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Exploring the Basics - Choosing a Color Scheme

You've decided on the perfect pattern.  Great!  Now for the fun part - or the stressful part, depending upon your mindset and your pocketbook!  Time to choose a color scheme!  I know - you were thinking I was going to jump right into choosing fabrics weren't you?  But....how can you choose fabrics if you haven't settled on a color scheme.  It's all about the baby steps.

Let's use one of my patterns as an example, ok?

Here's a closeup of an oldie but a goodie - Antique Circles.  So a bit of background.  The pattern WAS inspired by an antique quilt that was hand pieced.  Some artisan of fabric, years and years ago, loving and painstakingly hand-pieced circles and small shapes together in a scrappy version of the basic block you see above.  I reimagined it and took out ALL of the stress - absolutely NO curved piecing in my project!

This version used a lovely red and white line.  A very traditional approach.  Two color quilts are not only popular, but fun to pull fabrics for AND a great exercise in value.  If you are only using two colors, you really need to have a range of value (lights, mediums, darks) AND you can often achieve that with a range of scale of print as well.

This past fall, I recreated Antique Circles in my Signature line by Kathy Engle, Icicles.  The cool blues and whites and the more graphic fabric motifs changed the look just a bit. But still a two color quilt, and still holding on to the traditional vibe.

Moving away from just two colors, I totally love how going a bit more scrappy in a cool color palette takes the traditional quilt to a more contemporary level.  Fun!

And then again, why not spice things up with a warm group of fabrics and a bit of a zinger with some lime.  Makes me think tropical, hot and spicy!

One piece of advise I offer in my lectures is to think about the story you are wanting to tell when you make your quilt.  Do you want to tell an adventure story, a romantic tale, or a sweet lullaby?  That can help you think about color schemes.  Let me show you what I mean.

Here's Melon Blossom, another no-curved piecing quilt.  It was inspired by another antique quilt (sigh - I don't have pics of either inspiration pieces!  Note to self - take more pictures!) which was done in feedbacks and muslin.  In the original version, each of those pumpkin seeds (ovals) was a different feedsack material (think old fashioned florals and soft colors) on a muslin square.  But....when I saw it, I saw big flowers!

To tell THAT story - a flower garden - I grouped my colors (pinks, oranges, purples) by light and medium, and added in green to represent leaves and yellow for the flower centers.  Set that all off against a deep blue background to let the colors pop and boom - flowers!

Here's the same quilt - but done in a charming blue and white line from Connecting Threads.  It makes me think of the Blue Willow china my aunt had.  I can just imagine high tea, with charming little iced cakes, steaming cups of fragrant tea, and ladies in fancy hats!  Isn't it AMAZING what a change in fabrics can do for a project?!

These are just a few examples to get your creative juices flowing, and to get you thinking about the story you are wanting to tell.

A few more pieces of advice:

• Please please please remember that this is YOUR creative endeavor - it is YOUR project!  As long as YOU are happy with it (or your recipient is), that is really all that matters!
• When in doubt, make a sample block to see how the colors and prints play together.
• If you have EQ (Electric Quilt) or a similar program, work up some color schemes first.  It doesn't have to be the SAME quilt.  Just play with color combinations to see what makes you smile.
• See an ad or picture in a magazine or online that really pulls you in?  Clip it, print it - whatever.  Capture it and use it for your color combination inspiration!  

Next time we will go into MORE detail about fabric.  Yup, we'll be talking about scale, range, directional vs. non-directional - all the good stuff!

Head over to Kate's blog.  She has, as always, great insights for you as well on finding a color scheme that works for you.

Like what you see here, and want to hear more from Tamarinis? Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram, and sign up for my newsletter at www.tamarinis.com!  Following is one way to demonstrate your interest in my projects, patterns, and partnerships.  Your comments are also GREATLY appreciated, and provide valuable feedback regarding what inspires you, as well as what you'd like to see explored in future posts.  And did you know?  I travel and teach!  Contact me to schedule a trunk show and/or workshop!

 

 

 

Christmas Collection Blog Hop

Welcome to another installment on the Christmas Collection Blog Hop!  Nancy Scott put together an amazing group of holiday projects in her wonderful new book, Masterpiece Quilting’s 2018 Christmas Collection.  You can find it here on Amazon! (note: it is an affiliate post, which means IF you purchase via the provided link, I will receive a small compensation, which does NOT affect your purchase price, but DOES help me offset blog maintenance costs).

If you've been hopping along, you've seen some awesome versions of Nancy's amazing projects.  I thought it might be fun to show you some digital options - in my new fabric line, Speakeasy, for Island Batik.  Ready?

Here is Nancy's charming scrappy version from the book.  I know - stinkin' adorable!  But let's play around with some color variations, using my new Speakeasy line.

Here's the full collection.  I know - I'm crushing on it right now myself!  But when I was asked to participate in Nancy's blog hop to highlight her awesome group of holiday projects, I thought Speakeasy, while NOT a holiday collection, would actually work perfectly with holiday projects.  

It has rich greens, a deep red, and a full range of sparkling golds.  So what I did was recolor Nancy's Mistletoe Magic quilt in EQ8 (I LOVE playing around with design and fabric in EQ - definitely a "try it before you cut and sew it" method!) in different variations using Speakeasy.  Let's play with some color combinations!

So this first one is a direct recoloring - mimicking what Nancy created for us in her book.  I used the cream fabric, plus all of the other fabrics from the Speakeasy line, for a wonderfully warm scrappy effect.  

But....what if we changed it up a bit, and used a GREEN background.  Ohhh...I like this version!

Super!  But let's take the same layout, and this time only do two colors!  First up, blue and gold.  Yummy!

Ah, but moving it back towards a Christmas feel, here's a green and cream.  So warm and inviting, am I right?

This cream background sparkles once you add in some gold with the green.

A green background with gold stars and red and cream nine patches really has a Christmas feel, don't you think?

But....what if we went the other direction.  One of my favorite color ways in the Speakeasy line is the purples.  I mean, who doesn't love a good purple?  This one has a bit of cream in the centers for a bit of texture.

Adding in some of the bright gold, and one of the purple mixed prints adds a bit of drama.

I could go on and on.  Really!  But hopefully I got your creative juices flowing, and you're inspired to create your own version of Nancy's Mistletoe Magic.  

Oh - and if you're not feeling the large quilt, or even the lap quilt, she's got an adorable little pillow version too!

Be sure to check out all of the terrific versions of Nancy's projects during the blog hop.  The schedule is below.

Monday July 22, 2019 – Let’s Gather Table Runner

            Kate Starcher

            Terri Vanden Bosch

Tuesday July 23, 2019 – Wreath Runner & Wall Hanging

            Joanne Hillestad

Wednesday July 24, 2019 – Holly Table Topper

            Becca Fenstermaker

            Suzy Webster

Thursday July 25, 2019 – Mug Rugs & Coaster

            Nancy Scott

Friday July 26, 2019 – Poinsettia Bed Runner + Pillow

            Stephanie Bertics

Monday July 29, 2019 – Jingle Bells Quilt + Wall Hanging

            Kathy Bruckman

            Joanne Hillestand

            Marian Pena

            Rona Ribbit Herman

            Andrea Tisdel

Tuesday July 30, 2019 – Mistletoe Magic Throw & Pillow

            Marlene Oddie

            Rohn Strong

            Pam Morgan

            Andi Stanfield

            Tammy Silvers

            Sherri Noel

            Sherry Shish

Wednesday July 31, 2019 – Tree of Presents

            Tracy Stauch

            Terry Vanden Bosch

            Laura Tulloch

Thursday August 1, 2019 – O Christmas Tree Wall Hanging

            Lisa Ruble

            Jen Shaffer

            Joanne Harris

            Ellen Ault

            Sandra Healy

Friday August 2, 2019 – Friendship Star Throw

            Anorina Morris

            Ellen Ault

            Maryellen McAuliffe

 

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Exploring the Basics: Picking a Pattern

In this post, we are going to explore choosing a pattern.  Ah...fun, right?  And yet sometimes stressful.  I get it. I would LOVE to tell you I have the ideal solution to ensure you pick exactly the right pattern.  Ah, dear friend, if only.  But....I will provide some guidance and suggestions to make sure you're pretty darn ok with the pattern you DO select!

First, your homework from last time - did you do it?  And if you missed the blog post, just click here and read it, then come back and let's get started!

So homework - here's what my responses look like:

Projects I'm considering:

    Fusible applique flowers   

• this one is a "just for me" project, because the flowers I have in mind are a personal favorite
• because I won't have a pattern, my estimated time to complete this project is about 4 weeks

    Baby quilt

• of course this is for my grandchild!  He can NEVER have enough quilts
• I plan on selecting a simpler pattern, so guesstimate is about 2 weeks, start to finish

    Small hand embroidered mini

• this is from my Bucket List (more on that in later posts!), so no recipient in mind
• because it will be a pattern in development AND because there is handwork involved, my estimated time for this project is about 3 weeks

What does YOUR list look like?  What were your projects?  Why those projects?  And what kind of time are you looking to invest - or do you think the project will take you?  All great things to consider.

Let's narrow things down.  For the purpose of this narrative, I'm going to use the baby quilt I want to make as an example.

I've been to my local quilt shop (thank you for supporting your local quilt shop!) and combed over the many many selections.  Or I've browsed my favorite designer's website (thank you for supporting independent designers!) and have found some possibilites. So here are my contenders.  How do I choose the best pattern for MY needs?

Let's look at the options I have above.  All are about the same size - in the 40s x 60s range.  So relatively small - perfect for a crib quilt.  Check!

But wait - didn't I say this was for my grandson.  So should I automatically discount the two in the center (Ashley Elayne and Peaks and Valleys)?  Those are distinctly NOT boy fabrics.  Ah...that's where you want to practice looking BEYOND the fabrics and look at the lines of the quilt itself.  

I know, I know.  That isn't always the easiest thing to do.  It is super easy to become distracted by the awesome fabrics and terrific color combinations.  But that's one of the joys of quilting - the ability to take any project and make it YOURS.  

So I won't rule out a quilt based on the fabrics used on the cover.  So what DO I consider?

Project Size

I want to make a crib quilt, so I'm looking for patterns that offer the option of a smaller size.  72" x 90" is NOT going to work for this project.  

Become a Pattern Detective and go beyond the cover picture.  Look on the front and on the back to see what size or sizes the pattern offers.

Pattern Lines

This one is a bit harder, but here's what I mean by this.  Let's look at Ashley Elayne.

What I notice first (beyond the pretty fabrics) are the strong lines.  This will work well with a lot of different fabrics, not just soft florals.  In fact, if I'm willing to brave some awesome stripes or plaids and mix in some "reads as solids", I have a nice graphic quilt on my hands.

This may help to - and get permission, if you are in a store.  Take a picture of the quilt cover and convert it to black and white.  Ah....a completely different story, right?  Now you CAN see the lines of the quilt without the distraction of colors.  

Find lines that appeal to you.

 

Complexity of Project

How much time do you want to spend on the project?  Are you looking for something that is quick - perhaps a weekend project?  Or are you wanting to get lost in the process of cutting, stitching, pressing and slowly creating a new quilt?  All things to consider.

While all of my potentials are about the same size, a few look to have more pieces and more fabrics than the others.  

This is a great time to peak inside the pattern (if the shop allows it) to get a gander at how many different blocks make up the quilt, and what the assembly looks like.  

In fact, looking at Peaks and Valleys, it looks like a simple shape repeated over and over.  So while I do see a lot of different fabrics (more on that later), I feel like once I got the block or blocks down, I'd probably be good.  Probably.

Hmmm....still not sure?

 

Technique

Are you looking to try a new technique?  Or to hone your skills in a newly acquired process?  Or to make something in a favorite style?  Perhaps you've fallen in love with English Paper Piecing and are getting ready to take a cross country road trip with the family, so you want a great hand project for all those hours in the car.

All things to consider.

Let's go back to my example of making a crib quilt.  I want something fairly quick.  And while I love Confetti, it is a paper pieced quilt.  

I love paper piecing.  But I also know it will take me a bit longer AND I'll have the pesky task of pulling out all those little papers in the end.  Ah - so nix Confetti from the list.

 

Skill Level

Now this is a highly subjective area, but still worth considering.  

Does the pattern have a skill level listed?  Yes, dear reader, Beginner can mean different things to different folks, all true.  But....if the pattern lists the skill level as Intermediate or Advanced, and you consider yourself a beginner, you realistically may have a challenge on your hands.  Just saying.

On the other hand, if you are an experienced sewer and the pattern is listed as a beginner, you may find it boring.  Or if you're looking for a quick project, it might be just the ticket!

 

Number of Fabrics

Everyone has a comfort level with how many fabrics they like to work with.  I did a quilt once with 35 different fabrics.  It was awesome!  But most wouldn't feel that way.

You know what your comfort level is.  You also may be working with your existing stash, or within a certain budget.  You may love scrappy quilts, but the pattern you are drawn to is a three fabric quilt. Can you do it?  Sure!  But know ahead of time that you've created a bit more work for yourself in that you'll have to do some estimating as to how much of each of your scrappy fabrics you'll need AND where they will go in the quilt.

If I'm looking for a limited color scheme or number of fabrics, Modern Churn with only five fabrics might be my choice.  Really, I would only need four fabrics that play nice with a single background - so if number of fabrics/colors are a consideration, that might influence my choice.

Favorite Designer/Author

One last consideration - do you have a designer or book author that you really like?  Perhaps you've made another pattern by them and found their style of writing and/or illustrating very easy to understand.  If so, when looking for a new project, check out what the shop or website has by that designer.  

I mentioned a few things above that I want to revisit. In the next post, I'll be talking about choosing your fabrics. I did mention that the number of fabrics a pattern calls for may be a consideration. But first we have to select a pattern.  

If at all possible, take a look at the pattern itself.  Inside.  See how the instructions are laid out.  Look at the cutting directions.  Every designer has their own writing style and there are a lot of variations here.  Make sure that the writing style works with your understanding so that you'll have a successful project!

A couple of years ago, I did a Facebook live on reading a pattern.  You may find it adds some additional useful information.  You can find that video here - and I've included it here in the blog post.

I'm looking forward to seeing what pattern you choose for your next project.  Look it over, and then come back when we talk about choosing fabrics for a project!

Head over to Kate's blog.  She has, as always, great insights for you as well on selecting that perfect pattern.

Like what you see here, and want to hear more from Tamarinis? Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram, and sign up for my newsletter at www.tamarinis.com!  Following is one way to demonstrate your interest in my projects, patterns, and partnerships.  Your comments are also GREATLY appreciated, and provide valuable feedback regarding what inspires you, as well as what you'd like to see explored in future posts.  And did you know?  I travel and teach!  Contact me to schedule a trunk show and/or workshop!

Tuckerize Your Quilting

Are you a fan of the Studio 180 tools?  We (a group of Certified Studio 180 instructors, otherwise known as "CIs") are going to explore the world of Studio 180 tools with you this week and talk about "Tuckerizing" your quilting projects!

Each day, a few different designers and instructors are going to load you down with tips, tricks and useful information about the various Studio 180 tools currently available.  

My tool of topic?  The Tucker Trimmer.  Now I get it is an unassuming looking little tool (ok, let's just be honest, many are going to call it a ruler - and that's ok.  But you're going to see why it is much more than just a ruler to cut squares!).  But I'm going to share with you why I think it is hands down the BEST (yes, I went there!) to trim up HSTs (half square triangles) and EXCELS at trimming QSTs (quarter square triangles).  Doubtful?  No worries - let's look at it!

Like many squares on the market, it is - well - square.  And it has a 45 degree diagonal line running from corner to corner.  And yes, you'll use that line for squaring up and trimming HSTs and QSTs.  But...do you see that full circle in the top right corner?  And that half circle at the bottom left corner?  Uh huh - well, those tell you, at a glance, which corner to use for trimming units to a full inch size or to a half inch size. Which keeps the lines to a minimum, which means they are easy to ready.  Awesome.

Let's look at this from a fabric perspective - directional fabric.  Do you shy away from directional fabric because you end up with blocks that have the fabric going in the wrong direction?  Hey - happens to all of us!  Since we are looking at the Tucker Trimmer together, let's look at how we can control the direction of fabric in our HSTs.

     

When working with directional fabrics, BEFORE you sew, do the "pin test".  I've marked the lovely wave fabric, using my handy dandy Magic Wand, in preparation for sewing my HSTs.  But as a check, I folded back along that marked line and pinned.  Now I can see how my directional fabric will look in the HST before I sew it.  You can fold and pin before marking as well.  But I wanted you to see the orientation of the marked line (and therefore the sewing line) to the direction of the fabric.

Notice how rotating the same fabric 45 degrees changes the orientation of the directional fabric.  Now my directional fabric is oriented top to bottom on my HST, rather than left to right.  

What about scale of print?  Have you ever rushed headlong into a project, cutting and sewing, but when you step back and look at your blocks, you discover that the print was too big (or too small) for the block you were piecing?  Again - the pin test comes to the rescue.  Fold and pin in an approximate size to your finished block to see if the scale of the print will work.  

