Imagine what you can do....

with Imagine This!

Today we're sharing more inspiration for projects featuring the Imagine This collection by the designing duo of Linda Carlson and Diana Henage.

Linda: The child’s dress was made using Simplicity’s New Look pattern #6478 View B with my alteration of adding 4 tiles from SKU#1200591, the multi-color tiles. I cut them out individually making sure the black outline all around the tiles showed without any of the yellow sashing. I used the fusible Misty Fuse centered over the already sewn bodice and dress seam lines, then machine appliquéd with a small zigzag stitch for added interest. When I’m done photographing the dress, it will go to my youngest niece, Diana’s granddaughter.

Linda: The purse is actually a carrying case for the Pop-up Travel Hat pattern I bought from Annie’s Catalogue, which if I’d had time before the Spring Market in Pittsburgh, I would have sewn it, too. However, I liked how fashionable and suitable the bag was for ‘tween and teens as well as beach lovers. I used the pre-quilted fabrics in both the multi-color and red, black, white and gray prints to showcase either a more juvenile look or stylish young ingenue look on the outside of the purse. Both pre-quilted fabrics feature the whimsical collage animal/artsy print with the swirled multi-color or black/gray dot prints on the inside and outside of the purse eliminating the need to create a separate lining. 

Linda: Since our School House was called “Modern Ideas For Modern Fabrics!”, I wanted to show innovative quilt designs and projects utilizing modern shapes. I’d already made the Mod Rules! quilt featuring the red, black, gray and white tile fabric cut into octagons, so when I found a pattern for hexagon double sided fusible place mats, I added the no-sew project to the samples for the School House presentation. Again, I used the pre-fused fabrics because of the time crunch, but did sew on the rick-rack to cover the raw edges of the pre-quilted fabric. 

Linda: Here's Diana & I showing off our “Donut Vests” by Linda McGeehee at Spring Market. The vest almost sews itself when you choose double-sided pre-quilted fabrics: fold the fabric, cut out with pattern template, bind, and you’re done! The pre-quilted bags were perfect additions to the vests, too!

Now it's your turn to design using Imagine This!
Have you been working on a digital quilt design over at Threadbias for the Imagine This Quilt Design Contest? You have until July 14 to upload a design for a chance to win the fabric to make your quilt! Use this link to check it out and get started, and for extra help on how the Threadbias design tool works, don't miss this helpful tutorial.

Today's the day!

The Imagine This! Quilt Design Contest is open over at Threadbias--if you've been playing with a design, you can upload it. See more here.

The contest is open June 27 through July 14, so get your entry in!

The winner will receive fabric to make the quilt she/he designs. Find all the details here.

Need some additional inspiration? Here's another look at the swatches in Linda Henage and Diana Carlson's Imagine This collection (see larger swatches here), and click here to see quilts that Linda has designed using these fun fabrics.

Have fun playing with Imagine This digitally at Threadbias.com, and then ask for these fabrics at your local quilt shop.

An Introduction to Threadbias

Hello! This is Alex from Threadbias.com to give you a quick run down on how the Quilt Design Tool at Threadbias works, and more importantly, how you can use it to enter the Imagine This! Quilt Design Contest.

First, it's important to note you can always try the design tool even outside of the contest using our free 9" x 9" workspace. Once the contest starts you can use a large canvas for your entry.

The general layout of the design tool looks like this:

Along the left side you'll find tools for selecting, manipulating, drawing, and erasing shapes. Along the top you'll find tools for selecting fabric, fill tools, color/fabric picker, and fabric swapping. In the top right are your zoom controls as well as text boxes for your X/Y position and Height/Width, which can be helpful for fine-grained control if you need it.

All of the buttons have tool-tip help boxes that show when you hover, I highly encourage you to read up on what each tool does and feel free to use that free 9" x 9" workspace I mentioned to just play around and get the hang of how the different tools work. 

For more in-depth help, there is a series of videos showing how all of the major functions work. You can find these on the Threadbias.com website here. We also have a support forum where you can ask questions and myself or anyone else in the community can help answer.

Once the contest starts on June 27th, you can enter the contest by visiting the Quilt Design Tool page on Threadbias and in the initial getting started pop-up there is a spot at the bottom for contests. Select the Imagine This! Quilt Design Contest and optionally change the default size (90" x 108") of your quilt. Use the design tool to create your entry. You can save as you go and come back in multiple sessions to work on it. Once you are happy with your design and before the end of the entry period on July 14th, enter the context by choosing the Enter Contest option from the Contest Menu. Soon after you'll see your entry in the list of entries on the contest group page. If for some reason you decide to withdraw your entry you can choose to delete the entry using the Contest Menu.

Good luck everyone and we can't wait to see what you do with the fabric in the Imagine This! collection. 

Find the details of the contest here.

Imagine This to Win!

What would you make with the Imagine This collection? 

Put on your designing hat! Your imagination is your only limit!

We're excited to announce the Imagine This! Quilt Design Contest in conjunction with Threadbias and the Designing Duo, Linda Carlson and Diana Henage.

Using the Quilt Design Tool over at Threadbias, you can design a quilt using the Imagine This fabrics and coordinating solids. 

The contest opens on June 27, but you can get started designing now! The voting public will select the top five designs, and then Linda and Diana will choose the winner and runner up.

What can you win? 
The winner will receive the fabric required to sew the quilt you design!
One runner-up will receive a fat quarter bundle of Imagine This.

Find out more details under our Imagine This Contest tab and in the Imagine This Group on the Threadbias website.

We can't wait to see what you create!