Mid century modern quilts

A quilt inspired by love for mid-century design won the People's Choice award at a major quilting convention. Photo by Bill Bohnhoff Quilters are known to honor

I need to have this quilt finished fast, the wedding is next week! I was set back a bit with that nasty, no good, very bad, terrible flu! I ...

Aftershock is an easy fat quarter quilt pattern designed by Wren Collective. Beginner friendly and great for larger scale prints!

I went to QuiltCon for the first time and it was So Much Fun! QuiltCon is a modern quilt show - so it was right up my alley. I didn't get into any of the classes - but next time I'll be more organized and I'll be online the day those registrations open. They had

Urban Shades QuiltThis tutorial is available for free... Full post: Urban Shades Quilt

Bauhaus QAL — Zen Chic - modern fabrics and quilt patterns

Have you heard about the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase for the International Quilt Market? Here's my entry: This quilt was inspired by the mid-century modern boomerang design motif. It's the first time I've made a quilt using all solids and I was excited to try out three different white/off-white fabrics for the background. I was hoping the subtle variations would add some depth to the piece as a whole. You might notice that these colors look vaguely familiar. I really like the way they all…

Original craft and diy projects by a paper loving mid century design enthusiast.

I feel like I may have been born in the wrong era. I was raised with parents who were teenagers in the 60’s. My dad plays the guitar and banjo and there was never a lack of freedom folk son…

A Quilter's Table: Mid-Century Modern

I need to have this quilt finished fast, the wedding is next week! I was set back a bit with that nasty, no good, very bad, terrible flu! I ached and spiked a fever for ten days before I finally began to feel it would go away! So last Thursday I ventured out for the first time in 10 days and have been trying to catch up ever since. The couple for whom I make the quilt has a mid century modern style home/decor and this design seems to fit that. Here you can find details of the inspiration for…

Close shot of the mid-century modern quilt.

There is a table right by the stairs as I come into my studio. It’s piled full of stuff that is not urgent, but needs to get done. Today was ‘roun tuit day. It was pretty easy stuff and…

modern quilting, quilters, and quilt exhibitions

We had another full house this month! Our meeting started out with a wonderful presentation by Michelle Freedman on Improv quilting or as she calls it "Think Outside the block". Here is a little taste of her presentation. no rules no rulers NO WAY! "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou photo by Michelle Freedman The Quilts of Gees Bend http://www.quiltsofgeesbend.com/index.shtml Blocks from Improv challenge Her presentation concluded with a mini…

$10.00 This is an updated version of my most popular pattern. Now in multiple sizes! This is an updated version

These are some custom mini sample quilts that I did for Carole-Lyles Shaw. They are for her MidCentury Modern quilt class she is teaching. Carole is the queen of improve as you can see. These we…