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November 18, 2019

Ruby Ruler™ Ambassador Jenny Haynes of Paper Sax Sten

Ruby Ruler Ambassador Papper Sax Sten

Happy Monday to everyone! Today I’m excited to introduce the newest Ruby Ruler™ Ambassador, Jenny Haynes of Papper Sax Sten! Ruby Ambassadors are designers I admire, from all over the world, and help me spread the word about my Ruby Ruler™, Ruby Minder™ quilting and embroidery tools. They demonstrate how they use them in their own work and tell us a little about their design process.

I have long admired Jenny’s beautiful work, discovering her when the Modern Quilt Guild awarded her quilts at Quiltcon 2019. Since then, I’ve watched Jenny create and teach curved piecing like the expert she is, and am so happy to have her share a bit about her process and using the Ruby Ruler™ in this interview, enjoy! (Read and learn more about past Ruby Ambassadors.)READ MORE

November 14, 2019

New Found and Foraged Handmade Pincushions Coming

I have been diligently working on a brand new collection of Found and Foraged Pincushions that will be hitting my shop in a couple of weeks. Many folks were sad to have missed out on the previous groups, so ceramic artist Kristen Ballou and I worked to make as many as possible available for this next collection. Keep reading if you want to know how to snag one of these beauties.READ MORE

November 9, 2019

A Common Thread- October Finish

Common thread October

For my collaborative project, A Common Thread, with artist Neicy Frey, we decided to go a little easier on ourselves for our October challenge. I definitely took on too much for our September challenge. We decided on a slightly smaller-sized project this month- 20 x 20″ square.READ MORE

November 4, 2019

The 2020 Quilter’s Planner

Quilter's Planner

I am so excited to share that I have a quilt pattern in the 2020 Quilter’s Planner Magazine! This magazine is a companion to the Quilter’s Planner. If you’ve never seen or heard of the Quilter’s Planner, you are missing out on a very inspiring way to keep track of your days, creative projects, etc in a beautifully inspiring carry-along planner.READ MORE

October 28, 2019

How I define “Quilt Sparkle” ✨

Tufted

I talk alot about the idea of “quilt sparkle” in my workshops and classes. An idea that is illustrated so well when playing with color value. Color, layout, and the “sparkle” are all things that I feel very intuitively in my work, and its taken me a long time to create a verbal or written explanation as to exactly what I mean, or how I achieve it.READ MORE

October 26, 2019

Join me at Gossypium Quilt Shop in Issaquah

I am so excited to be working with Gossypium Quilt Shop and Fabric Store on some upcoming workshops. I really love supporting my local quilt shops and this one is very local, so I’m extra lucky. There are spots available in the workshops and tickets available for the lecture, so grab a spot and join us!READ MORE