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Stitch Savvy Sample Giveaway!

OK, I’ve been promising all along throughout the Stitch Savvy blog tour, and here it is: I’m giving away TWO samples of projects from the book!  These are the actual samples, made by me and photographed here on the…

Enchantment Under the Sea Dress

The final day of the Stitch Savvy blog tour!  I’m so pleased to have my dear friend Marisa of Creative Thursday writing about the book today--she and I met through Lizzy House at Quilt Market years ago, and I…

Piped Footstool Slip Cover

Today, in the next-to-last post on the Stitch Savvy blog tour, I’m so pleased to have Ellen Luckett Baker of The Long Thread giving her review of the book!  Ellen is such a talented lady, with such a keen…

Reversible Girls Jumper

Hooray!!  Stitch Savvy blog tour, day…not sure what day, but everything has been so pretty and so fun that I could totally do this forever, so let’s not spoil it by counting, OK?  Today, I am so excited to…

Flattering Knit Top for Women

Today on the blog tour, I’m excited that my friend Dana from MADE is taking part and reviewing Stitch Savvy!  Dana was one of the very first internet friends I ever made, more than five years ago, and her…

Paving Stones Quilt

Another exciting day on the Stitch Savvy blog tour! Today, Katy from Monkey Do (you might know her by her Twitter/Instagram handle I’m A Ginger Monkey) is sharing her fave projects from the new book. Hers might also be…

Fuzzy Lovie Blanket

Could you absolutely DIE from how cute these bunnies are??  These were made by Carrie of This Mama Makes Stuff as part of her post during the Stitch Savvy blog tour.  And they’re amazing.  LOVE. The Lovie Blanket was…

Reversible Quilted Satchel

Another day for the Stitch Savvy blog tour!  I’m seriously delighted today that Faith from Fresh Lemons is sharing her favorite projects from the book–she writes some of the best quilt block tutorials on the web, and I have…

How About Orange

As an unscheduled stop on the blog tour, hop over to How About Orange and see Jessica Jones’ impression of Stitch Savvy!  The clutch on the cover features one of Jessica’s Outside Oslo fabrics, and people have not been…

Quilted Sewing Machine Cover

Day 3 of the Stitch Savvy blog tour!  Today, Anna from Noodlehead is showing off the clutch she made using the instructions in the book–and I’m so excited to read her post and see that the book led her…

Envelope Pillow with Ribbon

Day Two of the Stitch Savvy blog tour!  I asked the lovely ladies who are taking part of the tour to follow one “path” through the book and share it with you, and today Kathy Mack of Pink Chalk…

Wherever Jacket

Today’s the first official day of the Stitch Savvy blog tour!  I am delighted to let me friends take over most of the reveals and inside peeks on the book, and while they do, I’m going to take the…

Stitch Savvy Blog Tour

Hooray!  My second book, Stitch Savvy, is out in the world and available.  It was two years in the making, and quite honestly, a ton of work–but I think it’s just beautiful, and couldn’t be more grateful to my…

#scrappytripalong

Good heavens.  That Instagram.  It’s a breeding ground for quilt viruses.  And this one was a treasure to suffer through.  Thanks to Katy, Rita and Brenda, the #scrappytripalong sprang up between Christmas and New Year’s, and within three days…

Sewing Buddies OPEN for 2013!

Can you believe it??  The FOURTH year we have done Sewing Buddies.  That’s crazy town!  I can hardly even think about how much has happened in those four years, and I am so excited to see another round of…