I'm back and have never been so happy to start unpacking. As I catch back up on sleep and nourishment, I'll be gathering my thoughts on the show to share. For now it'll just have to be some drooling ...
a quilt a day: backbone goes grayscale.
Who knew I'd get so obsessed with black fabric? Not me. At all. But I'm a changed woman. And here's the proof. I took my backbone into grayscale territory with my architextures. ...
a quilt a day: QuiltCon edition.
Rather than share another one of my quilts, I'm gonna post a smattering of some that I was able to spend some time with yesterday at the show. And the detail Alison Glass and Lucky ...
QuiltCon: Day 1. Awards.
Wow. QuiltCon is a lot to take in. I'm glad I'll be here for a few days. I'm taking a little break and thought I'd go ahead and post some quick pics from the morning from the awards ceremony. I ...
a quilt a day: shirts with shirtings.
Before I get rolling on Day 1 of QuiltCon, here's my contribution for Day 2 of my mini quilt show. Shirts with shirtings. I know. Just crazy. hehe. But seriously. I ...
It’s on.
And you better believe I'm excited. Right now, I'm waiting to board my flight to Austin and QuiltCon is almost at my finger tips. While I'm waiting for that. Let's kick this adventure off with a ...
happy valentines day!
Aren't I just so festive? I started the morning off with some free-spirited, free-motion. Sometimes you just need to do some doodling, and that's exactly what's been going on here. The sample ...
shipping central.
My packing tape got a serious workout today. I just sent lots of my babies into the world for some fun things that are coming up. First on the agenda is QuiltCon. Oh man. I know ...
saturday sewing binge.
I LOVE getting totally lost in a project, and that is exactly what happened over the weekend. It all started with these guys that I'd picked up the day before at a quilt ...
envelope making.
I've been making some envelopes. With some card stock, fabric, stamps, and my trusty templates (above), I've been working to build back up my stash. I can't seem to find the exact templates that I ...
winner.
Our winner is lucky #19--Trisha Weekes! I'll be sending you an email super shortly to get your address. Thanks everyone for all your comments! I LOVED reading about your favorite shops, and it feels ...
giveaway goodies.
I've been gathering some goodies for my giveaway. We've got a ticket for a Craftsy class, a couple postcards, and some architextures mini charm packs. Just leave a comment about your favorite LQS on ...
local shop love. (+ a giveaway)
Supporting local and independent business is massively important to me, not only because I work as an independent designer myself, but also because it's what I grew up with. (I love ...
modern baby.
Oh boy. This is a fun one, and the secret is officially out. I've got a little something coming out in a book super soon! Yay. The book is called Modern Baby, and it's chock-full of fun ideas for the ...
hello new year!
I'm feeling quite refreshed after taking a break. I had my computer turned off for at least a solid week, which is nothing short of a miracle. I did sneak a moment here and there on my ipad, but ...
entering break mode.
It has really been an awesome year, and I continue to be so grateful. And with that, I'm officially entering break mode until the new year. I think it's just the right time to slow down and get to ...
recently made: green topo blouse.
When it comes to clothes-sewing, there is nothing like finding a pattern that just works. It's the best, and I've LOVED this pattern for that exact reason. One of these days I'll try making it ...
swatch love: stamped.
First, I've got a quick announcement in regards to where to find architextures and my new block-of-the-month, Local. I've been fielding lots of questions since Market and have promised to keep ...
recently made: clutch.
Finally a new purse. I used this noodlehead pattern and really enjoyed it. The fabrics are from architextures with the exception of the strap and flap detail. Those are a ...
architextures + lucky penny.
One of my favorite things about sewing is mixing and matching the fabrics. I just love it. So when I was designing architextures, I really wanted fabrics that could be used with all kinds of ...