Eads Quilt Along #6: Crowdsourced. You guys are making some awesome stuff, which is why I think it's a fitting time to take a look at some of it now that we're at the halfway mark. @erushman has ...
weekend projects
Eads Quilt Along #5: Using A Design Wall.
Eads Quilt Along #5: Using A Design Wall. After being away last week at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, I was pleasantly reminded of a big benefit of using a design wall--it can be pretty! Coming ...
Eads Quilt Along #4: Color Moods.
Eads Quilt Along #4: Color Moods. Do you get in color moods? I feel like I do all the time, and this week was a reminder of that for me. While sewing away, I thought about how different any project ...
Eads Quilt Along #3: Other Project Sizes and Ideas.
Eads Quilt Along #3: Other Project Sizes and Ideas. Project sizes seems pretty obvious, but hang with me for just a minute while I explain why I think this is a worthwhile talking point for the ...
Fabric napkins for the win.
Fabric napkins for the win. Are you a cloth-napkin user? I am and have been since college. In fact, I've been using the same cloth napkins since college, which means my cloth napkins are quite old. So ...
Eads Quilt Along #2: Fabric Thoughts and Strategy.
Eads Quilt Along #2: Fabric Thoughts and Strategy. First, I just have to say that this is really fun. So much of the time, I'm working on something in advance, and I can't talk about it. But with ...
Eads Quilt Along #1: Getting Started.
Eads Quilt Along #1: Getting Started. You ready? Let's start with your sewing setup...or actually, let's start by taking a look at mine. Here's my current sewing set-up. I've got my sewing ...
My favorite t-shirt patterns.
With Blake coming out, I knew I had a good excuse to find the perfect t-shirt pattern. It turns out, there are many. To be completely honest, I was never much of a t-shirt wearer before I started ...
Scout Tank and Top in Friedlander Fabric
When I was in Australia, I picked up a great top at a local clothing store. (It's not pictured on their site, but I found some shots here and here). I just love the shape and style and have been ...
Euclid Dishtowels
Although I made these Euclid dishtowels a little while ago, they're a fun favorite that I've yet to share much about until now. One of my favorite things about sewing is that there are many ...
Baby Morris quilt in the works.
Since I'm usually having to wait to share things in the works, it feels totally indulgent to be able to share some pics of an in-the-works quilt! This is a baby Morris quilt that I'm working on for a ...
SockSacks in Friedlander and Euclid.
I love a good gift-worthy project, and these SockSacks in my Friedlander and Euclid fabrics are some recent gifts that I made after being given one myself. It all started when a friend made ...
Friedlander Crew.
This fleet of Friedlander Crew pincushions was basically an excuse to play with my newest fabric / finish something kind of quickly, which is always satisfying. I like making pincushions for ...
Wildabon Market Tote.
Sometimes (/most of the time) I get stuck on an idea that I can't wait to see through. This Wildabon Market Tote is one of them. Wildabon has been such a fun project in every way, and I've been eager ...
Sewing with Friedlander Lawn.
Sewing with Friedlander Lawn is an easy given. Lawn works really well for garments because of it's fine-ness, softness and beautiful drape. Here are some things I've made (/been wearing constantly). ...
Wildabon Quilt with Leah Duncan.
Want to know one of the most fun things I did in 2016? Easy. It'd have to be my new Wildabon quilt--a collaboration with Leah Duncan. Everything about it was such a delight. To start, I'm a massive ...
Social Tote in Friedlander Fabric.
Remember the social tote? It's a fun, travel-friendly project that Anna Graham of Noodlehead collaborated with me to create. Anna is so talented and did such a wonderful job with this project that I'm ...
Nest Egg Tote in Friedlander Fabric.
This Nest Egg Tote in my Friedlander Fabric was a fun one to plan and put together. The Nest Egg continues to be one of my favorite travel bags for toting around my handwork. I'm still using the ...
Best of 2016 + a giveaway
It's really crazy that 2016 is almost over. It's been a good year, and as always, I'm going to put together a little year-end digest to see what has happened. If you're like me and always thinking ...
Creative Bug BOM Trudy.
It's time to meet the newest and final member of my 2016 contribution to the Creative Bug BOM, Trudy. She's fairly simple, but also adventurous and adaptable based on your fabric choices and how ...