I was inspired by the upcoming Holiday Tell Me A Story Block Swap, to create another Christmas Transitions set! If you aren’t familiar with these, … Read More
Tell Me A Story Holiday Block Swap 2022
Blocks must ship by November 29th. There will be no extensions to this deadline so please think about the timing and if you will be able … Read More
New Petal Path Layout!
I just finished sewing my quilt top for this new Petal + Stem layout that I have named Petal Path. Since I published my book, … Read More
Petal + Stem Swap #7
Blocks must ship by October 14th. Please do your absolute best to honor the deadline out of fairness and respect to your teammates and to save … Read More
Tell Me A Story Block Swap #20
As promised, I am hosting another round of the Tell Me A Story swap that is not thematic! This is a general swap. After this … Read More
Halloween Tell Me A Story Block Swap
I know I said that I wouldn’t host another swap until the fall but there was so much interest in a Halloween swap that I … Read More
Side Step Quilt
I am so happy that I took my time and persevered through this quilt because I love the end result. Look for my tips here! … Read More
Blossoming Bouquet Wall Hanging
As I designed the Blossoming Bouquet, I began picturing a wall hanging showing the progression of a bloom. I just made one! I decided to … Read More
QuiltCon 2023
It’s been a couple of years since I taught at QuiltCon, due to Covid, but I am happy to announce that I have a busy … Read More
Garden Bunny Joins the Critter Crew!
Garden Bunny joins the Petal + Stem critter crew! This pattern measures 6″ x 12″ and works with the flower blocks in Petal + Stem. … Read More
Deep Waters Transitions
I have another set of Tell Me A Story Transitions ready for you! This set is called Deep Waters. It includes a Sailboat, Whale, and … Read More
5 Ways to Finish What you Started – Repetitive Block Piecing
I absolutely love the look of repeated block quilts, especially when sewn in solids. But I know from my own sewing experience, and from hearing … Read More
Blossoming Bouquet
A new Petal + Stem Bouquet has just been released! I am really excited about this one because it’s the first Bouquet that expands your … Read More
Tell Me A Story Block Swap Quilt Label
This idea came to me after I recently finished my Tell Me A Story quilt that included many blocks from the swap. I thought it … Read More
Fruit Salad
Did your kids listen to the Wiggles? Mine did. And whenever I think of Fruit Salad, I think of their lyrics, “fruit salad, yummy yummy.” … Read More
Garden Turtle
I have received lots of requests for a garden turtle to join the other Petal + Stem critters! I gave it a lot of thought … Read More
Petal + Stem Swap #6
Blocks must ship by June 6th. Please do your absolute best to honor the deadline out of fairness and respect to your teammates and to save … Read More
Daisy Chain Runner
I started this Daisy Chain runner while teaching my On Point Paper Piecing workshop with a California guild and finished up the blocks while demonstrating … Read More
Inching into Spring!
As you know, I really enjoyed designing the blocks for my book, Petal + Stem. Every now and then, I feel inspired to design new … Read More
Burst Quilt
I just completed one of two quilts that I plan to make with virtually the same block design. It’s designed using my improv paper piecing … Read More
Join me for the Mosaic Story SAL!
I would absolutely love it if you would join as I sew a Mosaic Story Quilt. Here is a picture of my original quilt from … Read More
Tell Me A Story Springtime Transitions
In keeping with the story telling theme of my Tell Me A Story Quilt, I created these new block designs. Just like transitions in literature … Read More
Country Road Bouquet
I am so excited to announce a new Bouquet today! It’s been awhile. Do you know what Bouquets are? They are PDF pattern bundles that … Read More
Foliage Runner
I provided Auribuzz with a guest post last week! Did you see it? I share a project that I made using their Walking Palm thread … Read More
Gulls Quilt Pattern
My Gulls Quilt hung at QuiltCon last month and there was interest in the pattern. I also had a couple of readers request is again … Read More