Whew! You guys!!! What an amazing gift this blog tour has been for me... to see everyday all the beautiful creations made using my Limited Edition collection with Art Gallery Fabrics: Paperie.
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I wouldn't want you to miss a thing, so here is a recap of all the amazing projects from the Paperie Blog Tour (with direct links). Please visit the maker's blogs ~ this is such a talented crew of sewists and I know their work will inspire you!
- Heidi Staples of Fabric Mutt made a Stationery Kit. Tutorial follows on her blog.
- Kerry Goulder of Kid Giddy made Bubbles the Paperie doll and her tiny Co-Pilot bag. A Tutorial follows.
- Cheri Lehnow of 'Tinker With This' made the True Love Pincushion and embellished Paperie Tags. Both include tutorials.
- Sharon Holland of Sharon Holland Designs made two adorable "baprons" and shows how to appliqué with knit. Pattern linked.
- Jemima Flendt of Tied With a Ribbon made a Cotton Reel pincushion and an Undercover Maker Mat. Patterns linked.
- Michelle Curtis of Chelle's Quilts made a gorgeous quilt and a Paperie planner. Planner tutorial follows.
- Christina Egner of One Little Pooh created a Paper Hearts Piano Runner, a cross-stitch bunny pillow and a needle book. Patterns included.
- Ali Brorsen of Because of Brenna sewed little girls dresses, pants, a little boy's tie, a pennant, and heart wand (tutorial included). All patterns are linked.
- Kristine Lempriere of Townmouse stitched up a little girls top and skirt. Patterns can be found at her online shop.
- Nicole Young of Lillyella made her Undercover Maker Mat and a Love Story mini quilt, all patterns are available and linked.
- Lori Landenberger of Sew Psyched created an English paper-pieced Pillow of Lerve. Three tutorials follow.
- Jennifer Chon of Sunny In Cal made a beautiful quilt, pattern is linked.
- Melissa LeRay of Oh How Sweet made a Moda Love quilt. Pattern is linked.
- Megan Jimenez of Quilt Story Story made an original embroidered mini.
- Faith Essenburg of Sarana Ave. created two pillows, a mug rug, and heartstrings garland.
- Renee Lange of Sewn With Grace created an original quilt, mice and bed, and a mouse house purse and a baby blanket. Some patterns linked.
- Sedef Imer of Down Grapevine Lane created ornaments and a doll quilt. Doll quilt pattern will be published in her book, coming soon.
- Kristyne Czepuryk of Pretty By Hand made a trio of "Amy's Pretty Pockets", pattern available on her website.
- Heather Andrus of Quilt Story Story stitched up the sweetest unicorn friends.
- Stacy Olson of Stacy Olson Design made a gorgeous HST quilt and a skirt.
- Erin Cox of Why Not Sew? created a portfolio and clamshell pencil case.
- I stitched up a Paperie + Pure Elements quilt top called "True Story".
For my blog tour project I chose to work with HST's (half-square triangles). I mean, originally I tried doing Half-Rectangle Triangles but it didn't go so well. Me and the HST were just meant to be, I think. ;)
I made this quilt top using all the Paperie prints + 6 Pure Elements in these colors:
I'm calling it my "True Story" quilt. And if you look very closely there are a few extra fabrics in there. Those were cut from my kids old clothes but they blend in really well. So many thoughts were racing through my mind while making this quilt top ~ I'm not kidding when I say I really enjoyed it. And actually it was a sloooowwww process of sewing a few HST blocks together, putting them up on the design wall (a cheap fuzzy backed tablecloth), standing back ~ squinting, thinking about what colors I wanted to use next, arranging, rearranging, and then sewing them together.
Once upon a time, I had thought I would do full columns of the same colored blocks. Quickly, though, I realized I preferred a much more random, more free-flowing arrangement of the HST's. It may appear to be a very modern quilt, but I was deeply inspired by quilts of old. And the point at which I decided to add in a few of my kids clothes was when I was really digging deep into my thoughts about antique quilts and quilt making a hundred years ago ~ about how quilts were always made with "recycled" fabrics back then. There was no such thing as "quilting" fabric, no quilt stores, no carefully pre-matched collections of fabric ~ a quilter used what she had on hand and when a particular color or print ran out, she simply continued with something else (similar or not). So, it's in that nostalgic mindset that I made this top. Although there is a very studied arrangement to my blocks, you'll find no pattern there. Look as long as you like, I promise no pattern can be found. And some may find that kind of "arrangement" disconcerting ~ I am so so pleased with my quilt top and I'm sending it off to Norma immediately to be quilted. I can't wait to get it back ~ to bind it and wash it. OH a freshly washed quilt. I've really never been so excited! True story.
Thank you so much for following along the Paperie Blog Tour. If you've made it this far, of course there is a happy ending. I have a giveaway for you! Please leave a comment below telling me which project you'd love to get started on right away. I'll award two (2!) random winners each a fat quarter bundle of Paperie (including a half yard cut of Gathering Blooms) plus a $25 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop (where you can find Pure Elements on sale this month)!
Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for co-sponsoring. This giveaway is open to all. Two random winners will be chosen. Comments will close Wednesday, February 24th. Good luck my friends!
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xo amy