Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #5: A Finish! It's time to share a finish--or two--my final Pine and Bow! I chatted quite a bit about both in this new video. Check it out here. In this video I ...
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Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #4: Bow Tips + Tricks
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #4: Bow Tips + Tricks It's Post #4 and let's talk about Bow! This week I'm sharing my progress as well as tips and tricks for Bow. Plus, I'm answering 3 more questions ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #3: Pine Tips + Tricks
It's Post #3 in the Pine + Bow Quilt Along, and I'm excited to share more about my Pine project, give you some tips and tricks and show you my sewing space! Here's a look. Making your sewing ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #2: Meet Bow + Fabric Pull
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #2: Meet Bow + Fabric Pull We're in week #2 of the Quilt Along! This week, let's take a look at Bow. The Bow quilt Bow is my homage to a rainbow, and it's such a ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #1: Meet Pine + Fabric Pull
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #1: Meet Pine + Fabric Pull Let's look at Pine! I'm thrilled to kick off this Quilt Along with this first post about Pine. Since we're featuring two patterns (Pine ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along
Are you ready for a Pine + Bow quilt along? While at QuiltCon, I got excited to do another quilt along, and many of you seemed interested too. We did some polling on instagram to see what folks ...
QuiltCon Atlanta 2023
It's been almost a month since QuiltCon Atlanta 2023--what a rush! For the first time I had a booth and it was a ton of fun. Here are some highlights from the show. Booth Building There's ...
A look back at 2022
I love a year-end recap. It's easy to forget so much from the year. It's weird how it seems to fly by so quickly, but if you actually take a look back you realize how much has happened. Here's a look ...
Slow Stitching retreat in Maine
Last month I taught at the A Gathering of Stitches Slow Stitching retreat in Maine. In my workshops we explored machine piecing techniques with my Long Leaf, Frond and Slash patterns. It's always such ...
Mini Eads Quilt in Languid
Making a Mini Eads Quilt in Languid was a no brainer, because sometimes you just need a fun, colorful palette cleanser to get your creative juices flowing. Mini Eads Mini Eads is the smaller ...
Basting my Blue Slash Quilt
Before leaving to teach in Maine recently, I basted my Blue Slash quilt. I finished the top much earlier this year, and so the basting was overdue! A Gathering of Stitches hosts these beautiful ...
Olive Quilt Pattern Update
My Olive pattern was one of my very first patterns launched back in 2011. I've loved it so much and have been wanting to give it an update. Here's a look at my Olive Quilt Pattern Update. Olive ...
New Shorts!
Pomona Shorts I tried out a new shorts pattern! These are the Pomona Shorts by Anna Allen, and they were SO speedy to make. I think it took me less than 2 hours to cut out and assemble the shorts, ...
Frond Quilt Pattern
My Frond Quilt Pattern is here! When developing my Long Leaf acrylic templates, I knew I wanted more patterns to use along with them. The shapes have been so enticing to me, and it's been fun to ...
Long Leaf Baby Quilt
A couple of months back, I made this Long Leaf Baby Quilt. The Colors and Prints I auditioned a lot of different things when pulling fabrics for this project. Sometimes I have a palette in ...
Bow Acrylic Template Set
New to the shop! I've put together a special Bow Acrylic Template Set. Acrylic template sets can be useful. Acrylic templates are not necessary for my patterns (they all include a printed ...
Liberty Long Leaf
Several weeks ago I decided to cut out a new project, and so started my Liberty Long Leaf quilt. Every time I teach, I come back to my studio wanting to sew, and coming back from QuiltCon this ...
Drawstring Pouches as Gift Wrap
A couple of years ago, I got ambitious and made drawstring pouches as gift wrap. At the time I didn't want to share them so they'd be a secret, but now is the perfect time since many of us are in the ...
Cheering Fabric Bundles and Projects
It's time to meet my new Cheering fabric bundles and projects! The Fabric Bundles My main goal here was to put together a couple of fabric palettes that are happy and cheerful. I love fabrics ...
Long Leaf Technique Tips
I had my first in-person event last week since the start of COVID. While it presented new considerations (like teaching masked), it was really fun sewing with folks again, and I was eager to see one ...