Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Henry Glass Simply Sweet, Quilting on December 3, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I don’t see myself ever engaging in the activity of building fences — to me, it’s too much manual labor! But in the process of coming up a quilt design for these sweet fabrics from “SIMPLY SWEET” by Henry Glass ( to be featured in The Quilter magazine next year),
I found a revolutionary [...]
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Northcott Twilight Garden, Quilting, The Quilter on November 17, 2009 | 12 Comments »
The quilt is out the door, but not before I managed to snap a few shots. This quilt is scheduled to appear in The Quilter’s May 2010 issue:
I had fun quilting this quilt, especially the outer border. I forced myself out of my usual comfort zone used a contrasting thread for the outer border. You [...]
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Fall Leaves, General, Northcott Twilight Garden, Pieced Quilt, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique | Tagged Applique Leaves on November 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Happy Monday, Everyone! I hope you had a good weekend, and am looking forward to another new week. I had mentioned to you that I got a bit carried away when designing a quilt using the Northcott Twilight Garden fabrics. Upon completing the applique of 224 leaves on the quilt top, I [...]
Posted in Quilt Pattern, Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Published, Quilts: Pieced, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Quilting, Quilts, The Quilter Magazine, Wendy Sheppard on November 4, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Yesterday, I showed you the first issue of “The Quilter” in 2010. Looking back all the 2009 issues of The Quilter, I realized I have had an excellent year working with the editorial staff at The Quilter:
Roslynn in the March 2009 Issue:
Bluebird Ballad in the May 2009 Issue:
Cozy Patch in the May 2009 [...]
Posted in Quilt Pattern, Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Published, Quilts: Pieced, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Domestic Machine Quilting, Double Tulip Block, Feather quilting, Free-motion quilting, Home Machine Quilting, Pieced Quilt, Quilt, Quilting, RJR Always in Bloom Fabrics, The Quilter January 2010, Wendy Sheppard, Wendy Sheppard Designs on November 3, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Good day, you all! I received my copy of “The Quilter” yesterday. My Bloom Wherever You Are quilt is in the January 2010 issue. Can you believe it? We are swiftly heading toward the year 2010!!!
The fabrics used are from RJR’s Always in Bloom collection. The fabric choices made the [...]
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Northcott Twilight Garden, The Quilter on October 30, 2009 | 10 Comments »
There is light at the end of the tunnel for those who are crazy enough to stick it out. I have managed to prepare all the leaves (all 224!), and have started applique-ing them on the blocks:
I am on schedule even though my week has been leaf-ily uneventful. That worked out well as I just [...]
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Northcott Twilight Garden, Quilting, The Quilter on October 27, 2009 | 10 Comments »
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Good day, everyone. Thanks for the positive comments on the Northcott’sTwilight Garden fabrics. Some of the brown fabric is being used for making leaves — 224 of them! As you can see, I still have 196 to go from the latest progress picture (note that I had to hand-baste the stems down [...]
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Log Cabin Quilt, The Quilter Magazine on October 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The following pictures were taken before the quilt was shipped out. The log cabin after my own heart is one that has sweet flowers blooming all around it:
Of course, I would want cobblestone walkways in the midst of the blooms to welcome my guests:
And cute fanciful fences around my log cabin:
This quilt takes on a [...]
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: To be published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Log Cabin Quilt, The Quilter Magazine on October 12, 2009 | 10 Comments »
… log cabin quilt! The applique is finally completed (click here for previous post):
The swirl-iness seems to break up the “block-iness” of the log cabin blocks, giving it a swirly twist. I like it!! This quilt is scheduled to appear in the March 2010 issue of “The Quilter“:
And now, onto quilting it I go! This [...]
Posted in Christmas, Quilt Pattern, Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Published, Quilts: Pieced, Quilts: The Quilter Magazine, tagged Christmas, Pieced Christmas Quilt, Red Rooster Forever Christmas Quilt Fabrics, The Quilter Christmas Issue, The Quilter Holiday Issue 2009, The Quilter Magazine on October 9, 2009 | 37 Comments »
Good day, everyone! A special welcome to those who have stumbled on “Ivory Spring” through the Blogger Quilt Festival! I hope you enjoy your little visit here. Please leave me a comment so that I can visit you back.
The Special Holiday Issue of “The Quilter” is out! I have enjoyed browsing [...]
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