This is the first of a year-long series of posts about the quilts from Modern Patchwork. I'm highlighting a different quilt each month, and will be remaking either a regular size or mini quilt version of each of the book quilts.
I debated in what order I should attack these patterns and ultimately settled on sticking with the same order as the book. That means the first quilt up is Metropolis, which is on Pages 6 - 15 of Modern Patchwork.
As many of you know, I contributed a quilt to the new Robert Kaufman/Stash Books collaboration, We Love Color, which is a collection of patterns for quilts made using only Kona solids. Today is my stop on the book's blog tour!
Looptastic mini quilt from Modern Patchwork.
You've probably heard other authors talk about what an exciting moment it is to finally hold their finished book in their hands. With Modern Patchwork it was almost as exciting for me to get back the boxes of quilts I had sent to my publisher so many months ago. I found that having the stack of quilts back at home really made me want to make some of them again - maybe in dramatically different fabrics or using some of the alternate ideas shown on the mini quilts in the book.
During the next year, I'm going to revisit each of the quilts in Modern Patchwork, highlighting one of the 12 quilts each month. You're welcome to quilt along (or just follow along) with me, starting on Thursday, July 5.
It was recently my turn to work on John's project for The Traveling Quilts.
Thank you, all, for entering the giveaway! The winners of a pattern starter kit are Holly B. and Kailla in PDX. Congratulations!
The pattern is now available in my shop.
11/1/12 Update: If you're coming from Fat Quartlerly, welcome! Enter the code FQHOLIDAY at checkout to take 20% off the Refrigerator Magnets Quilt Blocks pattern.
I said this before, but I'll say it again. I can't wait to see what people make!
My niece just turned 12. 12! I can't believe it.
For her birthday, I made her a bag and matching quilted cover for her Kindle.
I'm excited to announce that the Refrigerator Magnets Quilt Blocks pattern will be in my shop on Thursday!
Continue reading "Refrigerator Magnets Quilt Blocks Pattern: Coming Thursday" »
Yesterday I showed you the letters from my new Refrigerator Magnets pattern. Today, I wanted to give you a quick peek at the numbers . . .
Continue reading "Refrigerator Magnets: Numbers and Punctuation" »
Thank you all for the wonderful comments you've been leaving about my Periodic Table quilt!
While working on the many (many, many) blocks for that quilt, I read your questions about whether there would be a pattern and I thought a lot about my process for making the blocks, how it could be improved upon, and how it could be communicated in a pattern.
Last Saturday, the PMQG had a sewing day at Fabric Depot, which gave me a chance to work some more on my Periodic Table quilt.
