Friday, November 12, 2021

A Last Hurrah with My DS Stash / Beauties Pageant 153

I’ve come to realize that there are two ways to clean up my sewing space: the fast way and the slow way. The fast way is tossing fabric bits that are too small to use, selling no-longer-loved bundles, and passing orphan blocks to friends who will do something with them. The slow way is by finishing projects—ha! I go through spurts when I sort and organize to determine what stays and what goes, but always in the background are the slow projects, chugging along and waiting to be pushed to the head of the queue.

The hearts made with Denyse Schmidt fabric that you see at the top of the post are one of those slow projects. I’ve always loved Denyse’s designs. In fact, I’d say that I came to modern quilting through the DS door, and for the first few years, it was rare that I’d finish a project without at least one of her fabrics in it. And then two years ago, I decided to use up my DS stash once and for all. I was going to make several quilts and then sell off whatever scraps and yardage I had left over. It was time for some turnover in my stash!

That decision resulted in Farmhouse Chic, a quilt of concentric squares that uses fabrics from Denyse’s Eastham and New Bedford lines, along with scraps from other designers ...

To read more about Farmhouse Chic, click here.

It also led to two Ship’s Ladder quilts, as well as a version of Stepping Stones ...

This is the throw-size Ship’s Ladder. Read about it here.


Read more about Stepping Stones in this post.

Now I’m happy to say that I’m on my last quilt with my current DS stash. It’s a catch-all project and comprises many DS lines, for both independent quilt shops and big-box stores. I’m using this tutorial, called Random Hearts. Of course, I finished 15 blocks and then had to set them aside to take care of higher-priority projects, but the project has already proved to be a fun, fast sew.

Are you a fellow fan of Denyse Schmidt? If so, I’d love to hear about it in the comments—or better yet, post a project using her fabric or one of her patterns in the linky. DS finishes old and new are welcome!

 

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Friday, November 5, 2021

An Ombre Jelly Roll Giveaway / Beauties Pageant 152


Hello all you lovely quilters! A month ago, I posted pics of a finished quilt top on Instagram (and here on the blog) that pretty much blew up my feed. The response to my Ridiculously Easy Jelly Roll Quilt rendered in V and Co’s Ombre Fairy Dust was so positive that I couldn’t help but follow up with a giveaway. So when I needed a little more in my cart at the Fat Quarter Shop recently to get free shipping, I picked up another ombre jelly roll. I’m giving this precut, along with a PDF copy of my Ridiculously Easy Jelly Roll Quilt, to one lucky winner, just to say thanks!

All entries to the giveaway are being accepted on Instagram. Head to my IG feed, and look for the giveaway picture for more details. (BTW ... This giveaway is open internationally.)

As your friendly neighborhood fabric enabler, I have to add that Ombre Fairy Dust jelly rolls are still available at some online retailers. Check out the Fat Quarter Shop, Lark Cottons, and Shabby Fabrics. ; )


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