Debbie Brown is a quilter, teacher, designer and shop owner. We’ve just recently gotten to know one another and it makes me glad. Check out her blog, FB, and insta. For the Florabunda! Blog Hop Celebration, Debby combined her A La Mode Cutie Pattern with Florabunda!. This patterns’ effective use of block size and fabricContinue reading “Debby Brown Quilts uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics”
Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa
Heidi Kelly designs a purse and clutch using Florabunda
When I first met Heidi Kelly, we were at a gallery opening for the METAvivor Serenity Project, which was loud and exciting. As we were talking, I noticed the clutch she was holding contained a recognizable textile designers’ print. I asked her if she had made it. It turns out, she had. Heidi and IContinue reading “Heidi Kelly designs a purse and clutch using Florabunda”
Jamie Fingal uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics
Jamie Fingal is an artist, textile designer, friend, and fellow MistyFuse fanatic. Check out her FB and insta here. For the Florabunda! Blog Hop Celebration, Jamie contributed this 18×18″ square wall art piece, called Hexi Spring. Knowing Jamie as I do, this a raw edge appliqué using Mistyfuse, our preferred fusible. Mistyfuse is an extremelyContinue reading “Jamie Fingal uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics”
Florabunda!’s Blue without You Pattern debut and GIVEAWAY!
Just look at this sun dazzled quilt. Doesn’t it make you want to curl up and read a book, out in the sun? Hope for a breeze. Have a full day of relaxation and contented, good feelings? That’s how it makes me feel! Tiffany Hayes designed Blue without You, specifically for Florabunda! Isn’t it lovely?Continue reading “Florabunda!’s Blue without You Pattern debut and GIVEAWAY!”
Leslie Tucker Jenison uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics
Leslie Tucker Jenison and I are good friends. Just to stand near Leslie, feels like you are being hugged and appreciated. She likes to cook, she is a visual artist with strong traditional quilting skills, she too works with Procion MX dye (which is a special bond in itself.). Check out her web site, blog,Continue reading “Leslie Tucker Jenison uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics”
Susan Brubaker Knapp uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics
Susan Brubaker Knapp is host of Quilting Arts TV, which in itself, makes her a quilt world superstar. Susan is a prolific artist, whose strengths run the gamut from traditional quilting to bold artistic statements in wall art form. Susan has authored several Workshop DVDs and a book. Check out her FB, and insta. And, now. behold this vibrantContinue reading “Susan Brubaker Knapp uses Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics”
Teri Lucas, my Quilt Coach, uses Florabunda!
Teri Lucas is a quilter, teacher, quilt enabler and coach whose machine quilting skills are amazing. Check out her Insta and FB here. Teri is a good ‘in-person’ friend too. Her enthusiasm for our quilting community is catchy, while her encouragement to go farther and try new things is incredibly endearing. Teri introduced me toContinue reading “Teri Lucas, my Quilt Coach, uses Florabunda!”
Kathy York and Florabunda!
I am quite taken by Kathy York‘s work. She has the ability to make me gasp with her use of color. Her reach extends from technical, with beautifully pieced and quilted modern quilts, to a sometimes painterly and often graphic appeal in her art quilts. Check out her FB and Insta. In this baby quilt,Continue reading “Kathy York and Florabunda!”
Lyric Kinard shows Florabunda! off with a Tote
Lyric Kinard is an artist, author and teacher who published Art + Quilt, in addition to offering DVD workshops, a thermofax screen print service and artworks in her shop. Lyric updates a fab Call for Entry list, which I delve into regularly. Check out her FB, Insta. Not only all of this, but Lyric isContinue reading “Lyric Kinard shows Florabunda! off with a Tote”
Sara Mika and Mock Pie Studio uses Florabunda!
Sara Mika is a delightful connection for me, I have yet to meet her in person, but I look forward to it. Check out her blog, FB, Etsy and Insta. Sara’s art quilts are strong, playful, graphic and artistically expressive. Like me, Sara comes at quilting from a fine art perspective, but her more traditional quiltingContinue reading “Sara Mika and Mock Pie Studio uses Florabunda!”
Melanie Testa 