Ein Gastbeitrag von Barbara Borchert vom Blog DAS MACH ICH NACHTS
Barbara verlost auf ihrem Blog regelmäßig hübsche Dinge, und momentan sind es zwei Garnsortimente von Aurifil (übrigens mein Lieblingsgarn, und ich hab auch schon meine Quiltfreundinnen damit angefixt)
Neben der aktuellen Verlosung auf dem Blog zeigt Barbara wunderschöne Bilder von Stoffzusammenstellungen; aber seht selbst: besucht einfach Ihren Giveaway und macht mit, diese Garne sind echt unwiderstehlich!
Is there an object, tool or anything that you cannot work without?… “Zirkel” – a circle. You know, many of my designs use these curved shapes. 
I hope you have got lots of ideas how to use all these fresh fabrics
at Fatquartershop.com
So many lovely fabric collections at your quilt shop you just can’t resist. And then those appetizing charm packs in the shelves.
A quick and simple idea for a weekend project is always welcome – for a throw, a baby quilt or maybe with a thinner batting for a table cloth…
Voilà – fatquartershop gives you a free downloadable pattern using – as the name reveals – two charm packs and some solid. What I really love about: I can just buy my favorite collection in a bundle, I can even mix two related collections (one Charm Pack of each), I have a precut format which saves me lot of cutting time, the pattern is so easy and quick that I did the entire quilt in one weekend, it looks great although it is simple, all my charms of the bundle are used up, no waste here – this all summed up makes me to want sew another and another and another one: for the couch of my brother, for Mother’s Day, for the birthday of my best friend.
Spend about $30 for the top and a sewing weekend – and a nice quilt is ready – that’s perfect.
A nice group of designers is participating in this “pattern festival” and every designer will show you the quilt in her current collection. Mine is SPHERE for Moda, a fresh, graphic and modern group with colors ranging from white, grey, blue, turquoise and teal to yellow.
Precuts and yardage from Sphere are already shipped to stores now.
So where to get the miraculous pattern? Find the free download right here. Grab your assortment of fabrics, your ruler, rotary cutter and your cutting mat, and off you go. 
And tataaa! Here is the Sphere Charm Pack Cherry version!
The backside of the quilt shows you how we used up some of the leftovers and added them to a piece of solid – so we have a kind of reversible quilt. We used an oll over pantho as quilting, a graphic rectangle spiral.
For those of you, who are new to quilting and love to have some guidance – here is a wonderful video showing exactly step by step how simple to sew this quilt is.
You sew together all the squares and get – tataaaa! – your (Sphere) version of the Charm Pack Cherry quilt.
There are so many different appealing fabric groups available as Charm Packs – it will be hard to choose. But all make this pattern a success!
I guess now your fingers itch just thinking about this – so why not click below to get a super deal? This week (only) Fatquartershop offers a 20% discount on all Charm Pack! (psst – spread this to your best friend)
Happy Quilting and Enjoy!
This is FatQuartershop’s introduction of my current line and all their Questions, my Answers ;-)
picture source: Fatquartershop
Q: Tell us a little about the Sphere collection. What were you inspired by?
A: I often get inspired by images, objects, or even household items. In this case it was an assortment of china which caught my attention with its combination of blue, yellow, turquoise, and white colors. It gave me a springtime feeling, like when you see a bright blue sky dotted with white clouds and stretched over a field of daffodils. Or a dish of clotted cream on a table set with white linen and blue china. The mood is light and playful, the colors are clean and crisp, and the hues are clear and with medium weight. With these elements in place, I created a number of related designs that would work well together as a “fabric family”. I always aim to include a number of graphic designs in a variety of scales in my collections.
Q: What is your design process when beginning a new collection?
A: Once I have an initial impulse for a collection, the design process often takes on a dynamic of its own. In the case of Sphere, the spacious and expansive quality of the color scheme soon sent me into outer space. I had visions of space shuttles and even the Milky Way. And in this way the designs for the Sphere came about. The circle became the dominant shape for the collection and gave rise to other designs base on round objects such as balls, dots, and so on. The mood and overall feel also contributed to the design process. It made me emphasize things that are light, breezy, or reminiscent of the sky in springtime. In this way the Wind Flower print was born.
Q: What design trends are you currently exploring?
