Every so often I get an email that surprises and delights me. It’s usually when someone finishes a quilt I designed somewhere in the past.
Giddy-Up Go, made by Deborah Robinson
Deborah Robinson from Lake Forest, California made the quilt above for her cousin’s first grandchild. She says the new mom really loved it!
Happy New Year! It seems like a good time to do a few giveaways. My studio is bursting with things quilters love and it’s time to share them with you all.
I have new quilt designs in the first 2020 issues of McCall’s Quilting and Quiltmaker.
Designing quilts for publication is a funny thing. Magazines work so far ahead that sometimes, if you’re not the one making the quilt, you forget all about a design until it appears on the printed page. And even then you might not recognize it as your own. That’s what happened with Briar Rose in the Jan/Feb issue of Quiltmaker.
I first imagined this design in monochrome, i.e. just one color. I thought it would be great in reds and pinks, and I named it Strawberry Sundae.
I’ve been thinking about play.
I’ve been visiting my daughter and her family in Hong Kong, where they work at Hong Kong International School. The lower primary school finished a new building over the summer.
What is knocking my socks off is how the educational areas of this building are designed for children aged 4 to 7, and it’s all about play.
I realized this week that the upcoming total solar eclipse should be commemorated with a quilt. I designed an easy small quilt that goes together quickly. Maybe you’d like to make one, too. I’m calling it Moonshadow. It’s 15″ x 25″. Here’s a printable version.
Moonshadow, a solar eclipse quilt by Diane Harris
Here’s what you’ll need for a 15″ x 25″ quilt: