Tagged: aurifil thread

My Favorite Everyday Tote

As the first Aurifil Artisan challenge for the 2020 season, I decided to make an Everyday Tote by Bagstock Designs.  This month the challenge was to use our favorite thread weight.  My absolute favorite thread weight is 50 due to the fact that I can piece and quilt with 50wt as well as make bags.  In my opinion, it’s the most versatile thread weight and...

Aurifil Artisan 2020! (Friday Foto Fun #130)

Y’all… I’m so excited to be selected again for this year’s Aurifil Artisan team!  I’m looking forward to all of the different challenges we’ll have this year as artisans.  I really enjoy working with the best cotton thread there is and pushing myself past my very comfortable 2024 bright white cotton thread! Be sure to check out the Aurifil blog to read introductions on all...

Make It Modern with Hobbs Challenge!

This month’s Island Batik Challenge is to create a modern quilt with Hobbs batting!  Modern quilts incorporate the use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and/or alternate grid work.  You can read more about the Modern Quilt movement and the Modern Quilt Guild page here. The fabrics and batting featured in this...