Limerick Blog Hop

Raija Salomaa of Quilter's Treasure Chest, is a fellow Studio 180 Design Certified Instructor.  Her new Island Batik Signature Collection, designed by Kathy Engle, is a collection of vibrant batiks - alive with playful dots, swirling colors, and wild Celtic knots, in a sea of vibrant greens and blues.  Limerick is a great name for it! Notwithstanding Limerick (the city) in Ireland, if I were inspired to think up a quick limerick (the poem), it might go something like this:

Snow Day!

There once was woman who sewed

Whose legs were so thoroughly bowed

She only could sit

Only moving a bit

And had nary a care if it snowed

Okay, I admit it - I'm a much better quilter than I am a poet!

This snowy New England winter morning was the perfect time to start my Limerick project!

Which fabrics to choose? 

And which Studio 180 Design pattern?

I didn't have to think too long. 

I chose one of the beautiful blue Irish knot prints

and "Summer Blossoms," the Modern 180 pattern designed by Studio 180 Design Certified Instructor, Michelle Renee Hiatt.

I decided to make a one-block "Summer Blossoms" sample.  I thought a small table topper or wall quilt would be just the thing.  I pulled out my Square Squared, Wing Clipper and Corner Pop - three of my favorite tools!  

 

The Center Diamond made with the Square Squared Tool

Making the Flying Geese

The block worked up pretty quickly of course.  After all, it was only one block - and I had to get out and shovel!

But after a few renditions, and tossing things around a bit...

I finally decided on an octagonal shape with two black borders and a flange.

Maybe working on "Summer Blossoms" will help melt the snow a little faster?  Or maybe not.  I could use another snow day to use all the rest of my Limerick batiks to make the rest of the quilt! And truth be told - I already cut it out and can't wait to start sewing.  This is a pattern I've wanted to make for a long time - and now I have found the perfect fabric!

I hope you enjoyed this Blog Hop. Don't forget to visit our other amazing and talented Studio 180 Design CI bloggers: 

Raija Salomaa of Quilter's Treasure Chest

Dona McKenzie

Amy Costabile of Amy's Quilt Room

Charisma Horton of Charisma's Cornerl

Toni Raynolds of Pieced Perfection

Nicole Merriam of Heart of a Quilter

Carla Alexiuk of Quilting by the River

And don't forget to pick up your Limerick batiks at a shop near you!

 Here we are again, my friends, blogging again.  A lot of time has passed since I was last here - Ryco's in Lincoln, RI, closed.  So Sad.  But has morphed into Blackstone Quilting Company in Cumberland, RI! Blackstone Quilting Co. | Home | Lincoln, Rhode Island.   There is still time to sign up for our Triangles Galore class, two sessions, December 9th and 16th from 1-4pm.  Check out the quilt in the shop. 

I've been teaching at Emma's Quilt Cupboard too - Emma's Quilt Cupboard & Sewing Center — Emma's Quilt Cupboard & Sewing Center (emmasquiltcupboard.com) in Franklin, MA.  An exciting new Tucker University class is held the 1st Sunday of every month from 12-4pm.  Come join us for our 2nd semester of Freshman year.  Sign up anytime, one at a time.  You don't need to attend every one.  Come when the spirit moves you! Learn a new tool and technique every month!

My lecture and trunk show was a lot of fun at Emma's November Retreat in Hyannis last weekend!  And the Deb Tucker Studio 180 Prism class the next day too!  It was a wild ride!  We took a deep dive into the Split Rects ruler and everyone had fun and did a beautiful job!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  

New BlogHop coming up, starting in December featuring the Deb Tucker Studio 180 Design patterns and the new "Limerick" fabric line!  Stay tuned...

  

Around the World Quilt

May 2019 "Around the World Quilt" class at Ryco's.

Around the World

Pineapple "Kitchen Kitsch" Quilt

April 2019 Ryco's class.

Pineapple Quilt

Michaela's Indian Summer Quilt

Michaela's beautiful Indian Summer Quilt from the February 2019 Ryco's class.

Michaela's beautiful Indian Summer Quilt

String Quilt

March 2019 Ryco's Class

String

Indian Summer

February 2019 class at Ryco's

Indian Summer

Wish Upon - VQF - 2018

Wish Upon - VQF - 2018

Wish Upon

Wish Upon Closeup

Wish Upon Ribbon

Tabby Triangle

Tabby Triangle Quilt

Tabby Triangle

Around the World

Around the World Quilt

Around the World

Facets

Facets Quilt

Facets

Classes at Ryco's in Lincoln, Rhode Island

Tracy O’s Classes @Emma's Quilt Cupboard

Tucker University

- 2024 -

Love Links Quilt

1st Sunday of the Month

12-4pm

sign up at

Emma's Quilt Cupboard 

 

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Indian Summer - FULL

Indian Summer Quilt

Saturdays, February 9, 16 & 23^rd 
12:30-3:30pm
$25

Throw Size 60”X 69” 

Judy Niemeyer designed her “Indian Summer” pattern to teach foundation paper-piecing. 

This class will give you the basic method of working with a Judy Niemeyer pattern, from understanding her specific directions for cutting, organizing and sewing, through the completion of your quilt.

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String Quilt

String Quilt

Saturdays, March 9, 16 & 23^rd
12:30-3:30pm
$25

Throw Size 49”X 62”                                                                    

String quilts are a wonderful way to use all those scraps left over from other projects, and they don’t need to be any specific length (as long as they are 6” long).  They don’t need to be cut exactly to width, or even straight.  In fact, the more haphazardly cut the better!  This quilt is a variation of the quilt “June” in the book No Scrap Left Behind by Amanda Jean Nyberg.  Although this book has some great ideas for other string projects it is not required for the class.

String Quilt
(Close Up)

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Pineapple Salsa

Pineapple Salsa Quilt

Saturdays, April 6, 13 & 20^th 
12:30-3:30pm
$25

Throw Size 44”X 52”   

The Pineapple block is the most complex of the Log Cabins.  The design radiates from the center and the overlapping angled strips produce a jagged edge that creates a dazzling whirl of motion!  We’ll be using the Pineapple Trim Ruler, making this quilt fun and accurate.  The pattern makes a throw-size, but you can make yours as small or as large as you’d like, straight-on or on-point.

Pineapple Salsa Quilt
(Close Up)

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Please feel free to contact me with questions or to register.

Smithereens

Smithereens Quilt 

Smithereens