Modern Summer Moon - made with Day In Parisĭo you have a favorite block? What about block size? I can’t pick a favorite, - none of us can! It’s like asking me to pick a favorite child! A colorful, well-pressed child. The small blocks finish at 4.5" square and if they're not exactly that size, the strips used to frame the block can be adjusted for the difference. If you're still a bit worried, the frames on the blocks will be your new best friend. There is no shame in cutting a block larger and then trimming it down to the perfect size, either. Not a simple feat!įor piecing the quilt, what advice would you give to quilters who might not have a lot of experience with small blocks? Having an accurate quarter-inch seam is essential. We really had to take this vision of the Summer Moon quilt, which is meant to have this unique and quirky foundation, and distill each part into instructions that still leave enough wiggle room to let quilters individualize their quilt. What was the biggest challenge in writing the pattern for the quilt? It was a challenge because it is not a cut-and-dry kind of quilt. The two collections chosen for the quilts in the book are Zen Chic's Day In Paris - designed by Brigitte Heitland.Īnd Lella Boutique's Lollipop Garden - designed by Vanessa Goertzen. Whether you lean more toward classic or modern aesthetics, the Summer Moon quilt will work with any style of fabric and every color palette.
How did you choose the two collections for the kits? We wanted to choose diverse collections to show the range of this quilt. Vintage Summer Moon - made with Lollipop Garden With the way the blocks are made and then framed to fit together, it gives the appearance of floating sections, and no two quilts will be alike. You have to really look at it to see how it comes together. What appealed to you about this quilt design? It is not a straightforward sampler quilt - you wonder how it was made. Since the folks at It's Sew Emma - Kimberly Jolly, Sarah Price and Jocelyn Ueng - did the work of turning my quirky quilt into a beautiful book, I had to ask them about their process.įrom my perspective - they didn't need any of the middle stuff. There's a funny meme-image describing the creative process for most that goes something like this. this turned out exactly how I pictured it in my head." While I didn't have a clear, specific plan in mind when I started. "Sharing the story or history of a quilt is often the hardest part for me. When I was asked about how this quilt came about, this is what I wrote. The arrival of Lollipop Garden and Day in Paris also means getting ready for a Summer Moon. Now that it's April, two highly anticipated collections are in the warehouse, being rolled and readied for shipping.
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