Maureen Widder sent me this. Too cute! Maureen reports that the quilts that she made for her daughters were fun to sew. I would have to agree :-).
Maureen Widder’s Completely Dotty quilt.
The foundation paper pieced blocks are from our Completely Dotty pattern.
Jan Hirth finished her Honey Beez quilt. Isn’t it happy! I love this pattern… it is simple and complex at the same time. And while I’m not going to make a 2nd one, I think it would be great fun enlarged (maybe a lot) and made into a bed quilt!
Thank you, Jan, for sharing the finished photos!
Jan Hirth’s HoneyBeez quilt.
Did you notice the large red circle in the top outer ring? That’s a nice touch, Jan.
Jan Hirth’s HoneyBeez quilt, detail.
I’m happy to be back home, even though it means I’m not in Hawaii. Home is indeed where the heart is.
Two very fine quilters sent photos of their quilts for me to share with you. In both cases, the applique colors shine against the black backgrounds.
Joyce Lytle wrote this about the first quilt:
In the retirement village where I live (Savannah Lakes Village) in South Carolina, we have a group that meets every week. Every 2-3 years we make a quilt, then give it to a non-profit organization in our town of McCormick to raise funds for their group. That way we do not have to sell the raffle tickets, they do. Of course we all purchase tickets and hope we win the quilt! LOL.
The binding still needs to be stitched to the back and a sleeve attached. We haven’t decided which organization will get the quilt yet, but we are sure they will be thrilled.
I agree—the winner will be thrilled. You all did a wonderful job!
Roseanne Bullock, from Adelaide, Australia, sent the second photo. She wrote:
Have attached a photo of my version of your Stars In The Garden quilt, which I am happy to say came equal second in our exhibition jut last weekend. No prize, but considering we had 108 quilts, hangings, etc, I feel very happy with the result. Hope you are too!
Loved the pattern and only modified it slightly, as I was hand sewing, missed doing the hydrangea block… Did a mini stipple all around the flowers, took me two weeks!
This is a lovely quilt! I’m impressed that it only took 2 weeks for a mini-stipple :-).
I thank you both for sharing the photos of your lovely quilts. They are inspirational!
Jan Hirth sent me a picture of her Fitbit in front of her quilt-in-progress, Honey Beez! I can’t wait to see the finished quilt. Love the gray behind those splashy Kaffes.
And, I must add that I’ll wear my sister’s watch on my arm, with the Fitbit, just like Jan is here. Not all the time, but often. Nice to know that that’s a thing people do :-).
Thanks for sharing, Jan!
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you know that our newest book, Wool Applique the Piece O’ Cake Way, has arrived. I haven’t written much about this book on the blog yet because I wanted to make videos first. I had to wait until I got my nails done, yesterday, to film the videos because when your hands are going to be preserved online for all time, you want your nails to look nice :-).
If the video isn’t there, click here to see it on Youtube.
I’ll post with more wool-y news soon. Until then, happy stitching!
I just sent a newsletter with two news items. If you aren’t on my newsletter list, here’s what you missed:
First, Linda’s current quilt auction ends tomorrow, Friday, May 22, at 12:00 noon, Pacific Time. Click here to go to the auction page.
The other item in the newsletter is a video. When I was at Quilt Market, I spent a lot of time talking to quilt shop owners about my new book, The Quilter’s Practical Guide To Color. I used sets of fat quarters to illustrate one of the more important points in the book. It occurred to me that I should share this information with everyone, so here it is:
If the video isn’t showing up for you, click here.
I am hearing from people who have read the book, telling me that it really is helping them with color. In fact, here’s an excerpt from an email that came to me from Barbara B.:
Becky, I am so glad I was able to get your Color book at Market. I read it cover to cover yesterday on my travels home from Minneapolis. It is full of great info, explained in a way that will make sense to quilters. I am excited to use it in upcoming classes.
The book is not the least bit intimidating and the concepts are easy to grasp. The fact that the info is provided in bits, using the practical advice boxes and short paragraphs, is good…
I know that books are expensive and many of you have color books that you rarely open. This one really is different, even if I do say so myself. It is not a book on color theory, it is a book with practical advice on color. Plus, there are 10 quilt patterns included. Eight quilts are pieced, and 2 of these have some applique. There are two quilts that are primarily applique. None of the patterns are difficult and each one teaches something about color and design.
If you are interested and want to order The Quilter’s Practical Guide To Color, click here.
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