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Solid Squares Baby Quilt

July 31, 2017

A few weeks ago I had coffee with Pippa Armbrester, a modern quilter who lives in my town. We’d never met, although we’d heard about each other. I love Pippa’s quilts (check out her book – affiliate link). She has a wonderfully simple understated style and after our meeting I was inspired to try something… 

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Sew a Softie Day: Kid Made Emoji and Cthulhu Softies

July 5, 2017

July is Sew a Softie month. This global event is in its second year and is spearheaded by Trixi Symonds, a designer and sewing teacher in Australia. The goal is to encourage children who haven’t sewn before to give it a try through a fun, low-pressure project: a softie! Trixi has inspired 100s of kids… 

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Lessons from Monticello

June 14, 2017

Roxanne and Jefferson thinking about the world’s big ideas. I have three children and my house is loud, my attention often divided. This weekend my eldest daughter, Roxanne, and I flew from Boston to Richmond to spend the weekend together. Three days of uninterrupted time with just one child is a wonderful luxury. Roxanne loves… 

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10 Sewing YouTubers to Watch

May 23, 2017

  I don’t watch much television mostly because I don’t have much free time, but I do love short videos. I recently downloaded the YouTube app on my phone and I’ve found myself increasingly turning to it for entertaining informative videos about sewing plus I recently found out that you can Buy Youtube Watch Hours… 

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Filed Under: Fostering Your Creativity

A Quilt and Softie Gift Set

May 10, 2017

A few weeks ago I got an email from Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill asking if I’d like to collaborate with her on a project. I first learned about Sheri when she won the Craftsy Designer Fellowship in 2016. Part of the prize was a booth at fall Quilt Market. Sheri’s Bzzzzzz quilt is one of my favorites,… 

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Snapshot Mini Quilt

May 8, 2017

In January I had a conversation with Thomas Knauer on the podcast. Thomas is a deep thinker and he’s got some pretty radical things to say about quilting and the industry that’s grown up around it. One of his big ideas is that we should step away from the constant consumerism of quilting – more… 

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Free English Paper Piecing Pattern: Tilly the Turtle

March 27, 2017

I’d like to introduce you to Tilly the Turtle. She’s super friendly and is a great scrappy project that combines some handwork and some machine sewing. Tilly the Turtle is awesome as a pincushion, but she’s also fun as a softie. I made a pattern so you can make a Tilly, too! Ready to sew?… 

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An Update from The Studio

February 14, 2017

I took this photo of Susan Fitzgerald’s Instagram props drawer last week when I visited her studio to record a podcast. I’ve got lots of interesting tidbits to share today. First, I’m excited to be attending QuiltCon for the first time. I’ll be flying to Savannah next Thursday in the late afternoon and will have… 

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A New Pattern In the Making

January 23, 2017

A few years ago I sold all my pattern samples. At that time my workspace was a table in the corner of our bedroom and with the piles of fabric, the ironing board, and the stuffing bin, it felt too crowded to have so many softies and dolls everywhere. When Craftland in Providence asked if… 

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An Update on the Progress of the Kit

December 4, 2016

I’m currently working with a large publishing house to create a felt kit. The kit will be in stores next fall. A few months ago I wrote about how I decided to take this project on and now that I’m nearing the halfway point I thought I’d give you an update. The first deadline was… 

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