Those of you who’ve followed here for a while might be familiar with my book, Quilt Talk. It’s a book of letter patterns for a full paper-pieced alphabet, with a dozen projects included. Word quilts are making a resurgence, and I want to tell you how this book can help you make them, whether you […]
Jessica’s Squilt
My son’s squilt (special quilt) wasn’t the only quilt that came home with me last summer, looking for a little help. It was joined by a squilt made for his wife, Jessica, by her Great Grandma Bethel some years ago. The poor thing was loved to pieces, and Jessica asked me if I could rescue […]
Quilt Talk Bonus Pattern – Nevertheless
I made this quilt recently, and when I posted it on Instagram (follow me here) a few people asked for a pattern. This isn’t exactly a pattern per se, but close! You’ll need my book Quilt Talk for the letter patterns, but I’ve done the rest of the math for you: measurements and construction notes […]
Try a Little Tenderness
Friends, sewists, quiltmakers, lend me your ears! The last few weeks of political upheaval in the United States has definitely shortened a lot of fuses, and sadly, it’s bleeding out in how we’re treating our fellow people. My colleagues and I in the quilting industry have seen a notable uptick in the hostility of […]
WASWI: Asking for better than you get
Here’s part of an email I just sent to a company that buys patterns from me. Yet again, my payment was not made in a timely fashion. I sadly deal with more than one company who doesn’t start processing my payments until they are on the cusp of due, which means by the time the […]
Creative Women Summit – Feb 13-17
I’m super excited to share that I’m presenting at the Creative Women Summit, a week-long on-line program of sessions led by artists/entrepreneurs. If you are in a creative business (or want to be), the summit aims to give you a lot of great information to support your endeavors. Of course, I’ll be talking about […]
The Personal and the Political
Yes, I’ve been quiet of late. It’s been one helluva season… I moved house and studio in early December, my delightfully dodgy heart landed me in the hospital (again) during the holidays, I’m sore and shaken from a recent car accident, and we’ve had this huge, traumatically divisive election season. I got quiet because I […]
I’m on the Crafty Planner Podcast!
Woohoo! A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of being interviewed by Sandi Hazlewood, The Crafty Planner, for her podcast. It was SO COOL to talk about all the things that matter to us both. And if you ever wondered about what I sound like, here’s your chance!* Listen to it […]
Fall 2016 – New Patterns!
I released four new patterns for the recent Quilt Market, and they are all live in the shop now! Here they are: Hexactly! I’m so excited about this pattern! It’s all pieced (no applique) and NO Y-SEAMS!! I really enjoyed the puzzle of figuring this out. You can make it with 10” precuts, or fussy cut […]
I Got “Snowflaked” – The Sam I Am Quilt
I belong to a private Facebook group of lovely ladies. We’ve been together a while (close to four years now) and in the way that only seems possible through the marriage of quilting and on-line communities, these women are my stitchy sisters. We’re there for each other through thick and thin, and it’s a good […]