Life is a patchwork of experiences
Block 3 of my block of the month project
Time flies when you are having fun quilting. It is time again to share another quilt block in my personal quilt block of the month project.
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Block 2 in my quilt block of the month project
I am continuing with my quilt block of the month project that I started in May. It is amazing how quickly this month has gone by and now it is time to share block 2 of my half square triangle explorations.
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Block 1 of my personal quilt block of the month project
With so much time on my hands, I have decided that each month I am going to challenge my creative grey cells and start my own personal quilt block of the month design. I have been fascinated by half-square triangle quilt patterns for a long time – the number of possible geometries seems infinite. Join me for the next 12 months as I play with half square triangles and figure out which pattern I will make each month. At the end, I will put all the blocks together into a whole new quilt design (or maybe two or three).
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A summery bright colored quilts using Kaffe Fasset flowery fabrics in shades of pink and yellow.
Quilt Inspiration – Here in the Brandywine Valley, I am surrounded by some of the county’s most beautiful public gardens. With this quilt I am celebrating the lazy hot days of late summer when the flowers are at their peak bloom.
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I am thrilled to announce my new Etsy shop for original Quiltripping downloadable quilt patterns. The philosophy for my shop is to provide fun, colorful and unique quilt patterns that are easy to make for a beginning quilter or for someone looking to make a quick, beautiful design.
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Learn how to make half square triangles the easy way. I have found this method to be the most straight forward and foolproof technique for a perfect quilt block.
I am fascinated by the many quilting geometries you can achieve with a half square triangle block. Over the years I have made well over a dozen half square triangle quilt patterns and in the process I have perfected the easiest and most fail-proof method for how to make half square triangles.
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I like to make travel quilts inspired by the destinations where I am going. I am sharing some of my favorites to inspire your next quilt project.
My website is called Quiltripping because I love to travel, take photos and make quilts. I like to make travel quilts inspired by the destinations where I am going and then photograph the quilt on location. Since I started this blog, I have photographed and shared quite a few of my bucket list travel inspired quilts. I thought it would be nice to put them all together into one gallery for both quilting and travel inspiration.
Over the years, I have amassed a wish list of quilting classes, quilting workshops, quilting retreats and quilting holidays that combine both great instruction and inspiring destinations.
For me, attending a quilting class or workshop is as much about the location as it is about the quality of the quilting instruction – it has to have both.
Quilt Inspiration – The colors of the surf and sand. I used two charm packs in shades of blue and yellow by Stonehenge to design a quilt that reminds me of a warm day on a California beach. I set half square triangle blocks in a fishhook pattern, randomly mixing the different shades of blue and gold together.
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Sharing my experiences taking an Empty Spools Seminars quilting class at the historic Asilomar Conference Center located on the scenic Pacific Ocean coast in California.
It’s important with any craft to continue to hone your skills. Whether its blogging, photography or quilting, I like to try classes that offer a different perspective, but they also need to be in interesting locations. Not long ago, I took one of the quilting classes offered by Empty Spools Seminars at the Asilomar Conference Center located in beautiful Pacific Grove, California.
