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Home / My Blog / Classes and workshops / ::Going Circular::

::Going Circular::

October 21, 2014 By Katie

Thanks for all the kind comments last week.  We’re regrouping in week three and lucky to have such awesome friends.

Life continues behind the scenes of a quilting blog;)

sewkatiedid/going circular

I finished the last of the samples for my Exploring Inside the Box series.  It might be the colors, but regardless of the improvisational curves this pillow has that same graphic edgy feel as the others.

sewkatiedid/going circular

This shape is so simple to execute improvisationally.  I really love the little hit of added strip piecing.  I rotate building out all four quadrants on this design.  A little to this quarter and a little to that avoids identical colors mingling in the same location, unless that’s the look you’re aiming for.  It’s rather forgiving if you feel you’ve misplaced a color because you can always rip it apart or recut.

It would be fun to make in a binary color scheme too.

sewkatiedid/exploring inside the box series

I’ve really enjoyed working with this color way, but it’s time to move on, so I’ve been thinking of new blocks and colors for Series II.  We’ve got the winter dates, I just need to get going on the blocks before we list it.

Series II might be inspired by Seattle’s fluffy white and grey clouds currently passing us by and the blue sky you get snapshots of here and there.

sewkatiedid/exploring inside the box block series

I have all the pillows currently home and it’s fun to see them all together, though overwhelming in the matchy-matchy department.  Perhaps some Plain Jane’s are needed to break things up.

I’ll get right on that;)

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If you were wait listed for the first Exploring Inside the Box series we have new dates for the winter session on Tuesdays, follow the link here.  

Monday, October 27th is Open Studio at Island Quilter.  Reserve your spot by following this link.

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Filed Under: Classes and workshops, Improvisational Quilts, Innovative Patchwork Piecing, invisible zipper, modern quilt, Modern Quilting, Open Quilting Studio, Pillow Tutorial, Quilting Modern techniques and projects for improvisational quilts, seattle quilting Tagged With: Improv, improvisation, improvisational, improvisational patchwork, modern quilting, quilting, seattle, Seattle Modern Quilting Guild, sew katie did, sewing, stitch and flip triangle, workshops

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  1. Crafty Effie says

    October 21, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    Simply beautiful!!

  2. fforfederica says

    October 21, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    Very nice!!!

  3. Robin says

    October 22, 2014 at 2:53 am

    Katie I can’t begin to tell you how much your work inspires me. I don’t comment much but sometimes I feel like a stalker. Well done!

  4. Pat S says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:29 am

    Love these pillows!!!

  5. elsabean says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Love them all but especially the pointy one!

    • sewkatiedid says

      October 23, 2014 at 10:01 am

      Perhaps I’ll teach this technique next time I come to visit;)

  6. sopranomom2 says

    October 22, 2014 at 11:17 am

    These pillows are absolutely stunning. Just discovering you blog.

    • sewkatiedid says

      October 23, 2014 at 10:00 am

      Welcome;)

  7. Sandy@UpstairsHobbyRoom says

    October 22, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    fantastic pillows!!

  8. sew surprising says

    October 22, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Not sure whats my favourite thing, the colours or the patterns 🙂 Im a matchy, matchy gal so they look perfect to me 🙂

  9. projekdorcas says

    October 23, 2014 at 10:08 am

    wow, nice pillows! love the colors 🙂

  10. Lindsay "PaleAle" Andrews says

    October 24, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    I have so much scrap fabric, and I need more pillows for my couch, I absolutely need to learn how sew with a machine again so I can make something this nice!

  11. Krati says

    November 2, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    Loved the colour combinations! 🙂

  12. irishgelin says

    November 17, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    wow love the character of these, really interesting design, well done

  13. cav3ndish says

    February 6, 2015 at 5:31 am

    The pillows are really beautiful, i love them and love the asymetric design you’ve created.:)

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