Pillow Talk – Neon Lights

Sometime a little change makes a big difference.

Even Oliver agrees! To set a new mood for the season, it can be as simple as a change of pillows on your couch.

So lets grab my summer favorite off the couch…

…and replace it with my fall favorite, “Neon Lights”.

This one captures all the beautiful changing of colors that you see outside starting in September and gives me a chance to sit down for a moment and do some handwork using English Paper Piecing (EPP).

To create this project, we will need our Pillow Talk book, fabrics, glue, EPP Diamond Charms, thread, and a needle.

Our Olive Branch Charm Pack or Jelly Roll and acrylic template works wonderfully for this project if you are planning on cutting your own pieces.

To speed things up, I am going to use our laser pre-cut kit for Neon Lights.

I love these kits – all of the fabrics pieces cut and ready to start! We’ll also need a package of diamond charms and a glue stick.

Place your paper diamonds on the wrong side of the fabric, be sure it’s centered then

roll the edges of the fabric onto the paper and lightly secure using your glue stick.

Now the fun begins – we are going to stitch our diamonds together using our Clover “Black Gold” applique needles and Aurifil thread!

Using a simple whip stitch, sew edges of fabric diamonds together.

I like to use “Wonder” binding clips to hold pieces together as I am working

For additional detail on stitching visit the Laundry Basket Quilts YouTube Channel.

Keep stitching and in no time you’ll have a beautiful pillow with which to decorate.

And you just might end up with a couch full of pillows!

Happy Quilting Edyta

Pinehurst – Come climb with me!

I was so inspired this weekend after a quick hike through the mountains. The most amazing pine trees in Lake Tahoe grabbed my attention…

Just like the blue water they surrounded, I kept thinking of our beautiful Perfect Union bundle and how it reminded me of the color of the lake.

As soon as I returned home, I immediately grabbed my Pinehurst pattern, Pinehurst templates and took a dip into the cool blues of the Perfect Union bundle.

It was so easy to cut all the pieces using our acrylic templates.

These Pinehurst templates were also perfect to mark my sewing points, so I was able to quickly and accurately assemble my block.

After sewing the left and the right background, I made the trunk unit.

All the pieces were fitting so nicely together…

…and in no time, I had my first tree.

But my mind kept wandering, so I decided to take a different path and try something new.

I discovered that I can use my templates for different sizes of trees and little saplings appeared. If you would like to see more about these, come adventure with me by clicking this link to our YouTube channel.

This adventure has taught me that by playing around and exploring new things, we can grow as both a person and a quilter!

Happy Quilting! Edyta

Aspen

A warm cup of coffee always makes me think of cold weather, even in the middle of summer.

When our Perfect Union Collection arrived, those thoughts were even stronger. I knew there was something beautiful that I had to make from this fabric that would be wonderful for a winter day.

It took a little time and a lot more coffee while I created this original design, “Aspen”.

As I started making the quilt, it began to feel like a winter storm in my sewing room,

blue and white patches sprinkled everywhere!

With the first block, everything started to fall into place...

...and it felt like I had found my way into this blizzard of Perfect Union scraps.

As I put in the final stitches still enjoying a hot cup of coffee, I was mesmerized by how beautiful Aspen had become!

And just like snowflakes, there are no two alike. I could not stop wondering, if I were to make another quilt, would it look exactly the same?

Calling all my snowbirds! Lets make one together, you can look forward to our video this weekend on our YouTube Channel for hints and tips – I hope you enjoy Aspen!

Happy Quilting! Edyta