Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Fun fact: Did you know that in Japan (and in other countries in Asia, too) they have two days to celebrate love? Valentines Day on February 14, and another a month later on March 14 called White Day. Traditionally, the girls give the guys little chocolates, candies or cakes (especially the homemade variety) on Valentines Day, and on White Day, the… Read More
My latest pattern, Origami, is just perfect for layer cakes! Especially the small bed sized quilt – it has 42 blocks, which is the exact same number as pieces in a Moda layer cake. And I had one of those lying around – Voyager by Kate Spain. So I added in a couple of fat quarters of coordinating solids for the… Read More
Once again, my fabulous pattern testers have absolutely rocked the Origami quilt pattern! I’m always blown away by the creativity and generosity of my testers for helping me release my patterns, and just wait until you see what I mean… Baby Quilt The baby quilt size for Origami is a sweet 39″ x 39″. The perfect size because you don’t… Read More
The pattern sample for your quilt pattern is the cover girl – you want her to look the best she can be so that she’ll sell that pattern! In part 1, we talked about choosing the right kind of fabric for the pattern sample, followed up in part 2 about the work flow of writing a quilt pattern. And while… Read More
This month, I’ve teamed up with Cotton Cuts to be their Featured Designer for the Classic and Modern Maker subscription boxes. What this means is that subscribers to those boxes will get their choice of one of 5 Blossom Heart Quilts patterns. Here’s a sneak peek at what fabrics are included in the Modern Maker box… they would work for… Read More
When you design quilt patterns, you typically make at least 2 different versions of the quilt just to make sure it’s all working properly. But mostly because you have so many palette and fabric ideas to use for the pattern, ha! For my Double Dash quilt pattern and its two different block sizes, I clearly had to make at least… Read More
I love to set a public deadline for a pattern release, as I’m the kind of person who thrives on having a deadline to work towards… so when it came time to get Double Dash happening, well, what better day than my birthday to set as release day! (does this mean I get double the cake?!) Double Dash is a… Read More
Baby Sunset doo doo doo do doo… #sorrynotsorry for that ear worm! Anyway, moving on, Baby Sunset is my newest quilt pattern coming out on July 1st. It’s a bonus pattern exclusively available to the Sunset Isle BOM subscribers, and uses the blocks from the first six months of the pattern. You see, the rows for months 6 and 7… Read More
The Liberty Mini QAL begins today! This month, I am co-hosting this quilt along with Ava & Neve, and we’re sewing up the Cinque Terre mini quilt pattern. Today, I want to have a little chat about things to consider when choosing prints for your quilts, and also the background and binding fabrics. Choosing Cinque Terre Prints Once you’ve grabbed… Read More
The year is speeding through, and we’re nearly up to May! Crazy! May is the fifth month of the year, and what better excuse than that to make a new Cinque Terre mini quilt… Cinque meaning five 😉 And thus, the Cinque Terre QAL was born! I am cohosting this event with Ava & Neve – exclusive stockist of Cinque… Read More