For June, I was the lucky “leader” of our block of the month club, The Buzz… Read more. …meaning it’s my turn to choose a book, a pattern from a book, fabric that I like and get it all prepared and passed out. This may sound easy to some; however, I am not the most decisive person, especially when there’s so many
Our fourth Buzz… Read more. block started in the beginning of May, with warmer weather, green grass and vibrant spring flowers popping up all around us. Since I had never touched a sewing machine before in my life, I was completely intimidated to sew (especially someone else’s block), but could hardly contain myself at the thought of having my very own quilt!
… Read more.My best friend and roommate all through college is expecting a baby next month and as soon as I heard this news months ago, I knew I HAD to make her a baby quilt. I have only ever finished one quilt before—also a baby quilt for a friend—so I was both nervous and excited. Lucky for me, I have a
It’s indisputable fact: When it comes to pre-cuts, Moda Fabrics is the leader of the pack! Their savvy marketing genius (lead by the fantastic and talented Lissa Alexander… Read more.), combined with some of the greatest fabric designers in the industry, has catapulted Moda Fabric and their line of Bake Shop goodies to the top of wish lists around the world.
Do you belong to a quilting bee? How about a virtual bee? I’m going to hazard a guess that if I had asked that question 18 months ago when Alissa Haight Carlton and Kristen Lejnieks… Read more. first shared their book proposal with me, I would have received some strange and puzzled (perhaps even bordering on shocked) looks. Do they really still
I am Queen Bee for the April edition of The Buzz… Read more.! In case you haven’t been paying attention, The Buzz is a quilting bee made up of C&T staffers who are quilting newbies and think it’s finally time to get some skills and experience. The Buzz also includes several of C&T’s resident Quilting Goddesses, who act as advisors to us
Our second Buzz block started in early March, which for us was full of rainy days sprinkled with a few blinks of Spring sunshine. To celebrate the peekaboo weather and my love of changing seasons, I decided to alter one of my favorite quilts in City Quilts by Cherri House. The clean graphic pattern and inventive color play in City Tracks seemed perfect: easy enough to construct, but full of opportunities! Inspired by the wet weather and early Spring flowers, I played with greys and yellows until I came up with just the sort of dappled look I was going for.
So we’ve had our first hand-off for The Buzz… Read more.! On February 1, I distributed cut fabric for my block that I named Polka Dot Picnic, along with printed instructions and illustrations. One of the (many) perks of working at C&T is having the Technical Editors to go to for questions! Teresa helped me write clear, concise instructions so that
I just finished the book design for Block Party—The Modern Quilting Bee by Alissa Carlton & Kristin Lejnieks, and let me tell you, I AM INSPIRED! Not only do I love the quilt designs in this book, but even more, I love the idea of the quilting bee. I am a social person that is motivated by commitments. While I’d love to say that a commitment to myself is enough, truth be told, sometimes it’s not.
Linda Freyer from Coral Springs, Florida sent us this fabulous photo of a project she is submitting to her local guild. The design was inspired by Anita Peluso’s Little Birds Quilt project in our Little Birds book.
