Spoiler Alert: I've been on a making binge lately. In all ways and with all things. Does that ever happen to you? A few weeks ago, I looked in to my closet and felt completely sick of ...
applique
QuiltCon West.
Hi hi! Well tomorrow (June 25, 10am EST) registration opens for QuiltCon West. Because of that, I thought I'd share the three classes that I'll be teaching. It should be fun! + 632 Facing East . ...
Post Quilt in Essex Linen.
I've been going through some Essex linen lately. The texture is really nice, Robert Kaufman just added a bunch of new colors, and I've been loving the versatility of it. It works for clothes and ...
Collection Quilt Participating Shops
Howdy, friends and happy Friday! As promised here are some of the shops who are planning to carry my Collection quilt (Block of the Month) in some form--some will be selling the pattern outright, ...
Tools of the Trade: Needle-Turn Appliqué (Updated).
I have a slight update on my needle-turn appliqué tools since my first post almost two years ago. Actually, if you look back you'll notice that not much has changed. I still like many of the same ...
New Pattern: Collection Quilt Block of the Month
Meet the Collection quilt. Collection is my new block-of-the-month pattern and part of my Slow Sewing Studio. I've been teaching hand appliqué more and more over the last couple of ...
Handwork webinar with the Modern Quilt Guild tonight.
Hiya! Above is the current state of my most-frequently-used Nest Egg tote. It's what I've mainly been using to tote around my latest handwork projects over the last several weeks, including my ...
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 ...
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 ...
Summer Makes: Aerial Grove in a multitude of Kona cottons.
Continuing with what I've been making this summer, next up is another version of Aerial Grove--a project that's in my new book and one that I keep coming back to. I tend to enjoy ...
NYC adventures.
I just got back from NYC and it was a blast. First up, was BEA for a book signing. That was an experience, for sure. It was great to see Lucky Spool's first 2 titles (mine ...
Post and Totem.
Here they are...my two new patterns! Meet Post, new to my Slow Sewing Studio. Post was inspired by the design on the doors at my local post office. I've always thought the motif ...
park tote tutorial.
I've put together a little tutorial (right here) for this tote I recently made. Happy sewing! ...
park.
Meet Park. Another newbie to my Slow Sewing Studio group. The design is inspired by a cast-iron gate on Park Avenue in my ...
alturas.
Meet alturas. Named after a nearby town where my great-aunt (a.k.a. Granny) lived, this project is another newbie to the slow sewing studio. I thought of Granny often while making ...
tools of the trade : needle-turn appliqué.
I like to slow down and enjoy each project that I'm working on, especially when it comes to some good handwork. That's the goal anyway and a big part of my slow sewing studio. But like ...
winter stitching.
Just got a copy of the latest Stitch Magazine and... I've got a new project in there--my snowflake pillow! Hoorah. The design is inspired by Hawaiian quilts (a personal ...