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 […]
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 […]
One of the fun parts about being a designer and quilter is collaborating. Collaborating with other makers allows me to be inspired by their work, and also challenges me to think about my own work in new ways and stretch beyond my comfort zone. I’m super excited about my new collaboration with Mathew Boudreaux (AKA Mister […]
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 […]
Funny story about how my Stone Slice quilt pattern came to be: I picked up my geode bookend on a cross-country road trip in 2000. My then boyfriend (Jason, now husband), friend (now best friend) and her fiancee (now ex-husband) drove a 1971 Cadillac Eldorado convertible from CT to Vegas for a friend’s wedding. Everyone […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]