Inspiration

In the Journal Round Robin Bee, Cindy of Boulder, Colorado sent out this starter block: Cindy likes soft, feminine colors and asked for a block of any size that would complement her block. She also added that she really loves red, so would like some red-toned fabric in the block, if possible. This is the […]

I am a fan of Anna Maria Horner’s beautiful fabrics. She designed a quilt for Janome called Patchwork Prism. Isn’t this beautiful? I love the hexagons that are created as a secondary design and the colors sing. You can download the pattern for this quilt here. Bianca over at SweetDieselDesigns.com is hosting a quilt-along making this quilt

I am happy to report that the three fabrics I wrote about in my last post have arrived! And, yes, they are just as cute as they look in the photo. This is my first experience with digitally printed fabric. I have washed the fabric in cold water. I am happy to say that there

How cute are these llamas?  And the Peruvian hats? Double cute. I saw a photo posted by Donna (Seahorse Quilts) on Flicker yesterday and had to find out where she found this fabric. The answer: Laurie Wisbruns’ Scarletfig shop on Etsy. I ordered all three of these fabrics today and saw that they are original

In the Bee Unique, Bee Knotty bee, Joanna sent each of us several pieces of beautiful sea glass-colored solid cottons and asked us to make a block that had strong geometrical design. She hinted that she would love to have something paper-pieced. She also asked that we avoid pinwheels. This is my block for Joanna: