Skip to main content

The Odesa Quilt



The Odesa Quilt... Where do I start? It appears that these 'ideas' sneak up on me. What starts off as a "I love these fabrics, gotta buy them" turns into a... "Oh my gosh, this would look great" moment. Mix that in with late nights on Adobe Illustrator and traveling the world through the internet, as many of us did in 2020, The Odesa Quilt was born. 


I absolutely love and adore this throw size quilt to pieces. It's fun, vibrant, and the perfect size! I feel very fortunate to say I had an AMAZING group of lovelies pattern testing it to perfection! Just check out the hashtags on Instagram. (#odesaquilt & #amintneedlepattern) 









I decided to take a different approach and not make multiple sizes for the pattern. (Price point taken into consideration.) Instead, I wanted to design a quilt with endless possibilities. It's a pattern that can be used over and over again. The blocks are quite easy to make and only include half square triangles, squares, rectangles, & flying geese. By switching up the block placement, the pattern turns into many different quilts! The goal - to break the blocks down so easily that the future quilter is able to expand to new levels and use their knowledge with other quilt patterns.


Reflecting back, it's safe to say that this was a "solids year" for me.  I didn't spend much time working with printed fabrics and tried to focus on learning about color value and contrast instead. I'm beginning to notice that even the most simplistic patterns can become works of art if one just knows where to place the colors!

So what's on the up and coming?

As for now... I'm enjoying my sewing time moving onto new quilty horizons ~ thanks to one of the pattern testing gals! I've never done foundation paper piecing (FPP) until this past month and I just can't get enough! (Pinterest is packed with many free patterns.) It is so fun, so FAST, and so much more easier than I had ever imagined. Not to mention, it uses up the loads of saved fabric remnants!


I hope that the holidays are full of blessings and good health. 
And may they continue into the new year! 
Happy Trails to 2021!



Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Crystal Knob Rack

So... what can you do with a piece of wood measuring 45 inches by 3 1/2? Well, if it's 1 inch thick, you can use it to make the cutest wall rack. But instead of using hooks, use drawer knobs!   Here's how the idea got started. I needed a place to photograph kids aprons. Now, most of you know that my girls have been modeling them, but they can't model toddler aprons, right? All I could picture was a gorgeous crystal knob rack used to display those mini aprons I love to make. And after searching in stores and online, I realized they are not very easy to find. Soo...... "oooohhh hubby.... can you drill a few holes in this piece of oak wood I found in the barn?"   Of course he did it in a heart beat & he even sanded it down too! The holes were positioned like this: I did the two outer ones first, then measured to the center in between those. And again, the middle of the center and outer one. Got it? I took some regular creamy white wall paint I had left
Post a Comment
Read more

The Ogden Cami ~ A Review

Hello friends! I hope you all had a wonderful February and a great start to March! Spring is right around the corner and I'm counting down to daylight savings on March 10th! Hooray for longer sunshine! Lately, I've been longing to go back to stitching up clothes. And... I ended up finding the cutest pattern to get me back in the groove at Hawthorne Threads . The Ogden Cami by True Bias Patterns is perfect and quite simple! I started off by making a test run with some red, light-weight fabric, figuring if this comes out good, I'll have 2 tops! And guess what? It came out awesome! Making a practice piece was a great idea. It's always recommended and there are so many reasons why. In the instructional booklet, I wrote myself little notes.  ~ cut the fabric 1/4" larger at the sides so I can use a serger. This will allow me to have finished ends and still a good seam allowance.  ~ cut the straps 1/2" larger, so the
Post a Comment
Read more

January.... you're almost done!

Hello friends!  I feel like it's been forever since my last post. I suppose some might even say I've been spending nearly all my time on the forefront of creative madness along with trying to continue healing. Holy smokes! Chemo and radiation will change a person forever. I'm continuing my healing journey, and staying hopeful that I'll remain in the 'clear' for a long time. It's odd, the way you feel, when everything you've gotten accustomed to: the running around, working day to day, rushing here and rushing there.... how quickly it changes when it's no longer a necessity. Yes, I am extremely thankful that my spouse supports and pushes for my healing time, omitting nurse life as it was, but like I told my girlfriend the other day, "how many craft projects can a girl possibly do?" ..... Well let me just tell you..... A LOT! Today's post will revisit some Instagram pics, (in case you don't follow along) with some of my most recent
Post a Comment
Read more