Thursday, June 24, 2021

A Scrapbook of Quilts!!

A Scrapbook of Quilts was just released and can I just say, it is amazing!!!!   Co-Authors Joanna Figueroa and Carrie Nelson hit it out of the part with this one, which is no surprise as these two women are each a quilting powerhouse!!  And I just love all of the tips, tricks, and playful back and forth that Joanna and Carrie share along with the projects.   A Scrapbook of Quilts uses 6 basic quilt blocks and a pile of scraps to make over 30 gorgeous projects. And I was so blessed to get to make one of those projects :)


Isn't this just the cutest!!!!   Carrie, Joanna and I have been friends for a while, meeting at market, so I was thrilled when Carrie asked me to make this adorable Pirouette Tabletopper for their book.     Pirouette is one of the 6 blocks in the A Scrapbook of Quilts and obviously, this design worked fabulous for a Christmas design!!   I had so much fun piecing this.   Half Square Triangles and tiny Flying Geese, I was in matching point heaven.   


And when it came time to quilt it, I thought it would be fun to add to the Wreath effect by quilting a giant spiral.   I just love how it turned out.   And I love quilting this design on small projects, as it is much easier to manage the bulk spinning round and round when it fits in the throat space of my machine ;)  


And here it is pictured in the book.   Isn't that just a beautiful picture!!!   If I could "instantly download" any skill it would be photography.  It truly is an art and I just love seeing my quilts pictured in such beautiful ways.  And of course, all of the pictures in A Scrapbook of Quilts are just beautiful and the instructions are wonderful and easy to follow in full color.  


And speaking of the book . . . There is a Pillow Along to celebrate the release of A Scrapbook of Quilts!!!   This is the first week, and everyone is gathering their scraps :)   It will run for 6 weeks, and each week one of the blocks from the book will be paired with one of the following themes:  Patriotic, Halloween, Autumn, Christmas, Two-Color and Neutral.  You can read all of the details about the Pillow Along on Joanna's Blog.  


And I am super excited to be participating in the Pillow Along as well!!!   I bet you can't tell from my fabric pull what Theme I have ;)     I have lots and lots of scraps, but orange is actually the one color that I am sadly lacking on.    I tried to pull lots of little scraps, but I just didn't have enough and they really weren't very cohesive.   So instead, I pulled some Fig Tree Fat Quarters and plan to do a super scrappy layout.   If you find you are lacking in scraps too, scrappy layouts are a great way to add a scrappy look to just a few fabrics ;)


I am looking forward to sharing more on this soon.

Be sure to follow along with the Pillow Along and if you haven't already, you will want to add A Scrapbook of Quilts to your quilting library.   It is phenomenal!!!

And on a total side note, I am just wondering . . . If you could "instantly download" any skill what would it be??

I hope you all have a Happy Quilting Day!!! 
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6 comments:

  1. I would love to be able to instantly play the piano!

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  2. Multiple languages! French, German, Russian, Italian. All in one big download! That would be so awesome! Anxious to see this book!

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  3. I’m not sure if this qualifies as a skill but I would love to be instantly ambidextrous. Throughout my life I have not felt less than able doing crafts and such being left-handled like I am in learning to quilt. So many of the tools of the trade are difficult to use as a lefty. Yes, scissors and rotary blades are available for left-handed use but rulers are not and neither are sewing machines. Being ambidextrous would make it easier. I love that Jenny Doan of MSQC, who is left handed has so many right-handed skills available to her allowing her to do things just as easily right-handed as left-handed. I’m tired of reading the rulers backwards or upside-down at this point and I just do not have the same fine motor skills in my right hand that I do in my left hand. GRRRR!

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  4. I need photography skills too. Love your wreath!!

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  5. The skill I would like to learn in FMQ

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa