Meadow Mist Designs

Thursday, April 19, 2018

My Favorite Tools and Notions ++ Amazon Influencer Page

About a year and half ago, my cousin had asked me to put a list of quilting related supplies she needed to get started quilting. I curated a whole list of my favorite tools and notions that I thought she would need to get started (and make her quilting life easier) and was looking for a way to share more broadly my list. I figured that if the list helped my cousin then it might be helpful to others.

Enter Amazon and their Influencer Program...

Amazon now has an influencer program where I can create a webpage to share my quilting essentials list. I have been able to add comments and tips to each item so you can read why I like the item or how I use it.

While I do not think that I am an "influencer", I hope that sharing some of my favorite tools will help others save money as they will not have to test brand after brand like I did.

The influencer program is an affiliate program, which means that if you click on the link and wind up purchasing something, I will get a small percentage of the sale (this does not affect the price you pay).

Want to see some of my favorite tools and notions? Everything on the list I own and have used and love. You can click right here to get to my influencer list.

Meadow Mist Designs Influencer Page

I had a number of people asking about my backup / travel machine, the Brother CS6000i and I promise to post a full review on it soon.

Screen shot of my influencer page

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Flock of Geese ++ Pattern Release

I am happy to announce the release of two new patterns, Flock of Geese and Layered Addition! I will be highlighting Flock of Geese today and then Layered Addition tomorrow and each is being offered for a special introductory price of $7.50. Both patterns are offered in a digital pdf and professional full color printed version (printed version only available through Etsy).

Craftsy: digital version
Etsy: digital version, printed version

The pattern is on sale for one week (through Tuesday April 24th at midnight) for only $7.50.

(You can use coupon code TWOPATTERNS for $2 off two patterns or THREEPATTERNS $4 off 3 patterns in my Etsy shop for even more savings.)

(photo by Kitty Wilkin)

Flock of Geese was originally published as part of the 2018 Quilter's Planner and know as a stand alone pattern, I have expanded the instructions for both a baby and lap sized quilt.

Flock of Geese is a modern take on the traditional Birds in the Air quilt block designed for advanced beginner / intermediate level quilters. To create the quilt top, I pulled various teal, green, blue, and yellow colored printed from my stash.

I assembled the quilt top with the blocks on-point, giving a different look to the traditional Birds in the Air design. I quilted Flock of Geese with randomly spaced diagonal lines to form a cross-hatch pattern using Aurifil 50 wt in white (color 2024). The diagonal lines are in a variety of spaciongs from about 3/8" to 1". I like the texture the quilting gives, but I must admit that it was very time consuming.

Photograph by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, taken for The Quilter's Planner 2018 @thequiltersplanner

Here are some other renderings of the design...

Many, many thanks to Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl and Paige @Quilted Blooms for their help with tech editing this pattern!

Remember, you can find Flock of Geese on Craftsy and Etsy (digital and print) for only $7.50 through Tuesday the 24th and if you make a Flock of Geese quilt please share it using #FlockofGeeseQuilt. Thanks!

Layered Addition ++ Pattern Release

I'm excited to share the second of two new patterns today, Layered Addition! (You can read about the other new pattern, Flock of Geese, here).

Each new pattern is being offered for a special introductory price of $7.50 for a short time. Both patterns are offered in a digital pdf and professional full color printed version (printed version only available through Etsy).

Craftsy: digital version
Etsy: digital version, printed version

The pattern is on sale for one week (through Wednesday April 25th at midnight) for only $7.50.

(You can use coupon code TWOPATTERNS for $2 off two patterns or THREEPATTERNS $4 off 3 patterns in my Etsy shop for even more savings.)

Isn't this a fun plus sign design? I had this design sketched out in my pattern book since when I began brainstorming quilts for my plus sign book but could not decide the best way to piece it.

When I was revisited the design I figured out the quilt could be made using only 2 block types! Once I figured out how to construct the quilt, it came together quickly and easily.

Next came the fun part, the quilting. I decided to do some custom quilting in this quilt, using a different design and matching Aurifil thread for each layer of the plus sign. I picked the 50 wt Aurifil thread, I find it to be the perfect weight for dense quilting.

I originally designed this pattern made the quilt and pattern for the International Association of Quilters and am happy to be able to release it as a stand alone pattern.

