Category: Feature

Beat the Heat Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Today kicks off Week 1 of the blog hop and my day to share my project with my “SURPRISE” fabrics from our first ambassador box that we received in January!  You can check out my unboxing video here.   My surprise fabric line is Blueberry Patch!  I really love this fabric line and all the variations of blue.  I even had a quilt in the...

My first attempt at a New York Beauty Quilt

Whenever I host a giveaway and ask “what would you make with this fabric?” inevitably someone will always say I would make a New York Beauty quilt.  And every time I needed to look it up.  My reaction has always been, “Oh right… this block.  Uhhh… no thanks, that looks impossible.”  So imagine my reaction when C&T Publishing asked me to do a book review...

Night of the Nutcracker!

Have you ever seen a new fabric line and thought I know EXACTLY what I want to make with that?!   That’s what happened to me when I saw Night of the Nutcracker by Paintbrush Studio Fabrics.  Paintbrush Studio Fabrics is based out of North Kansas City and is a fabric manufacturer that has some really cute prints and lots of beautiful solids.  Paintbrush Studio Fabrics...

Happy Pineapple Day!

Happy Pineapple Day!!! YAY!  To celebrate, I’m revealing my Pineapple Quilt top!  (click on the photo to enlarge!)

Highway Traffic Quilt Pattern!

Happy Monday!  I hope this new pattern brings a bit of joy to the dreadful Monday!  This pattern is the last pattern in my spring release.  I designed this quilt for Sarah Maxwell’s newest line Peaceful Petals that ships next month!

Color Flip Quilt Pattern!

Today, I am so excited to share another new pattern!  This pattern was originally shown in Modern By The Yard, but has been updated for 3 different block sizes and 8 different finished quilt sizes!!!

Table Top Quilt Pattern!

Today, I am so excited to share another new pattern!  This quilt showcases Tessie Fay’s new fabric line Pink Lemonade!  I met Tessie at Spring Market last year in Portland when she was looking to get licensed by a fabric manufacturer.  She signed on with Windham Fabrics and this is her first fabric line!

Chain Mail Quilt Pattern!

Today, I am so excited to share my newest pattern!  This quilt is the first quilt pattern to be released in the Spring 2019 series of patterns.  It’s called Chain Mail (because of all the links shown across the quilt) and uses Blue Sea from Island Batik! Chain Mail is a Fat Eighth friendly pattern!

Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop

I am participating in the 5th annual Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop hosted by Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com.  I REALLY needed to clean my studio after the whirlwind of Market prep.  My before photos were taken a week or two ago before I started cleaning my studio.  It actually got WORSE before it got better.  Because of the size of my studio space, I...