The Quilted Fox and Planetarius

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Today we get to meet Terri Carpenter of The Quilted Fox. An active member of the East Bay Modern Quilters, Terri is also the go to person for those in the know around here for quilting to fit with their modern pieced quilts. And lucky for me, Terri designed an oh-so-cool quilt using Luna Lounge. It’s called Planetarius AND there is a marvelous tutorial. It had a fun time in the Andover Fabrics booth at Spring Quilt Market 2015. Speaking of tutorials, check out Terri’s tutorial for drawstring backpacks.

An initiator of round robin and charity quilts, Terri was also a key coordinator of the show “Amish:The Modern Muse” at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Her quilt ‘Flock of Starlings” (below) won first place in the piecing, small, category at QuiltCon 2013, and her quilt “Squared Repeat” is published in the book “Amish Quilts, The Adventure Continues” by Lynn Coolish. Currently doing “52 Weeks of Stitching” on her blog, she shares her sewing projects each week.

So that is a little bit about the humble, but pretty amazing and versatile Terri Carpenter of The Quilted Fox. Oh, and shhh….word has it she will be teaching in the future, probably with her popular I Spy the Alphabet Quilt–pattern in progress! You know here at The Plaid Portico we like to share the stories about the people we meet along the way, and I just want to say it is just about my favorite thing. Color me inspired.

Now, let’s have a look at Planetarius and all of Terri’s quilts that we mentioned plus more!

Planetarius by Terri Carpenter

Back of Planetarius by Terri Carpenter

I Spy the Alphabet by Terri Carpenter. Pattern coming soon!

Drawstring Backpacks By Terri Carpenter using “Tidal Lace” fabric by Kim Andersson

Fawn by Terri Carpenter

Diving Deeper by Terri Carpenter, using “Tidal Lace” fabric by Kim Andersson

Triple X by Terri Carpenter

Plus One More by Terri Carpenter

Flock of Starlings by Terri Carpenter. 1st Place Piecing, Small, category, QuiltCon 2013

Squared Repeat by Terri Carpenter. Published in “Amish Quilts – The Adventure Continues” by Lynn Coolish

Simple Math by Terri Carpenter

Hexi Star Mini by Terri Carpenter

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

The Beatle Bag and Happy Hippo from Fat Chick Quilts

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Now it’s time to round up more Pop Rox projects, especially since many of them are currently on display at Quilt Market 2014 in Pittsburgh at the Andover Fabrics booth (photos coming!) First off, let check in on the great projects Liz of Fat Chicks Quilts made using Pop Rox. I always love everything she does!!

First off is the Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts. A great travel bag (or sewing bag!) that can be used with a variety on inserts, and has such great options for details.

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Patterns with inserts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts with inserts

Next up is the Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees. We love the butt shot!

Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Thanks for playing with Pop Rox Liz!

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

Sassafras Lane Designs

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Last project in the Pop Rox round-up for this week is the Churndash Court quilt, a new pattern by Sassafras Lane Designs. I LOVE the modern clean lines. Actually you will find that in all the Sassafras Lane quilt designs. They are clean and fresh, but with enough detail and complexity to make them rich and interesting and true to the quilting tradition but with a modern look. And they offer their patterns as pdf OR paper pattern right from their website. They also offer great free tutorials on things like installing zippers, foundation paper-piecing and installing grommets, AND they design bags as well as quilts. They will be showing off Churndash Court and other new quilt ensigns at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh this year.

Let’s take a look at Churndash Court in Pop Rox as well as some of their other cool patterns! P.S. I like their photography settings…

Churndash Court quilt pattern by Sassafras Lane Designs

Euclid Avenue quilt by Sassafras Lane Designs

The Shelby Satchel by Sassafras Lane Designs

Lexington lane quilt by Sassafras Lane Designs

Cooper Carry-all by Sassafras Lane Designs

Welcome to the Mouse House

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Next up on our Pop Rox round-up is Welcome to the Mouse House who made the Pop Rox dress, a version of the Caroline Party Dress. The. cutest. dress. ever. I am a huge fan of Hayley of Welcome to the Mouse House. And her website/blog is cool–its a mix of interior design, decoration, sewing, craft and cooking–all kinds of DIY.

