I love when friends of mine create something wonderful and meaningful. That’s just what my friend Amanda (Mandy) Leins did with her book Wanderlust Quilts. She all at once weaved together her lifelong love of archaeology and the beautiful timeless motifs found therein with her love of quilts and created something beautiful. Reading this book you will be wrapped up …
Kickstarter – Just 5 Days Left!
I’ve posted this everywhere but, on the old neglected blog. But, this month of Kickstarter has been amazing. Get all of the details here. In a nutshell I am raising funds to finally bring to market a whole series of patterns and products. And, I was blessed enough to reach goal in 36 hours. Yep, I was flabbergasted too. And …
Molehills Quilt Along, Part 3: Curved Piecing the Fans
Piecing the Molehills Quilt is a lot easier than you think. Watch my YouTube video on Piecing Your Glam Clam Quilt to see a technique for sewing curves without pins (or with minimum pinning). We’re going to use the same basic technique for sewing your Molehills. But, if you remember from the cutting post the Molehills templates do not have …
Blog Hop and GIVEAWAY: The Modern Medallion Workbook
(Drawing Closed) Medallion quilts have been all the rage over the last few years. A medallion quilt generally starts with a center motif and then multiple borders are added until you have your quilt. I loved that Janice Ryan (betteroffthread.com) and Beth Vassalo (http://plumandjune.blogspot.com/) wanted to write a book where we could explore medallions even further and so they put …
Molehills Quilt Along, Part 2: Cutting, Cutting, Cutting
So, your Molehills quilt should be all planned out now. Is it? If you are having a hard time planning it out, remember scrappy is perfect too. You don’t have to over think it and it will still look great. Part II will be all about cutting – cutting your templates and cutting your fabric. CUT TEMPLATES Version 1: If …
Molehills Quilt Along, Part 1: The Plan
After WAY too long – the Molehills Quilt pattern is now available to purchase for download and will soon be available in print. I had a wonderful time teaching this pattern. First at Sewtopia in Chicago and then again at Sew Modern in Los Angeles. With all the experience teaching it I was able to refine and expand the pattern …
A Modern Twist – Blog Hop
I’m very excited to introduce you to the new book A Modern Twist: Create Quilts with a Colorful Spin by Natalie Barnes with Angela Walters (Martingale). First of all, let me tell you a bit about Natalie. Working in the industry I met Natalie somewhere along the way. I didn’t know her well but, I knew her and would see …