The weather in Oregon is
frightful, so I thought it would be a great time to host a parade of
pretties... quilts, that is. These are all in my new book Fantastic Stash Quilts! The
book has eight projects, each made two ways -- a scrappy and a controlled
version.
First up is Betsy's Quilt. Truly, this quilt named itself. My friend Betsy tested this pattern for me before it was even written because she loved the design so much. She had a chart with cutting instructions, some very general sewing instructions, and off she went. Betsy's longarmer loved the quilt so much she posted it on her website with the title, "Betsy's quilt." Unfortunately for me, the longarmer is local and I had planned to use this pattern as a mystery quilt for my local guild. I ended up waiting nearly three years to use this as the mystery class in case anyone had seen it online!
Here's a link to the original sighting at Murdock Manor: http://murdockmanor.blogspot.ca/2013/08/betsys-quilt.html
When I made this quilt, I loved it for its simplicity. I didn't think any changes could make me love it more. Boy, was I wrong! The scrappy version is now my favorite.
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The second quilt in the book
is Spinning Triangles. I
had tons of leftover fabrics from Betsy's Quilt and a couple of other projects
and this quilt pattern was born. I originally designed it in buttercream yellow
and a snow background. I even made that quilt. Unfortunately, when the
longarmer did exactly what I asked, I didn't think the triangles would photograph
well. The curves distracted me. So, I called my editor and asked if I could have a couple of days to make
a new quilt and get it quilted and shipped off. Thankfully, she said yes and
the new quilt even made the cover!
This alternate colorway uses
just two prints. Lucky for me that it did because I made the quilt in a day and
a half, sent it to the longarmer and she turned it around immediately for me. I
am very blessed to have such good friends. I had it shipped off to C&T in
four days from start to finish!
Here's a picture of part of the yellow quilt. The colors show as much more vibrant than they really are. You can see what I mean about the curves.
I've had students make this
quilt in all blues, lots of scraps, and 30s reproduction fabrics. They were all
fantastic!
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Quilt #3 in the book is Chain and Bar. This quilt was
inspired by a presentation on Pendleton Woolen Mills given by Susan Beal to the
Westside Modern Quilt Club. My mother worked at one of their factories as a
seamstress when I was young and I've always appreciated their saturated colors
and quality products.
The alternate colorway shows
what happens when you color your quilts with a diagonal design in mind. My
birthday is Christmas Day, so it was a good enough excuse for me to make
another holiday inspired quilt!
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The fourth, and final, quilt
for today is Confetti.
This is one of my all-time favorite quilts and sews up surprisingly quickly...
at least that's how it feels after hours (okay, maybe days) of cutting!
This quilt was designed
after moving my sewing room and discovering I had all these 30's prints... I
woke up with a new design in my head the next morning. I've seen this made in
red, orange and purple batiks and it was fabulous. I've also seen it made in
Halloween prints and just love it.
The blue version of this
quilt was one of my personal challenges. If one print is good, 40 is better,
but in this case I limited myself to six blue fabrics. A friend made this quilt
in only six prints one time, so I knew it could be done and look good.
I love this quilt so much
that I decided to make a modern version and supersize the quilt. What's not to
love about a grey quilt with turquoise and apple green pops of color? The quilt
is so heavy (it's 96" square) that I left it folded and put it on the
carpet to photograph one quarter! I was really working on using scraps last
year and this is a perfect example. I didn't have enough of either the green or
turquoise to make the quilt, so I used a combo strategy. Cornerstones and
binding in one color, cobblestones and stars in another. Works great!
Stay tuned, we'll have
another parade tomorrow. If you want to add this book to your Christmas list,
just show your loved one this blog post and the Shop Here tab... we'll get a
wiggle on it! Of course, you could just buy one for yourself.
I really need a copy of your book!! Particularly excited about the blue confetti. Love those fabrics.
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ReplyDeleteI made the Confetti quilt at Jane's Quilt Camp at Twin Rocks in the Fall of 2017. I would like to custom quilt it this week, but I'm having difficulty figuring out a path for the piano keys and squares in the border. Would like to see some photos of quilting.
ReplyDeleteI tried to send you a response directly, but you're a "no reply" blogger. Please send me an email at quilterchickdesigns @ g mail. com with your phone number and we can chat! Hope you're trying to get this finished to bring to camp this year.
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