Welcome to my stop on the Tidal Lace blog tour! I first met Kim through the Quilt Design a Day group and we got to know each other over time. I was thrilled when Kim approached me and asked if I wanted to make something for her debut line of fabric from Windham. Of course I said yes! I had a design in mind almost immediately.
I love Tidal Lace so much. The colors, the texture, the OMBRE! Woot! Ombre. I thought a long time about all the wonderful things I could say about Tidal Lace. Kim did an outstanding job in her debut collection, and it shows. The prints are soft, delicate, and so very very versatile. The colors are a feast for the eyes, and overall Tidal lace it suited to so many different things, which you will see in the coming days as you hop from blog to blog. I absolutely adore the starlight blenders and the tidal lace border print. Oh, that border print! I have plans for that print, which may or may not include fussy cutting a whole lot of skirt panels. We will see.
Tidal Lace Wheel, borrowed from Kim with permission
When I saw Tidal Lace for the first time, I was really struck by it. I knew Kim’s inspiration-days sifting through antique lace with her grandmother, family vacations to the ocean, and how she connected the memories into the collection. The stories really stuck with me. Most of us had someone in our lives, a mother, grandmother, favorite aunt, that taught us to sew or planted the seeds of creativity that later sprout and flourish. In my family, quilts were given for any occasion-new babies, weddings, moving out on your own or just because. My own grandmother instilled an appreciation of quilting into her children and grandchildren. I have memories of visiting my grandma at the local quilt shop, where she would let me play with jars of buttons and scraps, and of sitting in her basement making our first quilt together. I still have that quilt, and I remember how happy I was to be able to spend so much time with grandma.
I also started thinking about quilting, and how as quilters we use fabric to make connections and create memories. We create to express love, friendship, joy, and also in times of hardship and sorrow. Quilting forms threads, connections, between individuals, friends, and family. The sharing of ideas and inspirations, whether its blogging, instragram, or a casual conversation at work or in the grocery store, strengthens those connections. Every handmade treasure we gift, swap, share and show add more threads, until the connections form a delicate lacework that strengthens with each pass. Many of us have formed strong bonds of friendship with people we may never meet, all centered around the craft of sewing and quilting. We are part of a community, based on sharing and inspiring. I am honored to be able to express myself in fabric and thread, and be able to share the experience with others.
I used Tidal Lace to create a queen size quilt. I wanted something that would be simple, letting the fabrics shine and take advantage of the amazing border print. The pattern, which will have four sizes,
will be coming around the same time as the collection is released is now available from my Craftsy shop. In the meantime I really wanted something to share with everyone. There were a lot of leftover half square triangles left over from the quilt, so I chose to make pillows to match the quilt. They whip up quick and we had a lot of fun at the beach taking pictures.
H helping out
After the tutorial there is a Fabric Giveaway! Windham was generous enough to provide a full fat quarter bundle of Tidal Lace for each blog to give away! When you’re done here, hop on over to
Anne @Play-Crafts and check out her awesome pillow! The full hop list can be found
here, be sure to visit everyone and enter for your chance to win a bundle. There is a whole lot of talent packed into this hop, and I can’t wait to see what everyone else has planned for Kim!
The Tide Pool Pillow Tutorial
Fabric Required:
An assortment of HST corner scraps-16 background and 16 prints. If you are cutting from scraps you want 8 squares 4″ of assorted prints and 8 of the background, cut in half to make 16 HST’s of each
4 strips of fabric 18 1/2″x 3″ for borders (I used the background print)
2 rectangles, 14 1/2″x 18 1/2″ for pillow back
1 square of batting 19″x19″
1 square of plain fabric or broadcloth 19″x 19″
*optional* a 6″x 90″ pieced strip for the ruffle (I used the narrow border print)
an 18″ square pillow form
Instructions
1. Sew the print HST’s right sides together with the background HST’s to make 16 HST squares. Press and trim the squares to 3 1/2″.
2. Arrange the squares on your design wall or cutting table so that the HST squares form chevrons. Play with the layout until you are happy with it.
