charley harper

GROWING BIRCH TREES from Kwilty Pleasures

How does one grow a scrappy grove of birch trees?

It’s fairly easy and a wonderful way to use scraps!

Yes SCRAPS!

I decided to use my tiny Charley Harper scraps.

I added in other scraps that read as solids and

Played will with the CH fabric colors.

After making 3 larger quilts with his fabric…

I had plenty!

Maybe I didn’t need the pattern and could have emulated the design but

Supporting our designers is sew important.

I love Amy Smart’s patterns and a fun fav is

“Birch Trees”

You can find her pattern here

Sew ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 11 months ago. under 2023 finishes , 2023 projects , 2023 sew my stash , charley harper , scrap quilt

12 CHARLEY HARPER BIRDS WERE PLELNTY! from Kwilty Pleasures

Remember the 20 block CH Winter bird top.

Well I decided I wanted to make it a bit smaller.

WHY? Many reasons

I am having a solo quilt show later this year

at Inniswood Gardens. and I want to make this a wallhanging.

I can quilt a smaller size a bit easter.

I will probably sell this one.

Sew 12 Blocks of CH Winter Birds seems plenty.

And I was lucky to get this pic with a snow fall.

Ohio did not have too much snow this year, not complaining.

You can see here I set my Bernina 740 to ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 year ago. under 2023 finishes , 2023 projects , charley harper , quilt shows

BIRDS IN MY BELFRY...or BEDROOM from Kwilty Pleasures

Don't worry!

Its a bedroom full of Charley Harper birds!

Many years ago someone gave me a set of CH coffee mugs

for Christmas. That began an obsession and love for all

things Charley Harper.

I have a guest room that welcomes visitors

who never hear a bird peep.

I made a king size CH quilt to use as a bedspread.

And you can see the bed runner and toss pillows

also made with CH fabrics.

I painted an old chair off white

and covered the seat with CH fabric.

I made the mini Nested Churn Dash quilt many ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 year, 5 months ago. under charley harper , guestroom

I WAS IN STITCHES! from Kwilty Pleasures

Why did I not know...there was a fabulous quilt shop in Cincinatti OH

Called STITCHES?

When my friend Kathy Guenter took me there,

my first thought was..."man this is small"

Nope...don't let that storefront fool ya!

It was narrow but deep...lots of rooms all the way back.

We found lots of notions.

Modern patterns/designers

3 Shelves of Charley Harper fabrics

Solids on Sale!

A great sale area

with these 1/2 yd cuts at $6

And I found a remnant of a Charley Harper

Racoon Christmas print

Yes...I was in STITCHES and will ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 2 years, 5 months ago. under charley harper , quilt shops , stash

CHARLEY HARPER DREAMS from Kwilty Pleasures

Seems like a long time ago...

I found a love of Charley Harper fabrics.

I kept collecting them, and made a few smaller projects.

All became part of my guest bedroom.

Then I collected more...and found a pattern I thought

could work for a king size quilt, for the queen size bed.

I cut a lot of blocks and worked on them at intervals.

I didn't like the pattern churn dash corners...

so I just made regular Churn Dash blocks.

Fussy cut centers of many Charley Harper fabrics.

I made 36, 16" Churn Dash blocks

White GRUNGE framed ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 2 years, 5 months ago. under 2021 finishes , 2021 sew my stash , aqs christmas countdown , charley harper

Isaacs beestenboel. from M. Brito de Campos

De kleine kleinzoon, Isaac, is inmiddels 14 maanden en

heeft nog steeds geen eigen quilt.

Niet dat hij nu zonder quilt door het leven gaat!

Nee hoor!

Maar dit is de speelquilt, die ik voor Vera maakte.

Voor Isaac wilde ik een dieren quilt maken. Een quilt waar veel op te zien is.

Tijdens een zoektocht in mijn laden en bakjes vond ik een totaal vergeten lapje met hele bijzondere dieren. Ze zijn vooral heel bijzonder omdat ze zo leuk getekend zijn. Een zoektocht op het internet leverde de naam van de ontwerper op: Charley Harper. Een Amerikaanse modernistische kunstenaar ...

added by Marina Brito de Campos 2 years, 6 months ago. under beestenboel , charley harper

BIRD BRAIN or CORONA BRAIN? from Kwilty Pleasures

I am stuck with a CORONA BRAIN stalling

my work with all these fabulous Charley Harper BIRD BRAINS!

The Corona Virus has taken its toll on my Sew-Jo.

Well, all of my creativity, as of late.

I started this queen size quilt last year.

And its in "Limb-o" (pun intended)

I pulled together some of my Charley Harper fabrics

for the Churn Dash block centers.

The gray polka dot for background/

Grunge and Solids for the block framing.

And I found this Churn Dash pattern at a quilt show.

The pinwheels put a "spin" on it!

But as I was ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 3 years, 6 months ago. under 2020 finshes , charley harper , sew my stash 2020

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