flutefishy:
My booth at the Cotton Patch Quilters’ show this weekend is all set up and ready for the quilters! The show is open now until Sunday. #quiltshow #cottonpatchquiltshow #cottonpatchquilters
flutefishy:
I'm going right from one show to another! If any of you lovelies are in the Athens, Georgia area, or up for a road trip, I'd love to see you at the Cotton Patch Quilt Show this weekend. I'll have a booth with patterns, books, and kits, plus the show itsel
flutefishy:
Back home decompressing and organizing (some of) my QuiltCon loot before starting prep for my local guild’s show next weekend! Thank you so much to everyone who came to my lecture and book signings; it was so lovely to meet so many of you. . #quiltcon #qu
flutefishy:
MQG mini swap fun! I got a super awesome diatom (those are tiny ocean plants) quilt from @mumbird3 ! Can’t wait to hang it up in my space. #quiltcon #quiltcon2019 #mqgswap #makeaminimakeafriend
flutefishy:
My quilt in the show is called “Cool Pool” and the pattern is in this year’s QuiltCon Magazine! It’s in the Minimalist Design category. 🏊♀️ #quiltcon2019 #quiltcon #quiltconmagazine #patchwork #modernquilt
flutefishy:
The cover quilt from my book is hanging out behind the cash register in the @ctpublishing booth! (500) #quiltcon #quiltcon2019 #thequiltersnegativespacehandbook #quiltersnegativespacehandbook
flutefishy:
#helloquiltcon ! I’m hitting the road (and so glad I don’t have to try and fit my excessive amount of stuff on a plane)! See you all tonight! #quiltcon #quiltcon2019
flutefishy:
Check it out, @saraparkertextiles has a great giveaway going on... 😉 #giveaway #thequiltersnegativespacehandbook #quiltersnegativespacehandbook
flutefishy:
I've taken over the @ctpublishing Instagram account to share a bit more about my new book! Hop on over to see a couple quilts that only made it in as illustrations, like the quilt this detail is from, and a few more photos and thoughts.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📚⠀⠀
flutefishy:
Speed-facing a quilt that’s due on Friday. (Speed-facing is a technique where you sew on the facing as fast as you possibly can. 😜) . #facing #quiltfacing #cloverclips
flutefishy:
This month's Block of the Month at @sewsewstudio features Flying Geese!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thequiltblockcookbook #blockofthemonth #flyinggeese #quilting #patchwork #quiltblock #quiltclass
flutefishy:
The last quilt pattern in the book is for Buckles. This is another one of those quilts that I think looks best with a facing, or a pieced binding, so that the lines don't end at the edge of the quilt.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is a pretty large quilt,
flutefishy:
I think of feathered stars as super-duper traditional blocks—for some reason it's always seemed like one of those blocks that just feels really old-school. So I'm really happy how modern this version turned out. (I did decide to quilt a whole bunch of fea
flutefishy:
I keep saying I love disintegration, and obviously my book includes a chapter on that. This is Jewel Drop, because after I designed it, I realized it reminded me of those jewel-clearing games we've all played on our phones at some point! (And Tetris. I mi
flutefishy:
All the lovely ❤️ projects sewn by last night’s paper piecing class at @sewsewstudio! My favorite part is always seeing the wide variety of fabric choices, and how every one turns out so beautifully. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #paperpiecing #founda
flutefishy:
I decided to combine really imprecise piecing (aka improv piecing) with really precise piecing (aka paper piecing) for this little mini, “Rainbow Sun.” And just to show that hand quilting is a fun choice for negative space, too, I hand quilted it with per
flutefishy:
"Row of Diamonds" is the first quilt I made for the book, and it was made well in advance of the others (long story, but another publisher I was considering for the book required one of the projects to be made for the proposal), so this one was quilted on
flutefishy:
In "Every Which Way," I was playing around with the idea of ghost blocks in the background to kind of fill out the negative space. The arrow placement was generated using a random number generator, so I guess it's sort of science-y? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ :arrow_right
flutefishy:
"Northern Lights" is the first project in my book and one of the quilts I designed for the original presentation on negative space that eventually became this book. How much I loved this design when I came up with it was part of what convinced me to refin
flutefishy:
I've been telling you all about how my new book is about quilt design, but one of the designs in each chapter is included as a pattern in the book, and I want to share those with you, so let's start with the cover quilt, shall we?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
flutefishy:
Sneak peek of the finished top for the #mqgswap. Hope you like it @mumbird3! 😉 . . #makeaminimakeafriend #newyorkbeautyblock #paperpiecing #fpp
flutefishy:
Prepping for the first Block of the Month class at @sewsewstudio! We’ll be using blocks from #thequiltblockcookbook by @stitcherydickory; this month’s topic is all about half square triangles! #HSTs #quiltclass #blockofthemonth
flutefishy:
I think I’ve got a plan for my #mqgswap! I haven’t done a swap in ages so I’m excited to get started—it’s always such a fun challenge to try and make something your partner will like. I’m hoping that @mumbird3 likes what she sees. 😉 This is also my f
flutefishy:
I think I’ve got a plan for my #mqgswap! I haven’t done a swap in ages so I’m excited to get started—it’s always such a fun challenge to try and make something your partner will like. I’m hoping that @mumbird3 likes what she sees. 😉 This is also my f
flutefishy:
Soo... a little more about my new book that's coming out from @ctpublishing in February!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This book is my comprehensive guide to designing quilts with negative space! I break down the process for you, step by step, taking you from a trad
flutefishy:
I’m a day late, but happy new year, everyone! Wishing everyone a super-creative 2019!
flutefishy:
Are you guys ready for a new year full of quilt shows? I find it helpful to see all the deadlines on a calendar, so I made myself some stickers for my Quilter's Planner @thequiltersplanner. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you'd like these stickers for your planner, too, I'v
flutefishy:
I almost forgot to tell you about this quilt! The pattern, Minimalist Churn Dash, is in the current (and last... 😭) issue of Modern Patchwork. I've got some tips on choosing quilting designs for your negative space in this issue, too!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
flutefishy:
As a favor to a friend, I quilted one of her clients’ quilts for her (with the client’s permission, obvs!). It was really fun to work on a quilt that’s so different in style from what I normally work on. And I got to practice my feathers! #longarmquilting
flutefishy:
Ugh, I’m so frustrated! I spent all morning frantically gluing down a hasty binding and getting glue everywhere to try and meet the AQS Paducah deadline, only to find the quilt measures 59” instead of the minimum 60”. AUGGGHHH! #quiltshowprep
