Spinneret Block Sausalito Fabrics

I'm giving away two chubby fat quarter packs of the Sausalito fabric line by Quilting Treasures so be sure to leave a comment to be in the running for a pack.  The line contains some wonderful prints as well as coordinates to enhance the designs.

As I love the look of fussy cut fabrics in a quilt, the stripes especially can be rotated and cut at various angles for different effects and even more connection between the blocks.

Spinneret Block

Here's the block itself. I designed it in EQ7 as a 12 inch block, simply drawing the lines of the piecing  on the Easy Draw worktable. I like to have the blocks I design connect to an adjoining block and by giving this one "open arms", it connects very well from block to block providing lots of movement and design possibilities.

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks - Blog Tour Today

Good morning everyone!

Welcome to my blog. Today I'll be posting about how I design my blocks and quilts. I'll also be giving away a copy of the 100 Blocks magazine and 2 chubby fat quarter packs of the Quilting Treasures "Sausalito" fabric which I used in my block. Here's a picture of the block used in a virtual quilt - designed in EQ7. En

joy!

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks

I'll be on the Blog Tour on Thursday, May 2nd so be sure to stop by for a visit. I'll be giving away a copy of the magazine and some fat quarter packs of the fabric used in my block, Sausalito by Quilting Treasures. I'll also be describing my design process for blocks and some quilts setting ideas for the blocks. Hope to see you there!

Getting back up to speed

Just back from a wonderful river cruise vacation in Holland visiting Amsterdam, Brugges,  the historic windmills, and an incredible visit to Keukenhof. Although the tulips were about a month behind schedule in the fields, the greenhouses and their incredible displays were out in full force. I've never seen so many varieties of tulips and they say there are more every year - truly amazing!

Serena's Quilt - 3rd place at Dallas Show!

Finally coming out of the mad dash to get customer quilts out the door and off to the shows they're entered into. Spent January puttering along on this amazing red and white of friend Serena. Her fabric choices and intricate piecing on this beauty are truly amazing. Such fortitude to finish a quilt of this magnitude. I'll post other picture are she sends them

Shades of Gray

Just finished my newest workshop sample, so here it is. The workshop technique is learning how to piece in circles easily using the freezer paper, starch, heat set, glue, heat set, stitch method. Works very well for a crisp finish.

Back to work on customer quilts, DH gave the longarm its annual spa treatment today - it's a happy camper.