Solids Along Post 5

Welcome to the fifth post in my Moda Bella Solids-Along Series. I have three more blocks to share!

This is Kate Spain's block pieced using Bella Cobalt (9900-227) and Bella 30's Blue (9900-25). You can download the pdf here.

Next I pieced Kathy Schmitz's block using Bella Mango (9900 222) and Bella Capri (9900 225). PDF available here.

Finally, I pieced Lauren & Jessi Jung's block using Bella Robin's Egg (9900 85) and Bella Raspberry (9900 140). PDF here.

And here are all 15 so far. Even though I added more blue this week, I'm still planning on some more blue for my next blocks. And a little more gray. And orange...that's the plan for now!

I'd love to have you leave a comment today if you've been making some of these blocks...I'm doing a little planning for the parade and want to start lining up the prizes...

Thanks so much for stopping by. I think I've recovered from market and even have some sewing to share next time!



PS Craftsy is having a wonderful Memorial Day sale this weekend with proceeds from every class going to benefit a veteran's organization. Some of the classes are even 60% off right now, so if you were thinking about taking a class, now is a good time to sign up.

All Things Moda

It's no secret that I love all things Moda...and as usual, the Moda booth and new designer fabrics did not disappoint.

Here is one of the new quilts by Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic using her new collection Barcelona.

And here are a few other new Barcelona quilts. The Barcelona collection is stunning. Brigitte spoke during the Moda Designer Schoolhouse, and her thoughts on quilting and sharing our talents with others were very inspirational.

The French General collection is always beautiful, and Josephine does not disappoint. I was able to get a mini-charm pack of this and will share it soon.

I got a chance to catch up and say hi to Pat Sloan in front of her Bits and Bobbins collection which is delightful (and has a wonderful text print, too). Pat is genuinely nice!

And here is Vanessa of V&Co. I love her new collection Simply Style. I can't wait to get sewing with it!

Here is a little of Sandy Klop's Potluck display...now that she has reprinted the ruler fabric I can use the fat quarter I'd been hoarding saving all these years! Or maybe I need to now hoard the old and the new...either way...I'm going to buy some yardage of that print this time around!

I love, love, love Minick & Simpson's Mid-Winter Reds. I'm finally going to make a red and white quilt using this collection

And here are the sisters of Me & My Sister...seriously, these two are the nicest! And their new collection, Giggles, is bright and cheerful!

Here is Lissa Alexander of Moda...she is amazing! She not only inspires everyone around her but also is a great friend. We are standing in front of the two quilts I pieced for Camille for this market...Fireworks and Summer!

I probably should have moved this photo up closer to Sandy's Potluck picture...this is a quilt with her fabric that was in the Moda booth. I love this line!

And finally...another shot of the Moda leaves. Each of the four sides of the Moda rep section had a different colorway of leaves. I mentioned earlier that there were 19,123 leaves total--and they were truly stunning.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Moda, Craftsy, and a Giveaway

Happy Wednesday! I thought I'd start off today's post by sharing the three Moda bundles I couldn't live without from Sample Spree. Clockwise from left are Simply Style by V & Co., Potluck by Sandy Klop, and Sunnyside by Kate Spain! My Moda booth post is almost finished, and I'll share it tomorrow.

One of the booths I visited while at market was the Craftsy booth. I've enjoyed writing for Craftsy for the past few months and have also been taking some Craftsy classes. The lectures from QuiltCon are also free on the Craftsy site. To watch the QuiltCon lectures for free you'll just need to register for an account (You can do that here).

I'm also currently taking Camille Roskelley's Pre-Cut Piecing Made Simple and have also signed up for Sara Fielke's Scrap Quilting: Big Techniques from Small Scraps.

What I like about the Craftsy classes is that they are available to you whenever and forever. You can watch just a segment or sit down and watch the whole class. Then if you want to review something or watch it again, you can. It's so easy, and it's like having a personal instructor "on call!"

The classes also come with pattern downloads. I'm really looking forward to playing with these two classes this summer.

And now for my first post-market giveaway! One of my favorite designers in the quilting world is Heather Mulder Peterson. I always love her fresh ideas and inspirations for fabrics. At this market she debuted her newest book, Angles with Ease and a ruler to go along with it! When I purchased my copy and ruler at Sample Spree she gave me an extra set to give away to one of my readers! I didn't get any pictures of Heather's booth...but you can see the quilts in this book on Heather's blog here and here.

To enter the giveaway, simply let me know what your quilting goals are for this summer! I'll keep the giveaway open through Friday evening!

Thanks so much for stopping by...and I'll be back tomorrow with the Moda booths!

Some of the Booths

It's always fun to see the booths--especially when you are able to see the transformation take place from a messy convention center with forklifts and boxes and packing materials strewn all over the floors to a beautiful showroom with inspiring booths. First up is Allison's booth (Cluck, Cluck, Sew). She always has a darling display and is soooo nice!

Next is Tasha Noel's Simple Life collection in the Riley Blake booth. Her fabrics are adorable, and I was able to see a sneek peek of her next collection, Country Girl which is just as adorable (and it has navy in it, too)! Tasha is absolutely one of the nicest people you'll ever meet...I enjoyed visiting with her at market!

This is Emily's (Crazy Old Ladies--although she isn't crazy or old...just super nice) Technicolor Display. Her booth was amazing, and she won a booth award for her incredible display. I have some of this fabric ready to sew...can't wait!

