August 25th, 2010

I hope that you are enjoying the new videos showing how to use the SMUP ruler. Square Me Up Ruler that is.

Earlier this year Kerry from New Zealand sent me some of her batik fabric. I used the SMUP ruler to make this quilt. I just love it. Love batiks! I showed it briefly in the second video but I wanted to give you a better look at it.

I used eight different fabrics. 1/3 yard of each.
Cut four 10″ squares from each.
Follow the instructions for the SMUP ruler.
I paired up the same colors of 10″ squares for each. My result was 40 of each half square triangles (HST).
You could also mix and match the 10″ squares. I did have some of my HST left over.
I hope you enjoy it.

Elisa

March 9th, 2010

I couldn’t wait to share with you this beautiful quilt.

It is my Fan Dance pattern but the color choices are spectacular.

This quilt was made by Mary Chin.

The color choices make the fans pop off of the quilt so that it looks 3-D. The quilt actually uses paper piecing to make the fans and then my 8″ Rainbow template to cut out the rest.

Here is a picture of the quilt after it has been quilted and bound.

I love it!

Thanks Mary for sharing.

Elisa

March 19th, 2009

Finally, finally, finally.
I was working so hard to get my new quilt pattern ready for my latest template. It was supposed to be done in December.

I got my part done (making the quilt, writing the directions, photography, layout, printing) and mailed out the covers to be combined with the new template and sealed together on cardboard, awaiting your eager hands to rip it open and begin using your new product.

But everything got lost in template land.

The snow came as January went by.

Valentines Day came and went.

Saint Patrick’s Day went by.

And then finally, finally, the call came, the truck with the shipment of templates had arrived, and now needed unloading.

This is what I found.

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And here is a close up of the quilt that I completed.

Title of the quilt is Bow Jangles.I put together a couple of your title suggestions.

One person said it was like a bracelet. Another like bows. Thus Bow Jangles.

I really enjoyed all of your comments on the title and choosing the layout.

I hope you like it. Now rush over the website and be one of the first to get your very own template set and pattern atBackporch Design.

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June 12th, 2008

Fan Dance I.

Isn’t it beautiful!

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It is hard to see but this quilt uses the 8″ Rainbow block template.

The fan wedges are foundation pieced with only 4 pieces in each fan.

Two of the pieces on the foundation fan are black like the background fabric so it gives the illusion that you are sewing a point.

Once the 3 fan pieces are sewn together the Rainbow template shapes are used to cut out the arc and the background L shape.

Go to my patterns page to find this pattern.