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!”
Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa
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!”
Deborah Boschert’s Florabunda!
Deborah and I are good friends. Check out her insta, FB and Etsy. In the photograph below, I had just published Inspired to Quilt, which you can see on a banner-ad above Pokey and Deborah’s heads. That was more than 10 years ago! Such good times! [I have since published two more books, Dreaming from theContinue reading “Deborah Boschert’s Florabunda!”
Tiffany Hayes and Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics
Head over to Tiffany’s online presence, Needle in a Hayes Stack, to see her full range of quilt patterns, block of the month offerings, fabrics, kits and notions too. Here is her Insta, her Pinterest, and FB just to keep it tidy! I could not be happier that Teri Lucas connected us! The pattern forContinue reading “Tiffany Hayes and Florabunda! by RJR Fabrics”
Lost and Stolen 2 sided, handprinted Quilt
Last year, I made this two sided quilt and gained its entry into two well loved magazines, International Quilt Festival Quilt Scene 2017 and Fons and Porters, Modern Patchwork, both magazines are owned by F+W media. The front, pictured above, was completely handprinted using Melly Marks stamps and thermofax screens. The back of the quilt,Continue reading “Lost and Stolen 2 sided, handprinted Quilt”
Melanie Testa 