Up next for my new releases is my Austin House pattern. It debuted at QuiltCon this year in one of my classes. In the class, I walked students through the design process from initial idea, site ...
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New Pattern: Collection Quilt Block of the Month
Meet the Collection quilt. Collection is my new block-of-the-month pattern and part of my Slow Sewing Studio. I've been teaching hand appliqué more and more over the last couple of ...
Spring Quilt Market 2015 in Minneapolis.
Big thanks to everyone who participated in the webinar last night. It was a new experience for me talking to the computer without really knowing who was listening and watching from the other ...
New Site, New Shop.
Well, welcome! There's been a lot happening behind the scenes recently, and now you can see the results of some of that. The site has a new look, and on the back-end it's entirely new. This means ...
Nest Egg tote meets Alturas.
I made this for a friend... ...using my new nest egg tote pattern and a block from my alturas quilt. The fabrics are a mix of things that I pulled on the fly. There's some doe, botanics, and ...
Sewing for baby: Totem quilt.
Almost any day now, my sister will be giving birth to her first kid. I'm excited to be an aunt again. My brother has two little boys, and they've been a great joy in my life as ...
Bartow Quilt for Kona 30th Anniversary + giveaway.
I hope y'all had an excellent Thanksgiving! Mine was great. I ate, spent time with family, and just generally unplugged. I also managed to start in on some home improvements, which is what I'll ...
Doe Shirts Quilt.
Doe clothes week? Yep, I think so. For this next week, I'll be recapping some wearables or (in today's case) clothing-inspired projects which use Doe. Today's featured project is ...
Doe Wholecloth Quilt and Doe Wide.
Also new on the fabric front, is Doe Wide which is a new 108"-wide design. I wanted more wide fabric options to use for backs that were non-gendered or age specific, so I took the bias check ...
Doe Fabric Makes A Couch: Part Two.
After planning, piecing, and quilting the panels for the couch ... it was time to hack them up. To be honest, I was nervous about this step. But I ...
Doe Fabric Makes A Couch: Part One.
Time to talk about my new couch. This was a fun project to think about--and I thought a lot about it! For months. + Base goods acquisition: Finding the ...
Coordinating Konas, New Architextures Crosshatch Colors, and Swatch Mixing.
Getting the chance to put together a coordinating set of Kona cotton solids to go with my collections is always a treat. I like to use it as an opportunity to ...
New Pattern: Outhouse Quilt in Doe Fabric.
My third and final new release this fall is the Outhouse Quilt. Outhouse is new to my paper piecing line, and honestly, it's just a fun pattern. I had the idea of simple but quirky little ...
New Pattern: The Nest Egg tote in Doe Fabric.
Remember the Nest Egg? Well, it's back in print form and officially part of my own pattern line. Plus, I've got all new versions made up in Doe. Here are the new three that I ...
New Pattern: Catenary Quilt in Doe Fabric.
Catenary. Some design ideas get kicked around for a while, and this is one of them. The name catenary refers to the natural arch that's created by a cord ...
Fall Quilt Market 2014.
I've now been back from Quilt Market for almost a week, and I'm still catching up. It was a great trip, but it's also nice to be on the "after" side of the Quilt Market ...