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Friday, November 22, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
6" Baskets
Glenda made these pretty baskets using the Inklingo 6" basket collection.
She writes:
"I started this project just as I was getting ready for back surgery. It is one of the Inklingo projects I printed out to work on during recuperation and was able to finish putting it together a few days ago while recuperating. I made 6" baskets from Inklingo's new basket collection. I added a 2" border around them. I like the idea of having so many ways I can design the baskets for different looks, so I plan on making more. Hand stitching Inklingo makes recuperating so much easier. I would go out of my mind without hand stitching to keep me going."
A close-up of one of the lovely baskets.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Table Runner
Silmara made this gorgeous table runner using the Inklingo 3" 60-degree diamond and 3" 60-degree hexagon collections.
She writes:
"I made this table runner as a gift for a friend's 60th birthday using the Inklingo 60-degree 3" diamonds and 3" hexagons. I like the result and think she loves it too."
The close-ups show each of the fabulous kaleidoscope stars and the way Silmara quilted it.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Vintage Modern Baby Quilt
She writes:
"This is my Vintage Modern Baby quilt made with inspiration from the Emma's Butterfly Stars pattern, but made with larger shapes and no embroidery! I used the 1.5 inch 60-degree diamond and the 3 inch 60-degree hexagon.
The finished quilt size is about 50 x 60. It's named after the Moda fabric line used in the blocks. It's for a very special new baby in the family. I stitched her name all around in the blue sashing.
Love the line of fabric and, of course, love Inklingo!"
Monday, September 16, 2013
Case of the Secret Garden
She writes:
"This project has traveled with me to a retreat, a vacation in the Grand Canyon, a visit to Las Vegas and a cruise through Caribbean. My COTSG sewing bag was easy to grab when heading out the door for Bee day or a stitch day with friends. I can honestly say I will miss it!
COTSG actually turned into a labor of love. I had all the blocks up on the design wall and really took my time putting them together so I could stretch out the project and enjoy it as long as possible!"
The Case of the Secret Garden was the first ever Inklingo mystery quilt. The clues for the mystery are available on the All About Inklingo blog post "The Case of the Secret Garden Clue 8."
Kaleidoscope Stars
The special effects are so easy to accomplish with a little fussy cutting/printing as shown on the All About Inklingo blog post on no-waste fussy cutting.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Kaleidoscope Stars
Jeannette in Australia is making some stunning kaleidoscope stars using this fabric and the Inklingo 2" 60-degree diamond collection.
She writes:
"I'm sending pictures of the stars I've made so far and also one of the fabric I've used. I'm using the 60-degree 2" diamond collection and hand piecing them. They are very addictive. I went for softer colours this time and I am loving the different effects with the feathers and the flowers."
Now have fun looking at these gorgeous stars - all from that piece of fabric! No wonder kaleidoscope stars are impossible to resist!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Brown and Pink LeMoyne Stars
Beth in Arkansas made this pretty little quilt using the Inklingo Diamond, Triangle, Square free shape collection.
She writes:
"This is my first Inklingo project ready for quilting. It is hard to see in the picture, but the border is a brown and black stripe. It was made with the free shape collection. I am definitely hooked and have already cut out a bunch of pieces for a Patchwork of the Crosses!"
Monday, September 2, 2013
Kaleidoscope Stars Table Topper
Silmara in Brazil has made this gorgeous table topper using the Inklingo 3" 60-degree diamond collection.
She writes:
"The kaleidoscope stars were done with a single fabric. I got the idea to make my table topper centrepiece quilt from the quilt made by Jeannette I saw on the All About Inklingo blog. I made some changes and all the parts I used were from the 3" 60-degree Inklingo diamond collection."
And now for a few close-ups of the stars.
Each one so different.
Yet all from the same piece of fabric!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Diamond Stars
Sarah has made this pretty top using Inklingo Collection 3.
She writes:
"It is based on the Sapphires in a Field of Gold pattern in the Shape Collection #3 book, but I was feeling lazy (and was in a hurry) and didn't want to print as many shapes as the original design was made with. So I modified it to use just 3 shapes and one colour per shape. The tiny outside triangles are just trimmed down from the diamonds that I had already printed. All of the shapes were printed from Shape Collection #3."
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Jeannette made this fabulous pieced hexagon quilt using Inklingo Collection 3, the Inklingo 3" 60-degree Diamond Collection and the Inklingo 300 Pieced Hexagons Design Book.
She writes:
"This is a picture of my 6" hexies quilt from the 300 Hexies book. I used the 1.5" and .75" pieces from Collection 3 with the triangles from the 3" Diamond Collection. The quilt measures 51" x 67". I'm very pleased with it. I have wanted to make one like this for a long time. I am unsure how to quilt it at the moment so I am open to suggestions."
Congratulations, Jeannette. It's a beauty! This is such a fabulous example of some of the great pieced hexagons one can make using Inklingo collections.
A Wedding Quilt
Judy M. made this beautiful wedding quilt using Inklingo Collection 2.
