Low volume quilts

A glimpse into my compulsion to create.

I'm so happy to share this free, simple pattern today for a I Spy quilt with low volume fabrics. This is one of my favorite quilts ever! I w...

Get a free Low-Volume Scrap Quilt pattern and find details on a quick shop update with some early release Favorite Things precuts.

Have you heard or seen the term Low Volume and wondered when Quilters began talking about sound? If you answered Yes, then this pos...

Low volume sewing is pretty hot right now. For me, one of the biggest challenges is finding low volume prints in my stash. It's probably pretty obvious that I tend to be attracted to color saturated prints. Amanda from Westwood Acres sells a low volume bundle in her shop on Etsy. She cleverl

Catching up here on quilts finished this year. I started collecting low volume fabrics a few years ago needing a break from all the bright fabrics and the calm was welcome. Turns out I had A LOT of low volume fabric as I finished this queen size quilt and still had plenty to make at least two more quilts. Earlier this year when I was looking for meditative quarantine sewing, I started making these partial seam blocks using Red Pepper Quilts Bright Hope block tutorial. I ended up with over…

Good morning! I wanted to take a second to let you know about a very informal quilt-along that I am hosting on Instagram starting next week! I wanted to host a quilt-along and had my friends on IG vote on which of my patterns they wanted to do. Sweet Kisses won and I am excited to start next Monday, April 5th. As I said, this is going to be very informal. There won't be any sign-ups, weekly blog posts or weekly emails. Just follow along with me on Instagram @gigis_thimble. I'll be posting…

Catching up here on quilts finished this year. I started collecting low volume fabrics a few years ago needing a break from all the bright fabrics and the calm was welcome. Turns out I had A LOT of low volume fabric as I finished this queen size quilt and still had plenty to make at least two more quilts. Earlier this year when I was looking for meditative quarantine sewing, I started making these partial seam blocks using Red Pepper Quilts Bright Hope block tutorial. I ended up with over…

Note: I’ve gotten so many requests for how I made this quilt that I’m adding some basic instructions to help you out. Quilt is made from 8 inch Quarter log cabin blocks with low volume …

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Welcome to finish it up Friday! Last weekend at camp I finished my low volume slab quilt. She's a pretty little thing that I'm calling sweet and low. Many thanks to my friend Brianne for coming up with the clever name! The top is all scraps. My favorite! It took over a week to piece the top, which felt like for-ever! But, there are tons of tiny pieces in it, so I guess that makes sense. For the backing I used some of my treasured Katie Jump Rope fabric. You know that I must love the quilt…

... and pictures: More soon. Rita

I've really loved every quilt I've made using patterns from Sunday Morning Quilts (see: my Up, Up and Away quilt and my improv slab qui...

First, a huge thank you to everyone who commented, ordered, and supported The Socorro Foundation featured on my previous post. By my estimates you’ve sent somewhere around $5000 worth of necessities to the border. The compassion shown has touched my heart. I can’t even wait until your boxes start showing up on the Foundations’ doorstep....Continue Reading

A Finished Quilt and as always lots of photos ~ A Low Volume Herringbone Quilt Click on any image for a larger view. My Low Volume He...

My husband soon learned this hobby was going to stick around for a while. He started talking about buying me a new sewing machine. I hesitated for a long time; I follow a lot of quilting blogs, and…

Work in Progress (lots of photos!) The Herringbone Quilt is a traditional quilt design known for its diagonal "strippy" piecing and...

I actually only started this quilt the other day. I had an overwhelming urge to cut up some fabrics to...

A Finished Quilt A scrappy strip quilt :: scrappy in the sense that I have used a variety of fabrics :: less scrappy is the layout with...

Finished low volume log cabin quilt. Blogged here wombatquilts.com/2013/01/25/low-volume-log-cabin-finished/