The Quilting Tool of the Month is.....The Klutz Glove from Fons and Porter! (Over the holidays I was talking to Elizabeth about how I've discovered a few sewing and quilting tools that I find super helpful and that I wanted to talk about them....and so we decided that it would be fun to spotlight one tool we love every month in 2016 and this month it's the Klutz Glove.) The first time I ever saw one of these gloves I was hanging out with Melissa from The Polka Dot Chair while she was ... View the Post
Search Results for: quilting
Quilting the new classics
I love quilting books...a lot. I probably have at least two dozen of them on my bookshelf. They are so fun and there is always something new to learn...a new trick, technique, or block. So when Michelle Muska asked if we would like to check out her new quilt book "Quilting the new classics" of course I said yes! Her book is all about giving a more modern vibe to traditional quilts. So, she gathered quilters from all over to remake traditional quilt blocks and the results are so much ... View the Post
Christmas Quilting
Tonight, as I write this, I am knee deep in Christmas quilts. I think I was just raised that if it's Christmas then there are blankets and quilts to be made. And this year is no different. This is whats up on the quilting frames right now: It's for my grandparents and is made from some darling fabric (that is so cheery that just looking at it makes me happy) from Micheal Miller. Next month I have a tutorial put together that will show you how to make this super easy quilt. I don't ... View the Post
Rothko Inspired Quilt
Rothko Inspired Quilt “Silence is so accurate.”― Mark Rothko I've been intrigued by the artwork of Mark Rothko ever since I can remember. Posters of his work were plastered (among others) all over the walls of my college dorms. And when I finally entered a Modern Art Museum for the first time in my 20's (the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art) I was thrilled to find myself face to face with his work. In fact, I started to cry and when I reached into my pocket for a tissue I ... View the Post
Endurance Quilt Block(Grounded Series)
Endurance Quilt Block (Grounded Series) Today I am thrilled to start our new series "Grounded: A Quilt Block Series That Will Sweep You Off Your Feet and Help You Find Your Footing" with the flooring from a story that has intrigued me for years. The story of Earnest Shackleton and his ship the Endurance. The Endurance (with its beautiful flooring pictured below) now lies almost 10,000 feet under ice covered waters at the bottom of the world. Although the Endurance only sailed on a ... View the Post
Grounded: A Quilt Block Series
Grounded: A Quilt Block Series That Will Sweep You Off Your Feet and Help You Find Your Footing I am so excited to announce a new series that we are kicking off here at Simple Simon and Company. We are calling it "Grounded" and claiming that it will both "sweep you off of your feet" and "help you find your footing". Sooooooo.....what is this quilt block series all about? It is about the amazing patterns, shapes, and colors that can often be found right under our feet. And, ... View the Post
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- …
- 66
- Next Page »