Gray quilts

I had a vision for this quilt that I wanted something light and airy that reminded me of fresh white laundry hanging on a clothesline – lots of whites and light greys and nothing else. There …

Beachy in Greys *** Who doesn't love an eclectic mix of grey? Since grey has so many variations whether it is more brown, blue, cream, green, purple, or beige...we thought we would show them all some love! This quilt uses 16 of our favorite greys made into over-sized, elongated 4-patches. We did a mix of wovens, plaids, and cotton prints...a good shake up of florals, geometrics, scripts, stripes, and soothing tonals...which makes this classic, simple quilt quietly elegant with a touch of…

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Here’s a fun fact for your Tuesday: I am a master procrastinator. If I have a project on my plate (and I normally do), I wait until right before it’s “due” to do it. It’s not a good quality in myself. It’s something I’m working on. Sort of. I’m not really working on it. I’ll […]

I finished up the quilting on my yellow and gray pinwheel quilt just in time to take it my guild's picnic. It looks right at home in Shea's living room. Thanks to Lisa and Tracy for holding it up for me! The quilt is 60 x 80. It's such a simple pattern. In my version, each rectangle finishes at 5 x 10 inches. The Omnigrip 6-Inch-by-24-Inch Non-Slip Quilter's Ruler is my go to tool and makes cutting these blocks a cinch. I used three leftover blocks on the back along with all my solid gray…

Finished this quilt a couple of days ago, now. Although a very simple quilt, I find it’s simplicity appealing and I’m happy with how it turned out. I particularly like how the two narro…

I had a vision for this quilt that I wanted something light and airy that reminded me of fresh white laundry hanging on a clothesline – lots of whites and light greys and nothing else. There …

What a fun quilt this one was to sew. Before I knew it, I was doing the binding. For this quilt, I wanted a modern, clean geometric kind of look. So I made Half Square Triangles and did a Flying…