Here we go, it's that time again where we look at the new fabric of the future. In this case we are talking about my newest line for Moda called Posy and for this group I decided to make a few little changes with the addition of a some new colours and something you've never seen from me before - flowers!
Posy will arrive in stores next spring but for now, I hope you like what you see????!!
I'll be back soon with more pictures just for you :)
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I know what you might be thinking. Maybe you feel like you've already seen Sew Stitchy but I don't think I have done a post that focuses on this collection, the prints and how they relate to my upcoming book Little Stitches.
So, let's start at the beginning. I designed this collection right after I finished up doing the illustrations for the book, all the patterns and how to diagrams in the book were hand drawn by me. Whilst drawing up the images, it occured to me that all the little stitchy pictures would also work very well in a fabric collection and the idea for Sew Stitchy was born.
I set to work to design a collection that encompassed all things sewing related - pins, spools, hexagons, embroidery, chain stitches, cross stitches, french knots and more.
One of the key differences between this collection and my four previous ones is -
Every single print (except one) is small to medium scale and multi directional. You can just whip out the fabric and cut it any which way to make quilt blocks, clothes, bags, whatever.
The exception in this case is - The Panel.
The panel does not appear in any of the pre-cuts except the Fat Quarter bundle and is also available in yardage. Each panel comprises of 28 images in a gridded format (there are 12 different images so you will get a few of each). This makes it perfect for fussy cutting for quilt block centers, cushions, pockets and more. You can see the cute little reindeer image above.
And this one is a cute little stitched birdie. Each image is surrounded by frames of running stitches, chain stitches, french knots or pretty little lazy daisy flowers as above.
This little girlie is my youngest daughter's favourite, I made the little girl's hair into plaits (braids) because my she is obsessed with them.
Another thing I really want to point out - all these images have lots of tiny details which makes them perfect for cutting up into even the smallest pieces (the above squares are 1 1/4")
One final thing - this line has a slightly brushed finish, giving it the softest feel of all my lines so far.
So there we have it, a closer look.
I hope I've introduced you to a few things you never noticed before.
Sew Stitchy yardage should be shipping any day now, the question is 'Are you ready to get stitchy???'
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I have spent the last couple of days getting away from it all over in 'Summersville'. I have chopped and stripped and paper pieced my way to a nice bit of wonky chevron-esque patchwork thingy (see above).
I have spent time ironing my wonky chevron-esque patchwork thingy in my kitchen whilst pondering what on earth I should make it into.
I pieced and topstitched it (using some Aurifil 40 weight thread Col.4661) and pondered some more - what is it that is missing in my life? what is it that I already have that needs a little patchwork love??
I finished the thing totally and made a...............................
Wonky chevron-esque patchwork thingy table cover for my pototoes (and onions).
This might seem a boring thing to do but this is such a plain looking table in my kitchen that I spend lots of time looking at since it is housed right between the kettle and the chopping board. Much time is spent in this area making tea and peeling pototoes (I'm married to an Irishman so you can hazard a guess at quite how many pototoes I peel throughout the average week).
I think I made a good choice there - I got busy here yesterday and it definitely was the most fun I EVER had peeling pototoes!
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Over the last couple of days I've been grabbing every available opportunity to get a little playtime into my daily schedule. There has been so much going on back to back, lots of having to use every available braincell activity that it has been a refreshing release just to sneaky in a bit of time to do something just for the pure pleasure of doing it. I love being creative just because I'm in the mood and I have certainly been in the mood for a little playful embroidery above - with a new found love of Cosmo embroidery floss.
I've also sneaked in a little time to indulge in a little cutting up of fabric and then stitching it all back together activity (otherwise known as patchwork). These fabrics are a mix of Lu Summers' new line Summersville and a couple of her screen printed designs from her online shop. This collection has such a playful feel that you can't help but enjoy and hour or two in it's company. I haven't worked out quite what I'm making yet but there's plenty of time for that.
Hope you find yourselves in the company of a little playful time today too!
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Here it is, a little sneaky peek into the world of my newest line for Moda - Sew Stitchy. This collection will be shown at Spring Market in Kansas in a few weeks time but you know me, always want to make sure my readers are the first ones to see ;) I wonder if you would be up for a fun little game? Now that you've seen a teeny glimpse - do you think that you could take a guess at what is behind this line? Maybe, tell me what you think is going on in the fabrics up there or have a little prediction for what other prints in the line might be????
I'd love to know what you're thinking :)
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Welcome to my day of the Fat Quartershop Blog Hop! If you've never hopped along here before, my name is aneela hoey and I've designed several lines for Moda including Sherbet Pips and A Walk In The Woods.
The purpose of this hop is to celebrate the launch of the 2012 designer mystery block of the month. We all love a mystery and when you combine mystery with fabric and make it last all year that can only be classed as a winning combination.
On to the FUN stuff, this year the fabric chosen for the BOM is Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille which leads my nicely on to the giveaway part of this post.
