(If you’re looking for the GIVEAWAY DAY post click here!) _____________________________ I can’t take credit for this quilt. I was one of many LA Modern Quilt Guild members who participated in making this quilt a reality. An officer for three and a half years and one of the founding members of our guild Katie A….
OK. This will be one of the many quilts that I’ll be posting about that I’ve made in the last year or so. This one was a quickie. Well, sorta. Last year the LA Modern Quilt Guild was lucky enough to host Elizabeth Hartman of the blog Oh, Fransson! I don’t take many classes but,…
What a beautiful and simple quilt! That ball is awesome! I might make one to match the quilt I’m making for my friend and her baby!
I LOVE THIS!!! I’m going to try doing this. Your work is wonderful. I would love to take a class from you!
I love the ball too……do you have a tutorial?
What a cute set! Is there a pattern I can find or buy somewhere for the ball? I’m dying to try that!
I LOVE the ball! Is there a pattern you use? What great colors!
I know, I’m blogging. Miracles do happen, huh? I don’t have much of an explanation but, life happens, ya know? Like almost a whole year of life. But, that means I have a TON of things to post about because I’ve been quilting my way through life. Anyhow, here’s the first one. Some of…
[...] Neon and Neutral by Latifah Saafir [...]
This is beautifully made and designed quilt. Well done!
Whoa!! Those stairs are the perfect backdrop for this wonderful quilt.
I commissioned this quilt and to answer the question of whether I like it or not? I! LOVE! IT! I could not get Neon and Neutral out of my head after first seeing it at QuiltCon. As I later told Latifah, I have never before purchased a ” “real” piece of art but I just decided that I was so in love with Latifah’s work that I wanted to buy it if it was still for sale. I was SO happy when Latifah called me back to tell me she was willing to make a second quilt for me. When I received it in the mail today, I rushed home to open the box. First, coordinating bag?! Awesome! And then I pulled out the real deal. Even more amazingly beautiful than I remembered!! I will cherish it for my life. I am so thankful to Latifah for sharing her talent with me. I am ecstatic to be able to see this every day. Thank you Latifah! You are simply the best and I am so fortunate that you were willing to remake this magnificent piece of art! I loved the finishing touches and description on the back makes it even more special. 
Holy cow, this is to die for!!!! I love it!
Fabulous, and great to see a post from you, because I just LOVE your creations!
I saw this on Flickr and had to hop over to tell you how beautiful this is. Front, back, clamshell seam allowances, just gorgeous. Love the different tans, neutrals, lines, pops and combinations of colors. Well done. I would love this if it were mine. I also find unexpected combinations of fabric when I pile bolts on top of each other or rearrange my stash.
Love #2 as much as #1! Great modern take on the clamshell and how can you go wrong with Jinzenji and Koseki
GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS! Your quilt is spectacular!
This is the second time in as many days that I’ve seen and fallen in love, again, with the Clamshell. Your interpretation is spectacular – so inspirational! Maybe I’m destined to make one she said hopefully.
Wow! Thanks for all the awesome comments!
Oh my! Since I couldn’t attend QuiltCon I searched daily for QC tagged photos on flickr. I stopped dead in my tracks when came upon the photo of Neutral and Neon. It’s perfection!! I’m completely obsessed with it. I love everything, everything about it. I can’t thank you enough for this post. It completely made my day.
Incredible-like the other commenters there is nothing I don’t adore about this quilt. The palette is inspired and inspiring; the quilting magnifies the piecing elegance. Wonderful-lucky recipient.
What’s not to like.? She’ll loooove it. I particularly like the piece that says Torso.
This is AMAZING, I absolutely love this! Well done Latifah!
Seriously? I think that may be the coolest and most interesting quilt I have every seen. Jinzenji and Koseki are two of my absolute faves. I liken Zinjenji to John Cage music on fabric-spartan and minimal. Almost too much space. About to collapse. Your quilt is stunning! And the palette couldn’t be more NOW. Big smooch. cb
This is one fabulous quilt! Thanks for sharing it with us… I hope you’ll pop in here a bit more often. Your work is so inspiring!
I didn’t go to Quiltcon, so I was blown away when I saw this on Facebook. From a distance it looks like cool graphics on corrugated cardboard. Bravo!
This was one of my favorites when I saw it at Quitcon! There isn’t anything that I don’t love about it! The recipient of #2 is a very lucky person!
Many of you saw glimpses of this quilt in the tutorial on the Modern Quilt Guild blog but, it wasn’t quilted yet and I literally just showed a peek of it in the tutorial. It’s a very simple quilt using HRT’s that makes for a quick baby quilt. I love the color combination of the…
That’s so pretty! I think I’m going to have to try making half square rectangles.
Such a beautiful combination of colours and amazing precision. Love it Latifah!
Wonderful quilt — love the shapes, the colors, and the WOW factor!
Through Kathy Mack’s superior radar report, I arrived here. I’m so taken with this quilt—both the design and colorway is so very pleasing. It gives me the same pleasant feeling that I get when viewing Japanese designs—soothing, comforting, peacefulness. The execution of your dream is astounding!
Sweet & clean. I like this!
the pics look great Latifah! (and the pics of your yellow tote are awesome too!!!)
I love that crosshatch fabric too. yum.
Love your work Latifah! Where do you get your labels/tags at?
I have the worst time getting pictures for my blog in general. Spring has definitly helped though. My main problem is not having time to shoot in daylight (I work full time) and my apt set up not allowing a sewing table near the window. Lovely quilt by the way!
That quilt is gorgeous! And I’ve got photo problems, too – maybe I need a nicer camera and a photography class!
Cute quilt. I have trouble with the photos, too. I want to photograph the whole project, but then you can’t see the details or, most common, lighting is wrong, wrong, wrong. And photo editing often does strange things to fabric colors. But all your photos have always looked beautiful to me. I’m surprised to hear your question. I just assume I’m the only one who has this trouble! . And I’m also happy to see you blogging here again. You’re quilts are always inspirational.
That’s just lovely! Pinned and am going to have to make one of those for myself.
I love this quick and easy pattern for HRTs when you posted it earlier on Modern Quilt Guild blog. I’ve already used it to make a quilt for my cancer charity workshop using donated fabrics from Lauren. Thanks for sharing. AND I’m so glad you’re blogging on a regular basis now!
I definitely have that problem with photographs – seems like I often have too much or not enough light. Kite Tails is darling!
This week we’re going to look at a fun little tutorial that I wrote up on the Modern Quilt Guild blog for making HRT’s. What is an HRT? Well, if a Half Square Triangle is an HST shouldn’t a Half Rectangle Triangle be a HRT? Plus, Half Rectangle Triangles is just too many syllables so…
I’m so glad I found you! I love all of your quilts and your aesthetic! I like that you approach quilting with an engineering mind. My husband is an engineer, and I don’t have any of that in me!
There was one particular quilt that sent me here and it is behind you. It’s orange and white with two blue stripes. They are spherical. I just can’t find it on your blog.
I’m excited to try this tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing. I wish you the best of luck in the future.
nancy
After seeing this quilt, (in it’s many stages) you’ve got me so itching to try that tutorial. love this quilt.
super cute and innovative!
by Latifah
Love it. Fantastic quilt.
Wow what an amazing gift! Gorgeous quilt… the cross stitch blocks are fantastic!