Oakshot Blog
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.
I love the various range of colours and the crispy feel of these fabrics.
Fascinating stuff from Australia, our little 10 inch squares are getting themselves about a bit.
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.
“A gramme of saffron please!”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.
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.
Buy the colours of passion and love with a Fat 8ths pack of Colourshott Brighton Rock or Ruby Reds on 13, 14 or 15 February 2015 and we’ll give you 20% off.
Brighton Rock is normally £22.50, click here to buy for £18.00;
Ruby Reds is normally £42, click here to buy for £33.60.
Enter the promotion code VALENTINE at checkout to receive your 20% discount.
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…
Anne Williams has got her card all planned out:
For the background of a handmade Christmas card I would use the gorgeous Celebes from the Colourshott range. This shimmering light blue fabric would create a wonderful snowy backdrop, the perfect foil for a festive design.
Wonder if Santa is listening?
My favourite tool, and one I always have close by when either hand or machine sewing, is That Purple Thang, an approximately 6in long plastic ‘purple thang’! One end is flattened into a 1/4in square, which is useful for checking your seam allowance as you stitch and also for holding seams in place as you feed patches through the machine; the other end has a rounded point, which is ideal for pushing, prodding, poking, stuffing… At under £5, perhaps whoever is putting the presents under my tree would like to give me the gift of a never-ending supply…
Rita of Red Pepper Quilts from down under is going traditional with a light twist:
Colourshott 24 Zinnia – fits in with a green/red Christmas theme but will still contrast with: a darker “tree” green, white for snow and red for Santa.
As for her sewing tool, anybody else discovered the pain free world of basting?
I’ve misplaced my Kwik Klip basting tool so I would love to see this under the Christmas tree. I pin baste my quilts and this tool is handy for closing pins effortlessly, no more sore fingers.
