It's time to vote... Modern Solids, Traditional Inspiration Challenge!!!

It's time to cast your vote for your favorite quilt from the Modern Solids, Traditional Inspiration Challenge!!  We can not thank Denyse Schmidt and the talented bloggers for making our first Modern Solids challenge a great success. 

Visit our Modern Solids, Traditional Inspiration Pinterest board to see more pictures of these amazing quilts!

Please cast your vote by commenting on this post no later than Tuesday, October 14th!  Also make sure to check out each quilters blogs about the challenge.  #modernsolidschallenge

Fresh Lemons Quilt - Faith Jones

Freshly Pieced - Lee Heinrich

Quilt Dad - John Adams

The Quilt Engineer - Latifah Saafir

Olive and Ollie - Heather Jones

Bijou Lovely Designs Woodland Quilt- Holly DeGroot

Canoe Ridge Creations - Megan Bohr

Design Challenge Garments Revealed, Vote for your Favorite

Ta Da! Today, on AM Northwest television show, four up and coming fashion designers unveiled their fashion creations as part of the show's six week Design Challenge.  Each week the designers will be given a new challenge and judged by a panel of experts including sewing expert Patti Palmer.  The "project runway" type competition is sponsored by Fabric Depot and featured FreeSpirit and Rowan fabrics. FreeSpirit designerValori Wells appeared as a guest judge today.

Amy, sun dress with cape was created from FreeSpirit Power Pop collection by Jenean Morrison; Power Pinkerton PWJM057 Orange, Radio City PWJM051 Orange and Sweet PWJM052 Strawberry

Gerry's beach inspired ensemble of shorts, halter top featuring a Celtic knot detail and short jacket used FreeSpirit Tea Cakes by Verna Mosquera; Sugary Stripe VM34 Blue Eyes and a voile from FreeSpirit Wrenly by Valori Wells; Wildfield VVW07 Cobalt.

Natalya's red-carpet worthy look of a two-piece ensemble pencil skirt and midrif top was made from FreeSpirit Happiness by Kathy Davis; Sugar Snaps PWKD036 Indigo and Rowan Premier Lord by Dan Bennett; Fan PWDB012 Blue and Maize PWDB011 Green.

Lindsay created straight leg print pants with fitted shirt and accent headand using Rowan's Kaffe Fassett  Babaganoush PWGP124 in Umber, Philip Jacobs Begonia Columns PJ44 Grey and Premier Lord by Dan Bennett Fan PWDB012 Black.

Vote for your favorite by clicking here. The winner will receive overall grand prize of a Pfaff sewing machine and other sewing-related prizes.

Fabrics featured on AM Northwest Design Challenge

Fabric Depot, Portland, OR, has partnered with KATU-TV and its AM Northwest show to sponsor Design Challenge. Four up and coming designers from The Art Institute in  Portland, were selected to cut, drape, pin, style and sew a collection of six garments in as many weeks based on weekly challenges.  Sewing expert, American Sewing Guild Honoree and Portland native Patti Palmer, owner of Palmer/Pletsch, introduces the weekly challenge and is also one of the judges.

This week, the designers were challenged to select three prints from FreeSpirit or Rowan fabrics along with a McCall's Pattern and told . . . make it work. Judging for this weeks challenge will be on Friday and FreeSprit Designer Valori Wells will be on hand as a guest judge.  Viewers can weigh in and select their favorite garment as the designers will vie for an overall grand prize of a Pfaff sewing machine and other sewing-related prizes including a Viewer's Choice award. Stay tuned, as we follow their progress and fabric selections this week!