solid state

thanks to the influence of things like the robert kaufman soilds challenge and people like alissa, i have been on a super-solids kick lately. i have actually been purchasing more solids than prints, which is pretty rare! cute patterns and prints are really my weakness, but lately all i can think about are all the great solids that are out these days.

my favorite right now is moda crossweave. i bought a half yard collection at the fat quarter and it's probably the prettiest bundle i've ever bought!




i also have been into more textured fabrics lately. shot cottons and ikat patterns are really appealing to me right now. most of these came from sew mama sew.




and, of course, i couldn't order fabric and NOT get a pattern. these are my favorites right now... so cute!

works in progress

i have so many projects going right now that i don't even know where to start sharing... i guess this is the one that is closest to being finished. it's going to be a big (20-inch!) pillow for my "make mine modern" partner. she is a big fan of the fabric line ruby star rising (and who can blame her?) so i bought a bunch of it and pieced it all together to make this:




another thing i've been working on is making labels for quilts. i usually just write mine out with a micron pen, but i decided to try out spoonflower for printing a pre-made label. here is what i designed:




i tried to make it pretty generic so that it could go with any number of projects. i can't wait to get my order! i have to wait an excruciating 18 days before it arrives, but i figured while i waited i would try some more techniques. if anyone has good label recommendations, i'd love to hear them!

quilting bee blocks...

...from my month of the stitch six bee are slowly showing up online. i can't wait to get them and make this quilt! so excited!

i love being a crafter

so, i cant knit. i can crochet, but man do i ever suck at knitting. but i saw and fell in love with this beautiful cowl on purl soho's blog:



big herringbone cowl

so, i mentioned on facebook that i would make a quilt for one of my knitter friends if they'd make the cowl for me and got three replies from my favorite knitters! i'm so excited to make stuff for them and have a great cowl collection!

so far i've done the mock-ups for two of the quilts according to their chosen color palates. these ladies are so great and i really want to make them something that's very "them". i hope they end up liking the quilts!

meredith chose red and camel and i think this guy will fit into her house quite nicely. it will be an improv version of denyse schmidt's "hop, skip & jump" pattern.





and the next one is for my dear friend chimi, who just recently finished her first quilt. she asked for blues, greys, oranges and light browns. the blocks for this one will be much smaller than the mock-up. this is probably the block size of 1/4th of the quilt. it should be fun!



i just feel so lucky that i know so many sweet people and that we get to share our talents with each other!

lamqg meeting - march

oh, los angeles modern quilt guild! you are the best! our solids challenges were due last night and everyone who participated made the most AMAZING things. it's hard to believe they all came from the same little charm pack. here are some of my favorites!


kelli made this appliquéd butterfly quilt that was just precious!


liz made these adorable raindrops and brought her darling little girl to her first meeting!


andrew really blew everyone away with this pixely beauty.


speaking of pixels, wendy's quilt reminds me of a tetris game.


and, of course, it had a label!