I am excited to be working with Cone & Steiner General, a wonderful mercantile based here in Seattle, on a special new project, the Cone & Steiner Parcels! Hand-delivered monthly parcels full of all kinds of surprises to your door.READ MORE
I recently completed two sets of commission pillows, one for a 13 year old and the other for her sister. They’re getting their bedrooms completely redone- new colors, furniture, all designed by my talented friends CJ and Barbara, of CJ Hurley Arts, out of Portland, OR. These sisters have completely different tastes, which made this project fun to do.READ MORE
This quilt makes me smile every time I see it.READ MORE
These forgotten and decayed, web-covered Halloween flowers are made from loving cup trophies. The ones that end up at the thrift store are usually metallic painted plastic and are easy to repaint (they are practically begging to be used). Easy to repaint and do all sorts of DIY’s with, like these Halloween arrangements. The large one is nice all on its own for to spook up your décor, and the smaller ones make great place card holders or party favors. See another way I’ve used trophies for Halloween décor here.
Back in the summer I was contacted by the editor of a wonderful magazine from the UK, Reloved. Sally interviewed me and also featured a Tabletop Redo project of mine in the September 2014 issue (available in the US right now at Barnes & Noble stores, Amazon, as well as for iPad, Android, and Kindle).READ MORE
I have always loved Malka’s unique style. Her quilts just seemed to be electrified with color and movement. And lucky us, because starting tomorrow, she is teaching a CreativeLive class called 10 Ways to Love Improvisational Quilting. There’s really nothing about quilting that I don’t love and Malka is sure to teach us some new tricks.READ MORE
I think that trophies that end up on thrift store shelves are a little sad, don’t you?READ MORE
I quietly added a new quilt pattern to my shop last week, Hammerhead. READ MORE
No doubt, a quilt maker needs a big space to lay out the quilt top, configure the design of it. Or at least big enough that we need to be able to step back and away from the piece to get a feel for the whole design. Trying to do this on a horizontal surface (dining room table, bed, floor) can work, but soon enough it gets old. In comes the portable design wall to the rescue!READ MORE
