Two color quilts

Hello all my fabulous hive-mates! Kathy here. How's your summer going? Hot enough for you? This is my second year participating in Stash Bee and I'm having a blast!. I'm especially loving learning new blocks, trying new techniques, and stepping outside my colour palette comfort zone. (OK, so maybe I don't exactly love that last one so much as I appreciate the value of it.) I also love seeing the posts of finished Stash Bee projects. I am nearly finished quilting my top from last year and…

Here are 50 free patterns for lattice, basket weave, interlocking and "plaid" quilts! Lattice quilts are made with strips that form a grid o...

Sherry Gray and I have been working on instructions for constructing the Single Irish Chain quilt. Sherry put the instructions and pictures together and I formatted and added the Accuquilt GO instr…

The Minimalist Square Burst is the third, and final, quilt in the Square Burst 2.0 series. This variation uses just two fabrics to create a more modern look! Is this my favorite quilt I've ever made? Maybe. I love absolutely everything about this quilt. From the texture of the Essex linens, to the softness of the Art

......was the name of the quilting retreat which I just had the privilege of attending with many, many talented and lovely women. The guest at the retreat was Carrie Nelson of the well known patterns that are marketed under the name of Miss Rosie's. Part of what I will share with you in the next few days is her trunk show. She is now working for Moda and is living the dream! First of all the retreat is held in the beautiful and picturesque area located in the mountains just outside Midway…

Welcome back for another round of Five for Friday here on the Auribuzz blog! Can you believe that it is already March?! The year is absolutely flying by. Today we are excited to bring you five proj…

I'm not normally drawn to Black and White quilts but when I saw Northcott's new Simply Neutral 2 line on Keystone Modern Creative's website I had to order it! I knew that I wanted to make our Highway 10 Designs patterns called Pedal to the Metal with this line as a few years ago I quilted a similar one for a friend that was fabulous. You can see it here. I recently purchased a new pantograph called Time Warp that is very dense in design. I hesitated at first with using it but thought this is…

You see the head shot of me – taken by the photographer when I was filming for one of my online classes last year; and then, you see me – drawn by my portraitist-in-residence. I think …

There is nothing I like more than a simple quilt pattern that looks complicated. Behold .... the Jewel Box quilt. Shibori is a Japanese term for a method of dyeing cloth. Traditionally using Indigo, it is a form of tie-dyeing that goes back to the 8th century. This quilt block is called: Jewel Box I did not use a printed pattern - but by reading this post and the links below you will be able to master this :) Quilt Specs: The fabric: A fat quarter bundle of Shibori II from Moda. This…

Look what came out of "Time Out!" Fractured Flower Quilt Top In Progress Do you ever put projects in "Time Out?" My Fractured Flower quilt was just making me angry, so it spent the past four months in a "Time Out" bag. I gave myself permission to work on other things while I waited for the anger to dissipate. I finally took it out of "Time Out" this week. (And no, I don't put my children in "time out" for this long. I promise.) I've spent a few hours working on it. It's easier to do when I'm…