2019 marked the 45th-anniversary of the International Quilt Festival. To celebrate, a special exhibit was featured at the 2019 International Quilt Festival in Houston. Check out highlights and 10 of my favorite quilts from the show! Sapphire Celebration Quilters have long used the color blue to symbolize trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, trust, and […]
What are you hoping to accomplish in 2020? Here are three of my goals for 2020. I hope they inspire you! 1. experiment more with combining techniques If you’ve ever attended my Content, Concepts and Quilts: Approaching Quilting as a Graphic Designer presentation/trunk show, you know that I start all of my quilt designs with […]
A few weeks ago I visited the Aurifilosophy—Education for the Love of Thread exhibit, organized by Karen L. Miller and sponsored by Aurifil. This exhibit was part of the quilt show associated with the 2019 International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston, Texas. The exhibit included works of more than 13 Aurifilosophers, designers, artisans, and […]
I was fortunate enough to check out the beautifully curated Modern Quilt Showcase, sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild. This exhibit was part of the quilt show associated with the 2019 International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston, Texas. Members of the Modern Quilt Guild from around the world submitted their quilts for this exhibit that […]
It’s always really fun rediscovering a technique! Thanks to the September Aurifil Artisan challenge—Cross Stitch & Embriodery, I picked up Aurifil floss and did something I haven’t done since I was a kid…. cross stitch! This portable project was perfect to take with me on trips this summer. Inspired by my Sew Speedy pattern and new Sew Speedy magnetic pin & needle minder, I drafted […]
There’s nothing like a project challenge to push you to finish a quilting UFO (unfinished object)! My friends at Aurifil challenged their Artisans to create (or in my case finish) a seasonal project. Today, I’m excited to share with you my Shoreline Sweets mini placemat. A few years ago I designed and made my first Shoreline […]
Raise your paws if you love cats and dogs! I’m super excited to release my new Paws Up! quilt pattern. Our recently adopted four-year-old Yellow Lab mix, Casey, was the inspiration for Paws Up! Shortly after we adopted her, we discovered that she not only loves to sleep on her back but it is super […]
Have you been following along with the Typecast of Characters Blog Tour? This week we finished up the alphabet with Y and Z brought to you by Debby and Kim & Nisha. To celebrate the conclusion of the tour, I’m giving away THREE special prize packs with awesome quilting products! Be sure to read to the end […]
We’re in the home stretch of week 6 of the Typecast of Characters Blog Tour! Check out what Kitty, Jenn, Jenny and Stephanie made with my latest English Paper Piecing pattern, Typecast. Be sure to read to the end and enter for a chance to win a rotary cutter/seam ripper collection and 4 pack of thread […]
Week 5 of the Typecast of Characters Blog Tour includes pouches and framed blocks. Check out what Joanna, Lindsay, Andrea, Sarah and Rachel made with my latest English Paper Piecing pattern, Typecast. Be sure to read all the way to the end to enter for a chance to win a bundle of PURE SOLIDS fabric by Art […]