It’s already been established that I’m a bad gift giver. This one is um. . . two years late. I just couldn’t get good photos of it. Yep. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I feel bad though because it was made for a dear, dear freind of mine Lori for her 50th birthday. Today she turns 52 …
Convergence Quilt and Bias Tape Applique
I LOVE bias tape. Always have. I know it’s weird but, I do. I love everything about it. I love making it, looking at it, using it. So, after making yards and yards of bias tape for bindings I thought “what else can I use bias tape for?” Then I thought why can’t I use it to ‘draw’ designs as …
Clamshell Pattern Posted!
UPDATE (December 2016): After nearly 3 years and 20,000 downloads the free version of the Glam Clam pattern was in great need of an update AND I’ve since developed a line of acrylic templates called The Clammy. I spent many, many hours updating it and now it’s a paid pattern. I can be found in my shop: shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com and on …
Jack-In-The-Box Modern Baby Quilt
This must be the year of the baby! This is the fourth baby born in my office this year and we only have about 20 people! And, we still have one to go! Not to even start counting my friends. . . . But, I’m not complaining. More babies mean more fun baby gifts to make and give. I was …
“Huckleberry” Modern Baby Quilt
Does anyone else have this problem? You make a quilt as a gift for a friend or family member and then fall in love with it SO much that it is almost painful to give away? Well, this was my experience with the Huckleberry Modern Baby Quilt. Luckily I was strong and was able to give it to it’s intended …
Squeezing in a little quilting!
So, it’s been a busy last couple of weeks and disappointingly I haven’t been able to work on my quilts much. As a result – I haven’t been able to blog at all. š First it was aĀ week long trip to San Francisco for work. Then it was Thanksgiving and a 3-day weekend cruise to Mexico. While I enjoyed …
Flora & Fauna
So, I’m realizing that there’s something about me and black in quilts. Even when I do baby quilts – they tend to haveĀ a little black in them (or a lot). It’s not intentional. I guess that’s just what I’m drawn to. Especially when it is paired with bright rich contrasting colors. Ooooh!Ā So, I guess that it should be …