The “Shattered Quilt” Needle in a Hayes Stack

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Love this quilt! Called Shattered, Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack designed this new pattern using Pop Rox and I couldn’t be more impressed! Tiffany and I met at Fall Quilt Market and talked about working on a project together. I was so happy to get my hands on this quilt for a day last week to take a good close look after it was displayed at spring Quilt Market. The design is so strong and works so well with Pop Rox. It’s different, and I think pretty versatile for lots of different kinds of fabric. AND the quilting is amazing, done by Darla Hall.

And after the pics of “Shattered” I picked some of Tiffany’s other patterns to show you. She is a designer, quilter, lecturer and teacher, and she works with several fabric companies designing patterns using their fabric lines. Tiffany also did a nice blog post about her projects at spring Market here. Just click on any picture to be taken right to the pattern!

“Shattered” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

More of Tiffany’s patterns here:

“Fans for Edith”by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack 66 x 86

"Gaboodles" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Water Garden and Textured Solids by Andover Fabrics 52x52

“Gaboodles” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Water Garden and Textured Solids by Andover Fabrics 52×52

AND she has a block of the month. Here is Asteria, and she also has designed a tool to go with this quilt and help with the blocks, called “The Goddess Tool” (I want one, even just for the name!)

Asteria-Greek Goddess of the Stars, Block of the Month by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack

Sew Sundays Baby Quilt

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Well I have finished a small and supposedly simple baby quilt for some friends and a very special little one. I designed it in Adobe Illustrator as a sort of plaid using the Pop Rox fabrics with white to keep it modern and clean. Why it wasn’t simple was because I was sewing it and quilting it all myself and am still finding my way. And this is my first non-improv piece (which made me want to do a crazy improv next) But in the end I let all the little errors fall as they may and it’s still a cute little quilt.

And it’s pretty easy to make one like this using any fabrics you want. It’s 44×44 so you can use a backing selvedge to selvedge (I was dying to use the Pop Rox main border print so this quilt was an excuse to do that!). And I used either 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 inches for each column on each side. Hmmm, let me see what order it was in. The horizontal was 7,5,2,3,4,6,8,9 and the vertical was…6,5,2,3,4,7,8,9. But you can do whatever you want. This would also be really fun using all prints or using different colors of solids.

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

back of Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

What was really fun about this is that I got to use the whole collection on the white color way…er I actually didn’t use the pink/melon zig-zag, but it was originally going to be the border, but then I found out the baby in question was a boy…so I went all traditional and did blue. But you know I know his dad wears pink so I should have been braver.

Pop Rox by Carol Van zandt

Diana’s sampler quilt

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Plaid Portico

On a visit to Diana McClun’s studio, she pulled out the sampler quilt she made with Pop Rox while teaching a class on beginning samplers–from her and Laura Nownes‘ book Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!, chapter12. It combines a variety of beginning sampler blocks that you can compose onto any configuration you want and the book gives 4 samples of compositions if you don’t want to design your own. This one is a fifth. I’ll have to try one some day!

She let me borrow it to take photos to show you so here it is!

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Five

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Only one more round to go after this, so enjoy. More quilts from The Voices in Cloth 2014 Exhibition put on by the East Bay Heritage Quilt Guild. Part Five:

Swamplandia by Patt Bagdon

Japanese Puzzle by Mabry Benson

Japanese Eggplant by Susan Lambert, quilted by New Pieces

Two Minds: Mixed Emotions by Sally Pooler

Moon Over The Mountain by Robin Halprin, quilted by Kathy Ritter, New Pieces

Where No Man Has Gone Before by Sally Socolich

Pacific Moments by Mirka Knaster, inspired by Christine Barne’s book The Quilter’s Color Club

Return to California by Mary Risard Burnett, quilted by Melissa Quilter

Blue Moon by Heather Jacobson, quilted by Kathy Ritter at New Pieces

Moroccan Tiles by Dana Prichard, quilted by Sue Fox

J Puzzle Number 2 by Margo Weeks, quilted by Rebecca Rohrkaste

J Puzzle Number 2 by Margo Weeks, quilted by Rebecca Rohrkast

A Circle Game by Mary Jo Morris, design from Kathy Doughty’s book Making Quilts

Prison Grid by Cele Stauduhar, quilted by Melissa Quilter

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Four

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Plaid Portico

And more quilts from the Voices in Cloth 2014 exhibition:

Inspiration Is Where You Find It by Sally V. Houston, quilted by Sue Fox

Finalement by Lark Stratton

Solar Power by Lynn Crook. Pattern by Pam Rocco.

Ignition by Nancy Bardach

Color Play by Pati Fried, quilted by Kerry Reed. Inspired by a pattern by Olde Green Cupboard Designs

Makawao by Gay Nichols, quilted by New Pieces

Cold Water in Canyonland by Karen O’Rourke, from the Kilim design by Kaffe Fassett

Nanay’s Stars by Joel Ignacio

Not Your Grandmother’s Yoyo’s by Diana Berry

Fans by Patricia Bruvry

Whirled Birds and Butterflies by Lissa Miner, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Three

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Plaid Portico

More Voices in Cloth 2014!

What’s really fun is seeing these quilts again since it was many weeks ago I originally took these pictures. Enjoy!

