Archive for the Quilting Works in Progress Category

Neutrals – lots of neutrals!

Finished up a quilt top that’s a commission. A version of this quilt in all neutrals was requested. It was a stretch for me because I usually use so much color but I am happy with the outcome!

The commission was for April, who’s blog is Regretsy. Have you ever checked out that [...]

Latest addiction.

I love keeping my hands busy with these little hexes! Something so cute about each one and the little bundle they create with their little paper inside.  They sure do make it easy to cut into the precious scraps.

Not going to think long term at all about this project. Who knows what these [...]

This and that.

Recently obsessed with this color combo.

Been trying different things….

…but nothing just right quite yet.
I’ve been super busy with tons of stuff recently – sorry the ol’ blog is feeling the pain!
Otherwise, we’re up to TWENTY SEVEN THIRTY branches of the Modern Quilt Guild!! Can you believe it!?! And more are in the works.  Amazing stuff!  [...]

Simple Squares

Got the baby quilt top all finished up. Super simple and quick to put together – all I’ve had time for recently!

Lots of polka dots and cute animals! Perfect for a baby.

Thanks for all of your kind words about Project Runway. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the season [...]

Dear Chocolate Brown,

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

Daunting.

So much quilt to baste!

Obsessed?

You know you’re obsessed with fabric when you have a dream that your one yard of gray Kei Dots was exposed to the H1N1 virus and you’re being required to mail it to the CDC.  Yes.  I actually had that dream. It was more of a nightmare, really!  I’m sure that you readers can [...]

You are all so nice.

Thank you all so much for all of your kind comments about the book!  The response makes me so happy. It just reinforces all of the ideas behind the book concept.  It’s going to keep me super busy over the next few months so you’ll have to forgive me if the blog mellows as a [...]

I don’t like measuring.

A couple of questions came up about what my process of designing my latest quilt top is. The title of this post pretty much sums it up how I work.  I tend to wing it quite a bit!
It started like this…

Just a few random blocks that I made with no idea about how they would [...]

And now for something completely different.

Ok – it’s not completely different – it is “me” in that it’s improv. pieced, but this is way out of my comfort zone!

And I love it! Holes to fill and It’s going to be a full sized quilt so I have a long way to go but so far so good. In this photo [...]