I was looking for a fun summer patchwork project and decided to make my free Casey the Crab pattern up with some quilting cottons (the original sample is in fleece). I grew up in Maryland going to the Eastern Shore with my family every summer. We would always get Maryland crabs one night, usually at…
New Pattern: Roger the Pirate
Ahoy, matey! Meet Roger the Pirate. He’s my new PDF pattern and he’s on sale for $7 through Wednesday, September 3. This pattern includes: step-by-step photos easy to follow instructions full-sized templates you can print again and again links to supplemental blog posts and special videos to guide you through I’ve got a collection of…
Collaboration with Kristy of Fog and Swell: Ocean
Over the past few months I have been working on a collaborative project with Kristy (whose beautiful blog is Fog and Swell). First, we chose the themes "ocean" and "forest." Then we each gathered fabrics to share with one another. Kristy put together a collection of hand-dyed cotton and linen in shades of deep red…
A Collaboration
Grey whales by Kristy of Fog and Swell. To me, one way to continue to push your creative boundaries is to reach out to other artists and collaborate. For a long time I have admired Kristy's work on her beautiful blog, Fog and Swell. Kristy interprets her seaside surroundings by creating softies that are beautifully…
crab and…the shop has fresh new items!
This crab was pure joy to make. While Mimi was here last week for a visit and a lunch date, we were chatting a bit about how it is nice to revisit old patterns we've made. Making them again is so freeing because the stress of figuring out how it will all come together is…
patchwork crab
I'm from Maryland originally and I love Maryland crabs. My birthday is in the beginning of August, high crab season, and I always chose to go to a crab shack to celebrate. I miss sitting outside on a hot summer evening, mouth on fire from the seasoning, salt and cayenne under my nails, eating that…
patchwork crab
I've checked out a big stack of sculptural technique books from the library. Most of these are pretty old, 1960's and 70's, and the text is rather dated, but the images have gotten me inspired to branch out again. It has been birds birds birds here for nearly a year and a half now and…