HST squares arranged
3. Sew the HST squares into pairs and then into the chevrons. Double check the layout on your deisgn wall
Double Check!
4. Sew the chevrons together to make the center of the pillow. Press well, square and trim.
5. Mark the seam allowance in the corner of the pillow center. Pin the border strips right sides together to the pillow sides, matching centers. Sew the border strips to the side of the pillow the marked corner of each seam allowance. Press the strips out, pin the top and bottom and sew in the same way, stopping and starting at the corner.
6. Draw a line from the corner of the seam allowance to the edge of the strip. This will be the stitch line for the your mitred border. Do this for both sides for the top and bottom strips.
7. Fold the pillow right sides together on the diagonal so that the ends of the border strips are matched up. Push the seam allowances out of the way and sew down the line, starting at the seam allowance and stitching the edge.
8. Trim the seam to 1/4″. Repeat sewing for the remaining three corners, trim, and press all the seams open. Press the pillow top well.
9. Layer the pillow top, batting and the broadcloth square to make a small pillow sandwich. Baste and quilt as desired. Trim and square the finished quilt sandwich. * Now would be the time to make the optional ruffled edge. I use this tutorial,. If you don’t have a ruffler for your machine, a line of basting and then a gentle gather does the trick.*
10. Take a 14 1/2″x 18 1/2″ rectangle. Fold one end over 1/2″ to the wrong side, and then 1/2″ again, so that the raw edge is covered. Repeat for the other rectangle. Topstitch next to the fold. Layer the pieces right sides together on the pillow front, so that the finished edges overlap by 4″. Stitch around the pillow 3/8″ from the raw edge. Trim the corners and finish your edges either with a serger or a zigzag/overlock stitch on your domestic. Turn the pillow to right side out through the opening in the back, stuff with an 18″ pillow form, and enjoy! The pillow finished slightly under 18″ square, giving the pillow some loft when the form goes in.
Voila! I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!
On to the Giveaway!!
To enter, just leave a comment below on this post! Tell me what you would create to make a connection with someone, which is your favorite, or just how much you love the collection (because, come on, who wouldn’t love the collection!)
Tidal Lace Wheel, borrowed from Kim with permission
The winner will be drawn Sept 23 at 8pm PST. Make sure to visit the other blogs to see their awesome projects and inrease your chances of procuring this lovely bundle of joy!
Happy Stitching
Great pattern for this line. Thanks for the tutorial.
I love the Down by the Sea quilt and can’t wait for the pattern and collection to be released. Thanks
I would make a quilt for my daughter – she loves the beach!
Love what you did with the collection. Wonderful quilt and the pillows are so soothing. They would be perfect for a nap in the hammock in the summer. I can see that I’m going to have to purchase a few yards of #40005-2 for my stash and at least a fat quarter bundle of the rest of the collection.
Lovely quilt and pillows. Thanks for the tutorial-now I can give it a try. Never made pillows!
Fabrics are wonderful and would love to win these!
Love your quilt and pillows. The fabric is so pretty that I think I would use it in a picnic quilt for my middle daughter’s family. They live about 5 min. from the beach at Monteray Bay in CA.
The soft colors of this line are really amazing. I would stare at it for a while and see what inspiration I received. Quilts, pillows, almost anything. Thanks for the giveaway!
Your description of how quilting connects and creates memories with others was spot on. It is certainly true in my life. I love the beach and when I look at these fabrics I see a lovely spring seascape. Nice work!
I would make a scrappy ocean quilt with this great collection of fabric.
I adore the pillow with the circular quilting particularly. I am dreaming of recreating it for my home.
My daughter is studying ocean chemistry, so I would make a quilt for her. She loves to be warm at night and this quilt would be a special “hug” from her mom. Thanks for the opportunity to win and play with these lovely fabrics.
Love your quilt. Love the whole collection. Thanks for the tutorial. Thanks for the giveaway.
I do love the collection – calming and soothing hues, that draw the eye but don’t overwhelm the senses. I’d want to make something curvy and soft.
Such a lovely quilt. I was thinking of a zigzag quilt the moment when I saw the collection. But yours is even nicer!
