Felice Quilt Designs

         Colorful threads neatly lined up, draw me in as if I were headed for a butter pecan sundae. I'm sure that if you are reading this newsletter you too are drawn in by colorful thre ads. This obsession goes back to my big box of crayons and packages of construction paper I cherished as a kid and still keep around for the grand kids!       Colorful thread  and need les are usually a topic people bring up when they see my quilts. So, let's discuss this.        Recently I visited with a group of ladies for a class of the Vase of Beauties pattern. Some created it in the colors I used, but the majority used wools of their color choice. I love seeing the personalities the quilts take on through the backgrounds and colors the maker uses. We started talking about stitches and they all mentioned that they were in need of size 8 threads for the stitches we were about to do.    ...

One More Stitch? That is the question! I love creating detail and texture with embroidery stitches on my wool appliqué quilts. Sometimes the problem is that I get to a point and ask myself, "Is that enough?" If I do not add enough stitches the shape is flat, and if I add too many stitches I may end up with a big blur and an unclear image. Right now I am at that point with the Sunflowers block for my Tuscany Quilt. Perhaps you can help me out. I recently went on a family vacation to the beach with my kids and grandkids and kept pretty busy. It was a wonderful time seeing the grandkids go in the ocean for the first time. Within a few minutes they were boogie boarding with smiles on their faces.  Those smiles were great.  Even baby Mazie and I had a good time watching the birds.  However, there wasn't much time for stitching. I did however contemplate what I would do once I did start stitching. On the trip home I was able to be passenger for a while and s...

Happy New Year!!!! So, what have you been up to since all the decorations are down, the friends and family visits have come to an end? I'm thinking, LET THE YEAR BEGIN WITH A BURST! A burst of projects that is. In Northeast Ohio we are having a rainy, gray day but I said to Charlee, the Border Terrier that rules our house, that it was time to go get the mail. Our mailbox is down our long driveway and she loves any opportunity to go for a walk. I grabbed my hooded jacket, got her leash and off we went to the mailbox.  I totally forgot that I had ordered Strips of Fun by Patrick Lose from The Missouri Star Quilt Co. Well...it was there in the box! I quickly said to Charlee, hurry up and let's check this out. Here it is  Don't you think it's a wonderful rainbow of inspiration on a gray, Ohio day?  I have my sketch ready and will soon draw the pattern and get the stitching started. My idea is to create a Coral Reef Quilt that ...

Isn't it a great morning when you wake up and the question you went to sleep thinking about resolves itself? All yesterday afternoon I thought about what theme would I want for my new pattern designs. I came up with two which I am now researching. Wouldn't it be great if we could solve all life's problems so easily......  I have been working on an Embroidery Stitch Sampler for an Embroidery Club at The Quilted Thimble in Chesterland. Here's a peek at one of the small blocks. This block includes the Chain, Pistil, Backstitch and in the center is the Van Dyke stitch. I'm using Valdani Threads on felted wool.   Check out the new stitch instructions on my website. www.felicequiltdesigns.com September's stitch is the FLY STITCH. The flowers are fading quickly and I need to get more photos taken before the leaves start to change. Each year I document the perennial flower bed and this year I have some new additions I need to photograph. It's helpful seei...