Introducing Clementine!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dear Stella Design

We showed you a sneak peek of this collection back in January, and we are so excited to finally reveal all of the prints in this upcoming group for Spring 2013, CLEMENTINE!

First, take a look at the inspiration behind Clementine. We love the bright oranges and pinks! Perfect for spring and summer.

Inspiration behind Clementine

And now for the collection:

Clementine

You can see all of the prints from Clementine on our website here, and more photos of the collection on our Instagram account here.

Clementine will be in your local quilt shop and online in April.

What will you make with this bright group? We have some ideas we’ll be sharing with you in the next few weeks… Subscribe to our blog to stay updated!

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Garden Party, Garden Gloves!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dear Stella Design

Today marks the first day of March, and we’d be lying if we said we weren’t super excited for spring. To get in the spirit, we have a cute project idea for all of you green thumbs out there!

It’s time to plant those seedlings, so why not get started in style? Check out these gardening gloves, made using Stella-137 Pink (Zig Zag) and Stella-133 White (Veggies) from our Garden Party collection!

 Garden Party gloves!

 

This bright, cheery collection is perfect for spring. Find Garden Party at your local quilt shop or online!

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And stay tuned next week – we’ll be introducing some upcoming new collections!

Happy weekend!

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QuiltCon Recap

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dear Stella Design

Last Thursday was the kick-off to a brand new event – the first international modern quilt show, QuiltCon!

The show took place in Austin, TX, and we had so much fun seeing all of the beautiful quilts, including the Maasai Mara quilts made for the Dear Stella Fabric Challenge!

And now for the winners…

First Prize went to Melody Baker for “Dear Stella as Charm Squares Baby Quilt.” We loved getting to meet Melody – she is so sweet!

First Prize DS Quilt and Melody

And here’s another view of the quilt. We loved Melody’s straight-line quilting – so crisp and precise!

Dear Stella as Charm Squares Baby Quilt - made by Melody Baker

Second Prize went to “Not Quite a Shadow” – made by Susan Shore and quilted by Jessica Sloan. Such a beautiful design!

Not Quite a Shadow - made by Susan Shore and quilted by Jessica Sloan

Third Prize went to Lisa Holk for “A Modern Day Mystery.” We love the geometric aspect to this quilt, plus the beautiful layout.

A Modern Day Mystery - made by Lisa Holk

Congratulations to the winners!

We really loved all of the Challenge quilts that appeared at the show, so we wanted to share them with you too! (Credits are above each quilt.)

“Desert Stars” by Katie Blakesley

Desert Stars - made by Katie Blakesley

“Circle Punch” by Heather Scrimsher

Circle Punch - made by Heather Scrimsher

“How Stella Got Her Groove Back” by Chrissy Ortman

How Stella Got Her Groove Back - made by Chrissy Ortman

“Maasai Diamonds” by Amy Ellis

Maasai Diamonds - made by Amy Ellis

Mountains Managed by Kristy Daum

Mountains Managed - made by Kristy Daum2

“The one that got away.” by Kathleen Placek

The one that got away. - made by Kathleen Placek

“Scramble – Dear Stella” by Jenny Cameron

Scramble - made by Jenny Cameron

Many thanks to everyone who participated in our challenge, and congratulations to the winners! We truly love seeing what you are creating with Dear Stella fabric.

Stay tuned later this week for a project idea using our some prints from our Garden Party collection!

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Afterglow / Kitchen Window Quilt

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dear Stella Design

We’re back from QuiltCon, and we had such a great time! (more on that later…)

Today we wanted to share with you a fun quilt idea for our Afterglow collection.

This stunning quilt pattern is “Kitchen Window” from Elizabeth Hartman’s book, “The Practical Guide to Patchwork.” We love the way this quilt makes the prints from Afterglow really POP!

 

Afterglow / Kitchen Window

See more info about this quilt over on our Projects page (click here). And check back with us later this week for a wrap-up from our trip to QuiltCon, including the winners of the Dear Stella Fabric Challenge!

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Tuxedo / Zig Zag Quilt

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dear Stella Design

We’re packing our bags to head to QuiltCon tomorrow, but we couldn’t wait to share with you this quilt pattern using Tuxedo before we hit the road!

We admit that we have a crush on this Zig Zag pattern by Aardvark Quilts (Cleo, Gilt Trip, Lanikai, and Meet Me at Sunset)… But who could resist pairing this pattern with our classic Tuxedo collection?

 

Tuxedo

 

You can find this pattern, “Opus No. 11: Zig Zag” at www.aardvarkquilts.com.

And in case you missed it: we introduced Tuxedo last Monday, and it will be in stores and online later this month. Follow this link to see the inspiration behind Tuxedo, and this link to view the full collection on our website!

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