Peppermint Pinwheels - On The Design Wall: confetti quilt

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Getting Ready for Stitch Modern

I hang out with this great group of people who call themselves the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild. Last year, we decided to have a little show where we could hang up our quilts and show our friends and family just how cool we are. We called the show, Stitch Modern.

Stitch Modern 2012

Everyone had lots of fun, so, we've decided to do it again! Of course, even though we have had the past year to prepare, we all function much better under pressure, so we're still putting the finishing touches on the schedule...and on our quilts! I just pulled mine off the longarm, so it still needs binding, and a proper photo shoot, but I'll give you a sneak peek.

My quilt for #StitchModern is finally on the frame!

The Stitch Modern opening will be on Saturday, February 2nd from 6 until 9. If you live anywhere within driving distance, get there! It's going to be a great time and the quilts are going to be amazing! (Don't believe me? You can see pictures of some of the early entries on our Flickr page, as well as see all the fun we had last year.)

*Just a little post-script, because I don't want to make anyone jealous or anything, but congratulations to Margaret who won the Craft-A-Day book! You'll be getting it soon, Margaret!!

Making: The Embers Quilt

The Embers Quilt is finished! It's the latest sample for my Confetti Quilts class, so I rushed it down to the shop and hung it on the wall. I barely even had time to take a picture of it! I think it photographs nicely next to the blazing red wall of the New Pieces class room.

If you are interested in learning how to make your own Confetti Quilt and live in the SF Bay area, I'm teaching the next class on March 7 & 14, 2012, 10 AM - 12 PM at New Pieces in Berkeley, CA. It's fun - I promise!

Making: The Code Quilt

This was supposed to be the backing of the Embers quilt. I made it using a bunch of the scraps left behind while making that top, but, I've decided I like it too much for it to go on the back. It will be its own quilt. I think I'll call it "Code."

It is very big. Much bigger than this photo shows, really. I'll try to get a better picture of it once it's been quilted!

Making: The Embers Quilt

I started working on this quilt in my last Confetti Quilts class. I fell in love with the Kona Charcoal fabric I used. It's not black, but a veeerrrry deep grey. I'm calling it "The Embers Quilt" because the little bits of bright scraps add kind of a bright, burning look. At least, that's what I think!

I pulled an all-nighter!

Well, I didn't actually stay up all night, but it was close! I'm a big fan of sleep, so you know it's important if I'm staying up late and waking up early. I'll just come out and admit it, I went on vacation, over-committed myself, and fell a bit behind on my obligations. But, although I'm a bit sleepy today, I'm happy to say, I finished!!!