Quilt Inspiration – I wanted to commemorate our 30th wedding anniversary trip on the Orient Express from Venice to London with a special quilt. Continue reading ““Quilter on the Orient Express” Original Quilt Design”
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“Not Your Grandfather’s Herringbone” – Original Quilt Design
Quilt Inspiration – The herringbone pattern may be a traditional tweed pattern used in country gentlemen’s clothing, but bright colors on a light grey background update the pattern to a modern look.
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“My Bedouin Desert Blanket” – An Original Quilt Design
Kaffe Fasset striped fabrics set in a rainbow pattern make up this original quilt design.
Quilt Inspiration – I commemorated our bucket list trip to Jordan with a quilt inspired by pictures of the blankets the Bedouin use on their camels.
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“I Love Paris in the Springtime” – Original Quilt Design
I love Paris in the springtime
I love Paris in the fall
I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles
I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles
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“Greek Key” Quilt Pattern – Original Quilt Pattern Download Available on Etsy
This Greek key quilt pattern is an easy and beginning quilter friendly design inspired my trip to the Greek islands. The PDF pattern is available on my Quiltripping Etsy shop.
Quilt Inspirations – For my recent trip to Greece, I chose a simple, classic Greek key design to make this easy, modern looking quilt in shades of white and Aegean blue.
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Bohemian Princess Quilt Pattern is now on Etsy
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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Around the World in 25 Travel Quilts
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.
“California Dreamin” – Original Quilt Design
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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“Cascade” – A Bargello Quilt Design
This was the second quilt I ever attempted – and finished. I called it “Cascade” because the design reminded me of a small waterfall. I thought that my Rogue River rafting trip, with all of the rapids and small waterfalls, was an appropriate spot to photograph it.
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Rose
My “Hot Prismatic Star” Quilt
My first paper pieced quilt in hot shades of pink, red, yellow and purple. This Prismatic Star quilt certainly brightens up my room on a dreary rainy day.
This Prismatic Star Pattern by Judy Niemeyer was my first attempt at paper piecing. I started the quilt when I took a class at her retreat center in Kalispell, Montana.