Basket of Marigold's Quilt Class

 Today I taught

Basket Of Marigolds

at 3 Dudes Quilting

 Fun pattern by  my friend

Jodi Nelson (Pleasant Home)

 3 Dudes even kitted the pattern 

with the same fabrics that I used to make the quilt.

Class members also had the option of buying the pattern separately

and selecting their own fab

 The ladies did a great job learning to make 

Half Square Tria

 I noticed that

Molly even dressed to match the quilt!

Basket of Marigolds pattern

can be purchased

3 Dudes Quilting

Nosegay Quilt Made with Kaffes

 About a month ago I wrote of 

seeing this fabulous Nosegay Quilt

made by Deborah Engle.

It has been calling and calling to me.

 The block is a traditional one from the 1800's

and I completely fell in love when I saw it 

Modernized with Kaffe Fassett fabrics

 Kaffe Fasset is the only fabrics I collect

and I have plenty of scraps in my stash to make this quilt.

 I did some research and this block is traditionally constructed

by making your own templates.

There are a lot of "Y" seams, too.

Doesn't sound a bit fun, and I was hoping to find an easier way.

 Success!

As I did further research

I found 

Coney Island 

designed by Joanna Figueroa

of Fig Tree Quilts in 2007

I ordered the pattern from her web site right away :)

 Joanna doesn't like templates and Y seams either

and drafted the above Nosegay block

 mainly using squares and triangles.

Yay!

More of the story on her blog

HERE

For the setting 

I want to put the blocks on point

just like Deborah's.

I can hardly wait to get started!

A Basket of Marigold's Quilt Finish

 I've finished making my

A Basket of Marigold's

50" X 50"

quilt.

This really was a fun (and easy!) one to work on.

Pattern by Jodi Nelson

of 

Pleasant Home

 I will be teaching this as a class at

3 Dudes Quilt Shop

on Saturday June 28th 

9:30-3:30

The new class schedule is just getting ready to

be posted, so there is still  plenty

of room for sign ups :)

If you would like to make this quilt

in the very exact same fabrics

3 Dudes is putting them into kits.

This quilt just says Spring!

If you would like to see

Basket of Marigolds 

up close

I will be delivering it

to 3 Dudes next week 

to be hung in their store as a 

class sample.

Carrie Nelson's Bees Knees Blocks

 Have you seen the fun You Tube Video

Half Square Triangles In 25 Ways

by Camille Roskelley for Craftsy?

This month for our Bees Knees group

Carrie Nelson asked each of us make

2 blocks from Camille's video.

I was given the layout for

Block #5

 and Block #6

 It's so nice to have Carrie

of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company

as part of our group

Carrie is also a fellow Arizonian

 Carrie's package included 

the sample layout

and a charm pack containing 

5" X 5" squares of Moda Bella white

and  Flea Market Fancy

 

Carrie's blocks will be sent off in the mail today.

Now I'd like to make all 25 in the layout :)

Rahna Summerlin Quilts

 Last August I took a picture 

at the IQF Long Beach Quilt Show

of  Rahna Summerlin's

Blooming In Chintz 

see post on 8/12/13

 I love her style and designs!

While in Houston

Rahna and her husband approached me

and thanked me for featuring one of her quilts

on my blog.

During our conversation I learned Rahna has two quilts

here at International Quilt Festival!

Of course, I had to run right down 

as soon as I could

and check them out.

A very talented lady!

 Fish Scraps

 Rahna wrote:

"There are ten variations of fish on this quilt 

all foundation pieced, all original. 

I was inspired by two large boxes

of fabric samples given to me by an acquaintance

in the surf wear industry.

Almost all of the fabric on the front and back 

are from these ready-to-wear

fabric samples and remnants.

Approximately 220 hours went into the making 

of this quilt"

 Great use of scraps.

 There were a lot of people

standing nearby

oohing and aaahing over Fish Scraps.

 Last Summer's Leftovers

 Rahna wrote:

"I fell in love with an antique Railroad Crossing

quilt I saw in Sharon Newman's book

Treasures From Yesterday, Book 2

I made this quilt with lots of leftover triangles

from a prior quilt I had made the year before.  

I am constantly inspired by antique quilts and am

infatuated with scrap quilts from the early 

to mid 1900's.

Simply Santa Fe Quilt

Living in the

Southwest region of the United States

I'm often drawn to quilts

that represent our culture.

 Simply Santa Fe

by Cindy Seitz-Krug of Bakersfield, California

shown at IQF Long Beach

is a stunning representation

of of the rich colors and designs

of our area.

 All within this one quilt,

Cindy used many of the techniques available to quilters:

Machine pieced, hand appliqued,

trapuntoed by machine,

and 

machine quilted. 

 Design Source:

Lone Star, LeMoyne Stars,

Sawtooth Borders, Ribbon Borders.

She wrote:

"This quilt was made entirely from Cherrywood 

Hand-Dyed fabrics.  

I love to use them because of their rich beauty and 

the fact that my quilting shows up 

so well on them.

  This pattern is my original design, 

as are my quilting motifs.

However, I learned many of the background 

quilting techniques from

Diane Gaudynski and Sharon Schamber."

 I loved her scrappy 

and yet simple

Half Square Triangles 

that trim the border

and allow the eye to travel inward

for the main focus.

Cindy even stenciled motifs on the back!

wow

The Berne House Quilt

 Another stunner

from the IQF Long Beach Show

was the

Berne House Quilt

made by members of the Bernese Quilters

of Berne Switzerland.

 One hundred fifty six different blocks

were made separately

and then sewn together.

 One member replicated the famous 

Clock Tower

a well known land mark in the

city of Berne.

very impressive!

 European homes 

have their own 

unique form of architecture

and I really enjoyed seeing the

variety in this quilt.

The Berne Quilt was made in 2010 for a big

Exhibition in Switzerland.

Their work, timeless.