KapaQuilts: 2015

March 23, 2015 Matthew Wheeler of Kapaquilts.com

Succulent fabrics by Heather Givans from

Crimson Tate for Windham fabrics Blog Hop

QuiltCon 2015 - what a great experience! I met so many wonderful people, learned so much, and the fabrics and toys on display were soooo tempting! That's where this blog post got its start...

My friend Stacey M brought back to the hotel this stack of spectacularly fabulous fat quarters she had bought earlier in the day from none other than Crimson Tate . Well she fell in love with one particular print and couldn't stop "petting" this nice grey one with squares around flowers, and I'll have to say it was pretty awesome. It was one of those prints you could use for anything - bags, bindings, linings in a bag or purse, backing on a quilt, trim on apron, borders, etc...you know the kind. So I decided to hit the vendor mall and surprise her with some yardage...........lucky for me I was able to get the last two yards available! YEAH!

Well quilter friends, I couldn't let her have that spectacularly precious loot all to herself, especially headed back to Vancouver B.C. where I wouldn't have a chance to get it any time soon - if ever!! Soooo, I bought myself a bundle of half yards too!

One of the best parts of attending these events is the chance to see what other quilters are doing and to meet new people, and I'm glad to say I have a new quilting friend in Heather Givans of Crimson Tate, the designer of the fun and cheerful collection Succulents, for Windham Fabrics.

On the plane ride home I saw this great article by Laura Strutt in Love Patchwork Quilting magazine. It featured her fun and quick to sew baskets "Nice & Neat", and knew I had to make some for my sewing room. I liked the easy to sew pattern design to create the functional organizers, but I didn't follow the pattern exactly because I didn't want to cut this beautiful fabric into small squares.

These are made with solid panels of fabric instead of small squares.

Now, if you're wanting to get some Succulents fabrics for yourself, now is your chance! The gang over at Windham will be giving away fat-quarter bundles at every stop of the Succulents Blog Hop. All of them! Here's the line up...

March 15: Heather Givans of Crimson Tate
March 16: Eric Lubrick of Eric Lubrick Photography
March 17: Sarah Sharp of {no} hats quilts }
March 18: Lindsay Lefevere of ellesquare
March 19: Karen McTavish of McTavish Quilting Studio
March 20: David Barnhouse of Crimson Tate
March 21: Meghan Eschbaugh of Calvin and Carolyn
March 22: Brooke Starnes
March 23: Matthew Wheeler of Kapa Quilts
March 24: Samantha Howard of Bobaloo Kids
March 25: Amy Garro of 13 spools
March 26: Amanda Castor of Material Girl Quilts
March 27: Heather Jones of Heather Jones Studio
March 28: Heather Givans of Crimson Tate

How do you win? Just follow along over the next two weeks, look at the projects and comment on the posts. The winners will be drawn at random at the end of the hop.

So to get started, leave a comment on my post. Want to improve your odds, scoot on over to Windham's blog and leave a comments on there as well. I would love to know what you'd make with this beautiful fabric line!

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