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 ...
carolyn friedlander patterns
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 ...
miniMINI sunrise update.
Remember this weekend project from a little while ago? Here's an update. She's all quilted, bound, and photographed. The orderly 1/4" quilting, via my walking foot, gives ...
grove of one.
Sometimes it takes me a little while to photograph things after I've finished them. It's just something that I tend to put off. Sound familiar to anyone else? Last week, I finally tackled ...
just got a copy.
Hoo-rah! The summer issue of Stitch is here, and I've got a project in it. Check it out. Fabric rings with vintage buttons--exactly my kind of bling. I've never ...
Sessoms hits the road.
I recently packed up my Sessoms throw to send to my new friends at Intown Quilters in Decatur, Georgia. She'll be hanging there proudly for the next few weeks while they host what sounds like ...
let’s take this show to the beach.
Vero Beach, here I come. Tomorrow, 10:00-3:00 I'm helping celebrate the grand opening of the Dragonfly Quilt Shop. They are all settled into their new location at ...
love jill’s herringbone.
Here's a little eye candy from someone else. After swapping patterns recently, my friend Jill Wolfe made this Herringbone runner. Jill is a very talented designer out of ...
fabric fun.
I made off with some good loot at the sewing expo this last week/end. Looking at my fabric stack, I find it a little funny that basically all of it will be for some clothes sewing. ...
hello local sew-ers.
I'll be at the Sewing Expo in Lakeland today and tomorrow. Above is a little sneak peek at what I'll be demo'ing in the Fabric Warehouse booth (#302, 303). Stop by and say ...
xoxo.
Happy Valentine's Day. I thought some XOXO pics would be an appropriate way to celebrate. Here are some that my friends have made. Most of them had never even paper-pieced before, and ...
some weekend sewing, mini Sunrise style.
Last week, I came across some miniMINI Sunrise blocks (included in my Sunrise pattern) that I'd made for Quilt Market, and I decided that making some more would make for a perfect bit of ...