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The making of an aurifil thread kit
Just imagine, Moda and Aurifil ask you to design a small quilt and then choose thread colors to go with it. It’s not as easy as it sounds! The first thing you’d have to do is open up this beautiful color palette of Aurifil threads! Something happens to your heart when you see this many beautiful colors! It’s like being turned loose in a candy store when you were a kid. Then, they tell you to limit your selection to 7 colors. Could you do it? Just look at these gorgeous colors. Don’t you want them all? Last August I took on this challenge and designed a miniature ornament quilt and selected the wonderful Aurifil threads…
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Moda Love Blog Tour, Bunny Hill Day!
Welcome to Bunny Hill Day on the Moda Love Blog Tour! We’re talking about things we love today and I’m posting along with Deb Strain and Kansas Troubles ! I know many of you haven’t seen it yet, so I’m sharing my latest love from Moda, Mistletoe Lane. It’s my newest fabric line that’s due to ship to stores in January! I love that I design for Moda and get to create such fun fabrics! Mistletoe Lane includes a special “tag” panel that I designed for my Mistletoe Lane advent quilt. Stitch up the tags and they fit in the pockets on the quilt. There’s even a pocket on the…
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What comes first, the fabric or the quilt?
What comes first, the fabric or the quilt? Ever wondered about it? When I started designing, it was the fabric that inspired me. I’d wait on pins and needles to see the newest lines from Moda. I’d have several quits in my head and when I saw the right fabric I’d start designing. Oh joy how things have changed! Now I design the quilt first and spend many happy hours choosing colors and drawing fabrics to go with it. Think what this would mean if you were the designer. Your colors could vary to fit the quilt, and suddenly you’d have your own backgrounds and prints that work…
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When the husband becomes a designer
My husband’s a car nut. A real honest to goodness car nut, because he says he’s owned and sold about 75 old cars over his lifetime (I picture him at the age of 7 buying and selling). I tell him I wish we had the money he’s put into restoring all those cars, and he tells me he wishes we had all the money I’ve spent on fabric. Some things are best left unsaid. I don’t give him much input on a quilt, because it can lead us down dangerous paths. But, when I needed a car expert for “Christmas Wheels” I turned to him. He spent days working on…
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Winter Wonderland is on the way
For me, it seems like it’s taken forever, but Winter Wonderland is finally shipping this week! You’ll be able to find it at your local quilt store, or favorite online shop very soon. Just picture those UPS trucks filled with boxes of Winter Wonderland fabric, leaving the Moda warehouse. It must be a sight to see. One of the Winter Wonderland fabrics I’m most excited about is this cute snowman panel! It comes with a white or red background! When I designed this panel I was thinking of all the projects you could use it for, and I can’t wait to see what you do with it. The panel squares…
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New Moda Dottie
Moda’s just shipped the most beautiful bundles of Dottie fabric ever. Dots and dots and more dots. The great thing about these new dots is they are part of Moda’s basic fabric line. That means we’ll be able to get them for a long time. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of them. To give you a sampling of the new Dottie fabrics, we’ve added some mini charm packs to our website. They make me feel like making a Dottie quilt. Just little squares of dots, with white sashing. How fun would that be? Have a great weekend everyone. I’ll be back on Monday to show you what’s…