This is a beautiful collection! I really like the quilt that you made. I would also like to make a quilt with this fabric.
Lucky me, I got up close to the beach quilt. I especially love the border print. Nice pattern, beautiful fabric line!
I would make a summer throw to remind us of our trip to cape cod this year.
Put them in a great quilt
My nephew is currently deployed with the Navy so I would love to think of something special to make for him to connect. Also, his family.
gorgeous cushions! I’d make a quilt as this works so well with our living room decor, and I’d make it for me and the hubs to snuggle under – that’s got to be a connection!
I love the sea prints, which remind me of the oceans that separate me from a child living in Europe, and another living in Asia. Oceans are separations, but also bridges to our different continents….lovely fabrics!
I love your quilt, it has great movement and a lovely color scheme. I will have to try those pillows out too!
These fabrics are beautiful and I like the cushions and want to make them.
Thanks for this giveaway
I love your Down by the Sea quilt and your pretty pillows!!! I would love to win some gorgeous Tidal Lace fabric. Thanks for the chance.
Your quilt is awesome! My favorite just became shimmer. Would love to make a plus quilt for a friend’s granddaughter from this collection. Thanks for opportunity to enter.
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The Quilt is Beautiful…would make this one…or Pacific Crest…for our Son’s Home…know they would loooove it! Thanks for Pillow Tutorial! Love them for ME! lol
I would make your quilt and pillow – they are stunning together. Thanks!
I really love the fabric line–so fresh and different! I would first make a ruffled skirt for my two grandaughters, this fabic line would be perfect for multi-layered ruffles. Then…maybe pillows for their beds. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the quilt you made and might try to replicate it…or maybe the Cross-Terrain quilt from ModaBakeShop. Love the colors!
Your quilt and pillows are lovely. I would like to make a throw quilt for my son.
Love the soft colors with just a little bit of pop!
What a lovely bunch of colors. New pillows maybe! Thanks
This line is so lovely! It might be just what I need when it hits stores in the middle of our cold winter! I would love a summer bag out of the starfish print. Thanks for the chance to win!
This range is just beautiful. As we are coming into summer here in Australia the fabrics remind me of the summer time here with the earthy colours of Australia too. Would love this giveaway for a summer quilt.
This line is so pretty and delicate without being boring! I love how you’ve used it for your quilt and cushion, especially the quilt, wow!
I think I would like to make your Down by the Sea if I win, beautiful.
down by the sea, my favorite daughter loves the beach and we don’t have one close any more, she’d love it. look forward to trying this one out.
Your quilt is beautiful!!! I love the names for all the prints in this fabric line!!! If I won I would make a quilt!
I love the collection and your quilt! It is so striking. As for making a connection with someone, I think anytime you give someone something handmade you do just that
My niece is having a baby in December. These fabrics would make a fabulous quilt for him.
Very cute pillows. The collection is so refreshing.
The collection is fabulous. I would love to make a quilt for my granddaughter.
I would use it in a quilt for my grands
The colors in this collection are absolutely beautiful and make a lovely quilt. I would love to make a quilt of that pattern.
Thank you for the tutorial, and for the absolutely lovely blog post. I loved reading your story and your reflections. I would use this fabric to make a quilt for my four-year-old granddaughter, who plays a lot in my sewing room. As we are playing by putting scraps on the design wall or making up stories about sea creatures, I would try to create some memory to associate with each type of fabric that goes into the quilt. Thanks for sharing your beautiful quilt and pillow, and for sharing this beautiful fabric!
Thank you for the chance to win. I’d love to make a quilt out of these fabrics. It would be a wonderful reminder of a summer spent with family by the beach.
The tide pool ones are my favourite – probably because M would recognize all the images on them. I’d think they’d have to become something that we could bring with us each year to Parksville for our summer beach break 🙂
I do love this line. I was lucky enough to make some Parsley pants for Kim with a couple of the prints. The colors are fabulous!
Hmm, Shape Moth, I believe, has a series of paper pieced sea creature blocks… that might really go well with this! Thank you for the giveaway!