Martingale has released another wonderful Moda All-Stars book featuring 12 lap size quilts. Zen Chic’s contribution is the beautiful Paper Planes Quilt using the collections Spotted, Paper, More Paper, and Even More Paper. Plus we’re taking a look at what the participants of the Bauhaus Quilt Along are going to do in week 4. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can always join us!
Read moreMartingale Soft Spot Book - a Book Sneak Peek and a Giveaway
Martingale has released another wonderful Moda All-Stars book featuring 17 quilted pillows and comfy cushions. Zen Chic’s contribution is a beautiful pillow made with the collections Quotation and More Paper.
Read moreHalf Square Triangle Pillow with Spotted New Colors and More Paper
Left over pieces of Spotted New Colors and More Paper come together to make something fun and beautiful!
Read moreFree Pattern - Purl Soho Drawstring Bag with Spotted New Colors and More Paper!
New colors for the Spotted fabric collection are in stores… Combined with the More Paper fabric line they make for an incredible choice for this free pattern for fun drawstring bags!
Read moreFree Pattern - Purl Soho Mini Quilt with Spotted New Colors and More Paper!
New colors for the Spotted fabric line have just hit stores… This fun mini quilt combines this versatile collection with More Paper to create something amazing!
Read more1 Block - 5 Patterns, Another Great Zen Chic Basic Pattern
Check out a brand new pattern series: The BASICS, giving you 5 projects in one booklet!
Read moreQuiltmania's Simply Moderne Magazine — Featuring Zen Chic's Delight Quilt Pattern
A sneak peek on the new issue 17 of Simply Moderne by Quiltmania with 11 fresh projects, exhibition reports and an artist portrait.
Read more1 Block — 5 Patterns, This Log Cabin is Really Fun
Check out a brand new pattern series: The BASICS, giving you 5 projects in one booklet!
Read moreA bit more Paper Piecing- Block 11 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
We are nearly done: This week we are already working on block 11 of our Zen Chic BOM 2018 Sew-Along. Again, we use paper piecing to get these accurate middle cross and also no-stretched triangles.
Read moreHow to use foundation paper piecing - Block 10 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
Block 10 of our Zen Chic sew along requires the foundation paper piecing technique. No worries if you never used it before - we prepared a step-by-step-tutorial for you.
Read moreHour Glass and Flying Geese - Block 9 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
So many different colors you can bring into one single block: Number 9 with hour glass and flying geese units is simple and classy.
Read moreKites and Flying Geese - Block 8 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
Kites, Flying Geese and a Square-in-a-Square-Unit: A fun block is waiting for you to tackle it: block 8 of the Zen Chic BOM sew along.
Read morePlay with all kinds of sewn triangles - Block 7 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
Playing with all kind of triangles units: half-square-triangles, half-hourglass-units and square-in-a-square-units: improve your skills with block 7 of the Zen Chic BOM sew along.
Read moreEasy piecing is a big plus - Block 6 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
Have fun with simple straight line piecing: Block 6 of our Zen Chic BOM 2018 Sew-Along is built around a striking big plus sign in the center that is easy to sew and emphasizes the effect of color blocking with fresh bright colors.
Read moreTutorial on how to sew a compass block - Block 5 of the Zen Chic BOM 2018
Block 5 of our Zen Chic BOM 2018 Sew-Along is more challenging: We sew a compass block with foundation paper piecing, curved seams and hand appliqué. It’s actually a skill builder block. But no worries, with the detailed tutorial on how to sew the pieced ring you can manage this modern and fresh block.
Read moreImplementing modern elements into a classical block design - Our Zen Chic BOM block 4
Block 4 of our Zen Chic BOM 2018 Sew-Along is an exciting mix of modern graphic elements implemented in a classical geometric block design. The arrows represent an element of our everyday life, inspired by impressions from the airport, internet or smart phone. They are made from traditional flying geese units for which you can find some useful sewing tips here in my blog.
Read moreHip quilt pattern with letters - not Only for teens! Plus: Blockheads 2018 - Block 34
If you want to get the teenagers in your family excited about quilting try my new quilt pattern XOXO that gives text messaging a whole new dimension.
Read moreHow to sew a perfect hour glass block for our Zen Chic Sew Along SPOTTED MORE PAPER Block 3
For Block 3 of our Zen Chic BOM 2018 Sew-Along I have some useful tips for you on how to sew the perfect hour glass block. See here, which practical tool I used to receive the most accurate seam line for the pointed tips in the center.
Read moreGeometric quilt pattern with echo quilting by Zen Chic and Blockheads 2018 - Block 33
This week I present my new geometric quilt pattern DELIGHT with diamond shaped patches in light colors and a modern, straight echo quilting. If you love the interplay of colors on a late summer morning, like me: bring it inside and enjoy it all winter with this minimalist quilt design.
We also keep on working on our Blockheads 2018 sew along project with Block 33 hosted by Stacy Iest Hsu. She puts a spotlight on a classical eight-point star, which completely changes its appearance depending on your placement fabrics. See my interpretation of her design in my blog.
Read moreHow to sew a perfect scant 1/4" seam and bonus settings for our Zen Chic Sew Along SPOTTED MORE PAPER
Some of you are still waiting for their fabrics to arrive, so we will have a little “pause” here and bring some bonus tips in order to let the waiting people catch up with the project.
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