part 1: “more than 5 colors” Aurifil Artisan Showcase—Makers’ Manifesto quilts

October 27, 2019 1 Comment

October brought together two big projects—finishing up two secret projects for Quilt Market collaborations and the Aurifil Artisan October Challenge, using more than 5 colors of thread on one project. Why work on just one project when you can make two? Here is the second big project I finished up in October. Head on over here to see the other project.

making a statement with beautiful solids.

I teamed up with my friends at Art Gallery Fabrics to design two statement quilts, using the foundation paper piecing version ~~(to be released in early 2020)~~ called Typecast Fast available here. Typecast Fast is also available as a English Paper Piecing version, called Typecast alphabet pattern. The quilts debuted at Fall Quilt Market 2019 in Art Gallery Fabrics’ booth. I pieced and quilted the first of two quilts with a beautiful ombre of coral to magenta colors from Art Gallery’s PURE Solids and Aurifil 50wt cotton thread. How delicious is this color palette?!?!?

The quilt incorporates Art Gallery PURE Solids and corresponding Aurifil cotton thread:
• fabric—Creme de la Creme | Aurifil 2310 (Light Beige)
• fabric—Grapefruit | Aurifil 2420 (Blush)
• fabric— Coral Reef | Aurifil 2220 (Light Salmon)
• fabric—Flamingo | Aurifil 2530 (Blossom Pink)
• fabric— Raspberry | Aurifil 4020 (Fuchsia)
• fabric — Very Berry | Aurifil 2535 (Magenta)

To make the type be the superstar of the quilt, I outlined the inside edge of each letter, matching the thread color to the fabric color with a stitch length of 2.5. I then quilted horizontal straight lines, reminiscent of a letter board, 1″ apart using a stitch length of 3.5, with my Janome 6700P.

Makers’ Manifesto debut

Makers’ Manifest debuted in the Art Gallery Fabrics booth at Fall International Quilt Market 2019. Special thanks to Jenny Meeker (@jennynaultmeeker) for piecing the “We are a Community” quilt in the beautiful yellow and mustard palette.