Inspiration

"It is made entirely from Oakshott fabrics and measures 84” by 90”.  It is very simply strip quilted by machine because I didn’t want the quilting to detract from the rainbow of colour.  The quilt is all my own design. The fourth photo is of the reverse of the quilt which is an abstract patchwork of leftover Oakshott fabrics.  It is a lovely design in itself."

I’m joining a sashiko 24 days project on instagram which is hosted by Kazue Yoshikawa @sashiko.lab. Every day for 24 days she’s posting a new sashiko pattern with some advices to give us the chance to learn sashiko. During this project I started to make coasters by using Oakshott fabrics.  Today is day 8, so we are still at the beginning. 

Temperature Quilt by Mary Menzer

Size : 53" x 79", 134 x 200 cms.

This quilt will be added to Make Modern Magazine's November Temperature Quilt Gallery.

Pattern by Brigitte Heitland.

"This is a very special quilt for me – I only could make it because you are always so generous and add lots of swatches to my orders … I collected them and realized this spring there are 142 of them, so I made this simple quilt. I needed one square more, so I added a piece of one of the first fabrics I bought from you."

"After you out phased Longshott, I found some fat eighth packs at Quilt Cabin – and some of the Scandinavia Longshott as well. For quite some time I thought about making a quilt with this 60° Triangles. And the soft colours from Scandinavia gave me the idea to this quilt. I combined them with red Grayshott (also from Quilt Cabin) and are very happy with the result."

"This is the forth quilt I made with this Butterfly-Design. I used quite a lot of scraps from your fabric – and so it reminds me of so many quilts I made in more than 10 years with them. And the joy I had (and still have) … I am so glad I discovered your both at my first visit in Birmingham. "

"My Scandinavia quilt, based on the ‘Barstow Quilt’ pattern by Carolyn Friedlander from Robert Kaufman. The original quilt was a cot size so I doubled the size of the strips and kept adding more until I got the size I wanted. I was able to make a small cushion out of the leftover bits (I hate waste). 

And now I have just had to order a little more Scandinavia  fabric in order to make a version of the appliqué by Lynn Templeton in your Inspiration gallery. This will hang above the headboard. Eventually. The book is ordered!"

Pattern Design Bethanne Nemesh
Size 46 x 38 inch
Quilted with a Bernina Q24

Miniquilt

Patchwork blocks sewn and cut apart again for no apparent reason - simply because I can. Mixed well and sewn back together.

17 x 17 inches
Quilted with a Bernina Q24.

I do machine embroideries in most of my quilts and your fabrics. In addition to the great colors, work well because, unlike printed fabrics, they don't fight with the embroideries. The digitized embroideries in this quilt are from OESD, the quilt design is mine.

 

Each 6” block in this quilt was entirely hand-sewn. It was a Block-a-week (49 of them) by the Bramble Patch, UK in 2018.

Each week we had to draft the block on graph paper from a diagram and accurately cut the pieces. Week one was straightforward and as the weeks passed, the blocks became more complicated and with smaller pieces.

I joined the blocks by machine and had it professionally quilted. It remains one of my most favourite quilts. Approx 45”square.

 

This was made from the blocks completed in a workshop by Maria Spiller for the Quilters Guild Modern Specialist Group and is called ‘Tree Rings’. Virtually everyone else chose black for the narrow sashings I chose white for a more Summery feel to the quilt.

 

My own improvised blocks to use strips and squares from other projects which I called ‘Every Last Scrap’ Brought together with Vintage Silver sashing. There were more scraps left so I also pieced the back.

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The back of ‘Every Last Scrap’ using mostly charm squares.

 

Using up some small pieces left from other projects were ideal for making a miniature version of Helen Howes ‘Twelve Trees’ quilt. It is approx 10” x 8” and finished with a narrow facing instead of a binding

 

This was Helen Butcher’s Block of the Month pattern which I completed in August 2021.

I like geometric designs and Helen’s Foundation Paper Pieced patterns were easy to use. I chose to make the larger of the two options we were given. Each block measures 4 inches finished.

 

This 10”square piece was designed by John Cole Morgan for a workshop organised by the Quilter’s Guild Miniature Specialist  group.

 

This small piece was inspired by a slightly larger quilt by Kumiko Frydl called Friendship Party. Her work is beautiful and very detailed and I chose the major theme to interpret. Each single flying geese measures less than  1”wide x 3/4” deep.

 

The view out at the barn facing the Vacaville Mountains in spring when the mustard is blooming.

This quilt is made up mostly of Oakshott fabrics, with a few other solids mixed in.

Sarah Hedriana

Tribute to Rennie Mackintosh by Susanna Thomson

For more information please see :-

https://www.charlesrenniemac.co.uk/

Diamond Wedding Quilt by Susanna Thomson

made for my parents using Oakshott, themed 
fabrics and printed maps of places they had lived.

La Serenissima by Susanna Thomson

Oakshott and themed (books, roses, family 
history, Venice) fabrics.  My first commission!

Night Flight by Susanna Thomson

made for my Dad using Oakshott and fabrics themed 
around his interests.

Lock-down quilt - Oakshott fabric with Liberty fabric, 
self-printed newspaper extracts and found scraps.

Framed Multicolor 2.5 inch square Minis by Lynn Carson Harris

These little squares are just over 2.5". They will be framed with the raw edges showing. I love creating these and playing with different color combinations. I love using Oakshott cotton for my tiny pieces, it is not too thick and behaves well while I am working with it. I love the richness in color and the two color weave really draws you in to look closer.

Fantastic website and blog here :-

https://www.lynncarsonharris.com/

Four Multicolor 2.5 inch square Minis by Lynn Carson Harris

These little squares are just over 2.5". They will be framed with the raw edges showing. I love creating these and playing with different color combinations. I love using Oakshott cotton for my tiny pieces, it is not too thick and behaves well while I am working with it. I love the richness in color and the two color weave really draws you in to look closer.

Fantastic website and blog here :-

https://www.lynncarsonharris.com/

Nine 2.5 inch square Minis by Lynn Carson Harris

These little squares are just over 2.5". They will be framed with the raw edges showing. I love creating these and playing with different color combinations. I love using Oakshott cotton for my tiny pieces, it is not too thick and behaves well while I am working with it. I love the richness in color and the two color weave really draws you in to look closer.

Fantastic website and blog here :-

https://www.lynncarsonharris.com/