She writes:
"I used Inklingo Collection 2 for my nephew's wedding quilt. The dark HRT's were solid dark brown so a bit hard to see the printing on, but once I had them printed and cut out, the quilt went together much easier than expected. I did most of the sewing from the turquoise side. I always add the 'new' monogram in a trapunto-ed feathered heart for my wedding quilts. The design is Tennessee Waltz from Judy Martin (which I changed slightly to 'finish' around the edges) as the couple lives in Tennessee. When I remembered all the words to the song, I almost didn't use the design! LOL"
Judy M. made this quilt called "Somewhere Out There" using the Inklingo Free Diamond, Triangle Square Collection, the Inklingo Dresden Plate Fancy Pieced Collection and the Inklingo Tumbler Collection.
She writes:
"Attached is a photo of one of two matching quilts that I made for two DGS's (cousins). The original quilt was called 'Somewhere Out There' and was projected to be published in installments in the e-zine Cotton Spice. Only the first installment was published before the e-zine went out of business. I was entranced with the design so worked it up in EQ (and found in the process that the original one was probably designed in EQ also as all the blocks used had the same name as blocks in EQ).
After I finished the Snail's Trail blocks, I started on the 'star' blocks using templates for the LeMoyne Star. After a false start, I decided to use Inklingo to make the block and then decided to make all the star blocks using various patterns of Inklingo."
"This is the jpg of the EQ file with the original star blocks. You can see that I changed all the stars. Some were from the original LeMoyne Star (free set), two were from the Dresden Plate Fancy Pieced and one is Cathi's Tumbler Star. The other major difference is the fabric border rather than the pieced border in the EQ version. I found a fabric with what looked like a map of the constellations and, since both boys were under 10 years old, felt as if the pieced border would not be necessary."
Judy's version of this quilt is a beauty! And a great illustration of how easy it is to amend patterns so that you can use Inklingo collections. Let's hope that soon the pattern designers start including Inklingo directions in their patterns!
The Tumbler Star pattern is free to download at the Inklingo website.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
The Case of The Secret Garden
Kathy in Nashville made this beautiful quilt top using the Inklingo New York Wheel collection.
She writes:
"This is my Inklingo COTSG mystery quilt. Hand pieced and still needs to be quilted."
The very first Inklingo mystery quilt was called The Case of the Secret Garden. The clues for the mystery quilt are available on the All About Inklingo blog.
Log Cabin Baby Quilt for a Girl
Kathy in Nashville has made this pretty little quilt for a baby using the Inklingo .50" Log Cabin collection.
She writes:
"These 2 photos are of the girl baby quilt made with the .50" log cabin. I used scraps from my owl quilts. Hand pieced and machine quilted."
What a great back - with more owl fabrics.
Japanese X/+ Blocks
Kathy in Nashville has been busy making Japanese X/spool blocks using the Inklingo Japanese X or Spool collection.
She writes:
"These are the 7.5" Japanese X/Spool blocks. I have probably twice this amount made now. These are just up on my design wall. Hand pieced out of lots of charm squares and layer cakes. Fun to make!"
Such fun to look at!
Sunflower Quilt
Kathy in Nashville made this spectacular sunflower quilt using the Inklingo 6" Sunflower collection, 12" Sunflower collection, the 6" LeMoyne Star collection and shapes from the Inklingo CD #1, CD #2 and CD #3 collections.
She writes:
"This is my sunflower quilt. My original design. It is totally hand pieced. I used the 6" and 12" Sunflower, the 6" LeMoyne Star and shapes from the three Inklingo CD collections. I added other patches of 'odd' sizes and a little appliqué. It is a big quilt and I don't have a better place to photograph it. It still needs to be quilted."
Take a look at the LeMoyne Stars and the effects Kathy got with some fussy cutting. Absolutely stunning!
Log Cabin Baby Quilt for a Boy
She writes:
"These 2 photos are of a boy baby quilt made with the .50" log cabin. I used scraps from my owl quilts. Hand pieced and machine quilted."
Not only is the front full of great fabrics - so is the back!
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Blue and White Feathered Star
Mary made this stunning blue and white Feathered Star using the Inklingo 15" Feathered Star collection.
What a wonderful, classic quilt!
Walled Garden
Cathi made this quilt top, which she's calling A Walled Garden, using the Inklingo New York Wheel collection.
The first ever Inklingo mystery quilt, The Case of the Secret Garden, was great fun. Because I wanted to try to keep up with the clues, I hybrid pieced this one - the straight seams I did by machine, while the curved piecing I did by hand. And it came out perfectly. Having the stitching lines and matching points makes it oh, so easy to machine and hand piece!
The clues for the mystery quilt are available on the All About Inklingo blog.
Joseph's Coat
Cathy in Tennessee made this beautiful quilt using the Inklingo Joseph's Coat collection.
She writes:
"I finished it! My queen size Joseph's Coat has been quilted and even those scalloped edges have been bound. The entire quilt was pieced by hand using Inklingo. I couldn't have made this quilt without it. Inklingo made it easy peasy."
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Kaleidoscope Stars
The special effects are so easy to accomplish with a little fussy cutting/printing as shown on the All About Inklingo blog post on no-waste fussy cutting.
