10 Tips for Quilting at Home + Fall Flashback + Day of Service Sewing Ideas Greetings friends! Let's kick of this week's email with a fun announcement: In honor of my favorite month of the year as well as that "back-to-school" - or back to non-summer routines - time of year, I love hosting my biggest sale of the year. This week ALL PATTERNS (both printed and PDF versions) in my shop are 20% off with the code SEPTEMBER. This is rare for me. I only do it twice a year so if you've had your eye...
8 days agoย โขย 4 min read
Maple Leaf Quilt Block Tutorial + Double Lush Velvet Greetings friends! It's officially September! Hooray! I'm already enjoying slightly cooler temps and soaking up being outside as much as possible. You know that Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"? I sing that song all through the month of September. But first: with Fall officially (well, unofficially, but you know what I mean) here, it's time to pull out the fall quilts. And one of my favorite to pull out every year...
15 days agoย โขย 4 min read
How to Choose Batting For a Quilt + Christmas FPP pattens Greetings friends! It's been a super happy week here - a heart full of lots of happiness and gratitude. More on that below. First, today we're talking basics, sharing more fall ideas, and starting to give ideas for holiday sewing. (I can't believe we're at this point of the year.) Back to Basics: How to Choose Batting for a Quilt First, let's talk quilting basics. Adding batting to a quilt is what makes a quilt a quilt - and yet the...
22 days agoย โขย 4 min read
Fall ๐ Sewing Projects + My Easiest Sewing Room Storage Hack Greetings friends! I hope this week's edition finds you doing well! August is slipping away and I'm trying to make the most of it. Here's a look behind the curtain at what's been going on in my sewing room this month. Not a ton of sewing, but some. There has also been a ton of PURGING going on and that has felt great! Also I finally finished a 3-year-old WIP (Work in Progress). And that feels great too! Click below to read my latest...
29 days agoย โขย 3 min read
15 Favorite Free Baby Quilt Tutorials + Glue Basting + Back to School Sewing Greetings friends! Hoping this week's edition finds you well! I'm in a bit of a state of disbelief. We're already halfway through August and K-12 school starts this week in our neck of the woods. And even though I don't have K-12 kids anymore, back to school supplies are on the shelves, High School football games started last night, and I'm starting to feel that "end of summer, fall is just around the corner...
about 1 month agoย โขย 3 min read
Pixelated Quilts, Shortcuts, and Quilts Inspired by a 30-year-friendship Greetings friends! Thank you so much for stopping by. I'm always so happy to check in with you! Summer life + yardwork = sewing is somewhat minimal, but I have been snatching some time here and there and I even started a new quilt block project, entirely using my stash (bonus points!) that has been really fun. And a little bit heart-healing. In this week's newsletter I'm also focusing on some quilting ideas for...
about 1 month agoย โขย 3 min read
Ancient Quilt Inspiration + Simple Summer Coaster Tutorials Greetings friends! Hoping this week's edition finds you well! Can you believe it's August? I'm still trying to decide how I feel about that. Today I've got a free quilt pattern that's perfect for Layer Cakes as well as some tips for breaking out of a rut if your sewjo is missing this summer. (I promise you're not alone in this.) But first, a little armchair travel. If you've followed me for a while, you know that I love to travel....
about 2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
One of my Favorite Time-Saving Tips + Machine Quilting Stencils Greetings friends! I hope this finds you all well! In this week's edition I'm sharing one of my favorite time-saving quilting hacks - strip piecing - along with a few great free patterns that put it to use. We're also talking machine quilting using stencils as guides, plus some fun resources exploring 250 years of American quilting history. Tip of the Week: Strip Piecing 101 Strip piecing is one of my favorite go-to techniques...
about 2 months agoย โขย 4 min read
What's New + ๐Sewing Ideas +Tips for Working With Scraps Greetings Friends! I hope this week's edition finds you happy and well. We're in the thick of summer (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere) which feels perfect for sharing this list simple ๐ summer sewing ideas. I've also got a guest post with some great tips for curating your scraps for a cohesive quilt. But first: what's new on my Sewing Table In my latest post I'm sharing more about what I'm working on right now including: a very...
2 months agoย โขย 3 min read