I am thrilled today to be part of the blog tour for Casey York's new book, Modern Appliqué Illusions!  I've been watching Casey's creations ever since her quilt Onwards won the Modern Quilt Guild Madrona Road fabric challenge.  I loved the modern, minimal design and the perspective...

I picked up Lotta Jansdotter's Sylvia collection when I was at Quilt Market last fall.  I mean, black and white print?  Yes!  Lotta?  Yes!  Who could resist? I had an idea about some large leaves and an applique method I wanted to try; I added...