We’re on to Block 2 of the Patchwork Petals sewing party with Mister Domestic and me! If you just joined the party, be sure to check out these links: • my process for designing all four Patchwork Petals blocks • the recap of Block 1 • get your Patchwork Petals pattern here and join in on the fun! Now that you’re […]
Patchwork Petals sewing party: block 1
The Patchwork Petals sewing party with Mister Domestic is in full swing! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Mathew’s excellent blog post (with LOTS of Foundation Paper Piecing video resources). You can also read all about my process for designing all four Patchwork Petals blocks here. Are you sewing along with Mister […]
The Splendid Sampler II book preview
Have you heard? The Splendid Sampler II: Another 100 Blocks from a Community of Quilters by Pat Sloan and Jan Davidson will be released this fall. I’m excited and honored to announce that I am one of the 80 designers from around the world to have contributed a block to the book. I have to keep […]
Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along Week 5 and wrap up!
New to the Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along? Start here or get the pattern here. Are you ready to get quilting? Last week we finished piecing our Butterfly Bunch quilt top. Are you excited to dig in and start quilting?!?!? making a quilt sandwich and basting your quilt I like to pin baste fairly densely—about 2″–3″ apart (the width of 3 […]
Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along Week 4
New to the Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along? Start here or get the pattern here. We’re in the home stretch… Last week our beautiful butterflies started to come together. This week, we’re going to assemble them into bunches and remove the foundation paper. Check out my tips for removing the paper and joining the butterfly blocks in the video below: […]
Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along Week 3
New to the Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along? Start here! Come together! How are you doing with your butterflies? Last week we foundation paper pieced our individual parts. This week we’re going to join all of those paper pieces to make beautiful butterfly blocks! Check out my tips for aligning and piecing those sections together using positioning pins in the […]
Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along Week 2
New to the Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along? Start here or get the pattern here. Let’s dig in! Now that we have our fabric selected and our templates (paper pieces) cut out, we’re ready to begin paper piecing. The technique of foundation paper piecing can be tricky and does take some practice but once you master it, a whole new world […]
Butterfly Bunch Quilt Along Week 1
Welcome and let’s get started! Are you ready to make some beautiful butterflies? This week we’re going to get organized and select our fabric—one of the most fun (and at times overwhelming) parts of quilting! We’re all moving at our own pace, but here is what’ I’m working on this week (be sure to check out […]
Butterfly Bunch pattern release (and a Quilt Along)
It’s finally Spring here in the New York City area! Finally. Over the winter (while thinking about warmer weather) I designed my two new latest designs in my “insect” series: Ladybug Loop and Butterfly Bunch. For the last few weeks while we’ve been bouncing from spring-like days to days with frozen precipitation, I’ve been making […]