I was going through my files this week when I came upon these comp files. They are from my original pitch for
Modern Holiday. At the time we were talking about doing two versions of all the quilts (crazy, I know) - in holiday and non-holiday projects. Eventually this idea was abandoned in favor of including more projects, but I thought you all might be interested in seeing the pictures. Even though most of the fabrics aren't available anymore, these picts might inspire you to make some Holiday non-holiday quilts of your own!
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The final Holiday Squares, in various Christmas prints by Michael Miller. |
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A larger version of Holiday Squares in "Heirloom", by Joel Dewberry for FreeSpirit, |
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Holiday Squares in another color story of "Heirloom", by Joel Dewberry for FreeSpirit, |
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The final version of Crossroads, in various red and aqua fabrics by Michael Miller, |
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Crossroads in various Christmas Fabrics by Robert Kaufman |
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Modern Madness, in "Flurry" by Kate Spain for Moda. |
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Modern Madness in "It's a Boy Thing" by Michael Miller. I SO want to make this one! |
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The final version of Snowfall, in Brrr by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman. |
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A non-seasonal version of Snowfall on a dark background. This one is in Kumari Garden by Dena Designs for FreeSpirit. |
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A lighter version of Snowfall, also in Kumari Garden by Dena Designs for FreeSpirit. |
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My favorite design at the moment - the final version of "Trimming the Tree". |
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Trimming the tree set a little differently. Large spring blooms in Flora by Lauren and Jessie Jung for Moda. |
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Another floral version of Trimming the Tree. This one is in Sweetwater's Circa 1934 collection for Moda. |
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This was yet another way of setting the ornaments/flowers in Trimming the Tree. I know this is Robert Kaufman Fabric. I think it might be Laurie Wisbrun too! |
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Another version of the Ornaments in holiday fabrics by Robert Kaufman. |
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The ornament pillows as featured in Modern Holiday, in Riley Blake fabrics by Doodlebug Designs. |
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Pillows made with the same setting I used for the floral version of Trimming the Tree, inspired by the Ornament Pillows in Modern Holiday. In Veranda, by me!
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Holiday Wreaths as pictured in the book - in beautiful polka dot prints by Robert Kaufman. One can never have enough of those! |
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The Holiday Wreaths quilt sans bows, showing Kate Spain's "Terrain" collection for Moda. It looks like spring! |
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The final version of Bloom, also in Kate Spain prints. This collection is "Joy" for Moda. |
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A springtime version of Joy in Veranda by me! |
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Modern Ornament Runner, in various Michael Miller Christmas prints. |
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Modern Ornament Runner, in Circa 1934 by Sweetwater for Moda. |
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The final version of the Garland Tree Skirt, in "Christmas Candy" by Doodlebug Designs for Riley Blake. |
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And a version in Kate Spain's "Flurry" collection for Moda! |
Also, back in March I filmed a segment of
The Quilt Show in historic Charleston at the Old Exchange. I talk about the book, quilting, designing, etc. It was so fun! And I really had to pinch myself talking to Alexa Anderson and Ricky Tims! If you
hop on over you can see a preview. In this segment I gave pointers for making the quilt on the cover and for making and binding the garland tree skirt. That segment will launch on Monday and they have given me a discount code that I can share with you all then so check back. In the meantime you can see a trailer
here.
Happy sewing!
Amanda
P.S.
Kim of Chatterbox Quilts wrote a review of
Modern Holiday and
Christa of Christa Quilts! wrote a review of
Color Essentials recently, so if you are looking for more information on either book check them out!
Labels: C&T Publishing, Modern Holiday, The Quilt Show