Sessoms

A foundation paper pieced pattern designed by Carolyn Friedlander. When I designed the Ruby Ruler™, I wanted to try the concept of designing with scrappy fabrics grouped into light and dark value categories on many different quilts that were not originally designed that way, quilts...

Playing with Subtle Color Values in Carolyn Friedlander’s Sessoms Quilt, The Ruby Ruler™ Doesn’t Lie

Every quilt I make right now is scrappy. I just love scrappy. It can work through a large fabric stash really effectively. Quilts made with simple color palettes with just a few colors, or all solids, for example, can completely transform when made using a...

#myquiltcouldlivehere- Liberty Spikes

When I am one of those creative stops- in between projects or not sure what to do next- creating a new collage for #myquiltcouldlivehere always gets me re-inspired.

What an incredible year for the Ruby Ruler™

About a year and a half ago, I had a spec of an idea. To design a functional quilting and design tool that could be used to creatively utilize the many fabric scraps I had in my stash, accumulated over years of sewing patchwork. My...

The Ruby Ruler®

Leaning in to the in-between times

There’s a funny thing that happens when you start to do what you love for a living. You suddenly don’t get to do it very much at all.