Heather and I have been working hard on new products for Inspiring Stitches! I'm excited to share a finished quilt and our 2019 pattern -- Sew Hometown. Sew Hometown This quilt is full of whimsy with it's adorable blocks. Can you spot the birdhouse, and butterflies? My favorite blocks always have some pretty pinks in [...]
I made and patterned Tribute for Curated Quilts, in the spring. Yes, I'm a little behind in posting my finished quilts! My Tribute quilt is included in the Minimalistic issue. I think it fits! The artist Tribute is in tribute to is Josef Albers. I've admired his minimalistic style for a long while, and was [...]
Chromatic Cabins is a pattern I designed for Curated Quilts. Our second issue focused on Log Cabin quilts and I had a lot of fun with these over-sized blocks! Color I collected a group of Bella Solids for Chromatic Cabins that is cohesive in that it is all saturated tones. But there are definitely a [...]
Last fall I started talking about a Graduation quilt with Ella, our oldest. She and I looked through Pinterest together so I could get a feel for what she liked. Ella has lots of quilts, but none that she really gave direction for. For Graduation I wanted the quilt to be one that she would [...]
Happy Friday! I am one of many contributors to Martingale's new I Love Star Blocks book that released earlier this month. There's 16 beautiful quilts included in the book, and lots of eye candy! The cover shows some of the variety of projects included in the book. Traditional to modern fabric selections give it [...]
Rooftop Wonders is a pattern I designed for Curated Quilts. In April, we had a put a call for mini quilts out with a Pinterest board of inspiration, and that's where I found inspiration for my quilt! It's a little hard to tell, but there's a block unit in the quilt top. I made 21 [...]
Hi there! Mellow Grids is a quilt I finished in the late spring for my new venture; Curated Quilts. Over the winter months I took on quilting for others, and then found myself going through a lot of batting. As I was loading a quilt one day, I decided to save the batting paper instead [...]
Hi there! I'm excited to share a new finish with you––my Paintpots quilt was made for my son Owen, using my Adventures line of fabric. I've worked on this quilt slowly this year, between projects, and while quilting for others. It's been great to have an easy quilt project that I could set aside as [...]
Hi there! First, I need to tell you about Inspiring Stitches - it's a brand new company that I've started with my really good friend Heather. I say really good friend, because that's what you have to be to work together the way business owners do! We have repeatedly surprised ourselves by the way we [...]
I have been quilting and sewing non stop, when I wasn't traveling this last month! I'm really excited to share this finished quilt with you. I have been missing my 100 days project, and have been thinking about incorporating the project into my days again. Anyway, I have a finished quilt to share! I ordered [...]
Love of Sewing Mini Quilt I'm so excited to share my Love of Sewing Mini Quilt with you today! When I was first given the challenge, I had to think it through for a while. Thankfully, inspiration struck, and each block in my mini symbolizes a part of sewing that I love! [...]
Free Quilt Pattern - Off the Rails! Hi friends! Meet Off the Rails. This quilt is my exploration of modern traditionalism in quilts. The ladies over at Simple Simon & Company - have invited everyone to explore the definition of a modern quilt throughout the year with a different theme each month. You [...]