Up for grabs is one layer cake of my new line - a walk in the woods, kindly donated by Fat Quartershop (thank you!)
Each of the designer's in this hop were asked to pick something Vintage Modern from their closet's, all you have to do is guess what my vintage modern item is. The teeny pic above is your only clue to my item. The winner will be selected from all those who guess correctly.
Feel free to embellish your answer with as much detail as you can - perhaps you could tell me where I bought it, at what time and what I was thinking as I handed over the cash (this part is not necessary but you are more than welcome to give me a giggle with your thoughts).
You have 24 hours only to enter - so get your skates on!
Here are the remaining hop stops
Monday 2/20 – Blackbird Designs
Tuesday 2/21 – Kate Spain
Wednesday 2/22 – Sandy Gervais
Thursday 2/23 – Bonnie & Camille
Friday 2/24 – Fig Tree Quilts
Monday 2/27 – Minick & Simpson
Tuesday 2/28 – Cosmo Cricket
Wed 2/29 – Sweetwater
Thurs 3/1 – Fat Quarter Shop – Grand Prize Entry Post
Fri 3/2 – Fat Quarter Shop – Winners Post
Good Luck!
ETA - I'm sat here eating my lunch whilst reading your comments - You're making me hoot with your guessing!! (though I almost choked on a bite of my sardine just there)....
Giveaway is now closed (thank you to all those who entered) - The winners and answers will be revealed on the Fat quartershop blog on Thursday 3/1.
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One last quilt finish to show you for 2011, another wintery quilt started in April and abandoned midway through the binding stage on to the to-do-when-I-feel-like-it pile.
This is the first time I've completely improvised the piecing of an entire quilt - I began by making random free pieced tree blocks, then stitched up a few blocks and strips using squares of the same fabrics and just the one teeny star block. To piece up the quilt, I laid out all the blocks in a composition I liked and then filled in the blank spaces with strips of white solids (leftovers from other projects).
I stopped when I ran out of white strips and this is my one regret for this quilt, I really should have gone bigger.
But I love it, love love love the randomness and playfulness of it's character. I am someone who loves the wonky and scrappy as much as the straight and orderly.
To quilt I used a decorative stitch on my machine and stitched vertical stripes. This is a quick and easy way to add one last dimension of pattern to the design.
Fabrics used were Flurry by Kate Spain, Fa La La La La by French General and of course those scooting Sherbet Pips.
This quilt will be covering up a little elf sized person I know this winter (although I'll be borrowing it intermittently to cosy up on the sofa).
Meanwhile I've cast on some stitches and began knitting with such earnest that I've already snapped one of my knitting needles (good job I had a few spares knocking around).
And that dear readers brings to an end my posts for this year. I'll be taking a short blog break for a couple of weeks-ish and should be back in the first week of January.
Have yourselves a truly merry and memorable Christmas season, may your favourite Santa kiss you under the miseltoe (and hopefully help you with the washing up too).
Until next year!
xxx
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Previous experience is a good thing. Previous experience when it comes to making quilts in time for Christmas has taught me to start on the early side of early. After two whole years of quilting, I decided early in the case of me meant that even July was too late, I needed to start in April.
This entire quilt was pieced and sashed, basted then quilted in a herringbone style (of all the quilts I've made, the quilting on this one is my most favourite ever, expect lots more herringbone quilting to come) then I machine bound the quilt on the front and started handstitching the binding to the back, went three quarters of the way around, then promptly put the quilt on a shelf and forgot all about it until last week. Yep! it took 8 months to get around to stitching up those last 15".
These blocks were made 6" square. Instead of making the stars wonky and uneven, I made them pretty consistent in size and then wonk-ed the blocks when I sashed them instead.
If you fancy trying out a star block, this is a great tutorial.
Fabrics used include Sherbet Pips, Flurry by Kate Spain, Bliss by Bonnie and Camille, Kei honeycomb dots, City Weekend by Oliver and S and the deer print is from Caramel Town by Lecien. Solids used are from Flurry, Fa la la la la by French General and bella solids. The binding is from City Weekend.
Not bad for a quilt that only took 3 years to get around to make.
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Just a little. Teeny bitty peek, at the newest fabric I have been very busy working on.
This line will be called 'a walk in the woods' and is due for launch next spring. I know that is a fair bit of time away but I couldn't resist a quick little spilling of the new beans...
I just hope you all like foxes????
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You know that word 'cushy'? The one that means you've got it good??
That word describes perfectly how I feel.
A wonderful thing happened this week. For the first time in ages (I'm talking probably since last Feburary) I have found myself without a deadline in sight and I can't even begin to tell you how good it feels to be able to sew guilt free without worrying that I really should be doing something else.
So, what do I sew?
Yep, more cushions for my daughters (to go with the ones I made last week).
and then a few more.
Probably fuelled by the fact that 0.01 seconds after they walked into their bedrooms last week they flew onto their beds and hugged the life out of the pillows I'd made.
Now they definitely have it CUSHY!
(I wonder if they realise that?)
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