Nancy Rink Blog

I realize you might think it's awfully early to be talking about a 2018 block of the month quilt. But believe it or not, this is how early I am working on it in order to have it ready to roll out next year. Painter's Garden is the name of my upcoming BOM. It features my Twilight Tones collection, which you can see on the Marcus Fabrics website here. or here   For Painter's Garden I...

So I am back from Spring Quilt Market in St Louis, MO where I shared some Studio 37 boothspace with fellow designer Sarah Maxwell of Designs by Sarah J. Here's my booth space replete with new quilts, my Getting to Know Hue BOM, my new patterns, and  . . .  WHAT? In the foreground, is that rug hooking? Yep, it is.     I was introduced to rug hooking when I visited the Fallbrook Quilt Guild...

Last week I introduced Getting to Know Hue,  my new block-of-the-month program and fabric collection of the same name.  It's a 12-month program featuring a medallion style quilt. Now those of you who know me or are familiar with my quilt tastes know that I love adding a bit of applique' to a pieced quilt. In fact, some of my previous BOMs such as Amish With a Twist Series III  have even featured a pieced option...

2017 rolls in and we roll out a new block-of-the-month quilt: Getting to Know Hue   The idea for this BOM started percolating as I was designing my new basics line--also named Getting to Know Hue-- for Marcus Fabrics' Studio 37 division.. My goal was to craft a collection that featured small motifs in a variety of blendable colors. In approaching the color palette, I pulled out my collection of Kaffe Fassett prints, because I am always...

This week the Marcus family of designers and sewistss will be sharing their pets.  So without further ado, meet our rescue dog Daisy. She is a fourteen year old Shepherd mix that we adopted when she was less than a year old. When she first arrived home with us, she was quite skittish and liked to curl up in little spaces under tables and behind chairs. We thought maybe she'd feel more secure if she had her own little space,...