A couple of weeks ago, I was digging around for some stuff in this huge pile of quilts. It's sometimes a surprise to see what's in there. One of the things was this stack of blocks from my Local quilt ...
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park tote tutorial.
I've put together a little tutorial (right here) for this tote I recently made. Happy sewing! ...
recently made: ledger top
As we get closer to the release of my next fabric line (this fall), I've been scoping out new clothing patterns to try when it's here. I've already been working on some new quilts, but clothes ...
finding a social: update.
Hope you had a wonderful 4th! I thought I'd share my architextures version of the social tote. If you haven't already seen it, make sure to check out Anna's recent post on developing ...
hatched black, gray, and ochre social.
I've been making quite a few of these. Some for me, some for friends, and some (/all) for fun. It's time to start showing more of them off. Although I'd love to keep this one to myself, she's ...
architextures win and headed to CAMP.
This is pretty exciting--the architextures big win over at Fat Quarterly. Thanks so much for all the architextures love. I am truly blown away. (And honestly a little nervous for the next ...
recent weekend makings.
It's been fun slipping in a few non-market related items over the last few weekends. The first was a camera strap for my sister and her brand new camera. made from the camera strap pattern ...
testing a new tool. (+ bias tape tutorial)
I picked up a mini iron this week for a project I'm working on, and I'm surprised how much I like it already--she is surprisingly effective! I splurged on the upgraded model ...
a quilt a day: parade of houses.
I had a lot of fun designing my Local quilt, and I'm really into the idea of not only the project as a whole, but also breaking it up into fun, little flavorful goodies. I've got a few that I haven't ...
fun day at the expo.
I had a great time yesterday at the expo--especially teaching my class. Everyone caught on quickly and did beautiful work. No blood and no tears. Good deal. Deep in ...
aerial workshop this week.
And the samples are finally done. deep breath. There are two other colorways to this gang. Meet Mr. Cool. And Mr. ...
a quilt a day: sessoms + architextures.
I've always wanted to do a background color gradation with my Sessoms design. Using my architextures and coordinating Kona charm packs made it super simple. If you've already got the pattern, ...
a quilt a day: neutral stripes.
Disclaimer: This quilt was a joint effort. My mom pieced it. I quilted it. She doesn't even like paper piecing, and she managed to make it through. Well done, Mom! We went the ...
a quilt a day: from you.
I'm loving what you guys are making. It's been such a thrill to see architextures projects popping up. Kirsten at Gemini Stitches set off architextures and a beautiful quilt design with a ...
a quilt a day: backbone goes grayscale.
Who knew I'd get so obsessed with black fabric? Not me. At all. But I'm a changed woman. And here's the proof. I took my backbone into grayscale territory with my architextures. ...
a quilt a day: shirts with shirtings.
Before I get rolling on Day 1 of QuiltCon, here's my contribution for Day 2 of my mini quilt show. Shirts with shirtings. I know. Just crazy. hehe. But seriously. I ...
It’s on.
And you better believe I'm excited. Right now, I'm waiting to board my flight to Austin and QuiltCon is almost at my finger tips. While I'm waiting for that. Let's kick this adventure off with a ...
happy valentines day!
Aren't I just so festive? I started the morning off with some free-spirited, free-motion. Sometimes you just need to do some doodling, and that's exactly what's been going on here. The sample ...
envelope making.
I've been making some envelopes. With some card stock, fabric, stamps, and my trusty templates (above), I've been working to build back up my stash. I can't seem to find the exact templates that I ...
hello new year!
I'm feeling quite refreshed after taking a break. I had my computer turned off for at least a solid week, which is nothing short of a miracle. I did sneak a moment here and there on my ipad, but ...