Off we continue on an exploration of the projects in my new book! I’m very excited to share these quilts with you all and I hope you will stick with me through the week to see all of the different quilts I’ve created. I really believe that there is something for everyone in this book in terms of design aesthetic. And please! Don’t be intimidated by the curves. I walk you through it in the book and there really is nothing to fear. There are patterns with lots of curves and patterns with few of them. You can work on patterns that involve no seam matching and patterns that require every seam matched. But without a doubt, they are doable and you will feel them well worth tackling.
I’m sharing another 3 projects today from the book. And again there will be an opportunity to win a copy of the book and more prizes…just to celebrate! I hope you’ll join me each day to see the quilts and hopefully be inspired to start sewing some curves.
I want to share with you a modular curve design that I created using the Accuquilt cutter and both of their dies. Flower Power takes a petal pattern in two sizes and offsets them for movement.
Obviously using the Accuquilt Cutter will make this quilt very fast to cut out, but never fear, EACH pattern comes with full size templates in the book. So in addition to mentioning if a particular quilt is die cut friendly, you will always have that template as well. I love the change of ratio and seeing the same petal design in solids and prints. I will note that the most effective prints are the ones that come together almost seamlessly.
Secondly, I want to share with you a spin on a log cabin quilt, Tennis Match.
This quilt is made from one block that is rotated throughout the quilt to create the bouncing ball effect. There are not many curved pieces as you can see. Only the outside corner of the large squares and the ball in the middle of the block are curves. And you can easily accommodate less curves in this pattern if you wanted to tackle it but are slightly intimidated by curves (though you need not be!). I love the quilting on this one in particular too. I used a maxed out zig zag stitch on my Janome with a walking foot/accufeed foot and it turned out beautifully.
And Finally for today, I would like to share with you one of the smaller projects in my book, Loosely Curved. This wall hanging shows off the versatility of curves with straight lines but in a manageable size.
I love the bold and retro flavor of this piece. I chose to use all solids to just play with the movement of the piece. Though I will warn you that solids are particularly unforgiving when matching seams. This is true regardless of whether you are working with curves or not of course. But I’ll play fair and share with you the trickier moments of a piece. 😉 I did enjoy quilting this one in particular and used a graphic free motion wood grain design.
So there you have it! The next three of sixteen projects to share with you.
If you missed Day 1, you can check it out HERE.
And join us every day this week for more sneak peaks into the book.
Love the flower power!!!
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Such cute fresh designs! Love Flower Power especially
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I think the scale shift on the petal quilt is fantastic.
Love your blog and the book (Congrats!) Hope I win…
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I can't believe how many projects you came up with with the same basic blocks! (Plus I know that this is just a small fraction of what's actually in the book!) Amazing job, Angela:D
congrats on the book! i love the modern aesthetic.
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Wow – your quilts today are stunning! Thanks!
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I want this book even more now! 🙂
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I think Loosely Curved is my favorite you showed today. Congratulations on publishing your book!
I love these quilts! Thanks!
I love the tennis match quilt!
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I'd love to add this book to my library. These quilts are stunning. I love Flower Power. Thanks for letting me enter. kthurn@bektel.com
The curvy wallhanging is very cool.
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I emailed your link to my daughter who is starting to quilt. I hope this counts as an extra entry. kthurn@bektel.com
I love the flower quilt!
I love the tennis quilt.. It would be a great present for my dad — a veteran high school tennis coach
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Love the Tennis Match quilt and the Loosely Curved wall hanging…they are both happy and fun!
What a wonderful assortment of projects!
I love everything I've seen so far, Angela! The wall hanging is right up my alley – have a ready spot for it in the living room. Thanks for the give away!
Love your quilts:)
Wow. Thanks for the giveaway. Beautiful quilts.
I would love to get my hands on your book!! All of the quilts look beautiful!! Thanks for the chance!!
Excellent book Angela, congratulations!
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What an encouragement to do curves! Beautiful and fun quilts.
I love everything quilt you have shared so far, wow they are beautiful!
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love love love this.. 🙂
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Love all the quilts, what a cool book!
Really loving the insiders look at all your book projects! Thanks for the opportunity!
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I love the quilting you did on Loosely Curved.
Congrats on the book. Loving all the quilt designs.
I love Tennis Match! It really looks like the ball is bouncing around!
Love all the curves.
your book is beautiful! thanks for the giveaway!
I love the wall hanging and the bold colors you used.
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Flower Power is a very fun looking quilt, I could see my daughter loving her own quilt with that pattern. Thanks for the chance to win!
Very nice. I like the rounded blocks in Tennis Match.