A: I am currently exploring chalk on blackboard and related color schemes, because they seem to be popping up in all kinds of places these days. This is actually not a new color scheme for me, because as luck would have had it, I have used similar colors in previous collections and they turned out to become my favorite designs. I must have been somewhat ahead of a trend which is now catching up with me. So it is with a sense of great affirmation that I am now revisiting this particular color scheme to see what else one could do with it.
Q: What projects do you hope to see made with Sphere?
A: My quilt designs tend to have a close affinity to modern art, and therefore I am always pleased when quilts from my collection end up as the center piece of a room - either as a day cover for a bed or a wall hanging. But as a designer I am also mindful of my clients’ need to mix and match and I seek to give them a variety of fabrics which they can take in many different directions. Since the original impulse for “Sphere” was an assortment of china, it would lend itself especially well for a table setting, either as a table cloth or as quilted place mats with coordinated napkins. At the same time, the light and playful features of the collection make it also a great choice for children’s clothing.
Q: How do you describe your style and how has it evolved over the years?
A: My style tends to be elegant, sophisticated, and urban. My preference runs towards clean lines and a minimalistic pattern, to which I add a bit of playfulness so that it is not too severe. I have a tendency to create designs for stand-alone pieces, but since each collection has a large variety in scale and hues, my clients can take the fabrics in all kinds of directions. I am often pleasantly surprised by the creations they come up with. When I began designing I had a somewhat more traditional approach and was more focused on learning the craft for myself
Q: What is your most memorable quilt project to date?
A: It’s hard to pick just one. In each collection there is at least one which has become a favorite. There is the “London Tube” of the Juggling Summer collection, with its little bands of color that sparkle like jewels on an evening dress. Then there is “You Rule” of the Comma collection, where circles and stripes interact and create an unusually striking design. I will always have a special affection for this one! And more recently I created “Shine Through” for the Barcelona collection, where bright colors peek out from a dark background like hidden gems. A little bit like the hidden talents (and sometimes not so hidden!) talents of the many amazing quilters which I am meeting all over the world.
During our last Quilt Market the motto for all of us Moda Designers was SPELL IT WITH FABRIC. Each of us was assigned to a particular letter, which we designed a block for. At the end all blocks made a sampler quilt.
In this blog hop each designer will introduce her block, tell a bit of her story around this letter and provide you with the sewing instructions.
Following the entire blog hop will give you all the letters of the alphabet for a beautiful sampler quilt.
But even better – each of us has a goodie for you to win! Don’t miss you chance to have beautiful quality fabrics for a gorgeous new project!
Get your blocks, take your chance to win and learn more about the person behind the fabric line.
For the complete list of participating Designer blogs and blog hop information, visit Moda’s Spell it with Fabric page.
If you are following along and creating your very own Spell It with Fabric Quilt, be sure to add thebanner image to your sidebar and link it to http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/p/spell-it-with-fabric-designer-blog-hop.html
And we love you to share your progress and finished quilts using #spellitwithmoda with your choice of social media.
Start for the first blogs to visit today and hop over to
American Jane - http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/
Aneela Hoey - http://comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk
Bunny Hill - http://bunnyhillblog.com/
Cotton Way - http://cottonway.blogspot.com/
I’m not a B – you will guess it – i’m the Z.
So stay tuned for a great bundle of new Sphere fabrics and find my giveaway on the 27th of February!
It features my pattern OPEN YOUR WINDOW, which uses a layer cake of the brand new collection Sphere.
By the way – did you know that you have an instant access to all of my patterns as a PDF-download? You even save yourself the shipping costs. They are on my website, go to the menu PDF Download, where you will be guided through and get the pattern in your email box. Just in a minute!
This is the direct link for the OPEN YOUR WINDWOW pattern.
There were some snippets left over and they went onto the backside.
Have fun and happy sewing!
You sew together all the squares and get – tataaaa! – your (Sphere) version of the Layer Cake Lemonade quilt.
which will make a cute baby quilt or a throw on a sofa
A close up of the quilting shows the spiral design.
There are so many different appealing fabric groups available as Layer Cakes – it will be hard to choose. But all make this pattern a success!
I guess now your fingers itch just thinking about this – so why not klick below to get a super deal? This week (only) Fatquartershop offers a 20% discount on all layer cakes! (psst – spread this to your best friend)
Happy Quilting and Enjoy!
