I've been going through some Essex linen lately. The texture is really nice, Robert Kaufman just added a bunch of new colors, and I've been loving the versatility of it. It works for clothes and ...
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You Inspire Me to Quilt…Dinosaurs.
This was a really fun project. When Cheryl approached me about participating in her next book, I didn't hesitate too much, because I was intrigued by the premise, which was to find someone to ...
Collection Quilt Participating Shops
Howdy, friends and happy Friday! As promised here are some of the shops who are planning to carry my Collection quilt (Block of the Month) in some form--some will be selling the pattern outright, ...
New Pattern: Austin House
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Recent workshops in Colorado and Virginia.
Update on the teaching front: I've had some really great students. Here are pics from some of my recent workshops. + Aerial Grove (from Savor Each Stitch) with the Front Range Modern Quilt ...
Best of 2014 + a giveaway.
What a year. Here are some highlights as I look ...
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 ...
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 ...
Talking about QuiltCon on Modern Sewciety.
Hey, so I did a pretty bad job of announcing this, but I've got a couple more classes that were just added for QuiltCon. I'm teaching my Alturas project (pictured above) on Friday, ...
Summer Makes: Aerial Grove in a multitude of Kona cottons.
Continuing with what I've been making this summer, next up is another version of Aerial Grove--a project that's in my new book and one that I keep coming back to. I tend to enjoy ...