Working on my next quilt

Well the center is finished so it's downhill from here. This is Center Stage designed by Laurie Simpson of Minnick and Simpson. The pattern is in the new issue of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine.

Sighting at thimbles and threads, Salt Lake City

It's my Yellow Buttercup quilt.  This is one of my favorites.  The pattern is available in my store.

Over 60,000 quilters in one room!

Halloween Mystery Quilt

Just finished this months blocks So far this year we have done 6 months or one half of the blocks for our mystery quilt. Six months to go. Quilt is being offered thru American Quilts in Orem Utah.

Vintage Valentine Block of the Month Quilt

I just signed up with Stitchin Heaven to make this quilt. I hope I haven't gone overboard. I'll post progress pictures. Making that committment should help with actually doing the work. I am excited about it.

Another gift finished

I designed this quilt to showcase my granddaughter Ella's handprints, thus the abundance of letter E's. The handprints were embellished by her talented mother, Yvette Jones, of Studio Y Design. Yvette is collaborating with me on some new quilt ideas.  Look for them after the first of the year.

Yes that's really ice

They are so perfect they must be plastic but a close look showed the water dripping off as the ice melts. They must make these fresh every day. Kudos to The Shops at Riverwoods.

Quilt show

My Christmas quilts adorning the hospitality table at the november Utah Valley Quilt Guild Meeting. All but one were made by me

A Good Day

I stopped in at American Quilting today in Orem, Utah to pick up my block of the month. Next Friday they are having an evening madness sale from 7 pm to 9 pm. They will be showcasing several new wool block of the month quilts that start in 2012. Can't wait to see them.

From another view

This year my daughter Yvette accompanied me to quilt market in Houston.  Yvette is a graphic designer and owns Studio Y Design.  She helps me at Pink Hippo in all my graphics work and web design work.  It was such fun to see the market through her eyes and I learned a lot from the trip.  Here is Part 1 of her blog posting recapping the market.  http://studioydesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/quilt-market-2011-recap-part-one.html   

Quilt Market 2011 Recap: Part One

You may be wondering what quilts have to do with graphic design, but there is actually quite a large overlap! I had the wonderful opportunity to go with my talented mom to Quilt Market in Houston, Texas, to see her quilt designs displayed at the Riley Blake booth and be inspired by the wonderful talent found there. I was personally inspired for my own designs by the gorgeous color palettes, beautiful patterns found in the fabrics, whimsical logo designs and the vast array of layouts in the quilts. The booths themselves are also great examples of design, branding, marketing and merchandising in and of themselves. There was so much to see and take in, it was a visual feast!

In part one I'm going to feature the Riley Blake booth and the quilt patterns designed by mother, Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts:

Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts showing her published quilt in front of the Riley Blake booth. 

Marian in front of the Decadence line by Samantha Walker. Her quilt "Fall Frenzy" is just to her right.

 "L'Amour est Trouvé" quilt pattern by Pink Hippo Quilts is in the lower right corner. This quilt was made with Lost & Found fabric designed by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake.

Marian next to her "American HIstory" quilt design (lower quilt). The fabric line, Grandma's House, was designed by The Paper Loft for Riley Blake Designs.

 "Garden Squares" quilt pattern made with Fiona's Fancy fabric designed by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake Designs.

One of the highlights of the booth was the "Sophie's Pinwheel" quilt designed and made by Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts. The fabric is called So Sophie and was designed by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake.

by Yvette at 12:45 pm

American History Quilt Pattern

This new quilt was designed by me from Riley Blake's "Grandma's House" line which was just released.  It was shown at Houston Quilt Market in October. It is available on our website.

Sophie's Pinwheel

This comes from the new line of fabric, So Sophie by Riley Blake Designs and Jen Allyson of My Mind's Eye.  The quilt will be on display at the Fall Quilt Market in Houston.

Hummingbird Garden

I liked the fall colors in Samantha Walker's Decadence line so much that I did a second quilt.  Hummingbird garden is a favorite of mine.  Fabric by Riley Blake Designs.

L'amour est Trouve

This pattern I designed was released last month and will be on display at the Houston Quilt Market this week.  Fabric is by Riley Blake Designs and Jen Allison from My Mind's Eye.  The fabric line is called Lost and Found.

Garden Squares

A new pattern is being released and the quilt will be on display at Quilt Market in Houston this week.  Fabric is by Riley Blake Designs and Lila Tueller. The fabric is called Fiona's Fancy.