This morning over breakfast, my 15-year-old Aria chirped, “It’s 170 days until Christmas!” I kid you not. This child LOVES Christmas. Listens to Christmas music all year long. Has probably already started knitting a gift for at least one person.
Read MoreNew Ice Cream Soda blocks, plus a good look at my English Paper Piecing project bag. Here’s the process and tools that work best for me. I love a take-along project for summer!
Read MoreA Picnic at the Park, anyone? Story gives you something with so much depth and texture to inspire your color and pattern choices. If you haven’t used story before, now is the time to give it a try!
Read MoreSampler quilts are so interesting to sew, kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure book. It’s hard to see at the beginning where it is all headed, but with a little luck, by the end of the journey, the cumulative effect is quite exciting!
Read MoreWeaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of June, news about Elora’s speech delay and an invitation to listen well.
Read MoreHasn’t June just flown by? I’ve had the pleasure of quilting for creative folks who live as close as a ten minute bike ride and as far as southern France. I’ll show you a few of those lovely quilts here.
Read MoreDo you know what I love? Using patchwork to recover dining room chairs. It’s makes them so fresh and full of personality, and is rather easy to do. Here are the steps to make it happen!
Read MoreThis quilt design is not mine; it’s a pattern called Concert from the book Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes. Comfort Circle quilt bee did a fantastic job sewing this intermediate quilt block. Look how well those stripes match up!
Read MoreHave you ever tried to replicate a color scheme, say from another quilt, painting, etc? Sometimes you get the colors right, but the collective effect doesn’t satisfy. Pay attention to the artist’s use of neutrals!
Read MoreSay “hello” to Tulip Crown! Of course my Dutch-inspired Penny Sampler needed some tulips and why not a quartet? Here I’ve made the block four times over for the Seafarers quilt, an extra quilt pattern included with Penny Sampler Pattern Club.
Read MoreA snapshot of community contributions for Value + Context via Quilter’s Color Quest. Plus, Balance Your Stash with my custom curated neutral fabric bundles, available at Winter Creek Cloth.
Read MoreIf you find yourself losing steam after your patchwork quilt top is made, you’re not alone. But wait! Finishing that quilt is going to be soooo rewarding. Here are some ideas to help you push on to make that quilt backing.
Read MoreAll the Concert quilt blocks have arrived from my bee mates in Comfort Circle of do. Good Stitches, plus I’ve made more to round out the collection. Now it’s time to join these blocks to create the quilt top.
Read MoreEven building fabric neighborhoods takes time. I paper pieced fifteen houses total in May. Phew! Good thing my work is also my play. Now they’re done and so is the Seafarers quilt pattern! Hooray!
Read MoreHave you ever struggled to decide if certain red fabrics “match” or are too different to work well together? Fabrics don't have to match. Instead, when we put several types of “red” in one fabric pull, their perceived differences fall away. More variety can actually create a stronger sense of unity!
Read MoreThis month for Comfort Circle in do. Good Stitches, our lead quilter is treating us to ice cream hearts. That’s ice cream colored hearts, made from patchwork, and boy do they hit the spot! The colors are delish.
Read MoreI’ve been wanting to sew this block since I saw a friend making it at a sewing retreat in 2012. Isn’t that funny? How did it take me this long? The paper piecing pattern I’ve developed for this block can be used to make a braid of any length desired!
Read MoreWeaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of May, a book and tv-series recommendation, experimenting with sewing masks and some musings on our summer plans.
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