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Sail Away Action Shots
Back in 2013, I designed a quilt for the Spring 2013 issue of Quilt Trends using Birch’s Set Sail collection. It is a perfect twin quilt for a grandmother’s guest room or beach house. Cynthia, the owner of Birch, showed the quilt to her mother, who immediately wanted a second version for her guest room and I was happy to oblige. She also had the brilliant idea of using the Set Sail fabrics to make an American flag wall hanging. I loved the idea too and even wrote a tutorial for it. I was ecstatic yesterday to receive some pictures of the quilts and the flag in action and just had to share them over here. I love how the room turned it – it is...
Read MoreTatani Mat featuring Monaluna’s Under The Sea collection
I was lucky enough to get to make a version of Tatami Mat for Monaluna’s Quilt Market booth this past spring. The fabric wasn’t shipping yet so I had to keep the quilt under wraps until after Quilt Market. Now that the gorgeous collection is finally shipping, I am excited to share a picture of this lovely, lovely quilt. The blues and greens just pop off the white background. Thanks for stopping by and happy...
Read MoreA Giveaway & A Star Gazer Worth All Your Gazes
I was really excited to receive pictures from Mrs. Mary Halverson in my inbox with lovely finished photos of her Star Gazer Quilt. Mary had contacted me last year about using Star Gazer to make her daughter and future son-in-law an incredibly special wedding present. I was beyond thrilled when she sent me an update on the project and pictures of one of the most lovely quilts ever. The colors are full of joy and what was even more touching perhaps, was the unique part that this Star Gazer Quilt played in a great family tradition. As each of the fifteen grandkids tie the knot, it is part of Mary’s family tradition to create a king or queen size quilt for the...
Read MoreA sneak peak of my two new patterns, Love Ladder and Koa Avenue
My girl, Christina McKinney, just sent me some sneak peaks from the photoshoot she did for my two new patterns, Love Ladder and Koa Avenue. This lady is amazing. She is a photographer out of Houston and does some amazing projects for Birch Fabrics. Here are some teasers as I finish up the patterns. You can find more of Christina’s work here...
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