A dear friend of mines Katie had a beautiful baby girl, Cici in December of last year. This project was almost completed. But, it has taken me this long to finish it up and give it to her! Life sometimes happens and before you know it months have blown by! But, it was made and…
After many months of very little quilting, I’ve been cranking out quite a few quilt tops that have been floating around in my head. This is one of them. I’m so happy to be back to quilting too! This one is called Stairway to Heaven. Now, I don’t even know if I fully believe in…
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Another incredible design. I love this one!! Bravo Lady.
Great job. Love this. Shows a lot of commitment.
I absolutely LOVE it!! I love how colorful and linear it is. Makes my creative heart sing. 
I saw something vaguely similar in one of the Gee’s Bend books, and sketched out a plan for one of my own. I love how your steps are so skinny!
Oh my gosh. LOVE this!
Latifah,
This just takes my breath away. I love all your quilts, but this one my be at the top of my list. Good work, lady!
Latifah, it’s stunning! I’m so sorry I missed the last meeting and didn’t see this in person.
Thanks Jenny, Jan, and Vicki!
Cheryl – you totally have to make your version as well. I hate when I have an idea and someone else does it first though! But, I’d love to see what you would have done with it.
Lynette, it was a big log cabin! Half way through it I started to count down the number of strips till the end. Thankfully I included some of my favorite “have to include” colors towards the end.
Thanks Kenda! I can’t wait to see it quilted too! 
So interesting!! Love it!
this is AMAZING! so well done. i love the rectangle as a starter point as opposed to the traditional square! Can’t wait to see it finished.. and i love your description of it, too.
I have Susan’s book and I love it. The history is fascinating. Your fresh modern take on log cabin should be included in volume 2!
Very nice!
No way! I’ve had the fabric pulled for a square version of the same concept for months now. Pretty sure yours is cooler than mine could be.
That is sooooo cool!
Wow – That’s a BIG log cabin. 
Nice job mitering all those color strips on the one corner
wow! that looks great! Can’t wait to see it quilted. I love log cabin blocks.
Guess what mom? I’m a teacher now! I’m teaching my “Perfect Puddles” Modern Circle Sampler Quilt at Sew Modern in Los Angeles. My mother always said that I’d be a teacher – I just don’t think she thought I would teach quilting. So fun! We had our first session this past Saturday but, if you’re…
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Amazing. I am so proud of you. Yes, I always thought of you as a teacher.
I love your creativity. Quilting has come along way. When will you offer a class for kids??
Hi! I just stumbled onto your blog, and this quilt is FANTASTIC! I can easily see why folks would want you to teach it.
[...] last Perfect Puddles class. Isn’t it great? Instead of the baby size quilt like the original Perfect Puddles, she decided that she wanted a lap quilt so we added borders to it, first framing the original [...]
LOVE this. Really great.
Wow- that is so creative and the quilting is stunning. I love it!
I love this! You’re right, the quilting looks great on the reverse. I wish I could sign up for this class, but the commute is a bit prohibitive.
So impressive! Your skills amaze me!
I love this quilt! I love all your work, you have an amazing sense of color, technical ability and layout. Lovely.
Love this quilt and I love all your work. Your use of color, contruction and layout is really extraordinary.
Love this pattern….Love your colors….Great job!!!!
I love it! The back might very well be my favorite part.
As a student who will never graduate from quilting school, I really appreciate that you designed the quilting to use the walking foot.
It’s adorable.
What a great project! The white looks like a bezel setting for a clock face! Really fun twist on a sampler!
This is a wonderful quilt! I love how you put so many different techniques into one quilt, including all those circles!
I love the way you talked about the colors. Main, feature and POP!
love it! now is there a way to beam over to la from the east coast to take the class?!
What a great design! Any chance it’ll be a pattern/tutorial for those of us who don’t live near enough to take your class?
Gorgeous!! I haven’t gotten the courage to face circles yet. But It’s definitely something I’m looking forward to trying. Yours are fantastic!
I love love love that Erin McMorris line. I have the bikes in several colors.
Love the quilt, the circles really set it off!
Really lovely. I’ve got to get back to my circle project!
This is a project that was finished last year – like six months ago – that I never posted! It was made for the LAMQG Mini Quilt Swap. It was a random swap so everyone that brought a mini quilt pulled a wrapped package from the table. My little quilt was pulled by Kelli and…
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I love this quilt! Excellent color choice
Your work is incredible.
Gorgeous colours!
So effective! I’m really loving the Alanis connection too; I’m with Alissa – what a fabulous album!
Gorgeous colours!
So effective! I’m really loving the Alanis connection too; I’m with Alissa – what a fabulous album!
Didn’t we all love that album when we were 18? Or 20 and bitter?
Very cool little quilt.
Alanis will be calling requesting this one!
So beautiful….I’m a big fan of marimekko fabrics too.
this one is killing me! great colorchoices, sweet quilting – just: wow!!
claudia
Haha! I know I was – I think I still have the CD in my collection!
Your friend must be an Alanis Morrisette fan! Oh how i luuuuuuuved that album when I was 18. Love the quilt!!
As some of you know, I’m a little obsessed with giving gift “sets” for baby gifts. Generally the set will be a quilt and bibs, burps and a ball. But, this time it is a bear. And I actually saw the pattern for the bear first and then whipped up this quick quilt to go…
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That quilt is beautiful! I just bought a fat quarter pack of Michael Miller gray and blue….this will be a perfect quilt for me to make!
Haha! I’ll try to make this explanation quick Alison. My sole motivation for quilting (or any sewing) is to see the creative visions in my head come to life. Sewing a pattern is boring to me. And, unless it is something that I REALLY want to see made or unless I am creative with the changes I make to patterns to make them “my own:, I generally don’t like the process of just sewing from a pattern. Believe me, “pains” is not an understatement here. Just one of my quirks that I have come to embrace! Haha!
It pains you to use patterns?!!! I think I get what you mean, but tell me more….
Your baby gifts must be quite coveted! You are so ingenious!
Serious cute you are, Harold.
I absolutely love the baby quilt and of course Harold is adorable too. I love the black binding with the white…so sharp!!!!!
I’m not sure which I love better! Beautiful quilt & truly huggable Harold!
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Love the movement on the front, straight lines on the back. Beautiful.
Gorgeous quilt! Once the baby is wrapped up in the blanket, the circle will be made whole.
This is one of my favorite modern quilts! Just beautiful!!!
Oh my gosh. You blow me away! You are stupid talented!!!! You need to sell patterns for all this, or teach me. One or the other. This is awesome! Great job!
[...] latest baby quilt and the lovely Latifah who ALWAYS inspires me with her beautiful use of circles and half circles. I will have a play with the fabric and see if it works scrappy or straight. I am a huge fan of both [...]
This is so gorgeous. I love all your quilts. I would love to be able to make something like this!
Love, love this quilt. Great job on every part of the quilt.
I love this quilt! There’s so much movement and energy–it sings!
You have a great sense of design and I love what you are doing with scale. Awesome!
When are you going to be in the Bay Area again? Hope you’ll ring me up.
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I found you on twitter and I am so glad that I did. Your work is amazing! I love this quilt. It is so unique! I am a co-founder of a new quilt community site. Please check it out – I would love to see this quilt added to our site.
I think it’s the most beautiful quilt I’ve ever seen! I’ve never made a quilt in my life but this one is so beautiful it makes me want to try!
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Just beautiful!
Oh my, this is AWESOME!!
This is really awesome and I love it!!
Just lovely! Stunning, actually. The quilting lines are brilliant!
I LOVE the CC quilt! Definitely one of my all-time favs!!
Oh my goodness. Dare I say that quilt is your best, yet? What a treasure for Katie and Cici. YOU are a treasure for Katie, I know, but that quilt is just beautiful. The colors are gorgeous, and the quilting is just divine. I could gush for hours.