Quilt-achusetts

Next design I'd like to share from the book is my Retro Spin quilt.  This quilt is a modern version of a quilt sampler and features a great retro color palette. Retro Spin Quilt This week Pat Sloan has some behind the scene details about Daisy and my book, Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes !  Her post shares some of the books origin and the unique efforts Daisy and I put into the book. Pat did an amazing job to take time a learn more about Daisy and I and reviewing the book and I hope everyone will take the time to head over to her blog and check it out with all the other wonderful quilty goodness on Pat's website . Retro Spin Quilting Retro Spin is one of two quilts I didn't make a printed stripe version but there are instructions in the book for the pieced and printed striped versions. Retro Spin Quilt This is one of my favorite designs from the book.  I love the color palette and the movement created by "spinning" some of th

Now that QuiltCon is finally here I can share that not only did I get a design accepted into QuiltCon Magazine and consequently QuiltCon but it also made it's way onto the cover!  The hardcopies are just hitting shops and the digital version is now available on the Quilting Daily website. 2020 QuiltCon Magazine - Cover Quilt by Heather Black When I designed this quilt my goal was to design a modern quilt with curves and stripes but have it completely different than the quilts in Daisy and my book, Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes .  I wasn't planning on submitting it to QuiltCon Magazine but when I saw they were looking for submissions I sent in my email with a mock up of the design and crossed my fingers.  I wasn't sure that this simple design was what they were looking for. Test Print Quilt - QuiltCon Magazine 2020 The first design was all in black and white but when I saw the stripe it reminded me of a printer cleaning or test page so I decide

Out today my friend Jenny Haynes, Papper Sax Sten , has posted a review of Daisy and my book Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes!  I love seeing all the reviews and reading the different things people got out of exploring the book.  In the spirit of Jenny's review I thought it would be the perfect time to share my Aurora quilt from the book. Aurora Quilt Jenny makes some fabulous Double Drunkard's Path Templates and I have been using them for years, for example my Clambake quilt .  I really like the size and Jenny's squaring up template included in the set.   Several of the patterns in Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes are compatible with Jenny's templates, remember if you're using the templates to add some extra yardage to account for the trimming/squaring. Aurora Quilt Aurora was inspired by a sunrise so I wanted to keep the colors on the cooler side and less saturated than a quilt inspired by a sunset .  Just like all my de

In honor on my friend Yvonne, Quilting Jet Girl , I've decided to share more of my Portal Quilt in the post.  Yvonne recently posted a book review for Daisy and my book Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes . Portals Along with a quick book review Yvonne is sponsoring a book giveaway!  Go to Yvonne's site and follow the link to enter the giveaway.  One lucky winner will receive a copy of Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes! My Portal quilt has a great subtle stripe in the background and a great sci-fi theme.  Each of the green portal blocks are closed but there is one open portal block. It's a fun quilt to design especially for my nerdy, Star Trek TOS loving, self. Portals This was one of the harder quilts in the book for me to make.  It's not the most technically difficult but there were so many strip sets to make. Portals - Pieced Stripe That is why this quilt is perfect for a printed stripe!  When I made the printed stripe altern

At the very beginning of the year I was asked to participate in the 2020 Puzzle Mystery Quilt with Cotton Cuts !  I'd never participated in a mystery quilt and it sounded fun to host one of the clues so I jumped right in. Each month a different quilter on the blog hop, see below, will assemble a Puzzle Mystery Quilt clue and post about it. At the end of the 10 month project, Cotton Cuts will finish the blogger quilt and raffle it off.   Want to join in and make your own mystery quilt?  Head to Cotton Cuts to sign up and pick from one of the 14 colorways above.  The Declassified by Giucy Giuce for Andover is my favorite colorway. Be sure to check out the raffle to enter to win the completed Home Run Puzzle Mystery Quilt from 2019 that benefit Valley Industries!  Valley Industries is a sheltered workshop for disabled individuals that Cotton Cuts uses for their box fulfillment process.  The 2020 raffle proceeds will also go to Valley Industries.