Last Minute Gifts
I have a few fast and easy projects for you, each take about an hour to make and can be made with scraps or a fat quarter. First up is the Hedgie Pincushion - [...]
Thoughts on Pattern Quality
Early in May I received an email from a reader who is quite frustrated with her recent purchases of patterns with costly cutting errors in them. She wrote to ask me to tackle this issue [...]
The General Organa Quilt
I have another Star Wars quilt for you! This one is the General Organa quilt, and is my homage to the late Carrie Fisher. The original Star Wars movie's Princess Leia Organa was one of the [...]
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 [...]
WASWI – One of My Patterns Has Been Plagiarized
I'm pretty steamed. I've discovered that someone who bought my Chunky Wee Zippy Pouches pattern has ripped it off, obviously believing the "just change 5 things or X percent and you're safe" nonsense. Whatever the nuts [...]
Hedgie Pincushion Pattern
I don’t like to dispose of sharp metal in the trash – I’m always worried that it might hurt someone. I usually put all my dead needles into an old pincushion – so I thought [...]
BIG Hearted – modifications for #QuiltsForPulse
Last week, I made an adapted version of my new pattern, Big Hearted, for #QuiltsForPulse, a project spearheaded by the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild to get quilts of rainbow hearts into the hands of those [...]
Rejected from QuiltCon
Rejected. I've been told I shouldn't use such a harsh word on myself, but it certainly is a clear statement of facts: I offered one of my quilts to QuiltCon, and it was not accepted [...]
FREE Tutorial: How to Adapt a Cross-Stitch Pattern for Quilting
This is a tutorial for adapting a printed cross-stitch pattern into a quilt top. This year, I made a couple of cute Star Wars themed quilts using cross-stitch patterns from Jacqueline of Wee Little Stitches. If [...]
WASWI – Saying NO (or more Snappy Comebacks)
Recently, Karri G wrote with this question: "What do you say when someone wants you to make them a copy of a pattern without sounding holy than thou?" First of all, can I just say [...]