Minick Simpson

Category: Minick Simpson

Aug
1

Block Heads 2 - Block 9

Laurie Simpson - one of the new Block Heads on the block. While she might try to tell you otherwise, Laurie does do piecing - just look at the block Laurie chose for her Block Heads debut! With A Plus - Block 9. It's 6" finished. Moda Michelle made the block above using Betsy Chutchian's Hope's...
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Bella Solid, Block Heads, Block Heads 2, Laurie Simpson, Minick Simpson
May
8

Spring Quilt Market... next week?

Many years ago, I read a terrific little book titled "The Spark: Igniting the Creative Fire That Lives Within Us All" by John U. Bacon and Lyn Heward. The story is told by a fictional character searching to find meaning in his life, to reignite his creative spark. So where does this man go to do...
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American Jane, Badda Bing, BasicGrey, Bonnie & Camille, Flourish, Gina Martin, Lazy Days, Me & My Sister, Metropolis, Minick Simpson, Natalia & Kathleen, Patchwork, Play All Day, Portsmouth, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Shannon Orr, Smitten, Woodland Secrets
May
30

Blockheads ~ Block 13

It's rather fitting that this week's block is titled Bowtie Quartet - we've finished one quarter of the blocks! Twelve done, thirty-six to go! That also makes this Lucky Block 13! These are Tammy's blocks made with fabrics from Lynne Hagmeier's Thistle Farm and Sandy Gervais' Beauty Fall . Lynne...
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Connector Corner, Fig Tree, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Kansas Troubles, Lisa Bongean, Minick Simpson, Patchwork, Primitive Gatherings, Quilt, quilting, Sewing
May
26

Spring Quilt Market ~ Part 3

Reset. The countdown starts anew. Fall Market is... not worth thinking about yet. If nothing else, there are still a few more things to share from Spring Market in St. Louis. These beautiful quilts are by Jen Kingwell - either for Jen Kingwell Designs or for the Jen Kingwell Collective line of...
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Aurifil, Farmhouse Wool, Jen Kingwell, Lisa Bongean, Market, Minick Simpson, Patchwork, Primitive Gatherings, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Shannon Orr, Spring Market
Apr
28

A shivoo...

According to my friends at Dictionary.com, that's an Australian word for a boisterous party or celebration. I don't know how boisterous it's going to get here today but it's Friday and that is cause for some kind of celebration, right? I think this quilt looks like a shivoo - a boisterous party of...
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cnelson
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American Jane, Farmhouse Favorites, Gingiber, Lydia Nelson, Me & My Sister, Minick Simpson, OneCanoeTwo, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Shannon Gillman Orr
Apr
25

Because it's Tuesday...

It sounded better than "have you seen all these cool new things I found in the warehouse?" The 4" x 5" Quilt Block Anthology - 182 Blocks for Reproduction Fabrics by Carol Hopkins and Linda M. Koenig. Though really, these blocks would be gorgeous in any style of fabric from Jen Kingwell to Bonnie...
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4" x 5" Anthology, Blue & White, Bonnie & Camille, Daylight Company, Lori Holt, Minick Simpson, Spelling Bee, The Clammy, The Glam Clam, The Good Life
Jan
4

2016 by the numbers...

Starting with... how many quilts did some folks make? Folks. The Moda Designers. I asked them several questions - I'm a nosy sort. I did it for you - I figured you'd be curious too. This is what I asked - and no, they weren't required to answer all the questions: How many quilts did you make in...
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Bonnie & Camille Basics, Jo Morton, Kate Spain, Minick Simpson, Pat Sloan, Stacy Iest Hsu, UFOs
Dec
9

Christmas Quilts...

Red and green. Red and white. Christmas-theme fabric. This stack of Christmas quilts belongs to Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Co. I recently did a poll of my quilter friends and it was interesting to learn that while all of us have made quilts to give as Christmas presents, only a few of us...
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cnelson
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All Points Patchwork, Bonnie & Camille, Bunny Hill, Christmas quilts, Minick Simpson, Patchwork, Primitive Gatherings, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Sweetwater
Oct
4

It only looks like wool...

Cotton Works Wovens - a new collection from Polly Minick & Laurie Simpson - Minick & Simpson . As accomplished artists, Polly and Laurie have established themselves through distinctive work that breaks all the conventional ideas of what quilts and hooked rugs should look like. They love to...
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12 Pack Quilts, Cotton Works, Minick Simpson, Patchwork, Presencia Pearl Cotton, quilting, Sewing
Aug
19

Mixing it up a bit...

I've yet to decide if it's genetic or a learned behavior - I like going against the grain. Or would it be crossing the weave? This is Grand Traverse Bay by Minick & Simpson . Do you promise not to laugh? As much as I love Polly and Laurie's blue-and-cream and red-and-cream collections, I always...
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Blue Barn, Cross Weave, Flight, Grand Traverse Bay, Minick Simpson, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing