This has been a WIP for longer than I'd like to admit, but my scrappy blue Slash quilt (using my Slash pattern) is finally finished! Over the last couple of months I made an effort to finish up ...
weekend projects
Split Pouch Sew Along: Week 5
Split Pouch Sew Along Week 5 It's week 5, and I can't believe we are already to the end of the Split Pouch Sew Along. I'm glad that I now have a big batch of pouches to hand out to some of the ...
Split Pouch Sew Along: Week 2
Split Pouch Sew Along: Week 2 We're in week 2 of the Split Pouch Sew Along. I'm excited to share with you what I've made this week. Week 2 Video Here's a look at what I thought about and ...
Split Pouch Sew Along
Are you ready for a Sew Along? I am. The Split Pouch Sew Along is here, and I'm hoping you'll join me. With the holidays quickly approaching, I thought this could be *perfect* timing to get a ...
Stripey Split Pouches
I made some stripey Split Pouches, and I thought I'd share them with you. These pouches are kind of addictive. They come together fairly quickly and don't use heaps and heaps of fabric, so when I ...
Scrappy Split Pouches
Here are some scrappy Split Pouches that I made while developing the pattern and new online workshop. Fabric Selection These come together pretty quickly once you get the hang of it, and I ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #4: Bow Tips + Tricks
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #4: Bow Tips + Tricks It's Post #4 and let's talk about Bow! This week I'm sharing my progress as well as tips and tricks for Bow. Plus, I'm answering 3 more questions ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #3: Pine Tips + Tricks
It's Post #3 in the Pine + Bow Quilt Along, and I'm excited to share more about my Pine project, give you some tips and tricks and show you my sewing space! Here's a look. Making your sewing ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #2: Meet Bow + Fabric Pull
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #2: Meet Bow + Fabric Pull We're in week #2 of the Quilt Along! This week, let's take a look at Bow. The Bow quilt Bow is my homage to a rainbow, and it's such a ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #1: Meet Pine + Fabric Pull
Pine + Bow Quilt Along Post #1: Meet Pine + Fabric Pull Let's look at Pine! I'm thrilled to kick off this Quilt Along with this first post about Pine. Since we're featuring two patterns (Pine ...
Pine + Bow Quilt Along
Are you ready for a Pine + Bow quilt along? While at QuiltCon, I got excited to do another quilt along, and many of you seemed interested too. We did some polling on instagram to see what folks ...
Tripping Quilt with Jen Kingwell and friends
The Tripping Quilt with Jen Kingwell is an around-the-world project that I was lucky enough to work on with Jen Kingwell, Sue Spargo, Anna Maria Horner, Tula Pink and Sew Kind of Wonderful (Jenny ...
A look back at 2022
I love a year-end recap. It's easy to forget so much from the year. It's weird how it seems to fly by so quickly, but if you actually take a look back you realize how much has happened. Here's a look ...
Lawn Pajamas
Since it's a holiday week and all I can think of is cozy and comfy, I thought I'd share these lawn pajamas that I made earlier this year. I've been LOVING them, and as we move into cooler temps it ...
Mini Eads Quilt in Languid
Making a Mini Eads Quilt in Languid was a no brainer, because sometimes you just need a fun, colorful palette cleanser to get your creative juices flowing. Mini Eads Mini Eads is the smaller ...
Basting my Blue Slash Quilt
Before leaving to teach in Maine recently, I basted my Blue Slash quilt. I finished the top much earlier this year, and so the basting was overdue! A Gathering of Stitches hosts these beautiful ...
Wiksten Shift Dress
I finally made a Wiksten Shift Dress! The Plan The Wiksten Shift Dress was my most specific goal for Me Made May. I've been wanting to add more casual and comfortable dresses to my life. This ...
Takeaways from Me Made May 2022
Me Made May Another May is over, and I have plenty of takeaways from Me Made May 2022. Like previous years, it's been a good, creative push. And no surprise, I've added more garment patterns to my ...
Frond Quilt Pattern
My Frond Quilt Pattern is here! When developing my Long Leaf acrylic templates, I knew I wanted more patterns to use along with them. The shapes have been so enticing to me, and it's been fun to ...
Long Leaf Baby Quilt
A couple of months back, I made this Long Leaf Baby Quilt. The Colors and Prints I auditioned a lot of different things when pulling fabrics for this project. Sometimes I have a palette in ...