There are home projects and redecorating–think light, clean, airy and original. There are tutorials on sewing, embroidery, home decor, wall art, hair accessories, and craft projects. Yes, and of course I will show you some pictures of a few ones I think are pretty cool to give you a taste.

The pattern for The Pop Rox dress, a version of the Caroline Party dress can be found in the Etsy shop Mouse House Creations, along with some other yummy yummy patterns.

But first let’s see the Pop Rox Dress. AND let me say here that an unexpected joy about designing fabric is connecting with so many great crafters, quilters, bloggers and creative business people. It opens my world and is such a gift.

Pop Rox dress by Welcome to the Mouse House

Pop Rox Dress by Welcome to The Mouse House

Pop Rox Dress by Welcome to the Mouse House

Welcome to the Mouse House

United Colors of Love by Welcome to the Mouse House

Rainbows and Kitty Cats Birthday Party by Welcome to the Mouse House

The Norah Dress and Tunic by Welcome to the Mouse House

The Apron Dress Tutorial by Welcome to the Mouse House

Puppet Theater Cabinet by Welcome to the Mouse House

The 30 Minute Easter Skirt by Welcome to the Mouse House

The 30 Minute Easter Skirt tutorial by Welcome to the Mouse House

Swoon Sewing Patterns

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Next up on the Pop Rox round-up is Swoon Sewing Patterns who made the gorgeous Coraline clutches. Swoon has super high quality patterns for mostly bags and lots of bags they have! The best part is that you can buy the patterns right off their site and have the option of a downloadable pdf OR a paper pattern. Yes, and there are also freebies and tutorials, particularly on the blog.

First we’ll show you the gorgeous Pop Rox clutches, then I have to show you more of their bag patterns. Their style is “simple and clean”. I like that. And if you don’t think you are up to sewing, but you like their bags, check out the Etsy store DiedelBug Handmade. You can also find they patterns on YouCanMakeThis.com, Swoon Patterns Etsy shop, Craftsy, and Go To patterns & Co.

And tune in for special fund-raising sale notices on their Facebook page they will be doing to help fund a new small specialty sewing shop. The commercial space has already been leased!

Coraline Clutch by Swoon Sewing Patterns

I also like that they show their patterns made up with lots of different kinds of fabrics. So many great bags–some I haven’t seen anything like it before. Love the Betty Bowler Bag! Take a look.

Betty Bowler bag by Swoon Sewing Patterns

Dorothy Day Tripper bag by Swoon Sewing Patterns

India Hobo Bag by Swoon Sewing Patterns

Levi Utility Bag by Swoon Sewing Patterns

Sew Can She

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Plaid Portico

The first project in the Pop Rox project round-up comes from Caroline of Sew Can She. Sew Can She has free tutorials DAILY! I don’t know how she does it but Sew Can She is a refreshing blog with tons of info and things to do and participate in. Highly recommend a follow on this one!

Caroline kicked off Patchwork Posse’s Around The Block 2014 Round Robin with a Pop Rox Quilt Block tutorial:

Pop Rox Quilt Block tutorial by Sew Can She

But you have to take a look at some of the other cool project tutorials at Sew Can She. Here are some of my favorites:

Bunny Treat Bags by Sew Can She

2 sided zip cases by Sew Can She

Pattern Weights tutorial by Sew Can She

Mittens for Little Elves by Sew Can She

AND Caroline has a book coming out in the fall, Just for You with C&T (more on that later this year) and in conjunction with that she is throwing a retreat in October…in Key West! So if you like sewing retreats, check out sew:beach.

That is today’s Pop Rox round-up!

Houston Quilt Market 2013, the last booth pics!

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Plaid Portico

OK, sharing the last photos of booths from Quilt Market. But there are still many quilt photos to come from the exhibitions. Its going to be a bit sad when it is all done and I will wish I had taken more photos (and better photos!) Enjoy! Wish you were there!