And now to Part C of my posts on Kokomo (Stars Upon Stars)
C. Assembly
And now to Part C of my posts on Kokomo (Stars Upon Stars)
C. Assembly
This is Part B of a series of posts explaining how I make my version of Stars Upon Stars.
1. External stars in the blocks.
A key design feature of the original Stars Upon Stars quilt is that each block is unique. I decided replicate that idea by using different fabrics and colours for the external stars of each block. I opted for tone on tone fabrics in most cases, and tried to use every colour within my limited colour range - blue, aqua, green, pink, orange and yellow. If I repeated a colour I used a ...
read moreThank you for all the lovely comments on my Kokomo quilt. As promised I'm going to explain more about how I made it - both for anyone thinking about making one themselves, and for my personal record, because after all, that's what blogs are for.
Where do I even begin to describe my happiness with how this quilt has turned out?
I'm thrilled with it and I'm not going to let it out of my sight. I've even considered sewing an Apple AirTag into it so if it goes missing I can track it down! I've spent so many hours making this quilt but I've enjoyed them all.
I started this quilt back in January 2020. I've spent four years working on it in the background. I haven't once put it on social media or even shown my ...
read moreAfter promising you I'd always do my blog posts on Friday nights NZ time, I slipped one in on Sunday, so if you missed seeing my Purple Zone quilt you can click back and read about it here.
I've got more quilts from the exhibition to blog about, but first on to my shopping from Capital Quilters' exhibition last weekend.
We had five retailers at the exhibition and I think I bought something from nearly every one of them.
my haul from the exhibition |
First up was this very interesting fabric from e bond for Free Spirit Fabrics ...
read moreDo you like the Christmas Stocking I made?
Yes, I made a dress - from Kaffe Fassett fabrics of course!
I like to wear 100% cotton dresses in summer, but they're getting harder and harder to find in the shops. So I decided I would just have to make some dresses myself.
I used the Style Arc June Sheath Dress pattern with a few modifications around the neck line. I cut the neck line lower, based on a dress I already have.
I'm really pleased with how it turned out and I'm looking forward to wearing it soon.
Update: Yes, it's regular quilting Kaffe Fassett ...
read moreI chose to use some gorgeous fabrics called "Neptune and the Mermaid" by Tokyo Milk for Free Spirit Fabrics. And some Tula Pink too as required.
I finished the ...
read moreBordered Diamonds is finished and I'm very pleased with it. I think I fulfilled my goal of "Summery florals". There are so many beautiful Kaffe Fassett Collective prints in this quilt.
The bird fabric is "Summer Tree" by Philip Jacobs - out of print now |
The centre fabric is "Orchids" in blue by Philip Jacobs |
Centre fabric is Brassica in Rust by Philip Jacobs |
I really enjoyed making this quilt. The big diamonds give plenty of room to showcase the flowers in Philip Jacobs' and Kaffe Fassett's designs. And when you put smaller scale prints in the borders, they ...
read moreI have another finish to share with you today.
This is "Material Girl", a quilt that I started in a class with Anna Maria Horner back in November 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. It's based on Anna Maria's pattern called Cross Country.
My plan was to use a lot of Anna Maria Horner's fabrics in this quilt, but somehow I gravitated back to my Kaffe Fassett favourites as you can see below!
New Quilt Design
Love of Quilting May June 2021 issue features my new quilt, Lazy River!
Get a copy at Fat Quarter Shop. The pattern is beginner friendly.
Love the colors? It’s made with Free Spirit Kaffe Fassett Collective Fabrics. Some my favorites are OMBRE LEAVES, MAD PLAID and SHOT COTTONS.
NOTE: Free Spirit provided the fabrics for this project.
It is quilted with Westalee Design Spin-e-Fex Snowflake template. The template series has several shapes. This quilt features the circle.
Check out my video on how to quilt the design featured in the quilt.
Bonus! Join me LIVE Friday ...
read moreFree Spirit Fabrics have announced the winners of the Say Yes to Kaffe Collective online competition, and I'm thrilled to say that my Turkish Coffee quilt was one of the winning quilts.
The aim of the competition was for fans to make any quilt from Kaffe's Quilts in Burano book in their own choice of Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics. Then the Kaffe Fassett Collective team chose their favourite quilts and the winners will receive some Kaffe fabrics from his upcoming 2021 release.
You can view all 10 winning quilts here on Free Spirit Fabric's Facebook page:
read moreThis week I've been working on my Turkish Coffee quilt from Quilts in Burano by Kaffe Fassett. And watching the US Open of course. It's really weird with no spectators, but I'm getting used to it, and at least it's keeping everyone involved free from COVID. The French Open (rescheduled to start on 21 September) is going to allow some spectators so that will be interesting.
One of my local quilt shops, Busy Bee Quilt Shop, posted a photo of the new Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics on their Instagram feed yesterday.
This week was so special. I got to attend a lecture AND a class with Anna Maria Horner.
Anna Maria Horner with the quilt I made on her behalf |
Last month I showed you the blocks that I started in my hand piecing class at Symposium. Well, here they all are, finished. I used some really fun fabrics called Neptune and the Mermaid, designed by Tokyo Milk for Free Spirit Fabrics. I've added in some Tula Pink fabrics because they work so well with the Tokyo Milk fabrics.
It is square - it was just a bit breezy when I took the photo |