Get on over to http://lilysquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/giveaway-mondays-oakshott-fabrics.html
to have a chance of winning a Forest Fruits Fat Eighth Pack in Lynne Goldsworthy’s Giveaway Mondays blogpost.
Purple Days
Purple combines the calm stability of blue with the fierce energy of red. It’s often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury and power. Purple can represent wealth, creativity, wisdom, grandeur, devotion, peace, mystery, independence and magic.
We love designer Helen Howes’ use of purple in her Interpolations 3a / Inpurpleation Quilt (shown here in progress):
If you’re inspired, read the story behind her design and to make the project download the pattern from Helen Howes Textiles.
To celebrate the UK’s Mothering Sunday on 6 March 2016 we are offering 20% OFF selected purples up until 9am UK time on Monday 7 March. Use the promotional code MUM16 at the checkout when you purchase any of these selected purples from the Colourshott collection (just click on your chosen swatch to shop):
2016 MAQF Best Use of Color
Congratulations to Mary Menzer who won ‘Best Use of Color’ for ‘Quilt it Wright’ in the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, February 2016.
“This is my all Oakshott quilt inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. I love my Oakshotts! Thanks for making a great product.”
… and thanks Mary for making such great use of them.
Read all about Mary’s making journey and get some fantastic tips from her great five part description at FairlyMerry blog where she describes her whole improv process, piecing, threads, basting, quilting, re-jigging, binding, and so on.
Backgrounds from Oakshott
20% off selected Colourshotts for 1 week only
(use promo code BACK20 at the checkout before Monday 7 March, 9.00am UK time)
Choosing the perfect background for your design will showcase it for the best effect. Like a picture frame, it can tone down a brightly coloured piece or make a more neutral palette appear bolder. The background may be required to take a back seat or perhaps to create a presence. So we’ve selected nine favourites for you to invest in now – and send us your photos in the future!
Click on the picture go straight to the Oakshott Fabrics shop.
Calling all Virginians plus …
Hello East Coast America! If you fancy a feel of of our glorious Oakshott Fabrics then drop in to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia from 25 to 28 February 2016 and go find Maria at the Pinwheels booth.
Memories in Aruba
What a fantastic way to show off Oakshott’s trademark shot cotton weave using a traditional block and an Aruba Fat Quarter Pack. Rita Hodge of RedPepperQuilts chose this block because
‘the directional piecing creates a beautiful luminous, iridescent effect.’
The quilt’s finished size is 60 inches/1.5 metres square and the pattern is available from RedPepperQuilts Etsy Store and Pattern Store.
Aruba Nine-Patch Wall Hanging
Once again ace designer Lynne Goldsworthy of LilysQuilts has come up with a stunner, this time using the Aruba Fat Eighths Pack. This traditional design has a decidedly modern feel and the new kit has been christened Aruba Nine-Patch Wall Hanging
Lynne loves:
‘the effect of a nine-patch on point, creating an Irish chain and the interesting play and contrast when the same block is used together in two different ways.’
Buy the kit and pattern from Oakshott Fabrics (includes all the fabric for quilt top and binding); the finished size is 40 inches/1 metre square.
Aruba Prize Draw
Refresher call to enter our prize draw for a Fat Quarter Pack of sunshine: Aruba
It is free to enter and runs until the end of March.
Ruby Red runner
I adapted the Modern Blocks pattern for the red fat 8th pack to create something that fitted my long table. The runner is 73″ x 12″. I absolutely LOVE the colours – thanks!!!
Posted by Kate Thomas on Friday, February 19, 2016
Mono impact packs
Oakshott have created little bundles of monochromatic impact; in this case we have picked out seven bundles, each one based around one colour with complementary tints, tones and shades added. Each combination comes as Fat 8ths, Fat Quarters and Half Metre Blocks:
To help your thought processes about monochrome why not have a read of a page on our website dedicated to monochromes in the wider world of fashion and home decor.
Don’t forget to send in photos of your Monochrome masterpieces.