Free Pattern: Flower Fields Placemat by Joel Dewberry

I think Joel Dewberry is one of my very favorite designers these days. His Modern Meadow collection makes my quilters' heart go pitter patter.

His lovely wife, Laurie, has done a blog for Joel's designs and I had to share. I know Laurie is a girl after my heart because she loves Swedish Fish, too!

I found this amazing pattern and I love these! Check it out HERE.

via Joel Dewberry Blog

Isn't it amazing! Thanks, Laurie and Joel, for the inspiration!

Mix n' Match: Orange Teal and Green

I used to own an online scrapbooking kit website. Did I ever tell you that? I sold it a few years ago, but I learned soooo much from that journey. One thing I noticed was that the scrapbooking a fabric industries have quite a lot in common.

In scrapbooking land, papers are designed in sets. There may be 4 or 14 papers in a line all designed to go together. I found that as a kit designer, my customers loved it when I mixed and matched papers with several lines. Somehow it made them feel more unique, more eclectic. They like having papers match that were not meant to go together.

So, for today's feature, I mixed fabrics from 3 designers. Just for fun. Here are the fabrics:

1. Amy Butler August Fields
2. Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow
3. Sandi Henderson Meadowsweet
4. Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow
5. Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow

I'd like a yard of each please.

Up and Coming: Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow

Today in my hunting, I came across this collection by Joel Dewberry. There are 3 Colorways in this collection, but I have a huge problem. Which one do I like most? They are all so nice. I think I'm leaning toward option 1. I am really loving the orange/aqua thing lately. What about you?

Joel Dewberry Sunny Days

Joel Dewberry Cool Stream

Joel Dewberry First Bloom

And did you notice? Joel Dewberry was used in my very first post. Yep. Those great little birds are his.