Sunday Stash #141

Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics

Vintage Modern is the recently released collection by Bonnie and Camille. It is a complete collection of forty prints comprising bold, graphic designs, as well as quirky vintage based prints in lovely reds, aquas, pinks, greens and soft greys.  Here are some of my favorites which I think will also make great stash additions:

Vintage Modern - Hopscotch in Candy, Sky and Pebble

Vintage Modern Snickerdoodle in Candy, Pebble, Pear, Melon, Sky

Courtesy of Moda Fabrics I am today giving away a Layer Cake of Vintage Modern comprising 42 10 inch squares (includes 2 duplicate prints) to one lucky reader.

To be in the draw all you have to do is leave a comment on this post (please ensure that an email address is available on your profile or is included in your comment - NO EMAIL ADDRESS = NO VALID ENTRY). International visitors are very welcome to enter! One comment per person/email address will be eligible to enter the draw.

The draw will take place at 11pm (Australia - EST) on Monday 21 May 2012, at which time comments to this post will be closed. The winner will be announced by edit to THIS blog post, AND will also be contacted by email.

Enjoy Sunday and THANK YOU Moda Fabrics!
Rita

Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics  yardage and precuts available here:

The Fat Quarter Shop

Southern Fabric

Stitches N' Giggles

Pink Chalk Fabrics

Fresh Squeezed Fabrics (Etsy)

Poppy Seed Fabrics (Etsy)
Pink Castle Fabrics (Etsy)

Fort Worth Fabric Studio

Lola Pink Fabrics

The Quilted Castle 

Triple O ~ A Finished Quilt

I think it best to start with a warning of a blog post loaded with pictures.  I've finished my quilt featuring three circles in the lower left hand corner of the quilt.  I think I'll call it my Triple O Quilt (why is naming a quilt this hard?).

It's been a productive week.  The Bernina 820 arrived back from service and repairs on Monday and was immediately put to good use.  I am really comfortable on this machine now but it has taken almost two years to get to know just how it likes to be handled.  Let's just say that when things are good with this machine it's amazing.  

I am still thoroughly enjoying the straight-line quilting, and the modern and uncomplicated look created by the intersecting lines.

Taking photos is hard work (I'd rather be sewing), and when I head out with the camera Oliver is at my heels.  I take many photos while I am at it - for this shoot there were 80+ images - and take the camera off it's automatic setting to explore the other options.   I then choose the best images to edit.  I am still learning.

There happened to be countless good images of the quilt edges and binding this time around.  The striped binding fabric is from Sarah Fielke's From Little Things collection (Lecien).

I've listed this quilt in my Etsy Store. 

 The listing can be found here:  Modern and Colorful Patchwork Quilt

As always I am ever so grateful for your visit.

Rita

[workinprogress]

A little home truth today.  I can imagine that it must seem like I am super organized and work to a schedule; that I know from one week to the next what I am going to be working on.  Not so, I'm afraid.   My  quilt design decisions and color choices are usually "in the moment" and evolve while I am working on a quilt.

This new project began as a Katie Jump Rope Quilt selecting only the red, orange and yellow prints from this range.  Almost immediately I revisited my fabric stash and started adding a wider range of prints in a similar color palette. 

Choosing fabric is definitely my favorite part of the quilt making process.  I don't hesitate to combine fabrics/colors and it never ceases surprise me how readily multiple fabric collections mix together.

And then ... at the last moment I decided to use the Drunkard's Path templates that have been lying on my cutting table waiting for inspiration to strike. The three circles are machine pieced (in quarters) and add a little "Oh!" factor to this otherwise basic quilt design.

More soon,
Rita

Fabrics of note:

Elephants:  Mod Basics Organic by Jay-Cyn Designs for Birch Fabrics
Amy Butler - Lotus - Wall Flower in Cherry
Large Scale Polka Dot :: Riley Blake - Sugar & Spice - Sugar Polka Dot in Red

Summersville Giveaway ~ Winner!

