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Showing posts with label Skopelos fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skopelos fabric. Show all posts

Sunday, 3 May 2015

Skopelos blog tour, part II




The second week of the Skopelos blog tour  is finished and I am so excited to make this overview,  admiring all the beautiful creations of amazing makers/bloggers that took part of it.


Erica Jackman of Kitchen Table quilting used a few of the prints from the fabric line mixed in with Pure Elements solids in Nocturnal, Raspberry Rose, and Grapefruit. She used a curved template that she drafted in EQ7 for the quilt. the quilt is listed for sale in her etsy shop.



Jessica Alexandrakis of Life under quilts, whose husband is Greek, wanted to work with this line also because she thinks that Greece is really underrepresented in the quilting world. For her stop on the tour, she decided to make a Dresden Table Runner, one of the projects in her NEW BOOK.
The runner is made of five 9" Dresden blocks on point. You can get the tutorial on her blog ;)


Svetlana Sotak of s.o.t.a.k. handmade created this stunning summer bag made out of Paparounes pastel (poppies are her absolute favorite flowers) in combination with Essex Yarn Dyed Linen.


She even made a matching Lola pouch and scissor keeper (brilliant pattern by Amy Friend found in Make it, Take it book) just because she loves this fabric so much.


Kathleen Riggins of Kathleen Quilts used a variation of her Avonroy Tiles pattern, to create Skopelos Tiles pattern.She made so many beautiful pics, that you have to hop on to her blog and see it, plus some amazing quilting shown in details here.




Caroline Hulse of Sew Caroline made this beautiful maxi dress, using her Tank Dress pattern as a base for this dress. She adjusted the length along the shorten/lengthen line to make it hit around her ankles and sewed it out of a knit so it has a little more give. She loves how easy this dress is to make and wear.



Hope that you feel inspired!!!
See you soon with some more amazing creations!!!
xx, Katarina

Thursday, 16 April 2015

Mark your calendars: Skopelos blog tour


As the quilt featuring my #skopelosfabrics has the official name given, thanks to you dear friends, I am presenting you #skopeloswindows #quilt πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ‰ #katarinaroccella #ArtGalleryFabrics #WeAreFabrics #aurifil


On next Monday, the tour begins, can't wait!!!!
Here is the complete list with names and dates of the participants - the wonderful and talented makers that will show, share and inspire with theirs creations with Skopelos fabrics:


1. LYNNE GOLDSWORTHY - April 20th
2. ALLEGORY LANHAM – April 21st
3. ERICA TOOLE - April 22nd
4. RACHAEL GANDER - April 23th
5. AMY FRIEND - April 24th
6. MARIJA VUJČIΔ† - April 25th
7. DANA BOLYARD - April 26th
8. ERICA JACKMAN - April 27th
9. JESSICA ALEXANDRAKIS - April 28th
10. SVETLANA SOTAK - April 29th
11. KATHLEEN RIGGINS - April 30th
12. APRIL RHODES - May 1st
13. PAUL HALLINGER - May 2nd
14. SHARON MCCONNELL - May 3rd
15. CAROLINE HULSE – May 4th
16. JANE DAVIDSON – May 5th

skopelos blog tour


See you soon,
Katarina,xx

Sunday, 29 March 2015

Sewing with Skopelos fabrics


Looks like I have a planπŸ™Œ #Skopelosfabrics #artgalleryfabrics  #katarinaroccella

In a few days Skopelos fabric collection will hit shelves of the quilt stores and I am trying my best to make a few quilt and garment samples out of my strike offs. Beside that, I am also trying to make 2 new PDF patterns. One will be for the "Lola drawstring bag" (on the following pictures)...

Adding the cords and ready to shoot☺️ #Loladrawstringbag #katarinaroccella #artgalleryfabrics #Skopelosfabrics #skopelosfabric

I might be overgramming but I had to post this last picture of the #Loladrawstringbag with a peekaboo appletini ( #PureElementsolids ) lining πŸ’— #Skopelosfabrics #katarinaroccella #artgalleryfabrics #skopelosfabric #bag #patchwork

...and one for the new Quilt pattern that will probably be called Greeka (like four of the geometric prints).

Tagged by @lilysquilts here is my #widrn - my improvisational #quilt with #Skopelosfabrics is pieced and I will work on adding the borders today. I am tagging @sharonhollanddesigns @jessica_alex and @mvquilts 😊 #katarinaroccella #artgalleryfabrics #

When I say I am trying, I really mean that, because life sometimes get too crazy and trying is the best I can do.

On the other exciting side, I will have some sneak peaks of my upcoming lines, very soon.
I hope that you are following me on IG, because I am more active over there :)
Happy spring!!!
Katarina