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March 27, 2015

Using Scandinavia

Deborah Kemball (one of our favourite designers, based in Canada) has been beautifully inspired by the new Scandinavia collection and brought her fantastic contemporary appliqué skills to bear on a pair of perfect pillows.

I find that I have moved away from red backgrounds into greys these days. Soft warm dove greys and rich charcoals make such scrumptious backgrounds to highlight the colours of the design.

… to say [Scandinavia] hit my chartreuse need bang on the head would be an understatement. Oh what lovely clean, pristine colours. The collection also includes the most perfect off white. I find white one of the problem colours in my work and rarely find the right white. Whites tend to be too blue, too white or too cream. This one is perfect. Gorgeous greys, soft pastels so clean and clear.

Sit back and relax:

February 26, 2015

Folk Tile for Bloghop

… and last but not least for this bloghop:

“I asked them to chose the background colour for me and received purple so I decided to use a design that I have been toying with for a while based on a 6-patch trip around the world block. It reminds me of a tiled floor with a folk art feel about it.”

Quilt Jane from Brisbane, Australia, has drawn some really appreciative comments on her blog for this masterpiece of brilliant colour. Love the Electra fabric as background for the Colourshott 10 inch squares (and the use of a charm pack for the flower appliqué pieces).

Very clear tutorial with templates for the appliqué and block assembly, thanks Jane. We’ll leave her with the last word (applicable to all these gorgeous creations):

“label and give it to someone you love”

February 25, 2015

That (Colourshott) Crazy Eight Wallhanging

I had never sewn with Oakshott previously and I also wanted to try bias tape for appliqué so I incorporated both in this project. I learned Oakshott is wonderful!

Mary on Lake Pulaski has devised a clear tutorial on appliqué. She chose Amalfi as her background for the Colourshott 10 inch squares.

Those colourful Crazy Eights make us think of spinning maple seeds.

February 24, 2015

Sewing and Slinging an Hourglass

I wanted to put together a really straightforward but good sized quilt that maximised every inch of these pretty fabrics. So here is my tutorial for a simple hourglass block lap quilt.

Thanks Hannlib of Sewing and Slinging for your Yorkshire-based thoroughness – the tutorial covers the backing, quilting and binding.

The Oakshott Colourshott 10 inch squares look good on the Camargue background.

February 23, 2015

Little Mushroom Cap Log Cabin Bloghop

I love the various range of colours and the crispy feel of these fabrics.

Another fantastic tutorial on piecing to produce this kaleidoscopic pattern (based on a sock knitting book!). Read all about it on Amira’s Little Mushroom Cap blog.

Fascinating stuff from Australia, our little 10 inch squares are getting themselves about a bit.

February 20, 2015

This Way That Way Bloghop

Kristi Mcdonough of Schnitzel and Boo has created an HRT (half rectangle triangle) tutorial for you after contemplating her design wall from the New Colourshott 10″ Square Pack of colours 21-57:

and turning it into this (on a background of Colourshott 32, Amalfi):

Look forward to seeing it when the quilting is done and (to continue the design contemplation theme) whether the current vote for matchstick wins through.

February 18, 2015

Moroccan Market Spicy Quilt

A rummage on Pinterest led Collette of Poppy and Poochie to thoughts of technicolor piles of spices.

The Oakshott fabrics are so shimmery and colourful so I wanted to show them off! The fabrics are a dream to work with and very stable and just beautiful to look at.

and this is the technicolor result using Oakshott Colourshott Charcoal (COTX29) as a background to the the New Colourshott 10″ Square Pack of 27 colours

“A gramme of saffron please!”

Do visit her site for a fulsome tutorial on using 60 degree triangles, with a template supplied.

February 17, 2015

Circle of Life Mini Quilt

Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts has translated the New Colourshott 10″ Square Pack of 27 colours into a seasonal mood palette. Wonder if you see what she sees in these colour ways*:

Alyce is travelling from Japan to the US to find some quilting threads at QuiltCon, it will be fun to see what she is inspired to do after her visit (don’t forget to drop into Pinwheels at booth 520).

Meanwhile Alyce has done a great tutorial on her blog: http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2015/02/circle-life-oakshott-mini-quilt-tutorial/

* blossoms, beach, boots and scarves, snow.

February 16, 2015

The Oakshott Colourshott Blog Hop

Another exciting bloghop from Lily’s Quilts; do follow and see what the bloggers have created from a New Colourshott 10″ Square Pack of 27 colours by clicking on this button:

The first creation from myBearpaw features a truly detailed freehand foundation piecing tutorial; so feast your eyes on her sea urchins and then have a go. Or pop along to Pinwheels booth at QuiltCon, Austin, Texas to have a close up look.

Look out for the booklet we’ll create to bring them all together for you.

January 14, 2015

Lavender secret is out

Nicky, of mrsssewandsow.blogspot, has had her Lavender Knots quilt published in Quilt Now. She says:

Your Oakshotts really make the impact from afar and draw the eye in for a closer look at the more detailed Liberty fabrics. So thrilled it works at a distance and close up. Liberty and Oakshott make for a winning team! Hope you like it.

For the curious, the fabrics Nicky used from the Oakshott Colourshott collection were:

Nicky said:

They were a joy to work with! Looking forward to seeing Scandinavia* when it comes out.

*What is this rumour? Hang on in there, more to follow about an exciting new collection soon…