Last year, I participated in three (3) collaborations with some amazing quilt artists. I may be addicted hahaha.
Introducing, the “Power of Seasons” pattern series; another creative collaboration I initiated.
These four (4) 16″ x 26″ season panels are the result of a creative collaboration between Catalina Barceló Maimó, Cristina De Miranda, Julia Wachs, and myself.
We invite you to explore the seasons with our foundation paper pieced (FPP) design series.
Mail Art Adventure is an international fabric postcard swap project to inspire creativity and spread joy across the globe.
Let’s ring in the new year on a creative note! Sign-up below.
THE SCHEDULE:
My Mini Art Quilts Book contains full instructions on how to turn your pieces into postcards and/or mounting for framing, but here are some other project ideas!
1 responseBack in January, I decided to make a fabric postcard every week throughout the year. I’ve been sending them out on Monday of each week to one of 52 lucky recipients across the US (and a few internationally).
Making postcards is a fun & relaxing break for me from my bigger long-term projects and it puts a smile on people’s faces. Check out my 52 Weeks of Postcards blog post for photos of the postcards I’ve been sending!
So, as I am wont to do, I started a SECRET project 9 months ago and it is finally coming to life!
Introducing “Mini Art Quilts; 54 Mini Blocks to Foundation Paper Piece”…
1 responseThis is a piece I made way back in 2003 during an especially stressful time in my life. I think they may call them Zen doodles nowadays.
I would take colored cardstock and a sharpie and write out a meaningful quote and fill in the background, camouflaging the words. I made more than a few of these drawings and they helped pull me through a lot of rough patches.
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about my artwork and hobbies in the time before social media. I created for myself, my family, and close friends. The “pressure to be perfect” was from an internal source*.
2 responsesI took a much needed break from writing new quilt patterns the past month. In the past year, I’ve written 12 quilt patterns and self-published 9 of those 12. (Stay tuned…three of those are pending publication in physical or digital magazines, woo hoo!)
While crocheting my always-“freezing”-cold sister a scarf with pockets, I had the bright idea to expedite the process by making her a quilted scarf. Which brings me to today…the release day for my Quilted Scarf Trio pattern. I hope you enjoy making it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
“52 Weeks of Postcards” 2021
The background story:
In early January 2021, I decided to make a fabric postcard every week this year and send them on Monday of each week to one of 52 lucky recipients across the US (and a few internationally!)
Check out the hashtag #RachelleHandmadePostcards2021 on Instagram @rachelle_handmade. Making postcards is a fun & relaxing break for me from my bigger long-term quilty projects…and it puts a smile on people’s faces.
I’ll be updating the gallery on this page as I send out the postcards throughout the year. I hope you enjoy following my year long adventure!
Leave a commentGarner Quilt – Parade of Testers
Are you ready for a Garner Quilt Parade of Testers?!? In this post, I’ll be sharing my testers’ wonderful quilty creations (in no particular order).
I absolutely could not have made this happen without their help and I’m so very grateful to each and every one of them.
Introducing the Garner Quilt Pattern… The details: 5, 6, 13, or 18 fat quarter friendly (excluding the background).Scraps from the FQs can be used for a scrappy binding.NO small HSTs! Size options include 36″ sq. Crib, 36″ x 48″ Lap, 60″ sq. Throw, and 72″ sq. Large Throw. Optional “choose your own adventure” layout. Fabric Requirements listed below.
