Orange Crush Quilts at Market

I was so impressed with the quilts made from my Orange Crush collection for Quilt Market.  The top pick shows the Timeless booth, next up is a quilt made using a pattern called "Merry-go-Round" by Crazy Old Ladies (73"X93").   Another  gorgeous one by Crazy Old Ladies called "Urban Life" (love the modern simplicity) , and finally a stunning quilt with black accents, called "Zig-Zag" by Swirly Girls Design. What a great group of quilts!

Lemon Grove at Quilt Market

Quilt Market in Houston was a lot of fun this past weekend!  The highlights for me included meeting Kim Kight of trueup fame (finally!), running into an old friend from RISD, Carrie Bloomston (more on her cute quilts later), and hanging out with Monica Lee, who is just super-fun.  I was also thrilled to see these gorgeous quilts on display featuring my Lemon Grove collection.  

The first quilt pattern shown is "Urban Cabin" by Atkinson Designs (65"X88"), and the second quilt design featuring the trees is by

  Heidi Pridemore (42"X58")

 There's a fun variety of scales in this group, from the larger circle & tree prints to the smaller leaves, swirls and star bursts.  I'm really happy with the way it all came out, love the neon yellow and slighty turquoise blue accents.

Orange Crush!

ah, my love affair with orange...
what can I say?  I knew my husband was a keeper when I saw his apartment for the first time and he had a bright orange Herman Miller chair (and when he didn't dump me after my cat scratched it up).
My new Orange Crush collection debuts at Houston Quilt Market later this week- hope to see you there!

vintage inspiration

I love this story....designer Analisse Taft discovered old fabric screens on a visit to a Brooklyn textile mill, fell in love with the designs, and has produced a line of home furnishings fabrics using these beautiful prints.  They are only available "to the trade", but we can all get inspired by checking out her website:   http://altforliving.com/

poppy sundress

This is my niece, Kendall, wearing a cute sundress that my mom made for her using the Poppy print from my Poppy Lane fabric line.  She's so adorable with her missing teeth!

I love a cute tote!

Jonathan Adler recently put out the cutest new line of tote bags- I am especially coveting the yellow one.

Fun and practical...cheery with enough room for all your stuff.

Pennant banners

Memorial day weekend was so hot, we spent most of our time outside, and the boys spent most of their time in the baby pool.  My mom was in town, so I made quick use of having an extra pair of hands around.  I worked on a cute project- brightly colored pennant banners for the boys rooms.  This was about as easy as it gets.  I simply made a triangle template out of construction paper and used it as a guide to cut out my fabric triangles, then secured them together at the edges with a small "x", using cooking twine.  To personalize each one, I loosely drew letters on construction paper, cut them out, and glued them on the center flag.  Instant room upgrade!