Classic Modern Quilts Blog Tour

Next week is the official kick-off for the new book, Classic Modern Quilts. Ten modern quilters (including yours truly) were asked to design quilts inspired by historical Kansas City Star quilt blocks. The result is this inspiring book with quilt patterns ranging from a little bit modern to very modern. My quilt falls in the middle of that range with a modern graphic design and a touch of vintage charm.
The tour runs from November 11-22. We'll be stopping by a different designer's blog each day and showing you the quilts from the book. I'll be sharing additional photos of my quilt, Blaze, and some behind the scenes info you don't want to miss. There are some fun giveaways lined up as well. Books and fabric anyone?! ; )
Come back and join me on Monday, November 18th and I will show you what I made using this gorgeous stack of fabrics. Low volume and brights? Oh, yes I did!!
Blog Tour Schedule:
Nov. 11: Lisa Calle, Vintage Modern Quilts

Nov. 12: Lynne Goldsworthy, Lily's Quilts
Nov. 13: Lauren Hunt, My Aunt June 
Nov. 14: Heather Kojan, Heather Kojan 
Nov. 15: John Kubiniec, Big Rig Quilting 
Nov. 18: Adrianne Ove, Little Bluebell (See you then!)
Nov. 19: Trisch Price, Hadley Street Quilts  
Nov. 20: Tammie Schaffer, Crafty Tammie  and Tia Curtis, Tia Curtis Quilts
Nov. 21: Amy Smart, Diary of a Quilter 
Nov. 22: Susan Strong, Strong Stitches 

On My Nightstand

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Did you have a good weekend? Relaxing? Busy? Productive? I spent part of mine happily reading. Here's a peek of what's on my nightstand.

There is Zakka Style for the sew along. Did you see Terri's tote bag this morning? So cute! I think I have enough essex in my stash to make a fun solid one.

I bought Transparency Quilts and A Field Guide to Fabric Design for my birthday...

See the top two? 37 Sketches and Liberated Quiltmaking II? Gwen Marston sent me copies to review and giveaway to one of my readers. Lucky ducks!! I have and love Liberated Quiltmaking II. Do you remember my Habitat quilt? I learned that technique from Gwen's book! I don't have her new one yet but it's high on my wishlist. Keep your eyes out for the giveaway later in the week.

I'm revisiting Material Obsession and Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again, looking for some scrappy inspiration.

There is an Everyday Food magazine tucked in there too. It's actually last years April issue, but April is April, right? Ugh. I'm in a major cooking rut. I just want good food that my family will eat and I don't have to think about too much.

I got in some sewing time too. Yay! I made a few asterisk blocks. I've never made these before and they were so much fun! I used this technique and my own measurements. I cut my main square 13" and my strips were 1.25" wide. The strips were a jelly roll and I cut it right down the middle. It was just enough for one block. Cool right? After I was done sewing the blocks, I trimmed them down to 12.5".

This one was almost liberated... I wish I pushed myself to take it a little farther. I'm definitely going to revisit the idea of liberated asterisks. Maybe with smaller blocks and a limited color palette?  Hmmm...

Any good books on your nightstand?  : )

BOOK LIST:

• Zakka Style by Rashida Coleman-Hale
• Transparency Quilts by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr
• A Field Guide to Fabric Design by Kimberly Kight
• 37 Sketches by Gwen Marston
• Liberated Quiltmaking II by Gwen Marston
• Material Obsession by Sarah Fielke and Kathy Doughty
• Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again by Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston