Quilted Modern Art DIY!

 

While we all know quilting can be used for about a million different applications, it is becoming trendier all the time for fashion & home accents! My most favorite use of quilting in home décor is as wall art! There's just something so striking about seeing a quilt on a wall and with SO much inspiration from the modern quilting world, you can create fun, high impact art without too much time & effort! We found the tutorial for this awesome & simple piece on the A Beautiful Mess blog! Click the link for full instructions!

 

 

Supplies:-stretchers

-fabric (try Bella Solids, Cotton Couture or Weave!)

-thread

-lightweight batting sheet

-staples

 

Tools:
-sewing machine
-safety pins
-clamps
-staple gun
-fabric scissors
-craft blade (optional)
-painter's tape (optional)

 

 

 

 

Isn't this wonderful as a statement over a bare fireplace? I could see a piece like this gracing a wall in a dining room or over a couch too! Mandi from Making Nice in the Midwest even suggests using it as a headboard...what a great idea!! Create a little more impact with your quilted art by using a darker neutral like charcoal or navy! So many ways to elaborate on this idea and create incredible art of your very own! Try this project today!

 

Happy Sewing!



Quilt As You Go with Pat Bravo!!

 

It's Wednesday! And what better way to get us all over the hump than with a FREE PROJECT! Anytime I'm feeling a little lax in the inspiration department, I head over to Pat Bravo's blog! Her world is just filled with color and fresh ideas all the time and I just so happened to stumble upon this super cool, super perfect for Summer quilt-as-you-go color block table runner! In this project, Pat shows you how to attach blocks together that you have already quilted individually!

 

what you'll need:

• Ten (10) 9¼" x 9¼" quilted blocks (Shop Moda's Bella Solids or Michael Miller's Cotton Couture for beautiful shades of solids!)
• One (1) 1¼" x WOF strip of choice of fabric
• Four (4) 1¼" x 19½" strip of same fabric chosen
• For Binding: Three (3) 1½" x WOF strips of fabric chosen



 

 

This is such a fun idea because you use up scraps of batting that you would never utilize trying to use on a whole quilt at one time! And you can have some fun with your quilting like she did with those fun decorative stitches!

 

 

 

Once you have all blocks finished, time to lay them out and see how you like them! Seriously this can drive you crazy, but try and let it be the fun part! Mixing so many solid colors together you can honestly do no wrong, so trust your gut and GO FOR IT!

 

 

 

 

You can get Pat's full instructions over on her blog, Soulful Eyes! She also has linked to her binding tutorial so you can be guided step by step through creating the whole thing if this is a new type of project for you!

 

 

 

 

So where do you find inspiration? Link your favorite projects or resources! We'd love to check them out!! And don't forget to follow us on Twitter! We're getting a bit more active on there so pop in, follow us and see what's new with The Cabbage Rose!

 

 

Happy Creating!!

Obsessing Over Brights for Summer!!

 

 

We are just LOVING all of the BRIGHTS that are coming out this season! I know Summer is the time of year when we're usually on the look out for these brighter hues and with amazing collections like Bekko Home Décor Sateens, you can create everything from fun skirts and sturdy tote bags to recovering a vintage chair or making an awesome quilt (they're still light enough to feel amazing!)

 

 

 

Pam experimented with them in this funky patchwork quilt she created after getting inspired by the Summer catalogs! Don't think you have to stay within a collection or even a fabric type when making a quilt! She used cottons and sateens from several different collections and the result is just awesome!! Use some Cotton Couture Solids, crazy prints or tonals! Just keep the color family similar or complimentary and you're golden!!

 

 

 

 

We also have these great OMBRE'S from the Simply Color collection and they are just SCREAMING to me made into something fabulous this season! One of our Facebook friends mention creating a super trendy Ombre Skirt, and another said the gradation of these fabrics is perfect for appliqueing flowers!! How will you use them??

 

 

 

 

In case you haven't heard, we just launched our NEWEST Cabbage Rose Exclusive Block of the Month Program, BRIGHTS ALL OVER!! This sampler quilt is exactly like its sister, BLACK WHITE & GRAY ALL OVER featuring an Irish Chain and some beautiful bright fabrics! It last 12 months and SHIPPING IS FREE for US Customers! SIGN UP TODAY!!!

 

 

 

 

Want to create a quick, modern quilt this Summer but don't want to pick out all the fabrics yourself?? Try our GORGEOUS Flying Geese Quilt Kit, NOW 30% OFF until Mother's Day along with some of our other favorite Quilt Kits!! Featuring over 30 different prints, this quilt is sure to brighten up any living space you bring it into! 

 

 

How are you using BRIGHTS this Summer?? Share those projects on Facebook or in the comments! Happy Sewing!!