I love appliqué, and lately I've really loved appliquéing with all types of fabric--from lawns to quilting cottons to linens. In fact, those were all big reasons for my Hesperides quilt design ...
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Everglade Quilt Shams
I seem to have a thing with pillow shams, which was certainly noticeable after finishing up these 3 Everglade Quilt shams that I eagerly made and used in my booth at Spring Quilt Market. (For anyone ...
Hesperides Quilt Pattern
Also new this spring is my Hesperides Quilt Pattern--a design that I've had a lot of fun with. While playing with my new collection Euclid, I kept thinking about opposites--both in terms of ...
Crew Pincushion pattern.
I'll admit it, I'm a pin hoarder. As a result, it makes perfect sense that I've also developed an affinity and appreciation for pincushions. Just like how you'd want different pins for different ...
Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove Quilts.
Something about the New Year has had a positive influence on getting some WIPs back into rotation. My Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove quilts are two of my favorites. Both of these are ...
Best of 2015 + a giveway
It seems like every year goes by in a flash, and 2015 was no exception. While wondering where it all went, I took a look back through my archives to find the best of 2015--an excellent exercise ...
Everglade Pincushions and some Carkai Cards.
When it comes to pincushion making, I have a hard time making just one... Gift sewing is upon us. And even though I can't always promise punctuality with my gifting, I am a big proponent of the ...
New Quilt Pattern: Everglade.
Like my Botanics quilt pattern, new pattern Everglade quilt pattern is a design set where I let myself get carried away with possibilities. It started off with the larger (throw-sized) one, ...
New Quilt Pattern: Ebb.
A colorful array of stacked crescents is where my Ebb quilt began. I'm ALWAYS a fan of projects where you can use little bits of a lot of different things. (E.g. this ongoing Arcs project, any of ...
Doe fabric Big Stitch coasters.
More big stitch coasters. But I gave these away, which is why I wanted to make myself some to keep. Tutorial: By me and found here. Fabric (fronts, binding): Doe Fabric (back): Atelier ...
Scrappy Collection Quilt: blocks are complete and attached.
As promised, I'll continually be checking in and sharing the progress of my second Collection quilt. Based on the pic I posted on IG when I first cut it out, I know that it was something like 8 ...
Big Stitch coasters to keep.
I've been wanting to make myself a set of these big stitch coasters ever since I made them for this tutorial, and I finally got around to doing that recently. I love projects like this, because ...
A new Collection quilt.
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 ...
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 ...
Interview with A Gathering of Stitches.
Hi, all! I hope that you've had a lovely weekend. Just wanted to let you know that A Gathering of Stitches just posted an interview where I answered many questions about my love of slow sewing. I'm ...
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: Big Stitch Quilting.
While I'm talking about tools, here's what I use when I'm doing big stitch hand quilting. + Thread (such as Presencia Perle Cotton in all different sizes. 8- and 12-wt are my favorites.) + Safety ...
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 ...