March 2014 – the long thread

March 19, 2014March 18, 2014

Double Diamond Quilt Block

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Today I’m excited to be participating in Patchwork Posse’s Around the Block Round Robin of quilt block designs. My block, pictured above, is called Double Diamond. I’ve made the block here in my Garden collection fabrics and solids. Below, you can see what a full quilt might look like. You can also see how some simple changes to the layout would create different designs.

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Be sure to head over to Patchwork Posse to enter to win a copy of my book, 1, 2, 3 Quilt. Click on the image below to print out the .pdf with full instructions.

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014

Sneak Peek: Framework

Here are the strike-offs from my upcoming fabric collection for Kokka, Framework. I think the Steps design above will be my new favorite for bags. And I am beyond thrilled that the fabrics pictured on the left below are all double-gauze cotton! There are three designs in double-gauze cotton and three designs in Kokka’s linen/cotton blend (on the right). If you’re not familiar with double-gauze cotton, read Rachael’s post here. These soft fabrics are ideal for clothing, baby things, and soft quilts.

I wish you could feel how soft these double-gauze cottons are! A few of these samples will be different colors, but you can see the basic color palette. This collection will debut at Spring Market and will ship to stores sometime this summer!

March 2, 2014

Garden Images

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Here are some images of my Garden collection from the Kokka blog. These were all samples shown in the Kokka booth at Quilt Market in October. You can find this collection at Pink Castle Fabrics, Miss Matatabi, Fabricworm, and Pink Chalk Fabrics, and others. I just got strike-offs from my next collection and you can see some sneak peeks over on Instagram.