pattern and design feats
Do you have a new planner for 2024? Do you have a sketchbook for ideas and plans? Do you have a binder or notebook to keep patterns? Would you like to make a unique cover for that book to keep everything in? If you have answered yes to any of these questions you should […]
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 purchased while we were living in Italy. I wanted to figure out a way to make a fabric version for […]
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 settling down a bit here so it is the perfect time to step back and try this plan again….and maybe […]
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 first try was to create mini stickers to help keep up with my sewing and quilting tasks. These stickers are […]
I couldn’t make just one. Making two was sew much more fun! Twin Jackets!! Almost identical…one warm, one cool. I dug into my stash of Alison Glass fabric to create these quilted jackets using my Sketchbook Jacket pattern. The quilted jackets are custom made for and wrapped around a 2019 Quilter’s Planner. Which […]
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, because I want 2019 to be better than 2018…and 2018 has been sooooooo good! I ordered the unbound version just […]
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 like to plan and track. I found these Avery labels and decided to try them. The Avery website has […]
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 planning tool for everything! And now, my pattern will be part of that…for an entire year!! Without further ado I […]
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! Sitting on this news has not been easy. And look who the featured designer is… This year you can […]
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 quilt for each other every month and share a love of quilting & sewing. We have gotten to know each […]
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. This pattern includes over 20 color photos to help you visualize the steps in making your very own Sketchbook Jacket. […]
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 a very small pineapple block to work into a cover for my sketchbook. I had already worked out a pattern for a larger pineapple block (11 in x 7 […]
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 make an entire quilt with HSTs. And this was the product of that exploration. When I started I had no intention […]
