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 ...
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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 ...
Slash Quilt Pattern
My Slash Quilt Pattern is here! I've LOVED making this quilt...and might have a few new versions to share with you. But first, this one.Slash is my newest project that can be made using my Long Leaf ...
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 PrintsI auditioned a lot of different things when pulling fabrics for this project. Sometimes I have a palette in mind or maybe ...
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 version in the ...
Cliff Quilt Pattern
I have a new pattern! My Cliff Quilt Pattern is officially here and ready for you.The DesignI love a customizable project, and this one is just that. Cliff is an easily adaptable design that combines ...
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 year was ...
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 ...
New Projects for the Weekend
New Projects for the weekend! We've been busily working behind the scenes on a website refresh--I hope you like it! Because of that, I've held up a few new product releases so that I can launch them ...
New Supplies in the Shop.
I have some new supplies in the shop, and I thought I'd pop in to share a bit more about them.CF Handy GuideFirst up is a brand-new little tool I've been working on. I'm calling it the CF Handy Guide, ...
Using the Arlo Templates
I thought it'd be fun to put together a little post on using the Arlo templates. They are a completely optional add-on to the project--all shapes needed are included on paper in the pattern--but I ...
My Arlo quilt pattern.
Now that my Instead fabric collection is shipping to stores, I thought I'd take a little time to share more with you about my Arlo quilt pattern. This project was hard to keep under wraps at the time, ...
Best of 2018 + a giveaway
Best of 2018 + a giveaway If you haven't taken a moment to look back on 2018, I encourage you to do it! Whether it's looking back through your calendar, flipping through photos on your phone or ...
Hunt Bolero Vest and Harriot Archer Buttonup
My Hunt Bolero Vest and Harriot Archer Buttonup are some new favorites for sure. We'll start with the bolero vest. The pattern is in Casual Sweet Clothes by Noriko Sasahara. It's a Japanese ...
Hunt Harriot Quilt and Hunt Acrylic Templates
I'm finally getting around to sharing more images of some of my newest projects! First up is my Hunt Harriot Quilt. Have you had a project where you can't wait to see it come together? My Hunt ...