Kaffe quilts

Bordered Diamonds is such a great pattern. The original pattern is in Simple Shapes, Spectacular Quilts by Kaffe Fassett, but that book is out of print now, so I've been using Midnight Diamonds from Quilts in Burano by Kaffe Fassett. I think the patterns are the same, but I haven't got out my ruler to check. I've had fun mixing the fabrics and applying borders to the fussy cut blocks. I especially like the big Cactus Flower block above, surrounded by the blue section of the Diamond Stripe…

I cut all of the strips for the next 13 blocks and sewed them yesterday. The blocks will finish at 8" so this would be 40" x 56" at this point. It would take 13 more blocks to add one more row in both directions for a quilt 48" x 64", still pretty small. I have to decide how much I love making these blocks to see where this goes. I did a search on my blog to see when I started working with the stripes. Here is the post and I wonder where those 2 blocks on the right are because they aren't in…

It was a quick trip to the AQS Fall Paducah Quilt Show in Kentucky, but my first time to visit Paducah. I was blown away by the number of quilts on display, in multiple buildings, both contest and exhibition. What I saw and could take pictures of was merely a drop in the proverbial quilt bucket. I currently have a bit of a gimpy foot, so my viewing was limited. Next time I need to stay more than one night! I managed to get pictures of 40 quilts to share. One of the most impressive quilts was…

Kaffe Precious Pink Quilt Kit

Welcome to Modern Quilt Month 2016! We've enjoyed seeing the modern quilts at various shows, and summer is the perfect time to feature them...

I couldn’t stand it. I just had to add the jumble sashing to the left over sunburst blocks. So I dug in after our dinner and walk this evening. I cut the sashing pieces to 3 inches, so they…

Here is another Free Pattern Day with more than 40 free sewing and quilting patterns for Kaffe Fassett fabrics! There are patterns for qui...

I've been obsessing over a quilt I saw on Facebook last week. Literally thinking about it all the time. I decided to dig into my stash and found this 2016 Kaffe Fassett layer cake and decided to make up this quick throw size quilt. I used a black and white batik that I got on…

Here is a brand-new Free Pattern Day for Big Print (floral and panel) quilts! (For Part 1 of this series, click here ! For Part 3 of this s...