We’ve recently added 10 new colors to our popular Cirrus Solids assortment – that’s 31 modern shades to rock your sewing world!
Cirrus Solids are a created by cross weaving two similar tones to create a unique combined color with subtle striations and texture. They add a lovely warmth and sophistication to your projects. Cirrus Solids are also ideal for garments – they are silky soft and drape beautifully.
Look for more Cloud9 essentials to be heading this way in 2016.
We’ve added 10 gorgeous hues to our popular cross weave yarn-dyed solids palette. Look for them later this year!
It might be 100 degrees out, but luckily for us Yvonne of Quilting Jet Girl designed a cool block that has us dreaming of the ski slopes as we sew up July’s winning design for the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge. Yvonne even has a quick tutorial on how to design your own blocks on her blog, as well as a ton of other inspiration, so now is a great time to escape the heat, stay inside, and get sewing. Download instructions for the On a Slope Block here.
Each month we’ll be highlighting a new block winner. Might the next one be you? What’s the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and what can you win? Read up on it here.
Happy summer! Our block this month is quick, sweet, and simple, which is perfect to kick off the season. Anne Sullivan created two colorways with a great balance of dark and light for her winning Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge design, bringing a subtle depth to the four inspired quilt layouts below. Download instructions for the Rock Candy Block here.
Each month we’ll be highlighting a new block winner. Might the next one be you? What’s the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and what can you win? Read up on it here.
Spring Quilt Market left us in the dust as far as the BOM challenge was concerned, but the good news is that now we’ve got back to back winners for you! This week, we’ve got last month’s beautiful block designed by Lynn Kline. Her fun use of coordinating and contrasting colors in squares and strips really caught our eye; use the suggested warm and cool colorways, or be inspired to choose your own! Download the instructions for the Stuck in the Middle Block here, and stay tuned next week for June’s block.
Each month we’ll be highlighting a new block winner. Might the next one be you? What’s the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and what can you win? Read up on it here.
It’s time to open the barn door and let it some spring sunshine. Conveniently, Jerriann Massey of AnnieMcHugs designed a simple but effective Barn Door Block for our Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and won our April spot. Jerriann also has a lot of handy tutorials and tips on her blog, and runs a gorgeous sewing retreat space in Texas, so her website is definitely worth a look! Download the instructions for the Barn Door Block here.
Each month we’ll be highlighting a new block winner. Might the next one be you? What’s the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and what can you win? Read up on it here.
The geese are twirling on in for spring! Jenn Rodriguez of Red Patch Designs designed this cute and clever block for our Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and instantly won us over with her cheery colors and beautiful full quilt layouts. Download the Twirling Geese Block directions here.
Each month we’ll be highlighting a new block winner. Might the next one be you? What’s the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and what can you win? Read up on it here.
Warm up your weekday with a cheery new block! February’s Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge winner is Michelle Wilkie’s Mind the Gap Block. Michelle has a lot of other great modern designs at her website that are definitely worth checking out. Download the Mind the Gap Block directions here.
Each month we’ll be highlighting a new block winner. Might the next one be you? What’s the Cirrus Solids BOM Challenge and what can you win? Read up on it here.
Finished Cirrus Solids HST Challenge quilt
We had the opportunity to work with one of our local quilt guilds, NYC Metro MOD Quilters, on a Cirrus Solids HST Challenge. The challenge was to create a block using one of three color combos and using only half square triangles, with an added touch of only one or two accent triangles in the block. The results are amazing! Here is the finished piece of all the member’s blocks, which were jointly arranged and then pieced by Maria Gualdoni and quilted by Rachael Dorr. You can see the 3 winning blocks below (one block from each of the color combos).
Details of Rachael Dorr’s quilting.
Winning block by Andrea Murray
Winning block by Emily Klainberg
Winning block by Nellie Wu
Maria Gualdoni (on left) pieced the top and Rachael Dorr (on right) did the quilting and binding
