Wild Guy Quilt
I went on a retreat with my guild this last weekend. Oh what fun! While I was there, I made this quilt! Yay! My Wild Guy Quilt #wildguyquilt A few folks asked what the pattern is. There isn’t exactly a pattern, but…
Happy Houses Quilt Pattern
I've got a new pattern in the shop! This quilt makes me happy every time I see it & now you can make your very own! It's improvisationally pieced, mostly on a sewing machine, with a little bit of appliqué…
Photo-tastic Log Cabin Quilt
Last summer I was contacted by a woman named Lori who was looking for someone to make a quilt for her daughter. The quilt was to be a Christmas present and Lori wanted it to feature photos from her daughter's…
January
Ah, the start to a new year. It’s a time when many people pause for a moment to decide on new challenges to tackle. As I noted in my last post, I’ve got a new challenge in the shape of…
Simple Plus Block – with tutorial
A plus quilt. Simple, attractive, and timeless. I recently whipped up this quilt for a loved one who was diagnosed with cancer. I wanted her to have something made with love to take with her to chemo (I hear it…
Finishing a Vintage Quilt Top
Last March, a neighbor brought a vintage quilt top to me, asking if I could turn it into a finished quilt. As you can see, the top was a Grandma's Flower Garden. Some investigation showed that it was all hand-pieced…
Snow Quilts
I do love a great big snow dump. It turns the whole of outside into a great big light box. It's so bright and cheery! I have recently been working on quilting my great pile of to-be-quilted quilts, so I…
Paper Piecing
My local quilt guild recently offered a paper-piecing class with Penny Layman (author of The Paper-Pieced Home) and I was thrilled to be able to attend. Look what I made! One of the class's organizers expressed surprise that I…
Moments & Spotlights from The Appliqué Book by Casey York
I've been waiting with bated breath to show these quilts to you! This is Moments It's made from some of my favorite Teagan White prints and I couldn't love it more. It's a reverse appliqué pattern, meaning that the…
Group Quilts at QuiltCon – publication
My name appeared on two quilts in this year’s Quilt Con show. Both quilts were made in a group. This one, Mistwraith, is just about my favorite thing that I had my hand in last year! Here’s the sign that…