HALFBRITISHSALE 70 items 50% off

Hello all,
I know it has been a while. I have been busy and not complaining about it.

But another things has happened which I have not shared with you yet. As of 11/9 I am a British Citizen. I arrived in the UK exactly 17 years ago, to the day of my citizenship ceremony, so it was just about time I become British and get the right to vote. I have been in this country contributing to society, paying my taxes and welfare contributions for 17 years and could not vote in national elections, no way could I go on like that for much longer.

So yay, I am British now and am celebrating it with a HALFBRITISHSALE in the shop where 70 items, mostly quilts, are 50% off.

Also worth mentioning is that all quilts shipped in the UK get free shipping.

Now let's celebrate everything British (I think it's time I make a Union Jack quilt, no?).

Bottoms up!

Happy Birthday, Etsy. SALE

Hello all,
it has been crazy over here, with so much to do. I can't wait to have some time to share some exciting news with you and to show you what I have been working on. Some secret sewing in the works over here. :O

But today just a quick Sale announcement. It is Etsy's Birthday and you can find many items in the shop with 10% off.

So go have a look and treat yourself or a loved one. Oh, and remember, there is always FREE UK shipping on all quilts.

Lots of love,
Nadine

Black and White

Hello everyone,
I know, anyone who knows me might think I've gone bonkers as I have always made extremely colorful quilts and have been known to throw the most bright colors together. But you know what, I think although I still love color and will always make colorful quilts, I have really grown to like crisp black and white or neutral monochromatic color schemes lately and I think I will go more in that direction in the future.

Color palettes have been on my mind constantly and I will post about some ideas soon, but for now here is one of my recent black and white quilts. This one is a lap quilt or maybe large baby/toddler quilt or playmat.  I used a number of different black and white prints with some Kona Ash, my go to neutral shade, and I love the result.

I have also started to use black and white a lot with some minor splashes of color, like in this baby quilt. 

And I LOOOOOVE this quilt which used lots of Kona solids with some splashes of black and white. I think I really need to explore this a bit more as I love the effect and I can imagine this in a number of different color palettes.

What do you think? Do you like monochromatic color palettes or black and white quilts?

I have also started a number of other black and white quilts so watch this space.

Love of love,
Nadine

Ready to ship or custom baby quilts?

Hello all,
I have been wondering what my customers really want and what products I might make to appeal to the new mum/baby shower/new baby gift market.

All my quilts are ready made ship next day but I have noticed many customers say the baby is still on the way and they are not even bothered about quick shipping. So I am wondering whether custom baby quilts would appeal to more buyers.

I could offer modern baby quilts using mainly solids and I could let them choose form a number of different options.

So for instance they could choose Half Square Triangle quilts like this one (but smaller).

Or they could choose the stripes option like this one:

Or other shapes like crosses for instance.

And then they choose the color scheme and I would probably provide a number of options as I can't possible have all colors in.

What do you think? Do you think that would appeal more to buyers of baby quilts? Or do you think they prefer ready to ship quilts? I really need to do some market research but have no idea how. Any advice would be very welcome.

Lots of love,
Nadine

The first load of finishes for 2018

Hello everyone,
yes, it's that time again when I finish a whole pile of projects all at once (happens usually about 3 times a year) and upload them all in the shop. I can't possibly share all of these quilts and other items in one post, there are simply way too many. So I will start with a few quilts today and share some more with you another day. Yes, you will have to be patient!

Ok so here goes. These 5 quilts are all very different and some of them took me forever to make. The Echo quilt for instance has been giving me such headaches and in the end I decided to make it smaller to actually be able to finish it.

The Kona quilt is a new love for me and as you will see I am using more and more solids and want to explore quilting with just solids a bit more. I have also been getting into more neutral colors, I know, very unusual for me. Normally my quilts scream of color. So watch this space, there will be more like that.

All quilts are already in the shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/QuiltedBlissByNadine

I hope you like these and watch out for the next lot of posts. I have so much more to share with you.
Lots of love, Nadine
 
Kona solids quilt with black velvet backing, I really want to make more solids quilts:

Flora baby quilt 

Chevrons quilt in peach and grey (I am really getting into the neutrals color schemes atm)

Echo quilt

Blue triangles quilt (my favorite color combo: teal and lime)

Plans for 2018?

Hello all,

I currently have no WiPs and am trying to decide where to go from here. I have tons of fabric so one of my intentions for 2018 is definitely to work with my stash and maybe even destash some more fabrics I think I might not use (see instagram for current destash items).

https://www.instagram.com/thiscreativebliss/

I also am thinking I might try something new and will experiment a bit with more modern minimalist designs. I think I will use more solids

and will maybe even make some two or three toned quilts, something that would fit into a very modern home such as this one:

Or this one: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/204773114291730774/ or this one https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/204773114291730618/


What do you think? What should I make and what do you think would sell in my Etsy shop? I am determined to sell more and am happy to try some new designs this year.

Lots of love and happy sewing,
Nadine

4 New Quilts

Hello all,
I have just listed a few new quilts, well not so new quilts, but mainly ones I just haven't shared with anyone.

The first one is a quilt that was published in Quilt Now, a baby quilt.

The second one is my Star Quilt, also featured in Quilt Now.

And the last 2 quilts are new quilts that are a bit larger than my usual quilts and ones I will be very sad to let go.

The Totem Quilt (love the swirls quilting)

The Tipi Quilt