News from the Orange Studio
Adding Prints to the Diamond Detour
The cover quilt of the Diamond Detour is all about solids, so today we are going to focus on adding prints to the quilt. The Diamond Detour is a great way to show off your favorite prints. We have two examples today that are completely different! One features different prints in the pieced diamonds and the other features one busy print as the background.
Introducing Diamond Detour!
Say hello to the newest pattern of the Sassafras Lane bunch, Diamond Detour! This is our fun new take on our popular Diamond Alley quilt pattern. We made the diamonds smaller and ditched the sashing. Show off your favorite prints, create a cascade of color or feature a single print as the background.
Cruisin' in Quilts from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks
We have two quilts in the new Quilts from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Fall 2014 issue. Today I am sharing the amazing quilt my mom made, Cruisin'! She combined two of her previous appliqué blocks: Surfin' and Rollin' Along. Below are the two blocks she used!
George the Bear
Meet George the bear, one of the newest additions to the Zoey's Zoo bunch! My Mom made and quilted this adorable bear for our neighbor's newest grandson. My mom used two tone-on-tone browns for the bear, a turquoise chevron for the background, a lime for the churndash, a grey dot for the background and assorted lime, aqua and teal scraps for behind the letters.
Happy Birthday Kristy!
Today is my Mom's birthday, so I am hijacking the blog to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! My mom is the best friend, role model, business partner and mother a girl could hope for!
Mulholland Drive in Greens, Teals and Blues
A few days before we left for Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, we decided to make another version of our Mulholland Drive quilt pattern. We went in a completely opposite direction of the cover quilt and started pulling lime, teal, aqua and blue fabrics and put them on a stark white background.
Lombard Street in Crayon Box
Here is another fun Quilt Market project! We made this Lombard Street quilt to be featured in the Michael Miller Fabrics booth. This quilt features the Crayon Box Basics line and we love how it turned out! The quilt finished 47” x 54” - the perfect size for a throw or large wall hanging.
Euclid Avenue in Houndstooth & Friends
One of the quilts we had hanging in the Michael Miller Fabrics booth was this fun Euclid Avenue. Our good friend and pattern tester, Juli Kieny made and quilted this version and it turned out great! This quilt features Houndstooth & Friends in the Lagoon color story and finished 56" x 72".
Euclid Avenue in Kahuna Batiks
We had a beautiful Euclid Avenue quilt hanging out in the Maywood Studio booth at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh. Our grandma/mom, MaryEllen Laughary made this quilt top. It turned out great! This version is a softer and more sophisticated version than any others we have shared.
Euclid Avenue in Lazy Day
We have another project that hung in the Riley Blake booth at Quilt Market to share with you today! This is our Euclid Avenue made using the Lazy Day fabric line. We made the "tall" size which finishes 40" x 48". It is the perfect size for a baby or crib quilt.