For the first 2 installments of my limited coverage of Voices in Cloth, click here:

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part One

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Two

On The Web by Carolyn Brien, quilted by Marla Monson

Indian Meadows by Carolyn Earls, from The Ultimate Quilting Book

Jana’s Graduation Quilt by Anna Martinez, quilted by laura Lee Fritz

Fifty Sun Daze by Joyce Teekell, quilted by Janice Skiles

What Do You See by Naomi Pockell, quilted by Sue Fox, Textile Dreams Studio

Desert in Winter by Josephine Jarvis, quilted by Sue Fox

Trifid Nebula by Amy Grundler

Clamshell Mound by Arleen Kukua

Jewel Box Series Collage–Silk Chevrons #1-9 by Jo Magaraci

My Red Sticks by Betsy Livak

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Two

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Plaid Portico

This week we will continue our coverage of the Voices in Cloth quilt show. For a look back at Part One and my top ten from the show, click HERE. The rest of the coverage will be continuous, I promise! Enjoy! (and stay tuned… 50 more quilts to go!)

Wedding Quilt by Sheret Goddard

Yikes! Stripes! by EBHQ Silk Club

Miles to Go by Nancy Bardach

Shadows by Lisa Carey

Floral Hexagons by Lisa Doyen

Bento Box for Mary Ann by Gwen McMillan, quilted by Melissa Quilter

Yasuko’s Midnight Garden by Barbara Ramsey

Forever by Giny Dixon

Flywheel Rondo III by Nancy Bardach, quilted by Angie Woolman

Ombre Love by Susan Peck, design by Christine Barnes

The Original Scrap-Bag™ in Pop Rox

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Plaid Portico

I was pretty happy when Jamie Kalvestran sent me photos of Pop Rox on her popular Original Scrap-bag™ pattern. I LOVE her bags. Jamie is an experienced product designer as well as a sewing pattern designer and print pattern designer. AND she blogs. There is her print & pattern design blog, A Pattern a Day, her sewing pattern blog, Scrap-bags, and Small Town Gardens. Her patterns can be found in independent quilt stores or you can always get a downloadable pdf through Jamie here.

Take a look at this Original Scrap-bag™ with Pop Rox, and of course I’ve picked more of her things to show you after that, including more bags and quilts, and a link to a pdf catalog to all the cool patterns for her Chickadee fabric line with Andover fabrics. Kind of to die for!

Pop Rox in The Original Scrap-bag™

Super Simple Modern Quilt by Jamie Kalvestran

Buttons Bows & Yo Yo’s by Jamie Kalvestran

Big Easy Tote Bag by Jamie Kalvestran

The Bayport Bag by Jamie Kalvestran

Chickadee by Jamie Kalvestran

Patchwork Posse

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Continuing our Pop Rox round-up and spotlight on some amazing creative people who have played with Pop Rox, today we look at Patchwork Posse. I met Becky several years ago at The Creative Connection Event where she was a panelist and participant. I have loved collaborating with her and see her creative business grow. Not only will you find a plethora of great tutorials and patterns for quilts, bags, dolls and stuffed animals on her site Patchwork Posse, she also has a lot of fun things going on like quilt block round robins, and lots of free stuff!

AND if you’re a plushie lover like Becky, you must check out her site PlushiePatterns.com where she collects and publishes plushie patterns. I think what really differentiates what you will find on Patchwork Posse is the sheer diversity and originality of the projects and tutorials, AND it’s so prolific. It is literally chock full of anything you would want to do or need to know. If you are looking for fresh ideas for small projects this is the place. It’s one stop shopping–for quilting patterns, tips and tutorials AND sewing projects as well as appliqué and embroidery. It’s kind of a magic place to visit if you own a sewing machine.

So, take a gander at project tutorials using Pop Rox on Patchwork Posse, plus of course I chose a number of other great projects and articles to show you so you can get a really good idea of the many flavors of Patchwork Posse. Have a wander over there!

Quilt as You Go Binder Tutorial by Patchwork Posse

Quilt as You Go Table Runner by Patchwork Posse

Fabric Weaving tutorial by Patchwork Posse

15+ Fox Plushies by PlushiePatterns.com

Hexagon Quilt Patterns and free tutorials by Patchwork Posse

50+ Fabric Bins and Baskets by Patchwork Posse

Using Color in Your Quilts on PatchworkPosse.com

Mitered Quilt Block Tutorial by Patchwork Posse

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part One.

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Well, I have been waiting to begin the coverage of the Voices in Cloth 2014 exhibition, and I can’t wait any little longer. So we will intersperse coverage of the show with continuing coverage of the Pop Rox project round-up. The Voices in Cloth 2014 Exhibition, put on by the East Bay Heritage Quilters was at the Craneway Pavilion on the Richmond waterfront near the end of March for 2 days only. A dramatic space, a bustling crowd and great local vendors added to the exhibition buzz.

There were some trends in this group of curated quilts, mostly from local northern California quilters. There were a lot of silks, linens and other than standard quilting cotton used. There were hand-dyed fabric and batiks, and quite a bit of Asian influence. There were interesting combinations of traditional fabrics in modern quiet designs and modern fabrics in more traditional quilt designs. And many art quilts. And lots of color!

As usual, you are subject to the whim of my curatorial eye. I just take pictures of the quilts I really like. Now I am going to show you my top ten favorite quilts from the show (in no particular order) I have 60 more quilts to go so this will be a several part series. Here are the first few and my favs, all for different reasons: