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Quilting Skills I Wish I Had from Carol Lyles Shaw

Today’s Blog Writing Challenge prompt is ” Skills I Wish I Had”. I would love to be able to create color transparency. I’ve taken a couple of workshops and I’ve tried it but this technique does not come easily to me. I think it’s why I love ombre fabrics so much–they create transparency effects for …

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Well-Loved Ladies QAL: Fabric Selection from Nestlings By Robin

FABRICS!

Isn't this why we

really do this quilting thing??

So, let's talk fabrics!
This pic shows the fabrics I chose to work with.

The pattern supply list will give overall yardage.
Example: Red- # yards

I chose to use a 10" layer

cake of red prints.

The red value is consistent throughout

with different prints. There were 42

squares in this pack from

Wilmington Prints

and I used most of them.

For my greens, I pulled 6 that were

anywhere from a FQ to a yard.

When you are doing the QAL with us,

there is no reason ...

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Aurifil DOM March 2020 Block from Carol Lyles Shaw

I am proud to be one of the Aurifil 2020 Designers of the Month for March 2020. Each month, a DOM designer will publish a block pattern inspired by the colors of Italy! This post describes how I designed the block. It also includes a link to a video tutorial showing how I actually pieced [ ...Continue Reading ]

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MidCentury Modern Update News from Carol Lyles Shaw

First, my MidCentury Modern Curves Black & White #1 was published in Curated Quilts! Here’s a photo of the quilt. Link to buy the current issue. This quilt is in my series–and it’s one of my most popular workshops. Here is an early version in ombre colors. I hope that you can join me [ ...Continue Reading ]

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Fractured Triangles Quilt Pattern Tutorial from Carol Lyles Shaw

One of my 2020 goals is to create more video tutorials showing my process for creating quilts. So, I created a video tutorial while I was making a new version of my Fractured Triangle pattern in a very different colorway from my original version. I had testers who made wonderful variations when I published the [ ...Continue Reading ]

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Color Play from Nestlings By Robin

Do you ever just pile up pieces of

fabric to photograph and see

how they look together?

This grouping came home from the

shop with me and I hadn't been

putting them together on purpose

but they look lovely together!

What quilt would you make with them?

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com

for more blogs to follow.

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Fractured Triangles Quilt Pattern from Carol Lyles Shaw

I’m proud to announce that my Fractured Triangles Quilt Pattern is up for sale in my Etsy shop. I love this pattern because a complex result can be achieved with a planned improvisation technique. It’s all about the fabric choices–and there’s lots of guidance in the pattern. And be sure to scroll down to see [ ...Continue Reading ]

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AfroModern Quilts MasterClass from Carol Lyles Shaw

I am thrilled to announce my first AfroModern Quilts Masterclass will be hosted by Cultured Expressions, a fabulous shop and studio run by Lisa Shepard Stewart.

Here are the details:

DATE: May 29, 30 and 31, 2020

MasterClass Location: Gateway Family YMCA in Rahway NJ

Registration Fee: $495 per person includes personalized instruction by me; all retreat activities; evening receptions at the CE Studio; and a 10 piece African Fabrics Prints pack for your project.

[Travel and area Hotel information will be sent upon registration. ]

Registration Form

HERE is the registration form. Hurry–seats are limited! AfroModernMasterclass reg form

MasterClass ...

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The pattern supply list will give overall yardage.Example: Red- # yards

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The pattern supply list will give overall yardage.
Example: Red- # yards