I do love the Tova tunic by Wiksten. I also love grids. And gingham. And Grey. So this version was right up my alley. Fabric: Carolina Gingham from Robert ...
Projects
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 ...
Archer Button Up in Mammoth Flannel.
Mmmm....flannel. Especially mammoth flannel...it's like wearing a cloud. I'd be happy to dress in this stuff from head to toe. Also, more Grainline love. The ...
Loving the Linden by Grainline Studio.
Oh, the Linden. It's good. And I've made many. It started with one, that quickly became two...and now I have six, plus a massive pile of knit fabric that I've been ...
Best of 2014 + a giveaway.
What a year. Here are some highlights as I look ...
Nesting Boxes: green, blue, botanics and doe.
I also made this set of nesting boxes. But I'm keeping them for myself. Right now, I've got them loaded up and sitting next to my sewing machine with all of the very important things that I ...
Nesting Boxes: black, white and Nani Iro.
These have been addicting. Fabric: Doe Wide and some leftover Nani Iro. Pattern: Nesting Boxes by Aneela Hoey ...
Sewing for my nephew: Legos, Mini Coopers, and the Jungle.
It's fun having a little(ish) one to sew for. My oldest nephew just turned 4, and I've always loved figuring out things to sew for him. I mostly try to stick to things that he'll enjoy ...
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, ...