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 […]
RJR Fabrics Blog Hop: What Shade Are You?
Who loves solids? I am a HUGE fan of working with solids, so when RJR Fabrics invited me to participate in their What Shade Are You? Blog Hop, I was in! The invitation came at the same time that I was finalizing my new Butterfly Bunch mini quilt pattern. While the pattern makes 4 butterflies […]
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 […]
behind the scenes: designing the Butterfly Bunch quilt pattern
Curious about my process for designing my new Butterfly Bunch quilt pattern? My process for new designs usually starts with an inspiration photo or a quick pencil sketch. Once I have a general direction, I draw in Adobe Illustrator. For Butterfly Bunch, I went right to Illustrator since I knew I wanted to make a geometric […]
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 […]
15 of my favorite modern quilts (with descriptions from the makers!) from QuiltCon 2018
Enjoy 15 of some of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2018 in Pasadena, California. All descriptions were written by the makers. Do you have a favorite quilt you saw at QuiltCon (or online from QuiltCon)? If so, which one was it and why? Let me know in the comments below!
week 52 recap: 365 days of handwork challenge
Here is a recap of Week 52 (and final!) of my 365 days of handwork challenge (Monday, April 2 –Sunday, April 8, 2018): If you missed it, you can read about the challenge here. Where did the last 52 weeks go? When I started this personal challenge a year ago, I did it as a way to […]