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Moose on the Porch Quilts QUILT RANCH, blog de patchwork country en Alsace ps i quilt SewHappy Quiltalong A belated welcome to 2011 everyone and I am hoping you are all eager to start sewing again. Yes, the festivities are now over and I feel we need to be revitalised and begin some new projects. My New Year’s resolution is to bring fresh inspiration to my SewHappy followers. With this in mind I am announcing my new Quiltalong. I would love you to join in. Here are the details and schedule: On the first of each month, beginning on February 1st, I will publish the pattern and instructions for 2 blocks. I guess this Quiltalong is a type of Mystery as you actually don’t know how it will look when finished. If you are interested in joining me in this Quiltalong please add your name to the comments section below and email me at Contact Me and I will post your name and share your progress here on the website. Come on Quilters!

Butterfly Couture The Elven Garden Quilt Dad PatchworkPottery i have to say... Picking out my prints and colors for a quilt is my favorite part of the whole creative process. Honestly, I could probably be satisfied with that step as long as someone else would make the quilts for me. But since that does not happen, I keep on making my own quilts! This being said, I do find that most people are frustated by this step. My best advice to you? I do have some simple tips for you to start out with. My number one rule: DO WHAT YOU LIKE. OK, that might count as a few rules, but that's fine. Let me show you little something about color and contrast. Now, all you have to do is add some contrast to change that. Do you see a more interesting pile of color? But, of course, if you want an all red or all blue quilt, go for it! One way to pick a color scheme is to find a "focus" fabric. For this little lessons, let's start with this colorful print that was hiding in my fabric stash: It's got a lot of visual appeal and it's very colorful, which makes it a fun place to start.