For this fun little sea print, it will be about 50/50.  Some of the blocks will work - like this, with the octopus peaking over the seam.  But because the scatter print is fairly large in comparison to the size of the block (2" finished), I'm going to have some HSTs that have octopus tentacles and fish fins, but no full animal.  If I'm ok with that, I go ahead.  If I'm not, I assign this fabric to another area of the project where larger pieces will be used, and choose a smaller scale print.

Great.  You've got it.  But hey - I mentioned QSTs.  What makes the Tucker Trimmer so awesome for those?  Glad you asked.

Let's look at my example.  I make two dark orange/light orange HSTs.  I want to make a QST from these two units.  Conventional wisdom has you match the two units, dark orange to light orange, light orange to dark orange, with the center seam aligned.  Argh....most struggle to get that 45 degree seam perfectly aligned, and if you DON'T - well, your block is doomed.  Sorry - but true.

Instead, I cut my units in half, using the seam line as a reference point and aligning it with a line on my ruler. Yikes, you're thinking!  Exposed bias edges.  Yes, that's true.

It looks like this - two exposed bias edges (and full disclosure - you need TWO HSTs to make this happen).  Those TWO HST units will then make TWO QST units.  Now, I prefer this method because I can clearly see where my seams will meet, and when I trim (above) I am trimming based on the seam, so I am keeping everything straight.  Just DON'T pull on the block as you are sewing and you are golden.

Press that seam open - yes it can be a pain, but you'll have a lovely, flat block that will be a breeze to trim and to quilt.

Now the magic happens.  And I swear I hear angels singing EVERY time I do this!  Really!  So I'm trimming my QST units down to 2 1/2".  I use the side with the half circle (for half sizes, 1/2" sizes, get it?!).  I align the 45 degree line along my seam line.  Ok - no big deal.  All square rulers work this way.  Uh huh.  But look.....there is a SECOND line - a 2 1/2" line - running along the OTHER seam line.  And the two lines meet in the middle.  No need to figure the math to determine the center.  No need to double check to make sure the ruler is centered on the block to maintain symmetry.  Nope.  It's all done for you!  Trim, rotate, trim again!  See - angels singing!

Let's make a project.  You'll need;
                        (2) 3" orange squares

                        (2) 3" striped squares

                        Magic Wand

                        Tucker Trimmer

                        6 1/2" square batting

                        6 1/2" square backing

                        (1) 2 1/4" x 40" contrast fabric (binding)

                        Contrasting thread (I like Aurifil 28 wt)

Using your Magic Wand, draw (2) lines on the wrong side of the striped squares, following my examples from the beginning of the post above.  Why yes, I DO want you to mark them in two different directions.  I have fun little project for the these blocks!

Sew on the drawn lines, and cut the units apart.  Press to the orange side of the units.  Trim each to 2 1/2" square.

Because we made HSTs with our directional fabric going in TWO different directions, we can lay out our blocks as shown above and STILL have our stripes all going the same direction.  Nice! 

Sew the HSTs into two rows of two units each.  Press to the orange fabrics.

Create a mini quilt sandwich by layering the backing square, wrong side up, with the batting square.  Pin the two HST rows together, RST (right sides together) ON TOP OF THE BATTING.  This is a quilt as you go step! Pin. Yes, really.  Do it.  Pin matching the center seams AND matching the diagonal seams of the HSTs at the end.  You are sewing through four layers, and things tend to shift, so you'll be glad you pinned.

Sew all the way across.  Press.  And now you have a little mini quilt, ready to practice some fun quilting on!

Have fun with this.  If you have been wanting to try a new quilting thread - or try a new quilting motif - here is a great little practice project. I used a 28wt Aurifil thread in the top, with slightly looser tension.  I used a matching 50wt thread in my bobbin.  The easy straight line quilting was fun and easy to do!

After quilting the entire little project, I pressed it, trimmed it square, and machine stitched my binding on.  Now I have a fun little mini quilt - or an awesome mug rug.  And I got to practice my HSTs, trimming and quilting!

Check out the other CI blog posts this week!  I'm sure they will have great tips, suggestions and perhaps some projects for you as well.

