ARTISTIC QUILTS WITH COLORS BLOG AND NEWS

KAFFE - KFC FEBRUARY 2023 - Crochet Quilt

March 8, 2023 — Jinni Beens

Named after the afghans my grandmother crocheted, KAFFE - KFC FEBRUARY 2023 - Crochet Quilt echoes the lacey stitches and multiple yarn colors of those cozy coverlets. The Tucker Trimmer 1 and Tucker Trimmer 3 are recommended, but not required.

Tucker Trimmer Rulers

March 7, 2023 — Jinni Beens

The Tucker Trimmer is a quilting ruler designed by Deb Tucker of Studio 180 Design. The ruler is used to help quilters trim down their pieced blocks to the correct size with precision and ease.

KAFFE - KFC FEBRUARY 2023 - Cascade Quilt

March 6, 2023 — Jinni Beens

KAFFE - KFC FEBRUARY 2023 - Cascade Quilt Just six fabrics and some simple blocks provide a fun combination for color to cascade (get it?!) across your quilt. The Tucker Trimmer 1 and Tucker Trimmer 3 are recommended, but not required.

HOFFMAN FABRICS

February 21, 2023 — Jinni Beens

HOFFMAN California Fabrics is a family-owned fabric company based in California that specializes in producing high-quality batik fabrics. The company was founded in 1924 and has since expanded to offer a wide range of fabrics for quilting, home decor, and apparel.

STOF FABRICS

February 19, 2023 — Jinni Beens

STOF FABRICS is a fabric company based in Denmark that produces a range of high-quality fabrics for use in a variety of sewing and craft projects. Stof Fabrics is known for its wide selection of colorful and contemporary prints, as well as its use of natural materials such as cotton, linen, and wool.

MODA- BATIKS

February 18, 2023 — Jinni Beens

MODA- BATIKS is a line of fabric produced by Moda Fabrics that features hand-dyed batik prints. Batik is a fabric dyeing technique that originated in Indonesia, where wax is applied to the fabric in a design, and then the fabric is dyed.

MODA FABRICS - GRUNGE

February 17, 2023 — Jinni Beens

MODA FABRICS - GRUNGE fashion emerged in the 1990s and was characterized by its use of distressed and faded clothing items, often in darker colors. Moda Grunge is a line of fabric designed by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics that incorporates the grunge aesthetic into quilting and sewing projects.

Aurifil 12wt

February 1, 2023 — Jinni Beens

Aurifil 12wt thread is the master of all heavyweight threads that will feed through a sewing machine. Although it is regularly used for hand embroidery and wool appliqué…

Aurifil 40wt

January 31, 2023 — Jinni Beens

Aurifil 40wt thread is a wee bit heavier than 50wt. Besides using it for various free motion quilting projects…

it’s great as a go-to thread weight for Hand Binding.

Aurifil 50wt

January 30, 2023 — Jinni Beens

Aurifil 50wt is slightly thicker than Aurifil 80wt thread and, although it's great for free motion quilting with it on home sewing machine… it's is absolutely perfect for Machine Piecing.

2023 Thread Matters with Karen L. Miller

January 29, 2023 — Jinni Beens

2023 Thread Matters with Karen L. Miller

DID YOU KNOW?
Aurifil offers their 100% Egyptian cotton 2 ply thread in 5 unique weights — 80wt, 50wt, 40wt, 28wt, and 12wt. (Additionally, they offer a six strand divisible cotton floss, a luscious 3 ply cotton thread, a nylon monofilament, and a wool blend thread.)

Each unique thread is easily identified by the color of the spool. Learn more about Aurifil’s spool color coding and available cotton colors:

Kaffe Fassett Umbrella Magenta

January 21, 2023 — Jinni Beens

Kaffe Fassett Umbrella Magenta New and Exclusive! Beautiful printed umbrella with Kaffe Fassett's Row Flowers design and pop of Magenta color underneath. Kaffe Fassett Designs notions will bring some glorious color...