Well Being Quilt – new publication
New publication alert! This is my Well Being quilt... You can find it in the QuiltCon magazine put out by Interweave. There's an improv pattern for it, too! The magazine is on news stands or you can buy it online.…
before the cream sets out too long (you must WIP it!)
I finished up the top to my Disco quilt! This is one I started about a year ago and blogged about at the time. The pattern is from Jaybird Quilts and my fabric choices were influenced mightily by Rebekah's quilt (sorry,…
Quilts in the Show – Quilt Con 2015
Hey ya'll ← Look! I'm ready to go South! Put me on a jet plane! I hop on a plane down to Texas tomorrow morning. Before I go, I wanted to leave this post here with a little guide to…
give the past the slip (you must WIP it!)
In the continuing adventures of #youmustwipit Phase 1, I pulled out the bits of a quilt top last seen 69 weeks ago. Okay, so if memory serves, what was going on was that I had bought a fat-eighth bundle of…
When a problem comes along, you must WIP it!
I’ve got a fun new addition to my sewing room… …it’s a BabyLock Jane. This high-speed, straight-stitch machine is on loan to me from Baby Lock while I prepare for Quilt Con. You see, this machine will be in the…
Emily’s Nonsense
I’m so excited to be able to share my quilt “Emily’s Nonsense” with you today! This quilt is in the new Quilters Newsletter issue, "Tradition with a Twist Quilts," available wherever quilting magazines are sold. My initial inspiration was…
Infinite Fun – Improv Curves Quilt
My friend Brenda over at Pink Castle Fabrics recently handed me a stack of fabric and asked me to play with it and make a bit of something that she could hang in her shop for a while. What fabrics,…
Winged Pillow
I just got COLD in Michigan. All in one day, Wednesday, it snapped to winter weather. Frankly, I'm a little peeved about it as I really enjoy fall weather and would like it to come back! Oh well, the cold…
for the love of patterns
There are many ways to be yourself within the world of quilting. You can be wildly improvisational or you can follow a pattern to the letter. You can use unconventional fabric combinations or use a tried-and-true collection of colors. Most…
for the love of improv
Hey ya’ll! I want to point your towards my friend Malka Dubrawsky’s upcoming class "10 Ways to Love Improvisation" on Creative Live. If you RSVP, you can watch it for free on October 8th and 9th (use this link: http://cr8.lv/malkablogtour ) The…