11.25.2015

Quilting from Every Angle.

I feel like I've finally been making progress again with quilts after focusing on photography this summer. It's a nice change! My friend Nancy Purvis just released her new book, Quilting From Every Angle and asked if I would join her blog tour. I love Nancy's style so of course I said yes! The book is really awesome, to be honest it took me a long time just to figure out which quilt to make because there were so many I loved!
I settled on the Brooklyn Quilt, partly because it looked like a quick one and I never have enough time lately, and mostly because I just love the look of it! It took me no time at all to put together once I decided on the fabric. The pattern calls for just three fabrics, but I couldn't resist adding in a couple extras to test out a new color scheme I've been loving lately.
I used one of my favorite prints from Carolyn Friedlander's Doe collection, some pink Sprinkle basic from Cotton & Steel, and a random selection of solids from my stash for this quilt. I used my go-to Essex yarn dyed linen in black for the background. I just can't quit that stuff, I need to start buying it by the bolt!
I can't wait to get this quilt finished. I think it will be a perfect wall hanging for my new studio! Must post more about that soon.

Back to the book. Nancy did a fantastic job creating quilt patterns that are original, modern, and beautiful. They're a really great body of work to showcase her personal style as well, which I love! The diagrams in the book are very clear, which makes it much easier to glance at to remind yourself what the next step will be. Especially if you're bad at following patterns, like I am :)

Make sure to check out the rest of the quilts made from Quilting From Every Angle. They're all amazing! 

11/10- Michelle Wilkie of Factotum of Arts
11/11- Hillary Goodwin of Entropy Always Wins
11/12- Karen Lewis of Karen Lewis Textiles
11/13- Anna Graham of Noodlehead
11/16- Rachel McCormack of Wooden Spoon Quilts
11/17- Tara Larson of Rad & Happy 
11/18- Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane
11/19- Holly Hughes of Holly Gets Quilty
11/20- Nicole Daksiewicz of Modern Handcraft
11/23- Pat Bravo of Pat Bravo Fabric Design and Jesse Maloney of Art School Dropout
11/24- Astrid of Red Red Completely Red
11/25- Holly DeGroot of Bijou Lovely
11/26- Christopher Thompson of The Tattooed Quilter
11/27- Spoonflower

I'm giving away a DIGITAL copy of the book today! To enter, please leave a comment! Please leave your email address too so I can contact you. I'll choose a winner on Monday, Nov 30th.  
Note: This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to the winner, Janet M!
You can find Quilting from Every Angle on Amazon or purchase a signed copy from Nancy here. Make sure to check here before starting a quilt for any pattern updates!

26 comments:

  1. Love your quilt! Excellent color choices.

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  2. Love that quilt on the cover <3

    (marika_ouellet @ hotmail . com)

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  3. I really like your color scheme! Thanks! gigiv13@gmail.com

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  4. I really love your quilt and the colors/fabrics you've chosen are perfect. I'd love to win a copy of the book!

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  5. This is lovely! When you use Essex linen do you increase the seam allowance? Or have you not had any issues with fraying? McKee.cassandra @ gmail com

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  6. Your quilt is fabulous! The book is sure to be a classic - I'd love to have a copy!

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  7. Beautiful quilt! Thanks for the giveaway, too--the book looks really interesting.

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  8. i think Fossil is a super cool quilt, would love to make it one day.

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  9. I love the graphic designs in this book. Adding the yellow & black to your quilt really gives it a pop.

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  10. Thanks for the Giveaway. Your quilt is beautiful.

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  11. I love triangles and angular designs in quilts. This book looks fantastic. Thanks for the chance to win. vkoh159 (at) mchsi (dot) com

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  12. Thanks for the Giveaway. Your quilt is beautiful.

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  13. I really like the look of your quilt! Thanks for sharing.

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  14. That quilt is great, love the colour scheme.

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  15. It's just fantastic and congrats on the new building!!

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  16. Oh, my goodness! It's absolutely gorgeous! The fabrics you chose were too perfect. I'll bet even the quilt in the book isn't as pretty as this one! It will make your studio complete.

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  17. This quilt is stunning! Love the fabrics you chose! I have this book on my Christmas wishlist, so hopefully I'll get a copy soon! :) coralbunnyandlo (at) gmail

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  18. I love how you added the extras to make this quilt truly yours. Thanks for sharing and offering a giveaway.

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  19. Love your fabric choices for the Brooklyn quilt. They just make the design that much morning interesting! This book seems to be just what I need for further inspiration and exploration into making modern quilts!

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  20. I am loving all the quilts that I'm seeing from Nancy's book. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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  21. Beautiful quilt! Been great seeing all the wonderful quilts.

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  22. I absolutely love your color choices here!
    Thanks for the opportunity to win.
    kakingsbury at verizon dot net

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  23. Love your quilt, your color combo is fantastic! This book looks like a great source of inspiration :)

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  24. I love seeing your color choices. I always play it too safe

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  25. I often look through books and blogs for quilting inspiration and this book would be fantastic to add to my collection.

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