I’m thinking about calling this quilt something like “On a Whim” or “On a Lark,” because it was a total surprise that I put together a quilt top today–not what I was planning on doing with my afternoon. I…
After hours of grueling research, I have chosen a fabric and made the first of three slip covers for the bar stools that sit between the kitchen and the den! I shared this project with my Sewing for Your…
I have a whole mess of different bee projects going on right now, which is fun, because it means I get to dabble in some different styles of quilt block without having to really commit to any of them–almost…
Once again, I’m joining the fun at the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day and offering a copy of the Pinafore pattern to one winner! This is the same design as the hand-me-down dress I posted the other day (totally…
We’ve lived in this new house for about five months now, and are still finding boxes to unpack. My husband and I were superstars a couple weekends ago and completely cleaned out and organized the things that were more-or-less…
When I’m sewing, I often will hit my Netflix Instant account and re-watch programs I’ve seen and loved as I work. I have exhausted most of those–I’ve gone through all the episodes of Monk three times, in order; all…
Over the past two years, I have taught the Your First (Modern) Quilt class to dozens of (amazingly cool, smart, awesome) women, and it has been incredible amounts of fun. Last year, I taught the class as an e-course,…
The spiky free-motion quilted project I mentioned last week is complete! And just in time for a rainy, rainy day. This is another 1600 quilt, like the Domestic Bliss one I made earlier this spring, but I actually completed…
I find myself in the same boat I’ve been in before, and so I thought a flashback post might be in order. My husband and I are heading out to an event tonight that’s “black tie optional,” and I…
It took months and months, but I finally decided on a tile for our kitchen backsplash. And once the decision was at last made, I pulled the trigger and we got it done. I was initially inspired both by…
I’m working on quilting another jelly roll project. And this time it’s spiky FMQ a la Elizabeth Hartman. Wait for it.…
I got an email recently asking how I “fit it all in.” Which is funny, because most days, I decidedly do not feel as though I am getting it all done–far from it. And I’ll say here as I…
I’ve got three separate HST projects going on at the moment. Which either means I am a complete, obsessive nutcase or a wild-haired genius. Either way, lots of triangles over here. It mostly started with Ellen Baker’s Quilt Blocks,…
I went to a baby shower recently, and as is my apparent habit, liked the gift I gave so much that I came back home and made another for our house! This was a sweet little bird arrangement that…
image via Threads Magazine As I’m finishing up writing my new book, the last of the major tasks is to finalize the patterns. That means taking each pattern that I’ve developed that requires a paper pattern–there are eight of…
