Feature Artist - Denyse Schmidt

I want these...

This woman is awesome. I bought a fat quarter on my honeymoon back in 2006 and from there was fascinated by her fabric designs and later her quilts.

The Fabric

Her fabric can be best described as very vintage, but with a little modern twist. She uses patterns that would have been popular in the 30's and 40's but in lime green, gray, or bright orange. So far she has introduced three lines...

Flea Market Fancy

Let me just say I loved this line. I loved it so much I almost cried when my last piece of the cute brown print at the very bottom of the picture was cut and I cut part of the pattern backwards. Note to sell, don't cut out patterns after midnight. Bad. Very bad.

Katie Jump Rope

I'm so in love with the color palettes she chose for this. The orange flower is my favorite and (shameless plug here) was used in this dress:

(go ahead, click on it!)


County Fair

This is her first decorator weight fabric. Ok, I'm going to come out and say it...not really my favorite. The patterns are the same as before, but the colors are more subdued and washed out.

Denyse, bring out your next line!

She came out with a book - Denyse Schmidt Quilts - a few years ago and I'm embarrassed to say I just bought it, though I've thumbed through it at bookstores many a time...

Her quilt patterns are wonderful. Again, very vintage, but not formal. The color pairings and almost haphazardness of the patterns make it very different. I think quilting has been a little stuffy for awhile until some modern ideas like her and Amy Butler have come around.