Quilt-achusetts

As I've mentioned before I recently got a Gammill Statler Stitcher and have been really enjoying getting to know my machine.  This week I finished my 8th quilt on my longarm, EIGHT!  I can't believe it.  While I can't show that quilt I can show you another quilt I finished right before it. Cabin Retreat Quilt The inspiration for this quilt top came from the Pendleton Wool Mills series of National Park quilts and the desire for simplicity.  I made this quilt top at a a recent guild retreat and knew that I wanted to use  this relatively simple quilt to experiment with different quilting motifs. Cabin Retreat Quilt One of the techniques I really wanted to try out was some free hand work, check out the yellow and pink sections. Cabin Retreat Quilt I used the design software to create the hexagons then I filled in around them by hand.  I did a similar technique with the circles.  I used the software to quilt a grid then filled in the squares with cir

It never rains but it pours or in other words, back to back postings!   I had just enough time after all my deadline sewing to finish a quilt for this year's Pantone Quilt Challenge hosted by Rebecca Bryan, Bryan House Quilts , and Sarah Elizabeth Sharp, No Hats in the House .   Fringe Area Quilt The Pantone color of the year this year is Ultra Violet and challenge requires you use the color of the year as the feature color on your quilt.   I had this design sitting in a folder all in pink and a friend suggested I change it to purple for the challenge, which was perfect.  Even the orange worked. Original Design I think, visually, my favorite quilting is 1/2" horizontal lines and I wanted to use them on this quilt but I added a slight deviation.  I'm completely in love with the effect and will definitely be using this quilting motif in the future. Fringe Area Quilting Design Of course I'm still loving my Gammill Statler Stitcher.  I

A while back I was invited to design a quilt for Modern Quilt Studio's new fabric line Printology by Benartex - Contempo.  These prints are inspired by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr's recent travels to Japan.  I'm thrilled that I finally get the chance to share my Reflecting Pools quilt! Reflection Pools Quilt After previewing the Printology fabric line I was instantly reminded of a geometric garden and that mix of the classical with the modern.  My quilt Reflecting Pools tries to capture these impressions using various Printology designs.  What's great about this line is the mix of free form and structure making for an interesting composition.  I love the effect of using the micro check as a neutral background on this quilt.  It was definitely an unexpected surprise. Reflection Pools Quilt   Now for the giveaway!  Benartex has generously donated a fat quarter bundle of 8-10 Printology prints to giveaway!  To enter the giveaway simply leave a comm

A couple months ago Kim Soper, Leland Ave Studios , ask to interview me for her Creativity Project and I couldn't be more honored to be included among such a talented group of quilters and artists.  Reading these interviews has been so amazing and getting to know some of my favorite quilters creative process and inspiration has been so great. I want to encourage you to go back through and read any interviews you may have missed and check out Kim's work.  Her quilts are beautiful and her Lincoln quilt is one of my all time favorites. ______________________________________________________________ I can't believe it's been almost a month since I've posted on my blog, that is not my intention at all, but I have been busy.  I made 4 quilts in 4 weeks and fortunately I can finally, fully, share one of them!  Pearl Pendants! Pearl Pendants This quilt is a collaboration between Christa Watson and myself.  This pattern features Christa