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“Along the Fence Rows” - A new PDF available TODAY! When I see feature fabrics that are just too pretty to cut up, I design using them as a focus fabric. In this quilt, you can see how the large one-piece blocks allow for just that! Why cut up such beauty! When the designer goes through such lengths to all this detail I just like to let it shine so that we can enjoy it to the fullest. I have been wanting to explore the use of soft curves in quilts with an easy construction. They can be intimidating, but oh so beautiful! I think I have figured out a way that any confident sewer can achieve. Check out my...

A Blueberry Welcome - April 2021 It’s a rainy day as I sit at the kitchen table and ponder what to write for my first blog post. I have just finished my first year of running this little business of designing and selling patterns.  Wouldn’t you know it, but 2020 may not have been the ideal year to start on such an adventure.  However, this venture was in the works for a bit and I determined that the best thing to do was just to start my small business.  Thankfully, I did…just two months before the pandemic hit and we were thrown into lockdown. Sewing does require one to stay in the studio for large chunks of time, so it’s...