Here's the schedule:

7/15/19:  Tammy Silvers    Tamarinis

               Tina Dillard         Quilting Affections

 

7/16/19: Karen Overton     The Quilt Rambler

              Sarah Furrer        Studio 180

 

7/17/19: Gail Renna         Quilt Haven Threads

              Marie McKay      Ribbon Star Studio

 

7/18/19: Deborah Chiarelli Guest Blogging for Quilting Affections

 

7/19/19:   Michelle Hiatt      Sew On the Go

                Rosella Hanson  Guest Blogging for Tamarinis

 

7/20/19: Bonny Peters        Cat Den Mountain Quilts

              Lydia Zeigler         Guest Blogging for The Quilt Rambler

 

Like what you see here, and want to hear more from Tamarinis? Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram, and sign up for my newsletter at www.tamarinis.com!  Following is one way to demonstrate your interest in my projects, patterns, and partnerships.  Your comments are also GREATLY appreciated, and provide valuable feedback regarding what inspires you, as well as what you'd like to see explored in future posts.  And did you know?  I travel and teach!  Contact me to schedule a trunk show and/or workshop!

 

 

Exploring the Basics: Choosing A Project

Welcome to the new series, Exploring the Basics.  Kate and I will be exploring...well..the basics of stitching and quilting in this ongoing series.

This week, we are starting at the beginning.  Not quite as "chicken and egg" as you may think.  Or at least that is what Kate and I think!  

Where do you begin?  With your fabric?  Or your tools?  I would argue that you need to back it up even more - to the project.  The project will determine WHAT fabric you need, as well as WHAT tools you'll need.

So let's talk project.  What are you thinking of making?  Are you looking for something quick and easy, because you JUST.WANT.TO.SEW?  Are you itching to try a new technique?  Or is there a special event coming up - perhaps a wedding, birthday, or new baby in the future?  Is there a quilt that is on your bucket list and you FINALLY have some time to tackle it?

Ah....time....that one is going to come back again and again.  How much time do you HAVE to work on the project and how much time do you WANT to spend on the project?  Just think about it.

These are all questions to answer when selecting your next project.  And spoiler alert - these questions will pop up again when we get even MORE specific next week.  That's right - when we go to select a pattern, we'll be asking ourselves some of these same questions.

Here's the rub: there is NO perfect answer.  There is no ONE answer for everyone.  This is a very individual, project to project decision.  Food for thought: experience has taught me that I have a better outcome when I take time to consider all factors and weigh my options before jumping in.  Which is exactly what I'll be doing with you, dear reader, over the next few posts.  Considering, discussing, thinking....for our best possible project!

Think about it.  Have you made an impulse purchase - fabric, patterns, books, notions - only to have them languish on the shelf or in a box or bag, hidden from view.  Have you started an involved, complicated project and not had a free moment in months to tackle it (or worst yet, fallen "out of love" with it)?  Yup, we ALL have at some point.  So let's try slowing down just a bit and thinking - start to finish - about the project, recipient, expense, time and effort so we can have fun and success in our stitching efforts.

Your homework:

• Make a list of any PROJECTS you are considering.  Yes, I mean it!
• Why do you want to make those projects (list events, recipients, techniques, etc)?
• For your top three, estimate the time you THINK it will take you to complete those projects.

We will come back to this list in two weeks when we explore Choosing a Pattern - and in future weeks when we look more closely at other aspects of your project.

Head over to Kate's blog for her insights and gorgeous pictures (she really does provide the most luscious eye candy!).

Thanks so much for checking out the blog this week.  I look forward to seeing you in two weeks when Kate and I explore Choosing a Pattern!  Yes, I know it sounds SIMILAR, but we are going to do a deep dive into patterns. 

I'd love to hear from you in the meantime.  What makes you choose a project? Please post in the comments section your inspiration, motivation, or impulse to start a new project!  And if you have burning questions you'd love to see covered in future posts, list those as well!  We LOVE hearing from you and want to make this series a go-to resource for you!

See you next week.  Until then, Happy Stitching!

 

Like what you see here, and want to hear more from Tamarinis? Like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram, and sign up for my newsletter at www.tamarinis.com!  Following is one way to demonstrate your interest in my projects, patterns, and partnerships.  Your comments are also GREATLY appreciated, and provide valuable feedback regarding what inspires you, as well as what you'd like to see explored in future posts.  And did you know?  I travel and teach!  Contact me to schedule a trunk show and/or workshop!