Do you know who Thomas Knauer is? He is one of my favorite modern quilters. His quilts are graphic, beautiful, and always contain messages. Whether it is coded, like his morse code or braille quilts, or a little less subtle, like his Sunbonnet Sue's with machine guns, he is always telling a story with his … Continue reading Working for One of My Quilting Heroes
One of the best parts of working in New York City is all of the different industry insiders I get to meet. Megan from Studio E Fabrics is a delightful member of Quilt Lab at Gotham Quilts. I enjoy discussing our creative challenges each month. Last month, she had a hexie quilt challenge for me! … Continue reading All Lined Up with Studio E
I'm so happy to announce that I have another quilt published in a major quilting magazine! My Color Catcher pattern is in the January/February issue of McCall's Quilting! Color Catcher is a quilt I whipped up from my scrap stash. It is a very quick make - with the help of my AccuQuilt Go! I … Continue reading Color Catcher Quilt
The Island Batik Ambassadors are split this month. Half of the team is doing a blog hop, and the other half is making a quilt with a fun quilting tool. I'm on the Tool Time Team. *Some of the links on my page are affiliate links. If you purchase items through my links, I make … Continue reading Tool Time with Island Batik
I have huge news! I had a project accepted into Quiltmaker, and the magazine didn't go out of business before it was published! I receive "calls for submissions" from The Quilting Company family of magazines, and this one specifically mentioned finishing vintage tops. It just so happened that I had noticed a lovely drunkard's path … Continue reading Christmas Cactus – A Vintage Top Rescue
