It was fun to come up with all the ideas! I couldn’t decide how to quilt these blocks, so I did the inside of each one with a different pattern. So, even though those angles make the border look a little more challenging, it’s as quick and easy as sewing binding strips together As I laid the binding next to the quilt to see if I had enough length, I decided it needed to be the border instead of binding. I had originally planned to use my scraps to make a scrappy binding. Next up, Paperweights – Available in 5 sizes using 10″ squares, Fat Eighths, or Fat Quarters. In this design, strip pieced flower petals are combined with folded corners to create the scrappy flower blocks. The runner shown in the book is made with just 3 blocks and uses the fabric collection April Showers by Bonnie and Camille (also Moda) The blue border print from this collections just pops! This fabric collection is called Aloha Girl by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree and Co (for Moda). This quilt comes in 5 sizes and uses 10″ Squares or Fat Eighths. This fabric collection is called Somerset by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts (also Moda) The pattern also comes in a runner size and uses 5″ Charm Squares. My Friend Maria of Passing Down Crazy made the second quilt on the cover and she chose to live dangerously and leave the circles off! She can pull it off though, as she has loads of quilting experience. It’s a beautiful line and I wish my photos did it justice.Īnd see that circle in the middle? That covers up any points in the center of the block that aren’t perfectly aligned. This fabric line is called Fresh Cut by Basic Grey (Moda). I used 1 Layer Cake (10″ Squares) to make this quilt, but you can also use Fat Quarters and Fat Eighths. It comes in 6 sizes from runner to queen.ĭid I mention that the fabric requirements all use Precuts? I love Precuts and use them whenever possible. Today I will share the quilts from the book that all begin as a strip unit. My sketch book is full of ideas using this basic shape and those sketches became the quilts in this. While making this book, I just fell in love with the basic kaleidoscope shape and the concept that unique shapes could be made from a strip units or by using the ruler to cut different shapes. So what idea had captured my attention this time? For those of you who have been following me for a little while, you may remember the concept behind my “ Angles with Ease” book and Triangler ruler. I guess the creative side of my brain just doesn’t take orders well from the sensible, follow-the-rules, orderly side of my brain. I had like 10 more ideas that I could have put into this book if I had the time. And every year I promise my husband that I will do a smaller book! I’m really not a liar. Turns out that starting early thing just meant more time for my crazy brain to formulate more ideas. I didn’t finish months in advance as I had planned, while sitting in an easy chair with my feet up. That starting early thing? It didn’t work out so well for me. Somehow this has turned into my largest book to date (except this one, which I did with a publisher). You know how some people nap when their kids nap? I used that time to work on these ideas and I thrived on my time alone to create.Īll those ideas became the quilts in my latest book, “Angles With Ease 2”. Strange right? I guess you never know where ideas will come from. I suddenly found myself with an abundance of ideas as my brain tried to cope with my new occupation as a stay at home (and work at home) mom. Apparently, my brain doesn’t function well with no time to sew and pursue ideas. Well – all that taking care of kids, doing laundry, making meals and being the cheerful, domestic goddess that I am (not!), turned out to be just the fuel that I needed to create. And I intended to do a small book, with just a few projects. How would I ever get the book done with two little munchkins? I try to spend as much time as possible with the kids and everything that entails, so I figured I better start way earlier if I was going to find the time to do it. I knew I had to start early because I have a 2-year-old and a baby. I actually have proof of how early I started – two of my photos in the new book were shot last fall (see fall photos below). Market preparations are in high gear, with all the usual craziness – even though I started way earlier than I typically do.
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