Wish I had a more exciting name for this quilt (edit: I’ve named it April Retangles!) because I’m so happy with how it came out. I improv. pieced wonky rectangular blocks like I did with the Lantern Bloom quilt, using the gray to unify all the blocks. It’s a lap quilt, measuring 48″ x 59″. [...]
My mother is in town for Thanksgiving and with her she brought me something really special. A quilt top from my family. Though my mother had it, it is from my father’s side of the family. My great aunt didn’t know who had made it (she though her grandmother or great aunt), so it’s from [...]
I’m leaving you for gray. I’m sorry. I hope it doesn’t hurt your feelings too much. I’ll be back to visit a lot I’m sure. But for now, I need to be with gray. I hope you understand. Look at my latest quilt top. Clearly we’re meant to be together. Love, Alissa
Here it is in all its super colorful glory. I should note that the dark color is a chocolate brown, not black as it looks in the photos. This quilt is a commission and the Lantern Bloom fabric was requested. This flickr photo, along with the colors in the fabrics inspired the quilt. It’s such [...]
I always laugh at the idea of teaching an improv. class. Here in LA where so many people are actors, that usually means some semi funny off the cuff sketch comedy. But not for me! For me it’s all about quilting! Taught the class at The Urban Craft Center these past two Sundays and it [...]
Another successful meeting of the L.A. Modern Quilt Guild earlier this week! We have so much fun. We had an amazing quilt show & tell. Wendy & her mother made this quilt together, and started it at the Denyse Schmidt improv. piecing workshop that they took together. Isn’t it beautiful? There are a couple of [...]
Just a quick note to say that the first tutorial is up over at Block Party. A fun and simple Friendship Star block! Check it out!
Some very kind relatives gave me a sewing machine this weekend. An old Kenmore. It’s heavy as all get out and clearly all metal so I suspect that it’s a workhorse. But I’m stumped. It’s got a big 4 on the front (as you can see) so I thought that might be the model. But nope. [...]
With the Block Party quilt along about to get started and all of the new bees popping up over in the flickr group, I’ve had bees on the brain! I made two more blocks for 12 Squared: The request was any sort of block you want. Was tough to decide but there’s a lot more [...]
Hello everyone! Wanna win that fabric?? Over at Block Party we’re getting started with our quilt along by having a giveaway. Click on over to learn about how the quilt along will work and to enter the giveaway.
