I do love local. And of all the promotional holidays we have going on right now, this is one that I'm happy to partake of. My mom, sister, and I will be venturing off to our local, independent kitchen ...
carolyn friedlander patterns
Workshop with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild.
Over the weekend, I did a workshop with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild and had a great time! Here are some shots from the day. We worked on my Olive quilt pattern. It's always really ...
Architextures tote for Laurie.
Quilt Market has always been a fun adventure, and this last time was especially nice because my sister Laurie came along to help. To show her some gratitude and also make sure she was ...
new patterns.
New pattern pages are up! And I'm so sorry for the delay. Local, Stripes, and Shirts are my new releases this fall. Read more about each in the page descriptions and stay ...
and we’re back (+ a giveaway).
I'm back from another great trip to Quilt Market. Woohoo! It's hard to believe that I now have 3 markets under my belt. Time sure is flying. It was really awesome having my ...
Georgia Quilt Show.
I got some awesome news this week. My Palmetto (not the version pictured above, but this one) won 2 awards at the Georgia Quilt Show--second place and judge's choice! I'm super thrilled and ...
feeling wild about texture and wildly strong.
Ah, texture. Such a wonderful thing. And one of my favorite things about quilting. It's been nice to be able to enjoy some of my quilts since getting them back recently. I ...
hello quilts.
They're baaack... ...all six of them have been traveling around and apparently having a great time this summer on tour. I'm totally honored to have had so many wonderful shops hosting them all over ...
freshly photographed.
I finally got around to some photographing this week. Here are some shots of a little aerial sample from market. Enjoy! ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
sessoms throw, robert kaufman style.
How cool is this?! The fabulous folks at Robert Kaufman are making up my dear Sessoms out of their latest Fusions line, and it's looking great! Can't wait to see it in person in just a few ...