Do you find yourself making quilts in the same colors over and over? If so, maybe it's time to break out of your color rut. For awhile it seemed like every quilt I made was red, blue and gold. I still LOVE using those colors, but I do venture out of my box from time to time and use different palettes. I finished two quilts this week. One is probably the brightest (definitely the brightest yellow, anyway) one I've ever made and the other is one of the dullest I've made. I like them both even though neither go in my house. After the seemingly endless gray days this past winter, I was tempted to paint my walls this yellow just to have some brightness!
This quilt is called "Slash-A-Stash." It's the pattern we gave away free during our One Stop Shop Hop in March. It's a very forgiving design since there are no seams to match in the blocks. If you didn't pick up one of these patterns at the hop, we still have them available in the shop. It doesn't appear nearly as bright in the picture as it really is.
The quilt below is "Back In Orbit." This is a pattern from Fourth and Sixth and was the April Strip Club project. We have the pattern available for $8.00 and a few strip kits left for the quilt center (doesn't include borders or binding) for $27.50.
I got the idea for the block quilting (close-up below) from a book called "Machine Quilting Solutions." It worked really well for this block and I didn't have to mark it. I particularly like this book because it not only has lots of freehand quilting designs, it shows you three different quilting options for each quilt depending on how complicated you want the design. It's fun to see all three options (even if you do always pick the easy one!!).
Chris made the table runner below. It's called "Cute Kittens" from Disa Designs and makes a perfect gift for a cat lover. We have kits available for $21.50. The pattern is also available for $9.00.
