watson, a lovely paper pieced heart.
Keep on quilting!
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