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 […]
While at Quilt Market in Houston last fall, I had the opportunity to see a special exhibit featuring the work of Gilbert Muniz, entitled “My Wearable Art Journey… So Far”. In this exhibit, Gilbert reflects on a decade’s worth of wearable art designs that blur the line between fashion and craft. Here are some of […]
The QuiltCon Charity Challenge is one of the Modern Quilt Guild‘s largest-scale charity projects. This year, guilds and individual members were challenged to create modern traditional quilts using a pre-defined color palette. All charity quilts were returned to the makers and will be donated to benefit a local charity. Here are just a few of […]
Scrap happens! While it’s so much fun to go shopping for the latest and greatest fabric, sometimes it’s even more awesome to use what you have. Not only to save money, but it can be fun to challenge yourself to mix and match colors and prints in ways you haven’t thought of. I find the […]
It’s no secret that Hawaii, specifically the Big Island and Kauai, is my most favorite place on earth. {Read more about my obsession with Hawaii and Hawaiian inspired quilts.} If I could pick just one place to live, it would be on the islands. My first visit was in January 2010. Jason and I flew […]
Earlier this year, Christopher Thompson, (aka The Tattooed Quilter) asked if I would make a mini quilt using solids and near solids that complimented his first fabric collection, Blue Carolina. The package of fabrics arrived and I’ll admit that at first I had a difficult time trying to decide what to make. The color palette […]
Seven years ago, I visited Hawaii for the first time. As a wedding gift a few years earlier, Jason and I were given a week at a timeshare anywhere in the world. Our plan was to visit Europe. The timing didn’t work out—the only time we could coordinate travel with other things happening in our lives at […]
In the fall of 2014, right before I launched Whole Circle Studio, I reached out to a friend (and talented professional photographer), Heather Liebensohn, to ask if she would take some photos of me, my studio and my quilts. I needed some promotional photos for my initial website. She was nice enough to come to […]
The inspiration for the design of my quilts literally comes from my every day life. Sometimes I’m inspired by objects and events that bring me joy, but sometimes it’s the mundane and borderline torturous things that spark something. The latter was the case for my Road Work quilt. Four days a week, in order to […]
I take lots of photos, I mean LOTS of photos. Inspiration for my work comes from my everyday life and travels. This past weekend I visited the Jersey Shore. Enjoy and be inspired by the color and shapes of what I experienced: architectural elements looking down: objects: goofy things What is inspiring you lately? Please […]