Had the opportunity to visit CityQuilter while in NYC. They had a great selection and some wonderful fabrics that I have not seen in person yet, plus you can only purchase from them. What a great way to remember a trip, with fabric. Now what should I do with them? I am open to suggestions. Note: I’m not wanting to put all of these together in one.
Brooklyn strikes yet again with something that I love about NYC. In my quest to support handmade, local, and just overall awesomeness I found the Dekalb Market. Dear friends in Brooklyn, when we come visit, can we please go??? Of course they said yet.
It’s an amazing use of space for pop up shops. Old cargo containers turned into something practical and actually looks pretty.
The market is open year round. It would be great if we could support something like this in Indianapolis. We have wonderful stores that promote local artists, but it would be great for artists to have a place to support themselves.
Check it out next time you are around Brooklyn.
Saturday I convinced my husband and friends to visit yet another fabric place in NYC. I couldn’t have been happier that they obliged and we make the trek prior to a wonderful dinner with friends. Where to? Off to Lotta Jansdotter‘s wonderful studio.
I walked in and she was there. She was so personable showed me what she had been working on the for day. I was giddy. This was the first time I have met a fabric designer and someone that has inspired my creations. She did tell me she is working on a new fabric line. I’m still drooling over Echo, not sure my fabric budget is ready for more.
Can’t wait to design and use the fabrics that I bought for something for hubby and I. What a great way to celebrate our NYC trip and our Christmas gift.
I did pick up a little something while I was there. The fabrics in this package will be used for something that does actually leave the house.
I have been loving solids lately when designing quilts. They are so simple, yet provide lots of color and pop. Using a similar pattern to the boy’s bar graph quilt, I created one for girls. Loving it.
The quilt is made with all Kona Solids on the top and the back is a Moda print. Hope it finds a good home soon. You can find it in my Etsy shop here.
The rain right now in Indy is sucking my motivation. I only have a few quilts to finish this weekend. Found this treasury on Etsy, seems fitting.
I’m hoping to once a week make sure to showcase other’s and their work on Etsy. With the Holidays coming up it’s a great place to find something for everyone on your list.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzAzMTk5N3wxMDE2MzU4MTM1/autumn-rain
Busy as usual in the sewing room this week. I was asked to make a donation quilt for the Indiana Diabetes Association’s Gala. The color to support diabetes is red. Went through my stash and found all the black, red, and white fabrics. Last Sunday during football the fabric was cut and ready to be sewn. Here is the design wall sneak peek.
The quilt was finished at 2am and photographed at 7am. Not the best pictures but at least I remembered. I have been known to forget when I’m on deadline.
Off it went with the hubby to work on Friday to be auctioned off on Saturday. Friday’s project was finishing a gender neutral quilt for some ladies I met while doing a show. They wanted something modern and selected some of the vintage fabrics I had in my stash.
Here’s the back. It’s a vintage sheet and I LOVE it.
Adding the tight quilting lines I think really helped. I tried to keep it as neutral as possible. Hard to not go girly or boyish. The quilt was picked up on Saturday and they LOVED it too.
Busy week but always worth it to see people very happy and thinking of a happy baby that will get to snuggle on the quilt.