The Mint Needle

Hello National Quilt Month! What better way to start off March than with a post that inspired me to begin my quilting journey! When I stumbled across the Amish art piece (above) on Pinterest, I was mesmerized.  The contrast and color choices were perfection. It was bold, beautiful, simple, and minimalist. It's no secret that the Amish are well known for creating some of the most aesthetic quilts around.   I love that you can take a plain white sofa, throw this quilt along the back side and immediately, you've transformed the whole room.  Even though  my efforts couldn't replicate such a stunning piece, I thought I'd give it a try anyway!  Take a look. Completed in a school days work, it's about the size of a twin quilt or large throw. Finding a pattern is often overlooked because of the mere fact that they are quite simple to make.  If you look, it's very similar to a 'log cabin' method. This fits into that.... work from t...

Oh for the love of the needle and thread...... And just in time for Christmas! Look at these colors! I'm so ecstatic to share with all of you my latest quilt! Originally, I wanted a block that would repeat multiple times. But after playing around with colors, layout and more fabrics, I realized the potential for something more mesmerizing was happening. Slowly an awesome quilt pattern was taking place before my eyes. What's even greater? You can make one too! So, I'm going to try real hard to break down the way this quilt was created, so that it flows for all of you the same way it did for me. When you look at this quilt, there are a couple things that pop at first: the different shapes, colors, and contrasts that are taking place. The focal point ~ those awesome three diamond blocks surrounded by simple rectangles. Should you decide to give this quilt a try, my most important recommendation is to pick your ooooomph ~ "contrasty...