Nordika is Jenny Baker's upcoming collection. Of course I loved her hexagon display of all the prints!

This gorgeous patchwork dress was even more stunning in person...it was in the Art Gallery booth section.

Of course I had to stop by the C&T Publishing booth...it was fun to see my books on the shelf!

This is Denyse Schmidt's corner of the Free Spirit section. I can't remember the name of her new collection, but it is fantastic. Actually, this quilt doesn't even show the range of beautiful fabrics. I thought it was reminiscent of Hope Valley; there was a fat quarter bundle of the collection on the ground which I should have taken a picture of...it was beautiful.

And here is the Lakehouse section with Pam Kitty Morning's adorable fabric. Don't you love her Bee in My Bonnet row quilt?! Pam is always so much fun to visit with!

Of course I had to make a stop at Tula Pink's booth (after all, I'm almost finished with my Tula Pink quilt). Her fabrics are absolutely stunning. I may just be tempted to wait for them to purchase the backing for my quilt.

Her butterfly quilt was absolutely stunning!

I always have to make a stop by Aurifil...and take a picture of the threads. Every market I do this--there is just something about their beautiful displays. I always think how nice it would be to have an entire cabinet of this thread in my sewing room!

I still have at least two more market posts...the next one will highlight some of my Sample Spree finds and include a giveaway of some goodies. Another one will highlight the Moda designers and their fabrics.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

PS  My friend Stefanie is having a "Back from Quilt Market" sale, and everything in her shop is marked down.

Portland Quilt Market Day 1 and More

I'm home from a whirlwind trip to Portland, Oregon for the Spring 2013 International Quilt Market! Portland is a beautiful city, and I truly appreciated the cool temperatures, cloudy skies, and light rains. I have quite a lot of photos, so I'll break it up into a few posts. Today's post will focus on Day One and some of the quilts I pieced for market.

I was lucky to be able to have a mini "tour" of a couple of places before heading to the Oregon Convention Center on Wednesday. I had a really early flight and was running on less than 3 hours sleep, so I didn't take near enough photos on day one; however, I did get one snapshot of the outside of Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe. Unfortunately, the shop doesn't allow photos inside, but can I just say it was THE most amazing shop--especially if you love all things Moda as I do! The displays were absolutely incredible, and there were so many fabrics; I was in heaven before even arriving at market!

I also got a chance to drive by the Portland Temple which is absolutely stunning in its setting in the trees. There was a soft drizzle, but everything was green and beautiful! After a yummy lunch at Red Lobster it was off to the Convention Center. I was grateful to have a good lunch since it was about the only food I had that day! And I have to say thank you to Jodi for the wonderful tour! Once at the Convention Center I set to work helping Camille with her booth. Of course I'd never set up a booth before, so she had to give me lots of guidance, but it was truly rewarding to see everything come together.

This is the view of the Moda section I saw the most. The leaves were absolutely beautiful--all 19,123 of them! I took so many photos of the beautiful Moda designer booths that I'll dedicate a separate post to them tomorrow.

I spent most of my time with these two amazing girls...from left to right Jodi, Camille, and yours truly.

Here is Bonnie's side of the Bonnie & Camille booth...such beautiful quilts!

And here is Camille's side of the booth. (I have to say it was wonderful to have homemade cookies made by Jodi stashed away in the top drawer of the dresser)!

Joanna and I in front of the Cherry Pie quilt I pieced for her. If you have everything cut out this quilt can easily go together in a day.

Joanna's quilter, Diana created beautiful oval feather wreaths on this quilt.

And here is some more lovely Fig Tree goodness. I pieced the Painted Ladies (butterfly) quilt above. It is absolutely the cutest butterfly block I have ever seen. I can't wait to remake this for me!

Another quilt I pieced for Joanna was this beautiful basket quilt. This is another favorite of mine. The quilt involves a lot of bias edges, but it went together well.

I didn't piece this quilt...but I can't wait to make it. I believe it's a jelly roll project.

And finally, I wanted to share a little of Lori Holt's section since I pieced one of her quilts. Her Bake Sale collection for Riley Blake was featured at market. Lori has lots of cute new patterns for quilts and accessories.

And here is the quilt I pieced for her...the fun tulips in the flower pots...such a fun quilt to piece (especially since she was nice enough to cut it all out for me)!

I can't end this market post without saying that even though the quilts and the fabrics at market are wonderful and beautiful, it really is the people that make it so much fun. I met so many wonderful people at this market. I love seeing what part of the country everyone is from, so I'm constantly searching for the cities on nametags. It's wonderul to meet and get to talk to other people who all love fabric and quilts in the same sense that I do. So thank you everyone! I'll be back tomorrow with more to share and with some fun market giveaways! Thanks so much for stopping by!


PS Paper patterns for my Cross Roads quilt are now available in my Etsy shop.

Market fun

Market has been absolutely wonderful with good people, good friends, and lots of good things to see!




I took a lot of pictures with my camera that I can't wait to share...I have just a few that I took with my phone that I'm using for this post.




It's always fun to see quilts I've pieced---quilted and on display. "Fireworks" (pattern by Camille) is pictured above.....




And "Summer,"  (pattern also by Camille).




Here are Jodi (Pleasant Home), Camille, and I standing in Bonnie's side of the booth.




And here is just a portion of the 19,123 leaves in Moda's gorgeous, award winning booth.
I'll be back soon with lots to share!
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Location:Portland, Oregon