Lately I've been working on lots of new stuff, which is exciting. But unfortunately none of it is at that sharing stage yet, so I thought I'd take a quilting detour and share some of the good reads ...
aerial eye candy.
For whatever reason I'm having a difficult time focusing today, so I thought I'd share some (slightly random) eye candy from one of my newest patterns, aerial. Enjoy! ... First is an early sketch. I ...
making a clean spot.
In starting a business (and also in life) there's a certain amount of necessary and miscellaneous stuff that starts to accumulate - in piles in my case. Quilting goods pose a similar threat, but my ...
sweet surprise.
I had a nice little surprise land in my mailbox last week. My sweet baby sessoms made it into American Quilt Retailer! Woo hoo! What a lovely magazine (and spot) to be in. Thanks American ...
more summer sewing.
I've been obsessed with this fabric. So much so that I think I've accumulated a little from each of the different color ways. I thought this ochre version would make a perfect summer ...
where I sew.
July means studio tours all month long over at the Pink Chalk blog, and I am LOVING seeing other people's spaces! It's exciting for me to be included in the line-up, and today is my day to share. ...
herringbone card tutorial.
Here's how to make this sewn stationery in my Herringbone card tutorial, a free and quick project that makes use of extra quilt blocks and scraps of fabric. I thought I'd share this fun, little ...
feels good to do some knitting.
Seriously. It's been awhile, which makes me a little sad. When I got back from Market, I re-assessed my knitting situation hoping to get excited about finishing something up. I certainly have enough ...
catching up on some quilting.
I'm in the mood to catch up on some quilting. First on the agenda is to finish up this sessoms sample. There's not much of a plan other than feathery-ish goodness in the border and heavier ...
the winner is…
lucky number 13, Doris! I'll be emailing you for your address so I can send you your goodies. Thanks to everyone who left comments!!! You guys are awesome. ...
sessoms blast from the past.
With the giveaway I have going on, I thought I'd take a quick trip back to the (almost) very beginning of my Sessoms throw. Other than some sketches and a few lone blocks, it all started with this ...
post-weekend fabric + pattern giveaway.
It's Monday, and time for a giveaway... plus equals Check out the Sessoms sample from Quilt Market that was made up by the team at Robert Kaufman using their latest fusions ...
weekend sewing success.
I love it when a sewing project works out, and lately I feel like I've been mostly striking out. So finally, a success. How sweet it is. Here's the pattern, which I adapted into a ...
plugging back in.
It feels great to be back home, finally. My trip to Quilt Market was a wonderful adventure and only being able to work from an ipad was a great excuse to unplug a little bit, which I love. I continued ...
making my way home.
k Market was awesome. I had such a great time and am currently making my way back to Florida with a few fun stops along the way. I'll definitely be posting lots of pics and comments about ...
day 1.
Here we go. ...
just about to begin.
I made it into Kansas City yesterday for International Quilt Market. I've never been to the Spring version and haven't been exactly sure what to expect, but this one seems HUGE. There are tons ...
loving TPB this week
Just took a minute to check out the submissions from the latest design challenge over at the printed bolt. The challenge was to come up with a design that mapped out the geography of your ...
we’re getting there.
Definitely getting closer to Market crunch time. I'm hanging in there, cranking away, and not thinking about much else. Here's a snap at my current workspace. Surprisingly it doesn't look too ...
needle felted.
It's nice to try new things. Last weekend it was needle felting thanks to a class at the library. I'm not gonna lie, it's a little violent. Several people in the class ...