A new quilt pattern, just in time for Spring! Flower Stamps is one of those ideas I had in my mind for a long time before I actually got the chance to work on it. You know the kind. They get scribbled or doodled down on small bits of paper when you’re doing something totally unrelated, just so you don’t forget about them!
I have so much to share with you! Now that my book is officially out on the shelves, I want to talk a little about each of the quilts in it and share some background of how they came to be and the meaning behind each one. I thought I’d start with one of my favorites, a quilt called Value. READ MORE
I recently took a bit of a break from upcycling fabric for my quilts to make a quilt with new fabric.
What would make me do such a radical thing, you ask?READ MORE
I’ve never been much into Halloween. But a few years ago, I found this skeleton toile by Alexander Henry, I immediately wanted to make a Halloween/Day of The Dead-themed quilt.READ MORE
A new pink log cabin pillow is also newly added to the shop! All of these log cabin pillow covers are pieced completely randomly, using scraps of all of my favorite fabrics. I store my fabric scraps in my studio, by color, in plastic bins. When I am playing around with new ideas, these scrap bins are the usually where I start, pulling, cutting, and piecing improvisationally. Its my favorite way to play around with color and shape in quilting.
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The blue log cabin patchwork throw pillow was just added to the shop. This one was made with strips of both new and vintage fabrics, free motion quilted with a favorite swirly design and has a lovely pale pinstripe plaid back. All my pillow covers have a zipper closure and can be machine washed. They are hard-wearing a durable, ask me how I know.
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The green Echo Star green pillow I recently added to my shop has a beautiful glow about it.
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Friendship Bracelet Quilt, photo by Armstrong Pitts Studio.
