The Blog

As I have mentioned, my ideas for mix and match flower and stem blocks did not end with the publication of my book, Petal + … Read More

Registration has just opened for Road@Home for May. I will be teaching two virtual workshops and giving two lectures. This is a great opportunity to … Read More

I seriously can’t stop designing flowers, fortunately, that’s not a bad problem to have. Today I would like to introduce a new Bouquet called Foothills. … Read More

I am frequently asked which of my paper pieced block patterns are best for beginners. Here’s my answer! Please remember that they do not all … Read More

The first round of the Petal + Stem Block Swap was so successful, and so much fun, that I am starting another immediately! Blocks must … Read More

You are invited to join the Tell Me A Story Block Swap 13! Blocks must ship by April 19th. There will be no extensions to this … Read More

My third Bouquet is now available! I couldn’t stop designing Petal and Stem blocks after publishing my book, Petal + Stem. I decided to periodically … Read More

I am about to list these seam rippers in my Etsy shop. These seam rippers are hand-turned maple with acrylic inserts in the handle. They … Read More

I designed another block for my someday Christmas quilt. This block isn’t really just for Christmas though, it’s just wintery! I was inspired by the … Read More

I have a collection of well over a dozen Christmas paper pieced patterns. I have been designing them just one or two a year for … Read More

We have added a new hand-turned product to our repertoire! In addition to our hand-turned seam rippers, double ended seam rippers (stiletto on one end), … Read More

I’m excited! Are you excited?? I have finally figured out a Petal + Stem block swap. Here’s how it will work. Blocks must ship by … Read More

I am pretty excited because I chose fabrics for my three Valentine’s Heart and Arrow blocks and then discovered that they actually worked together pretty … Read More

I realized that I didn’t have any paper pieced block designs for Valentine’s Day and thought I would fix that! I designed this heart and … Read More

I know that this year, more so than others, we are all attempting to do our holiday shopping online. I thought that I would share … Read More

Did you know that all the snowflakes from my Papercuts BOM are available individually now? During the year of the BOM, the blocks are exclusive … Read More

My husband just finished a batch of seam rippers! I am about to list them in my Etsy shop. The seam rippers are made of … Read More

I know that not everyone quilts and I wanted to share the self-care message of my Fill Your Cup Block of the Month Quilt with … Read More