OK, so I’ve decided that I’m running away from home. I’m moving to New South Wales to work for Kathy Doughty at Material Obsession. Why, you ask? Because I simply can’t get enough of her quilts. And Sarah Fielke’s, too. If you haven’t seen the pattern books these Aussies have coauthored, then you’re missing out. They are…
Material Obsession: Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots (2009)
Material Obsession 2: More Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots (forthcoming in 2010)
Kathy and Sarah’s approach to design–they plug ultra-mod colors and fabrics into super-traditional patchwork patterns that they sometimes complicate in the best possible ways–is so simple it makes you want to laugh in a “why didn’t I think of that” kind of way. I love, love, love traditional patchwork patterns, and I love, love, love bright, jewel-toned fabrics. It’s just that when I go to the quilt shop, that’s so not what ends up in my basket. I guess that’s why we all end up making quilts that come from our own visions, our own hearts. Do you have a favorite quilt designer whose quilts look nothing like yours?
By the way, look for the pattern for Sarah Fielke’s North by Northeast (below) in the Feb/Mar 2010 issue of Quilters Newsletter. A really fun quilt by Kathy Doughty will be patterned in our Oct/Nov issue, and another Sarah Fielke quilt will “star” (to give you a hint) in our Dec/Jan 2011 issue. We are so blessed to work with such amazing talent!
North by Northeast by Sarah Fielke
I wanted to see if someone could tell me where/if I could get the patterns for the quilts that include Australian Stitchery from “Stitchery from Down Under” in the June/July 2010 issue? I can’t seem to locate a website for them. Are the patterns available?
Hi, Vickie! Thanks for your question. Please see the new blog post for June 15, 2010, for the response, and happy quilting!
Thanks Angie! I just found your blog and was thinking I’d like to move to Colorado to work with you…maybe we should swap! Can’t wait to see the magazine when it finally gets to Australia! kathy