News from the Orange Studio – Page 15

Introducing Darby Road!

Now onto our only paper-pieced project for our Spring patterns, Darby Road! This fun take on hexagons is pieced in half-hexagons and sewn together in rows, so there are no y-seams or tricky construction. Darby Road is a fun pattern to experiment with color placement and create a plethora of different looks!

July 09, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Darby Road foundation piecing hexagons modern paper piecing pattern quilt rainbow Sassafras Lane Designs sewing

Introducing Clay Court!

Today is Clay Court's day in the sun! This quilt is incredibly versatile and so much fun to make. The block is comprised of small squares inside of a triangle inside of a square and can be made with scraps or precut 2.5" strips sets!

July 07, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Clay Court color diy fussy cutting jelly roll pattern precut quilt rainbow rulers Sassafras Lane Designs scrappy sewing triangles

Introducing the Bugsy Backpack!

The Bugsy Backpack is up today! We have been wanting to make a backpack pattern for awhile, but were waiting on a unique idea to come to mind and this Spring it did! Our Bugsy Backpack is named after my little sister, Alayna's nickname, and has been on my back since the first sample was made.

July 05, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: backpack bag bugsy Bugsy Backpack diy pattern Sassafras Lane Designs sewing

Introducing Alligator Alley!

Alrighty! It is pattern introduction time! We had six new patterns this Spring - they have been on sale since mid May, but this will kick off the proper introductions!

July 03, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Alligator Alley animals fabric iSpy modern novelty pattern quilt Sassafras Lane Designs sewing triangles

Paradox Point QAL - Block 11

Welp, I've done it again. Every year after Quilt Market my blogging goals deteriorate quickly! But, I am back on it with the second the last block of our Paradox Point QAL. Alayna is still very behind, but maybe next week when she is on summer break, she will catch up! But, the other three ladies have some beautiful blocks to share!

June 21, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: arrow blocks modern paper piecing Paradox Point Paradox Point QAL QAL quilt quilt along Sassafras Lane Designs sewing

Argyle - Free Summer Block Party Pattern

Summer, summer, summertime! Welcome to my day on the Summer Block Party hosted by fabric.com.

When I originally sketched up my block for this shindig, I wasn't thinking anything to do with argyle. I was thinking mountains, trees and reflection - but then came the color scheme! The more I played with it, the more it resembled argyle, so I embraced it! (But, colored differently, this could definitely look like mountains, trees and such!)

June 15, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: argyle blog hop fabric.com modern quilt quilt block quilting rainbow Sassafras Lane Designs sewing triangles

Quilt Market Spring 2017 in Saint Louis - Part 2

Brace yourselves! There is a whole lot of pretty coming up =] ! We didn't get a chance to see the entire show, but what we did see of Quilt Market blew us away. Here is some of the prettiness we snapped photos of in alphabetical order!

June 09, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Alligator Alley Bugsy Backpack Clay Court Darby Road Elsie Avenue Focus Freeway modern pillow quilt Quilt Market quilting rainbow Saint Louis Sassafras Lane Designs sewing tradeshow

Quilt Market Spring 2017 in Saint Louis - Part 1

It has been a few weeks since we returned from Quilt Market and I have finally gone through all the photos. This first post is all Sass - our booth, projects, schoolhouse, sample spree and sneak peek! Later this week there will be a post all about the amazing booths, projects and people we saw around Market!

June 06, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Alligator Alley booth Bugsy Backpack camera Clay Court Darby Road diy Elsie Avenue Focus Freeway hedgehog modern quilt Quilt Market quilting rainbow Sassafras Lane Designs scrappy sewing tradeshow triangles

Sewology Sunday - Top Stitching 101

Our new Bugsy Backpack pattern has quite a bit of top stitching on it, so we are sharing our favorite tips to get that professional look for your DIY bags! Kristy is definitely the bag maker of the Sass duo, so here are some of her favorite tips and tricks:

May 21, 2017 by Kristy Wolf

Tags: bag making Bugsy Backpack diy sewing Sewology Sunday top stitching tutorial

"While We Are At Quilt Market" Pattern Sale!

We know we post a lot of pictures on social media while we are at Quilt Market - and having been someone who is scrolling through photos on Instagram instead of walking the aisles of inspirations, we know it stinks! So, we are doing what we can to make it stink a little less! We are having a little sale on all our new Spring patterns.

May 19, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: alligator alligator alley backpack Bag Pattern bugsy backpack clay court crib quilt crib quilt size darby road elsie avenue focus freeway fussy cut fussy-cutting hedgehog pattern pattern sale photographer pillow quilt quilt pattern quilting rainbow sale scrappy sewing triangles