Thank you!   ---   for all of your entries to win a FQ bundle of Summersville by Lu Summers sponsored by Moona Fabrics.  I am not surprised by your enthusiastic response with 700+ entries; I adore Summersville and have certainly added this collection to my fabric stash!

There could be only one lucky winner:

Congratulations Pomegranate Quilter, be sure to keep an eye out for the postman as this bundle of fabric will shortly be heading your way.  Happy Stitching!

The winner has been notified by email.

Thank you to Nicole from Moona Fabrics for kindly sponsoring this generous giveaway!

Rita

Moona Fabrics Giveaway ~ Summersville Bundle!

It's give away time again! I hope that you will participate to be in the running to win a bundle of fabric!

Nicole from Moona Fabrics has very kindly offered to give away a
Fat Quarter bundle of
Summersville by Lu Summers for Moda Fabrics
 to one lucky reader.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

This giveaway is for a bundle of 8 Fat Quarters from the Summersville collection by Lu Summers as pictured.

To be in the draw all you have to do is leave a comment on this post (please ensure that an email address is available on your profile or is included in your comment - NO EMAIL ADDRESS = NO VALID ENTRY). International visitors are very welcome to enter! One comment per person/email address will be eligible to enter the draw.

The draw will take place at 11am (Australia - EST) on Thursday 17 May 2012, at which time comments to this post will be closed. The winner will be announced here the same day, and will also be contacted by email.

This bundle of 8 Fat Quarters is ready for shipping and will be shipped directly to the winner by Nicole from Moona Fabrics.

 

Quick Links:

• Moona Fabrics
• Moona Fabrics @ Etsy
• Moona Fabrics - Facebook
• Moona Fabrics - Blog

Nicole is also offering 5% off any purchase*
for the duration of the giveaway with the 

COUPON CODE:  FULLMOON5

*Coupon valid only for use in www.moonafabrics.com

ENTRY HAS NOW CLOSED

 AND A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

Good luck!
Rita

Mother's Day Crafting

I had rather grandiose Mother's Day crafting plans, but I may have left it a little too late to get started.  Ooops!  

I did manage to make these patchwork potholders/placemats complete with insulation (Insul-Brite) to make them suitable for use as oven to table pot-holders.  

I enjoyed cutting and fussy cutting into my stash of text and cute Japanese prints.  Simple patchwork piecing, so relaxing!  The potholders measure 10.5 inches x 10.5 inches and each individual square was cut at 2.5 inches x 2.5 inches. 

 

The back of the potholders feature prints by Aneela Hoey from the Sherbet Pips range and a Riley Blake Chevron fabric, both in red/white.  I have also sewn tape into the binding at the top left hand corner for the purpose of hanging the potholders.  The binding strip was cut 2.25 inches wide, and unfortunately each potholder needed just a little more than 1 strip of binding fabric.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers! 

I hope you get a chance to sit back and reflect quietly with a cup of tea,

 or better still a little time behind the sewing machine.

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita

An Indian Summer Quilt

It's that time again!

A finished quilt and a reflection of the gorgeous Autumn weather we've enjoyed this week, although I hear it will be short-lived with much cooler conditions expected to arrive just in time for the weekend.

As you can see I've had a wonderful time not only with the fabric selection process but also with the quilting of this quilt.  I started by stitching the vertical lines just over a 1/2 inch apart and then continued on to also quilt horizontal lines, thereby creating a crisscross of parallel lines.   I wish I could easily convey to you the lovely texture and drape of this quilt created by the dense quilting grid.

For the back of the quilt I have used one of my favorite prints from the Flea Market Fancy Legacy Reprint fabric collection :: Leaf & Dot in Grey :: by Denyse Schmidt.  The grey complements the tone and feel of the quilt and is further completed by the use of grey/white stripe fabric for binding (From Little Things by Sarah Fielke).

This one is all about the fabrics, the colors, and the quilting. I have thoroughly enjoyed working from stash to create this quilt!  As usual, I have updated my Etsy Store.  The listing for this quilt can been can be found here:  Modern and Colorful Patchwork Quilt.  SOLD

Thank you for stopping by!