If you love this plus sign design and would like more, you can check out my book, Modern Plus Sign Quilts for another 16 patterns! (affiliate link)

Here are some other renderings of the design...

Many, many thanks to Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl and Paige @Quilted Blooms for their help with tech editing this pattern!

Remember, you can find Layered Addition on Craftsy and Etsy (digital, printed) for only $7.50 through Wednesday the 25th and if you make a Layered Addition quilt please share it using #LayeredAdditionQuilt. Thanks!

Monday, April 9, 2018

Child's Play Quilts Book Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Child's Play Quilts Book Hop. Child's Play Quilts was written by Stacey Day, another Stash Author, and contains 20 different baby quilts designs.

The book focuses on using your stash and is divided into two sections, 10 applique patterns and 10 traditionally pieced patterns, with each of the designs being shown in both warm and cool colors. Child's Play Quilts has a great resource section in the front to help organize your stash as well as instructions for basic quilt making skills.

There were a number of quilts I was interested in making and I chose Fox Hunt, a traditionally pieced design. My co-worker is expecting his second child in May so I figured that I could make Fox Hunt for them. Here is the version from the book:

He and his wife are not finding out the sex of their baby, so I picked out some red, black, and mustard prints for the fabrics. It kind of reminded me of Mickey and Minnie mouse so hopefully they will like it.

The quilt came together pretty quickly and I love the addition of the fox faces to a couple of the blocks that Stacey teaches in the book. I used some black Aurifil thread in the thick 12wt to embroider the eyes and nose.

I used one of my favorite (and quickest) quilting design, the meander, on the quilt and then finished the binding completely by machine (both for speed and for wash durability).

I will be gifting this quilt next month to my co-worker at his baby shower, I hope he likes it! Have you made a gender neutral quilt recently? What colors did you use?

Thanks Stacey for including me in your book hop! Hop over to her her blog, Stacey in Stitches, for a chance to win a copy of the book and you can purchase a copy in her Etsy shop or at Amazon (affiliate link).

Here are all of the stops on the hop:

Stacey Day @staceyinstitches April 9th
Brett Lewis @naturalbornquilter April 9th
Cheryl Brickey @MeadowMistDesigns April 9th

Karen Foster@CapitolaQuilter April 10th
Cathy Mackay @cathysmithmackay April 10th

Fiona Kelly @tangledblossom April 11th
Jackie White @jackiesartquilts April 11th

Jean Jones @sew_catstudio April 12th
Reece Montgomery @reecemontgomery April 12th

Carl Hentsch @3dogdesignco April 13th
Brooke Sellmann @sillymamaquilts April 13th

Kaitlyn Howell @knotandthread April 14th
Amy Gunson @badskirt April 14th

Kelly Bowser @kelbysews April 15th
Karis Hess @themodernsewist April 15th

Sara Lawson @sewsweetness April 16th
Leslie Meltzer @lelliebunny April 16th
Pamela Morgan @sweetlittlestitches April 16th

Amy Garro @13spools April 17th
Stephanie Perrins @stitchandbobbin April 17th

Chelsea @Pinkdoorfabrics April 18th
Michelle Wilke @ml_wilkie April 18th

Tiffany Sepulveda @sewtiffany April 19th
Rachael Riechmann @sewilearned April 19th

Pamela Lincoln @mamaspark59 April 20th
Kate Maryon @katydidklm April 20th

Friday, March 30, 2018

Quilter's Planner Sampler ++ January Through March

I had the privilege of designing the Quilter's Planner Sampler for 2018 and I am happy to be sewing along with the quilt along!

The sampler contains instructions for 12 different blocks and 2 different settings, an on-point setting and a traditional setting. All of the instructions can be found in the pattern magazine that is included with a Quilter's Planner and is now also available in the Quilter's Planner Magazine (affiliate link) which contains the sampler and 13 additional patterns for only $12!

The quilt along is structured for one block each month (if you are making the on-point design you will have to make doubles of a few of your favorite designs to get to the 17 blocks in the quilt) with Facebook and Instagram link ups for prizes each month.

Here are my blocks for January, February, and March..

January

February

March

I have decided to use the Amalfi collection by Rifle & Co. for Cotton & Steel, using mostly the blue and green prints, which Cotton & Steel generously provided me.

Just as a reminder, here are the two quilt layouts...