Simply Moderne Issue No. 23 Featuring Linked

I have another behind the scenes project that I can finally share.  I made my Linked quilt this summer and  immediately shipped it off to France to be featured in the current issue of Simply Moderne!  I love how they styled my quilt in this picture.  It makes me wish I had a little nook in my house to setup this exact scene.

 

 

I am shocked and honored that not only is Linked a pattern in the magazine but it is also on the cover!  I really enjoy Simply Moderne magazine and couldn't be more thrilled to have a quilt on the cover of the magazine.

When I began designing this quilt I really started with the idea of using black and white stripes to transition between different colors and then came up with the chain link shape.  I used one of my favorite color palettes, a mix of soft pastels and more saturated colors to add interest and depth to the design.  When I quilted the top I didn't want to do anything to disrupt the look of stripes and color transitions so I quilted vertical strips in the links with a varying frequency and a uniform horizontal stripe in the background.

Issue No. 23 is out now and available in print or as a digital download.  It's filled with great quilts, my Linked quilt pattern and also an article written by me on curve piecing.  I go over how to tackle curves by getting past any fears and approaching sewing curves with a step by step process.

 

My niece, Clara, agreed to be my hand model for the pictures in the article.  I am very thankful to her, I don't think I could have managed some of the pictures without her, like the one below and another of her pressing the seams open.  She was a natural and did a fabulous job, especially since she's not a quilter.

I hope everyone will get a chance to pick up an issue and look through the projects along with my Linked quilt and curve piecing article.

 

 

"Sing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.  Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples." 1 Chronicles 16:23-24