Stepping Stone Quilt
I’m still working through finished quilts I’ve never posted to the blog. There’s still a few.
Out of all we made for Quilting Modern Stepping Stone was the one quilt I couldn’t wait to get back.
I am a firm believer in utilitarian quilts and prefer quilts that are soft, not cardboard stiff with quilting. Stepping Stone finished very supple. Large expanses of shot cotton on the front and an all flannel back was likely the largest contributor, but the batting (most likely Quilter’s Dream) and the thread Angela Walters used to quilt this one helped as well.
The flat shot from the book really shows the texture shot cotton’s cross weave can create when its turned in different directions. I often get asked in lectures and truck shows if the fabric surrounding the blocks is a different fabric from the rest of the background.
Think mossy Seattle path with stone pavers;)
We ended up placing this quilt in the Strip Tease chapter of the book, but it can easily be created building the frames with scraps. There are a lot of favorite fabrics in the logs surrounding each stone as I grabbed from my green and blue scrap bins for the analogous color scheme when creating this quilt.
When Island Quilter hung my show I was “helping” Anja. I noticed that it looked like it was hung crooked only to tilt my head and realize it wasn’t a square quilt;) This makes it even better in my mind. Who can tell when your all happy under it?
Now that the drywall is finished up in the studio, paint and flooring has been purchased. Hoping things will be rolling by the end of May.
Happy Week Peeps.
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I’m teaching my last classes this week at The Quilting Loft as they finish up their liquidation and close;( I’ve been teaching there since 2007 and am sad to see them go. There are two spots still in Amebas. Please call the shop if you’d like to join in. There might be a spot left in Tuesday’s night class and Thursday’s day class, but I’m not a 100% sure.
I love everything about this quilt: color and design. I also like the clips that were used to hang it. Do you know what kind of clips those are? I’m always looking for a better way to hang wall quilts than using a sleeve. Thanks!
Sorry, I don’t. That photo is the publisher’s.
This quilt is absolutely gorgeous. Everything about it is amazing, piecing, quilting, texture, just beautiful.
looove it!!
Nice article,can learn to make aquilt with you?,if possible how well ?, we in Indonesia are ternds covers with cartoon caracters such as Hello kity, micky mouse and others.
I really like the variations that the shot cottons lend to the surface of this quilt!
I’m excited to join you in your class on Thursday. Do you have a materials list that we should bring with us? The Quilting Loft didn’t have one at the time I signed up. Thanks Katie!
Sent it via your email here. Let me know if you didn’t get it!
Hi Katie ,I fell in love the pillow 🙂
As I’m living in Germany, I cannot join one of your courses….
Is there a way to get a tutorial somewhere ?
I would be very very thankful !
Greetings from far Germany :*
Karin
Hi Karin, Sorry, no tutorial, but you could follow the instructions for curves in Quilting Modern;) Maybe in the future after the studio is done I’ll get to making patterns.
Thanks for your reply :* I will give improvisational quilting a try,
the book arrived yesterday 😉 and I like it very much!
Thanks for purchasing it and supporting me;)
fyi, put the concave piece on top, NOT the bottom when sewing.
Beautiful!
Super cute!
This is too cute!