Rita

Links:

[workinprogress] including details of fabrics used to make this quilt.

[workinprogress]

There's not a lot to say today except that I've started the week with fabric play and by stitching up a storm.  I have limited myself to working with just a handful of prints, which I find challenging and was tempted to add more colors and prints as the quilt top progressed. 

This quilt will be all about the fabric; the mix of colors and prints.  I have used a selection of blue, and green prints, mixed with a yellow floral (Japanese) print, and a large black dot.  The colors are inspired by the Indian Summer weather that we've enjoyed this week.

FABRICS USED INCLUDE:

Liberty of London Tana Lawn (2 blue floral fabrics)

Flea Market Fancy - Dotted Leaf in Green and Blue by Denyse Schmidt

Flea Market Fancy - Blue Dot by Denyse Schmidt

Washi - Waves in Grey and Cream by Rashida Coleman

Soleil 2012 by Olympus Fabric (Yellow Floral print)

Sevenberry Black Dot on White background (made in Japan)

Just Dandy by Josephine Kimbering for Robert Kaufman (Green Daisies)

More soon,

Rita

Book Review: Shape Workshop for Quilters by the Fat Quarterly Team

With a love for all things patchwork and quilting it's no surprise that I love my collection of books on this subject matter. I love browsing through books and magazines for design and color inspiration. My most recent book addition is Shape Workshop for Quilters by the Fat Quarterly Team: Katy Jones, Brioni Greenberg, Tacha Bruecher and John Adams.

Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop for Quilters: 60 Blocks + a Dozen Quilts and Projects!

The Shape Workshop for Quilters is divided into six chapters each with a focus on a shape:  Squares and Rectangles, Circles, Triangles, Stars, Polygons and Diamonds.

 

1.  Wonky Star Nine-Patch by Brioni Greenberg

2.  Floating Triangles by Katy Jones

3.  Satellite Placemats by Brioni Greenberg

4.  Tickety Tock Clock by Tash Bruecher

Each chapter features 10 specific shape blocks and two projects (one small project and one large project), which is a great way to explore, practise, and build on shapes in both traditional and contemporary ways.

1.  Saw Blade Quilt by Brioni Greenberg 

 2.   Starry Hanging Storage by Brioni Greenberg

I thought it might be fun to try out one of the blocks, this the Quarter Twist Block by Tacha Bruecher in the Chapter featuring the circle shape. (There are of course many easier, simpler block options, however I felt the need to challenge myself with a more difficult block).

and here is my version of the Quarter Twist Block:

The templates to machine piece this block are included in the back of the book.  The templates required enlarging, which was no problem, and enlarged to the exact size to create this 12.5 inch block.  Rather than make plastic templates I simply used the photocopied paper templates to trace (with rotary cutter) the fabric shapes.  Can you picture the impact/design created by addition of many more blocks?

Mosaic of the Quarter Twist Block

The instructions were clear and concise and I encountered no difficulty constructing this tricky block. 

I am looking forward to spending more time with this book!

Shape Workshop for Quilters by the Fat Quarterly Team is available from Amazon. 

Rita

Sunday Stash #140

This week's Sunday Stash features some additions to my collection of text prints.

First up:  Mrs March's Retro Pop Collection (Lecien)

in Lime, Turqoise and Plum and ....

 

...   additional colors of 

Kumiko Fujita text print (Yuwa):  Aqua, Pink and Yellow

I love these Japanese text prints and find that they mix well with my already stashed fabrics.  You may already have seen snippets of these prints in my projects.

The above fabrics were purchased from Ayumi's Etsy Store:  Ayumills

And last a bundle of  Flower Basket Collage by Suzuko Koseki (Yuwa) in a number of colors.

To get a better idea of what a fat fat quarter looks like:

This last bundle is from Kit's Etsy Store:  BlijeOlifantje

Enjoy Sunday!

Rita