Over 10 years ago I tried weaving fabric strips into a basket. I had no idea how to weave a basket, but I knew how to create fabric strips. My inspiration was a ceramic dish I…
A new year is here and that means time for clean up and organization of the studio. Every January I try to use the turn of the calendar year as a way to take a…
This year has been a bit off course from what I imagined. I have not completed the projects & goals I had for the year. A new year is around the corner and life is…
Stickers! I have a thing for stickers and I cannot lie. I have been experimenting with different ways to create custom helpers for my Quilter's Planner. Some have worked great, some not so great. My…
I couldn't make just one. Making two was sew much more fun! Twin Jackets!! [caption id="attachment_1340" align="alignleft" width="790"] warm quilted jacket[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1339" align="alignleft" width="790"] cool quilted jacket[/caption] Almost identical...one warm, one cool. …
OH the excitement when the 2019 Quilter's Planner arrived and I opened the beautiful box!! The anticipation of its arrival was intense. Not just because I have a quilt featured in the companion magazine, but,…
I have been searching high and low for stickers to use in my planner that will fit my sewing related plans. I have found a few, but, nothing that includes all the tasks we sewists…
Having a quilt pattern in the 2019 Quilter's Planner is surreal. I have been an avid user of this planner for the last 2 years, admiring the patterns, beautiful photography, and colorful imagery...not to mention the perfect…
Pre-orders for the 2019 Quilter's Planner opened up this past weekend and I have some exciting news to share with this release... Yes, that is my name on the cover of The Quilter's Planner Magazine!…
From endings come new beginnings! This quilt! For the last three years I have been part of a quilting bee. A quilting bee of 13 ladies from all over the USA (and now Ireland) who…
The Sketchbook Jacket PDF pattern is now available. This pattern first appeared in Love Patchwork & Quilting magazine Issue 35. Now you can visit my Payhip pattern shop and purchase the PDF pattern for download.…
In September I attended the first ever SewPro Convention. I learned a lot and met so many fantastic people. Among them was Anne Beier of Hudson Valley Quilts. I feel so fortunate to have connected…
A new pattern and a giveaway...all wrapped in one for the season. It's getting cold outside and what would be better to make than something to keep you warm, relax your tired muscles, and make…
Welcome to my first blog hop. In September I was fortunate to attend in the first Sew Pro Convention in Chicago. The experience was amazing in so many ways. I tried to go into the event…
We moved. Or I should clarify we are moving. My Soldier retired and decided that Paradise was not the place for him. The retirement and moving will be in a future post because there are…
Halfway there...and this challenge has been more than I imagined! Back in August, Angie at gnomeangel.com announced on her Instagram account (@gnomeangel) she was going to be starting a sew along following Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100…
[caption id="attachment_578" align="alignleft" width="212"] Love Patchwork & Quilting #35[/caption] I am so excited to present my first magazine submission….and it made the cover!! It's a tropical treat!! I was trying to come up with…
I developed this pattern for potholders when I couldn't find any terry potholders that were thick enough for me to use without feeling the burn. It seems all the potholders are cotton fabric with a…
My first pattern!! Ten Squared is now a pattern...celebration time!! You can find it in my pattern store on Craftsy. Find the pattern in my Etsy Store. It all started with half square triangles (HSTs). I wanted to…
It is Aloha Friday here and the sky is blue! I put together a fun pineapple block yesterday and am posting the pattern and some directions here if you want to put one together too.…
