Today I received fabric in Clothworks Woodland collection.The fabric is so soft and silky, it's wonderful! I can't wait to start cutting and sewing, but I have to add it to the list and get at some other projects also. Borderline with the Woodland fa...

Another pattern given new life is Simply Frames. I no longer remember what fabric was the first used for this pattern. I do remember it was used with the Quilt Minnesota fabric one year. Other than that, it did not do well.This one is Benartex fabric...

Garden Chain is a pattern I designed about 8 years ago for Timeless Treasures featuring the Mosaic Garden collection. I don't imagine there is much of that fabric available anymore.Because the large blocks were fussy-cut, I had plenty of fabric left ...

Last year, Banyan Batik, a division of Northcott, accepted my proposal for Baker's Dozen Squared.This was my very first published pattern, way back when I started. I recolored it in two colorways and they chose to feature both in the Banyan Batiks Sp...

I recently acquired several new pattern testers, and I promptly put them to work.I designed a wallhanging-tablerunnner-bedrunner with Jaftex fabric. I can't show that yet, but I can show what my testers have done.This one was sewn by Laurie B. K...

Last Tuesday, very early in the morning, I started on a project that I expected to finish by the end of the day. I guess I'm only 6 days late!For a very long time, I've had it on my to-do list to make new oven mitts. Mine are disgustingly worn out an...

Over the weekend I cut, marked, sewed, and trimmed 96 Flying Geese blocks for a new pattern sample.That's a lot of geese! That must be a gaggle or two, don'tcha think?I'm surprised I didn't dream about them.The fabric I'm using is Northcott's Allure,...

Last September I was given the opportunity to submit designs to Jaftex with two new upcoming fabric collections.I was instant love when I saw Night Garden by Blank Quilting. I couldn't wait to start playing, I mean working, in EQ. I submitted se...

I had such plans to get so many things done these last weeks before Christmas. Looking back on my work calendar, I've accomplished so little. I didn't get any lace on my angel, but she's on top of the tree.I didn't work on a new p...

Four years ago I made a treetop angel from my mom's wedding dress.This year I made one for my daughter.Mine is made with the jacket from the dress. The jacket pieces were large enough to cut the dress and wings in one piece. The dress itself had no p...

Yesterday I finished piecing a new pattern. Sometimes I think the hardest part of creating a new pattern is to come up with a new name. This pattern is one of those!I finally decided on Jagged Circles. Combining two different angles gives the illusio...

The Island Batik Spring/Summer 2024 fabric arrived yesterday! Before I would allow myself to open the box I needed to finish a quilt store sample first.I sorted out the fabric and measured the exact amount received, down to the quarter inch. That way...

I have a design that I've been playing with for several months. Today I'm testing it and writing the pattern.The pattern will include templates, but I'll be using Deb Tucker's Studio 180 rulers, although in ways not explained in the instructions. I d...

Recently I used a border print in a different way. The pattern, Diamond Daze, has a top and bottom border to lengthen a wallhanging to a lap quilt. Before, when making this pattern, it was simply a print in those two spaces. The border print is four ...

I recently submitted several designs to Northcott for a future release. I really loved the fabrics, but didn't have a lot of time to play around. To save some time, and still submit designs using these beautiful fabrics, I simply used "old" patterns ...