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I am helping to celebrate Deborah Fisher’s new fabric collection, Sew Good! As soon as I saw sneak peeks of Deborah’s collection, months ago, I … Read More

People who know me well will laugh because I am allergic to both cats and dogs. But I know that many of you love your … Read More

Thank you for your patience! I know that many of you have been waiting to make one favorite block from the Fill Your Cup BOM … Read More

Toward the end of last year, I had a great time preparing a bunch of new Tell Me A Story Transitions blocks. And now, I … Read More

I know I have been promising a Petal + Stem swap for the new year. Here it is! Blocks must ship by Feb. 15th. There will … Read More

Can you believe that this is the 18th swap? And it’s quite likely that I missed a couple in my numbering! Blocks must ship by … Read More

I would like to thank all of you for your support of my small business and my creativity over the past year. I am offering … Read More

I designed a few more Transitions blocks to alternate with my Tell Me A Story blocks! This batch is called Warm + Cozy. It contains … Read More

I recently sent out a survey to my Tell Me A Story swappers and another Holiday block swap won by a landslide. Blocks must ship … Read More

Last week, I promised that Christmas Transitions were coming soon….here they are! I am really excited about these. Here is a small quilt top using … Read More

I recently polled my Tell Me A Story swappers to see what kind of swap they would like next. Someone left a comment saying that … Read More

I am pleased to invite you to join my free holiday QAL! I designed this Petal + Stem inspired holiday quilt because I wanted a … Read More

I casually mentioned that I was thinking of a Halloween Tell Me A Story block swap in one of the current swap emails and there … Read More

As you know, my husband has been making hand turned seam rippers for my Etsy shop for years now. They have either wood or acrylic … Read More

I recently saw Art Gallery Fabric’s new Halloween collection called Spooky ‘n Sweeter and I felt compelled to make a Halloween project. I don’t tend … Read More

I haven’t run a Tell Me A Story Holiday themed block swap in awhile. It’s time! Blocks must ship by August 20th. There will be no … Read More

I rarely sell quilts but I am out of space! Click through to my Etsy shop to read about each quilt. There are just five … Read More

My husband has finished another batch of seam rippers!  He hand turns these on his lathe.  This particular batch is made from maple wood with … Read More

Are the daffodils still blooming where you are? I bet this feels a little late for many of you but the daffodils are still in … Read More

You are invited to join the Tell Me A Story Block Swap 14! This will be the last swap until the fall. Blocks must ship … Read More

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

As I have mentioned a few times now, I really can’t stop designing blocks to complement those found in Petal + Stem. There are just … Read More

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