Transparent Building Blocks
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I was so delighted to get to make this baby quilt for my friends. Now that the quilt is finished and on the way to them, today I get to share the finished quilt with you. The Transparent Building Blocks digital quilt pattern is also complete and available as of today in the Quilting Jetgirl digital pattern shop.
The design was driven by wanting to overlay basic shapes that remind me of the large wooden building blocks I used to play with as a child. Interestingly, my memory of those blocks also includes a quilt. As I recall, we kept the large wooden blocks wrapped up in a quilt that could be drug around the house (at least drug from my toddler perspective) and used for quick tidy up.
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The Transparent Building Blocks digital quilt pattern is perfect for anyone looking to give a transparency pattern a try, learn to piece curves, or looking for a striking modern quilt. The pattern offers three sizes: baby, lap, and queen, although with this block based design, it can easily be customized to fit your needs!
Transparent Building Blocks is on sale in my pattern shop as a digital pattern at a special introductory price of $10 through Sunday, August 8th. Newsletter only subscribers: use the coupon code TWOFOR20 at checkout to get 20% off any two or more patterns!
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Walking Foot Washi Tape Tip
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I realize that I've been using a spiral as a quilting option a lot recently (it's how I quilted Transparent Building Blocks)! I've previously written about how I get started with spiral quilting if you are interested to give it a try. Last month I also shared a quick Walking Foot Washi Tape Tip that has benefitted me when I am doing any kind of walking foot quilting with a guide.
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Last week I got to share my version of Blossom Chains, a quilt I made to support Cheryl Brickey’s latest book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts (affiliate link). When Cheryl (Meadow Mist Designs) was developing the concept for her book, she had the fun idea to have each quilt made in two colorways for the book to show the diversity of the patterns. It was with extreme honor that I made this version which is included as the second colorway on page 114.
When Cheryl asked me if I would piece a quilt from her book, I was immediately drawn to Blossom Chains. When I received the fabric and instructions for the pattern from Cheryl last year, I spent a lot of time at my design wall looking at the layout and planning the position of each print within the overall composition. Don’t get me wrong, this pattern looks amazing fully scrappy, but with the mix of prints in the charm pack, I was able to come up with what I think is a really fun and purposeful circular layout of color. (hence my inspiration for spiral quilting starting at the center, haha).
If you have charm packs in your stash (5″ square precuts) and you’ve been wondering what to do with them, I highly encourage you to pick up Cheryl’s book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts. You can get a signed copy directly from Cheryl, or pick up a copy of the book from Amazon, from C&T Publishing (affiliate link), or check to see if your local quilt shop has it in stock!
And yup, you can see them here, too: I used overlapping spirals for the quilting!
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I'm excited to say that I have finished my pattern for September in the Old School Block of the Month. I'm even almost caught up with all of the released blocks to date. The next block will be released on August 12th, and I hope I'm ready to get that one sewn quickly when Lee shares the tutorial next week.
2021 Old School Block of the Month
January 12, 2021 – Kim Lapacek (Persimon Dreams)
February 12, 2021 – Nancy Scott (Masterpiece Quilting)
March 12, 2021 – Quilt Jane
April 12, 2021 – Missie Carpenter (Traditional Primitives)
May 12, 2021 – Natalie Santini (Sew Hungry Hippie)
June 12, 2021 – Kerry Goulder (Kid Giddy)
July 12, 2021 – GoGo Kim
August 12, 2021 – Lee Chappell Monroe (May Chappell)
September 12, 2021 – Yvonne Fuchs (Quilting Jetgirl)
October 12, 2021 – Pat Sloan
November 12, 2021 – Katy Cameron (The Littlest Thistle)
December 12, 2021 – Sherri Falls (This and That Patterns)
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Gotham Quilts is hosting me to teach a virtual Wayward Transparency workshop in October. The workshop will be split into two Saturdays: October 23rd and October 30th. I’ve been teaching virtually for quilt guilds for over a year, and it’s exciting that this workshop is an opportunity that is available to anyone interested.
For Session 1 on October 23rd, I will begin with discussion about approaching fabric selection when you are working with or wanting to make a transparency quilt, and the talk includes tips and tricks on how to use common technology to your benefit when shopping online or in person. After the discussion, I will answer your individual questions to ensure you are set up for success and ready to apply what you have learned about the visual relationship between different colors, print sizes, values, and tones by working through the Wayward Transparency pattern in Session 2 on October 30th.
I love working through the Wayward Transparency pattern, because it offers you the ability to have fun with prints; even directional prints! The Wayward Transparency pattern requires 2 fabrics that differ in value (for example, light value and medium value, light value and dark value, or medium value and dark value), plus an additional background fabric that can complement or contrast. For most of the example quilts shown in this post, I extended the monochromatic color scheme out into the background. Choosing to set your piecing into different background color, like white (shown below), is another great option. Note that strong directional prints (like stripes) are not suggested for use for the background (Fabric A), but I will cover how to successfully incorporate direction prints as options for Fabrics B and C.
To learn more and join me in October, visit Gotham Quilts to learn more about their Wayward Transparency Virtual Workshop.
Upcoming Events
September 22 & 25, 2021 - Virtual Lecture and Workshop for Las Vegas MQG
October 23 & 30, 2021 - Virtual Workshop for Gotham Quilts
November 30, 2021 – Virtual Lecture for Bloomington Normal MQG
February 18 & 19, 2022 - QuiltCon in Phoenix
If you or your guild is interested in a virtual lecture or workshop, I'd be more than happy to discuss it with you! I still have availability to lecture and teach virtually through the end of 2021. You can contact me for more information at yvonne@quiltingjetgirl.com.
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I wouldn't say I'm in a quilting rut, but I do plan to quilt my next several quilts without using a spiral! It's interesting that when I could finally share about a quilt I made in early 2020 it was quilted in a spiral, just like 2 of my other recent finishes. I am certainly partial to walking foot quilting, though. What is your go-to quilting motif?
Happy quilting,
xYvonne | Quilting Jetgirl
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