I’m sorry for the prolonged absence. With a deployed spouse and going back to school, finding the time for blogging has been hard. I wanted to share that my quilt, Hypnotic Eye will be on the cover of Issue 20 of Modern Quilts Unlimited!
I hope everyone is having an amazing summer! I am splitting my time between my family, long arm quilting and working on the last few Master’s classes I have before I student teach in January!
I am so excited to release a new pattern today! Well it isn’t really new, it actually appeared in Issue 7 of Make Modern Magazine back in September of 2015. Allow me to introduce you to Through The Prism.
This pattern was originally designed for a friend in my birthday club but I fell in love with the design and decided I needed one for myself, then I ended up making a third for another swap! The pattern is fast and easy requiring small scraps for each rainbow section.
I provide a link to a basic paper piecing tutorial as well as instructions for my favorite paper piecing method that doesn’t involve sewing through the templates.
Pattern Stats:
Through The Prism
Octagon – Each side measures 7.5”
Original Quilt Design by Melissa Dunworth
Check out how beautiful it looks on my wall!
I may or may not have a thing for rainbows!
If you are obsessed with fast and easy mini quilts, then this is the pattern for you!
Also included are instructions to turn it into a square wall hanging if you so choose!
Head on over to my Craftsy shop to pick up your copy today for $7.00!
PS. If you haven’t already subscribed to Make Modern Magazine, go do it now! I have a pattern coming out in the May 2016 Issue!
Do you subscribe to Generation Q Magazine? I love their magazine, and I have since it came out. It is slightly smaller than your standard size magazine, but it is jam packed with great patterns and articles. They also have a fun regular feature where they draw part of a quilt block, just a few simple lines, and ask readers to send in submissions of how they would finish the block. They usually show two or three entries in the next issue. It is so fun to see how something can inspire two people to head in completely opposite and beautiful directions.
You may be asking yourself, why is Melissa blogging about Generation Q Magazine today? Well, today the 2016 Spring issue is hitting newsstands and I’m one of the designers featured with a never before seen pattern! So head to your local retailer (for me that would be Barnes and Noble) and pick up your copy, this is what you are looking for:
Do you want to see which pattern in the magazine is mine?
This quilt is called Fade In Fade Out and was originally designed for a black and white challenge. I loved this design and decided that instead of submitting it to the exhibit, I would submit it to Generation Q Magazine instead, I was so excited when they accepted me. For the exhibit I ended up designing and submitting a different quilt – Hypnotic Eye and that one was ultimately accepted into the exhibit so it was like winning twice!
The quilt was given a beautiful photograph for the magazine, I am so grateful to their professional photographer, she did a beautiful job!
So next time you are at the bookstore or your local fabric shop, pick up a copy!
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Tomorrow my long arm will be set up (I picked up the machine on Saturday) and I will be posting photos on Thursday for you!
How did you do in 2015? Were you able to finish at least 6 of the goals that you posted and linked up in 2015? If so you are in luck! You qualify to enter our finale link up party! We have some awesome prizes.
In order to be eligible you must have finished at least 6 goals that you linked to either Shanna or myself during 2015. In you link up post, please include a mosaic of the finished projects and a link to your goal and finish post to each one.
2015 was a big year of finishes for me. Since I’m not eligible to win prizes I decided to simply show off all of my finishes from the year!
Believe it or not, making this mosaic took me all day on the 31st, I was having some technical difficulties!
We would like to take a moment and thank all of our wonderful sponsors who have stood with us over the years. Their generosity is what has kept this project going all these years!
1. $35 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop
2. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns
3. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle
4. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs
5. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams
6. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet
7. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)
8. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern
9. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness
10. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs
11. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere
Well, I never got my picture with Santa Claus in our shirts, but we did wear them on Christmas Day! Here is a picture of us with my sweet nephew.
Next year I will have to make that little man a shirt so we can all match for the picture! This was a free design from Urban Threads. They are such a generous company, every month they give away free designs and I have to say, that it is really what got me started using the embroidery function of my machine. Now I buy from them all the time… probably too often!
And because I am a mom to a ridiculously cute little girl, I thought I would show you how adorable she looked on Christmas Eve! That tree skirt in the background is a log cabin tree skirt that is hand tied and dates back to the 80s. I have very fond memories of it coming out each year to decorate our home (see there are quilts in this post!).
Santa must know that Anne is a quilter because he brought her this awesome mini tangram puzzle, Anne shouldn’t be at all surprised if mommy steals (*ahem*) borrows it.
From my little family to yours, I hope you had a wonderful holiday and we all wish you a very Happy New Year!
