I seem to have a thing with pillow shams, which was certainly noticeable after finishing up these 3 Everglade Quilt shams that I eagerly made and used in my booth at Spring Quilt Market. (For anyone ...
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Hesperides Quilt Pattern
Also new this spring is my Hesperides Quilt Pattern--a design that I've had a lot of fun with. While playing with my new collection Euclid, I kept thinking about opposites--both in terms of ...
Crew Pincushion pattern.
I'll admit it, I'm a pin hoarder. As a result, it makes perfect sense that I've also developed an affinity and appreciation for pincushions. Just like how you'd want different pins for different ...
Spring Quilt Market 2016
It's super hard to believe that Spring Quilt Market 2016 was more than a week ago. Here's the booth shot. Let's just say it was part closet, part living room and full-on fabric and quilt ...
Paper-Pieced Quilts Part 1 on Creative Bug
Howdy! Today, the first part of my Paper-Pieced Quilts Class goes live on Creative Bug. (Here's the link.) I've been pretty excited about this class, because the format is a bit longer--it's a ...
Adventures on YouTube.
Lately, I've been taking on some new things...like my most recent adventures on YouTube as of this morning. (Super super hot off the press...) Warning: I still don't have much of a clue what ...
Euclid Fabric
Good news, I have a little something to share. Meet, Euclid--my newest fabric collection for Robert Kaufman. Euclid is quite a bit different from my other collections. First, this is an overprinted ...
Needle-turn Applique Class with Creative Bug.
Good news, my first class with Creative Bug is now live--yay! It's all about one of my favorite techniques--needle-turn applique. I filmed with Creative Bug last August, and have been eager to ...
Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove Quilts.
Something about the New Year has had a positive influence on getting some WIPs back into rotation. My Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove quilts are two of my favorites. Both of these are ...
New Widescreen Colors
Good news, there are three new Widescreen colors. Widescreen is one of my extra-wide fabrics with Robert Kaufman. At 108"-wide, they make backing a quilt super easy. First up is a warm ...
Maker’s Tote for Mom.
I made this Maker's Tote for my Mom. She's also a maker and so a handy carry-all seemed like a great idea. The pattern is this new one by Noodlehead. I used fabric from all four of my ...
Local Quilt 2016 and Blake with Highlight.
Highlight is the 2016 Kona Color of the Year, and it's safe to say that I like it quite a lot. It's a yellow that is exuberant and not afraid. Plus, as someone who is very familiar with a Kona card, ...
Best of 2015 + a giveway
It seems like every year goes by in a flash, and 2015 was no exception. While wondering where it all went, I took a look back through my archives to find the best of 2015--an excellent exercise ...
Carkai Gatherer Crossbody Bag by Noodlehead.
This bag--the Gatherer Crossbody Bag (in carkai) by Noodlehead--is worth your while. Truly. Anna Graham continues to be the bag-designing master and (somehow) mind reader who knows exactly what I ...
Everglade Pincushions and some Carkai Cards.
When it comes to pincushion making, I have a hard time making just one... Gift sewing is upon us. And even though I can't always promise punctuality with my gifting, I am a big proponent of the ...
New Quilt Pattern: Everglade.
Like my Botanics quilt pattern, new pattern Everglade quilt pattern is a design set where I let myself get carried away with possibilities. It started off with the larger (throw-sized) one, ...
New Quilt Pattern: Ebb.
A colorful array of stacked crescents is where my Ebb quilt began. I'm ALWAYS a fan of projects where you can use little bits of a lot of different things. (E.g. this ongoing Arcs project, any of ...
New Quilt Pattern: Envelopes.
First up is new Envelopes quilt pattern. My new patterns seem to be on an E theme... Envelopes, Ebb and Everglade--these are the new guys. I'm a paper person and a letter person, which is exactly ...
Fabric collection #4: carkai.
Introducing carkai... Bones are beautiful. At least I think so anyway, and that's where this story started. When I submitted the line, I simply titled the submission "collection #4" ...
QuiltCon West.
Hi hi! Well tomorrow (June 25, 10am EST) registration opens for QuiltCon West. Because of that, I thought I'd share the three classes that I'll be teaching. It should be fun! + 632 Facing East . ...