Showing posts with label Baltimore Album. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baltimore Album. Show all posts

Thursday, September 26, 2013

What's in a color?

We thought we'd have some fun with color today. What is your favorite, and why?
This article from freshome Design & Architecture explores room colors and how they affect your mood. Sure, paint is great, but fabric is more fun, so we've pulled some of our favorites in each hue to coordinate with the article's explanations!

Kitchen:
Yellow - increases metabolism, brightens rooms, gives you energy


Dining Room:
Red - encourages appetite


Living Room: 
Lavender - calms the nerves, allows relaxation


Bedroom: 
Green - tranquility and health


Girl's Bedroom:
Pink - calming, warm


Office:
Blue - most productive color

Do any of the rooms (or quilts) in your house match up with these recommendations?

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Baltimore Album Shortcut

If you're a quilter, chances are you've admired a Baltimore Album quilt at some point. But unless you're really into applique, you probably never intended to make one. So many tiny, intricate pieces to cut and stitch!

Allow us to introduce Ro Gregg's new collection, Baltimore Album. This line features the best of both worlds. An updated selection of small tonal prints perfect for making your own Baltimore Album quilt, and a panel of preprinted blocks perfect for making your own Baltimore Album quilt with a little less cutting and stitching.

The panel:


The coordinates:
You need to see a few of these prints up close to truly appreciate them.

This might be one of the best paisleys ever. Great colors and shape!

A gorgeous green tonal

Soft blue flowers with a calico feel


Get creative with the panel of blocks and coordinates. Or, if you prefer, download the free pattern from our website featuring Cathy Miles' Baltimore Album design. The quilt combines one classic--Baltimore Album blocks--with another: Grandmother's Fan blocks.

Have you ever made a Baltimore Album quilt? Is it on your quilting bucket list?