I was happy to be invited to join the Art Gallery Quilt Block Collection Blog Tour hosted by my friend Sharon McConnell of Color Girl … Read More
Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 16 Block Tour Road Rally
Thank you for stopping by on the Block Tour Road Rally! Here in New England, a chill is in the air and winter is approaching. … Read More
Gingerbread House
I’ve been wanting to design a gingerbread house block for awhile but it was difficult to decide how I wanted to draw it and what … Read More
Cocoa with Peppermint
Every year, as Christmas approaches, I pull out my Christmas stash and make one or two new paper pieced block designs. My Christmas quilt is … Read More
High Tension
This quilt is called High Tension, inspired and named after high tension wires, of all things. I sort of like the fact that I was … Read More
Mod Triangles Runner
Earlier this summer, I made this Mod Triangles Runner from my Improv fabric collection. It has a similar feel to my Triangle Toss Quilt Pattern … Read More
Garnet Block in Quilt Top Layouts
Yesterday, I shared a free pattern for a Garnet Pillow on the Aurifil blog. You can find that post here. I thought it would be … Read More
Free Garnet Pillow Pattern
How would you like to make this pillow? I am sharing the free foundation pattern on the Aurifil blog today! I designed this pillow to … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Eagle Feather
This is the second block in the Little House on the Prairie Sew Along that corresponds with The Long Winter. It’s been funny reading about cold … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Winter Window
Penny is really getting into planning her poses with these blocks! Flips and hanging from the trapeze bar are her big accomplishments for this summer. … Read More
Apple Bushel Basket Block
Fall is in the air. I am starting to see lots of back to school pictures showing up on line and the apple farm down … Read More
Negativity Quilt
I just finished up this new quilt that I am calling Negativity. Why Negativity? I feel like the focus of this design is the negative … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Lone Star in the Night Sky
This is the final block to correspond to By the Shores of Silver Lake. In one of the passages, Laura talks about a star in … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Wild Geese Flying into the Sunset
Penny and I have been reading By the Shores of Silver Lake, so it was time to make block 11 in our Little House on the … Read More
Seam Rippers Listed in my Etsy Shop!
Do you hear the choirs of angels? Finally, a much anticipated batch of seam rippers has been listed in my Etsy shop. My husband makes … Read More
A Vintage Bathing Suit Remake!
I bought a fat quarter of this Rifle Paper Company fabric when it first came out because I thought it would be so perfect for … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Wheat
The 4th book, On the Banks of Plum Creek, tells about the life of the Ingalls family after they move to Plum Creek. They buy land … Read More
Namaste Quilt
I feel like this quilt has been in progress forever, so I am happy that I was able to find time to finish it! I … Read More
Aurifil Improv Designer Collection and Improv Fabric Giveaway
Aurifil is celebrating the announcement of my Improv Designer Collection on their blog today! They are giving away a collection of thread as well as … Read More
Improv Blog Hop Wrap Up
Today marks the end of my Improv Fabric blog hop. It’s bittersweet because I have enjoyed seeing the projects each day and now they are … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Church
Now that the summer is here, Penny and I have resumed reading the Little House series and working on her quilt. If you would like … Read More
Improv Blog Hop and a Free Pattern!
Today we are kicking off a week long blog hop featuring my debut fabric collection, Improv. You can read all about it in the introductory … Read More
Woodland2 Quiltalong with Tartankiwi
Juliet from The Tartankiwi is hosting a Woodland 2 Quiltalong. I decided to join in and sew the first block, the Kingfisher! The pattern … Read More
Sage Runner using Classic Curves Ruler
Sharon, of Color Girl Quilts, created a really clever ruler for cutting curves called the Classic Curves Ruler. She debuted it at spring market where … Read More
Free Fabric of the Month
I am so excited to let you know that I arranged to have my Improv fabric collection offered to you as a Free Fabric of … Read More
EQ7 Tutorial: Use Spray Thread for Better Block Diagrams
I use EQ7 software for nearly all my quilt design work. I thought I would share a tip with my readers that I find really … Read More