Moodboard inspired by Quilt Blocks from Ellen Luckett Baker for MODA. Stacked Quilt Block tutorial by Ellen Luckett Baker of thelongthread.com using her Quilt Blocks fabric collection from MODA. What will you make with your Quilt Blocks? Enjoy! ~Diana
Moodboard inspired by Maasia Mara from dear Stella. Pink Chalk Fabrics exclusive fat quarter set of Maasai Mara with solids to coordinate. The inspiration behind the new collection Maasai Mara from dear Stella. A little bit ethnic, a little bit tribal and a whole lotta fun! Enjoy! ~Diana
We have all been curious as to how much Essex Linen will shrink. Time for a test. One yard of Essex Linen was cut. The wash cycle set to regular cold. The dryer placed on the regular setting. No special care was taken. Result – 1 inch shrinkage on all side. The color is still…
The Pantone Color Institute selected Tangerine Tango as their color of the year for 2012. Tango. Tango. I’m in love with Tangerine Tango. It’s happy, playful and fun. Pantone describes Tangerine Tango as vivacious, optimistic, enticing, exotic and hopeful. An “adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow” packaged in a sophisticated…
Downloadable patterns are as close to instant gratification as a sewist can get. You never know when creativity will hit. It could be midnight or 5 a.m. The beauty of the downloadable is that when you’re itching to sew, you can find a pattern, buy it, download it and start sewing within a matter of…
The first time I saw this quilt was shortly after Kathy hired me at Pink Chalk. The Flower Show quilt designed by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle of FunQuilts.com, appeared in Quilts and More Magazine Spring 2010. It has since been re-released in the BH&G Perfect For Precuts volume 1, 2011. I am not a…
