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A little Daysail sewing

Hello there! I'm writing today's post from the Norwegian Quilt Festival in Oslo and we are having such a great time here. Norway is so beautiful! More on that soon.  

I'm up late (please forgive the typos!) because I have new patterns to show you, and need to announce the winners of the Moda Love giveaway from the last post. The winners are Terri from Wyoming who loved Ruby, and Trisch who loves Bliss and is planning a king size quilt. Ladies, email me when you get a minute and I'll get those out to you as soon as I get home. Thank you to everyone who joined in, and make sure you check out all the other designers links HERE as well, to see if you've won something pretty! 

Now, about those new Daysail patterns... 

I haven't had a lot of sewing time this summer since it has been particularly crazy, but I have a few patterns all ready to go, and I couldn't wait all the way until Market to show you! It was always so nice to fit a bit of sewing here and there (including an all nighter or two) in between all the other things we've had going. I had about a million projects I wanted to make on my list. But when Daysail came, this one had to be first...

MINI Starlight

Yep, finally a mini version of Starlight. I've had this on my list for awhile, since the first mini Starlight I made was just too small.  

This one is the perfect size, and is so much fun to make! It's made from a charm pack too, so its nice and scrappy. It's 12" x 15" finished.

If I had to choose, my favorite quilt this time would have to be this one:

Saltwater

I wanted to come up with a block that had a Swoon feel to it, but a totally different block and construction method. And this certainly does! I loved making this quilt, start to finish.

And maybe I took too many photos of it. ;-)

Abby quilted this one, and I couldn't love it more. It is a little rainbow allover pattern, and it turned out so great!  Thank you Abby!

Okay, last one...

It's made from fat quarters and half yards, and comes together so well. I want to make another one- scrappy from a bunch of our lines! The finished size is 78" x 78."

Next up is Night Sky:

This is a funny one to show you, because my Daysail version isn't finished yet. It's close, but is back at home so I can't even take any almost finished photos. I'll take some photos as soon as its all quilted and bound, I promise! This one is made from fat quarters, and is the perfect way to use up a bundle. I can't wait to show it to you!

And of course, Mini Saltwater

I'm sure you are super surprised there is a mini version. I can't help it! This little one (15" x 15") is another one of my new favorites, and I can't wait to hang it on my wall of minis. 

I also made a single block, just because I like having lots of different sizes up on the wall. Isn't it so cute and tiny?

If you haven't made a mini yet, start with this one. You'll be hooked after you make it, promise!

Annnd Cheerio:

I've had more requests for a single pattern for this quilt than probably any other I've made ever since it came out in Love Patchwork and Quilting awhile back.

But that is getting pretty hard to track down, so I thought I'd release a single pattern too. The cover has two versions in Daysail, one with a white background and one with a navy. I think I need to make the navy one now! 

I couldn't decide if I should release the mini version or not. Let me know if you want one, and I'll get to work on that. Oh, and Abby quilted this one too!

I actually have a few more things still in the works, including a mini that will come a little later as part of an Auriful thread kit. Here's a little peek at that project:

Oh, and one more quilt in my head I'm hoping (fingers crossed) to get finished up before Quilt Market. I'll be back with those and the Night Sky quilt soon. PDFs of Mini Starlight, Saltwater, Mini Saltwater, Cheerio and Nigh Sky are in the shop now, and the paper patterns have been ordered and will be available to ship around September 20th. 

So, what do you think? Do you have a favorite? What do you think of Daysail so far?

Moda Love

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by my blog on the Moda Love Blog Tour. I’ve been having such a great time connecting with everyone on Instagram that I haven’t been great at keeping my blog up this summer, so it’s nice to have something to bring me back over to this space. :-)

If you are new to all this, every six months or so we have a Moda blog hop with all the Moda crew, and each answer a few fun questions, talk about what’s new, and have some pretty great giveaways. There is a list with all the designers, their blogs, and the days they will be posting HERE. Today Janet and Kate are posting too, so make sure to stop by and say hello. 

If you are new to my blog, here’s a little about me. My name is Camille Roskelley, and I design fabric with my mom, Bonnie for Moda. You might know us as Bonnie and Camille. Our newest line is called Miss Kate and is available in stores now. 

I also design quilt patterns for my company, Thimble Blossoms, and have for about 7 years. Time flies! 

  

I’ve written a few books, and also teach quilting classes over at Craftsy. More on that here.

I love to quilt, and have a recent obsession with making mini versions of all my quilts. I can't stop. Here's proof:

  

   

I am a mom to three wild little boys, and I love cookies. Any baked goods, really. If you make a good cookie, stop by anytime. ;-)

That pretty much sums it up, so back to the blog hop!

This time around, all the designers who were in the Moda Schoolhouse at Quilt Market made their own version of the Moda Love Layer Cake quilt. Since I was home packing for my teaching trip to Australia, I wasn’t at Market, and so I don’t have my own version of the quilt. Yet! I’m sure once I start seeing all of them popping up here and there I’ll have to make one of my own. :-) Here’s the free pattern, if you’d like to make one! 

I’m supposed to answer a few questions too, and since this is quickly turning into the longest blog post ever, I’ll try to be brief. ;-)

Q- When did you start quilting? Tell us about your first quilt. 

A- My mom taught me to sew when I was a little girl- about 5 or 6 years old, but I didn’t start my first official quilt until I was 14, and finished it when I was 15. It doesn’t look anything like my quilts now, and was hunter green and maroon, but is still one of my favorite quilts I’ve ever made. It is so special to me!

Q- What fuels you to create?

A- Dr. Pepper. Seriously.

Q- What is the best part of your design process? 

A- Laying out a finished project when it is pieced, quilted, and bound. It makes me grin every time.

Q- I love the color…… 

A- Aqua! You’d never guess, right? 

Q- This project features a layer cake, charm pack or mini charm, but what is your all time favorite moda precut?

A- Hmm… I love all the precuts, but if I had to choose, I’d have to say a fat quarter bundle. There is nothing prettier than a bundle of beautiful fabric! 

Speaking of fabric, I have some precuts to give away (thanks Moda!) Just leave me a comment below and tell me what your next project is going to be and which Bonnie and Camille line has been your favorite so far.

(Giveaway closed, see the winners HERE)

And in case you’ve had your eye on any patterns, I’ll also be having a PDF pattern sale in my shop this week, just enter ModalovePDF (code has expired) for 25% off all PDF patterns. Minis included! Oh, and both of my classes over at Craftsy are aslo on sale for 25% off. You can find them here and here. 

Since I’m heading out this weekend to teach at the Norwegian Quilt Festival, I’ll be filling all paper pattern orders placed after Sept 3rd as soon I return on the 17th. (Don't worry, the PDF’s are instant so if you need something quick, they will still send out right away.) And I’ll have new patterns to show you then too! Now one last sneak peek:

Daysail- more on this soon! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Camille