Today, I’m pleased to announce the release of my third quilting pattern, Punctual. As you may have guessed from my last Moda Bake Shop tutorial, I am fascinated by type design. Punctual features a quilt with a giant patchwork ampersand–one … Continue reading
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Tutorial: Hardcover Needle Books
Here are the instructions for how I made the hardcover needle books I posted about yesterday. I hope you find them useful–this is my first tutorial here on the blog, so please go easy on me. If you make a … Continue reading
Friday Finish: Needle Books
I’m happy to be able to share this finish today, since I’ve been meaning to make this project for a while. I owe a few gifts to some fellow stitchers, and I thought these little needle books would be cute … Continue reading
Type Geek
Today I have another tutorial up at the Moda Bake Shop blog, and I’m excited to share the project here with you, too! March was typography month at the Bake Shop and, as an inveterate type geek, I found the … Continue reading
Pattern release and giveaway!
I am so excited to announce the release of my first two quilting patterns! First, though, I want to express my deep thanks to everyone who helped with getting these published-to my pattern testers, proof readers, and everyone who shared … Continue reading
Pillows and Patterns and Proofs, oh my!
I get bored quickly, so I tend to have a lot of projects going on at once. (I sense I’m not the only quilter with the problem of starting something new before finishing up the last project.) But at least … Continue reading
Macarons
Today, I am thrilled to be sharing my first tutorial over at the Moda Bakeshop! Because of Moda’s generosity, I was lucky to be able to use some of Kate Spain‘s just-released line, Honey Honey, to make this charm-pack friendly … Continue reading
Ampersand
When I began quilting, I was a strictly-yardage type of sewer. Then I bought my first charm pack and everything changed. So when the chance arose to play with some Moda pre-cuts, I jumped at the opportunity. I received a … Continue reading
OMG I made a dress
Let me begin by stating that I am not an apparel maker. This is ironic, because I learned to sew by sewing clothing. I even turned in a couple prom dresses I designed as an independent study art project once. … Continue reading
Onwards
I’m so excited to be sharing this finish today! I was lucky enough to participate in a Modern Quilt Guild challenge sponsored by Michael Miller and featuring the Madrona Road line by Violet Craft. I had already fallen in love … Continue reading