These last few weeks have been nuts, but I'm back from Quilt Market and trying to catch up on all that I missed while away. Over the next few days and weeks, I'll share pics from my trip and ...
recording from yesterday.
In case you missed it and are interested, you can find the recording from yesterday's radio show with Pat Sloan here. It was definitely an honor to be invited on there to chat! Hope you enjoy ...
botanics preview.
I'm feeling mostly visual today and thought I'd share some quick peeks at my new fabric line, Botanics. More to come ...
thank you so much, plus some upcoming events.
Thank you so much to everyone who placed bids on my charity auction. You are all awesome and very generous! I'll be sending you each a personal thank you for getting involved. Michelle, you ...
charity auction for blocks, botanics, and other good stuff.
A couple of weeks ago, I was digging around for some stuff in this huge pile of quilts. It's sometimes a surprise to see what's in there. One of the things was this stack of blocks from my Local quilt ...
hello hello.
Not sure where the time is going, but I guess that's to be expected in the weeks before quilt market. It's felt jam-packed to say the least. Sneak peeks of my new fabric collection with Robert ...
Happy Labor Day.
I'm not taking much time off today, but I did start the day off by finishing up this lil guy for fun. And I'm very lucky that I can usually find "work" to do that is sewing related. Today I will try ...
cover to cover.
Sometimes you don't know what it is that you're wanting until you see it. That's kind of how I feel after reading Cheryl Arkison's new book, which I read cover to cover and past my bedtime ...
recently in visuals.
Work/Life is definitely starting to ramp up with Fall releases and deadlines right around the corner. Here's a bit of what I've been up to. Playing with lots of color... And then also not a lot of ...
spoonflower social.
It was a no-brainer when the folks at Spoonflower asked if I wanted to make a social tote out of their fabrics. Well, almost a no-brainer. My one fear was getting totally lost in all the ...
recent color.
I just thought I'd post some recent, color-related imagery (quite a bit of which is from my IG feed). ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
taking in the scenery.
Where I live in Florida is pretty much at the center of the peninsular part of the state. Florida can be interesting place in that each part can be quite a bit different from the next. Over the last ...
park tote tutorial.
I've put together a little tutorial (right here) for this tote I recently made. Happy sewing! ...
park.
Meet Park. Another newbie to my Slow Sewing Studio group. The design is inspired by a cast-iron gate on Park Avenue in my ...
recently made: ledger top
As we get closer to the release of my next fabric line (this fall), I've been scoping out new clothing patterns to try when it's here. I've already been working on some new quilts, but clothes ...
finding a social: update.
Hope you had a wonderful 4th! I thought I'd share my architextures version of the social tote. If you haven't already seen it, make sure to check out Anna's recent post on developing ...
hatched black, gray, and ochre social.
I've been making quite a few of these. Some for me, some for friends, and some (/all) for fun. It's time to start showing more of them off. Although I'd love to keep this one to myself, she's ...
recent Bok visit.
It was beautiful--as always--to visit Bok Tower yesterday afternoon. It's certainly one of our local luxuries, and they make great efforts to preserve and showcase much of what makes this area so ...
cooked excerpt.
I'm a big Michael Pollan fan and have been savoring his most recent book, Cooked. It's fabulous. And this part (on page 195) especially struck me when I got to it. "Once I committed a couple ...
alturas.
Meet alturas. Named after a nearby town where my great-aunt (a.k.a. Granny) lived, this project is another newbie to the slow sewing studio. I thought of Granny often while making ...