It's National Polka Dot Day!

According to quilt historian, Barbara Brackman, January 22 is National Polka Dot Day!

So I went digging in the cupboard for a few polka dot flimsies to celebrate the day.  

This one was made a few years ago in a class with Freddy Moran.  

It's the "Liberated Wedding Ring" pattern in the book, Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again.

This one was made around 2007 in a class with Kaffe Fassett.  

Both of these quilts are made of all dots or dot-like prints.

I'd be hard-pressed to find a quilt in my house that doesn't include a number of dotty fabrics! 

Here's a block from my design wall today.

And here's a sneak peek of Scrappy Trip--half sewn together!

(Excuse the crummy photos.  I took the flimsies outside to photograph.  

It's so cold, my lens fogged up!)

Gone Dotty!

Barbara Brackman recently posted about how polka dots have been used over the years. Modern, stylish women were using polka dots way back in the late 19th century. There was even a Polka Dot Club!

It got me thinking about the quilts I've made with polka dots, and some of the teachers who've shared my love of the nifty little shape.



I made this quilt in a workshop with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably a few years ago.
They taught me how to focus on the colors and combine them in a pleasing way.



Dots come in more than one shape!



Last fall, I got to take a workshop with Freddy Moran. She taught me that any colors go together, the more the better. This is the Liberated Wedding Ring pattern in her book with Gwen Marston, Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again.



Anything goes!


I made this one with the Gee's Bend gals in 2009. They taught me how to choose fabrics by using my intuition. And put away that rotary cutter!



They all loved this black and white dot, cut from an old dress.




Last summer, I made this quilt in a class with Denyse Schmidt. I chose the red dot as my focus fabric. She taught me how to use scraps in an improvisational way.



Dots go with everything!