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What do you get when a group of quilt designers decides summer needs a little more creativity, a little more inspiration, and a whole lot more quilting fun?
A Summer Block Party, of course!

AND YOU ARE INVITED TO THE FUN!

We’re thrilled to invite you to join us for a month-long quilting event filled with oversized quilt blocks, designer spotlights, bonus projects, prizes, and a wonderful community of quilters sewing together from all over.

What Is the Summer Quilt Block Party?

The Summer Block Party is a free quilt-along hosted by 4 designers. During this event, you’ll ...

If you’ve been following along on my quilty journey, you know that I love doing something extra special on my quilt backs. When I saw the panel from the Mystic Fable fabric line by Alexia Abegg for Ruby Star Society, I just knew I had to do something with it on the back of my Moon Spell quilt. I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to show you how I made it with a tutorial for creating the Perfect Panel Quilt Back.

This panel is absolutely beautiful. It has a vintage appliqué feel and so many charming details ...

Happy Pattern Release Day—let’s make it a party! read more

Did You Miss It? At the end of last month, I released the Constellation Crumb Quilt Pattern—and I am so excited about this one.

This pattern invites you to dig deep into your scrap bin and create something truly special: a magical scrappy star quilt. And yes, I mean magical because it really feels like we’re turning nothing into something beautiful. It’s one of those moments where one person’s trash becomes another person’s treasure.

One of my favorite things about this quilt is how every single star center comes together differently. No two twinkle alike ...

Get your party drink ready… I have my extra-strong coffee in hand, and I am so excited to finally share all the details about my newest quilt pattern — Constellation Crumb Quilt. KEEP READING UNTIL THE END AND YOU WILL FIND THE PARTY FUN!

Let’s Celebrate A Study in Color, Scraps, and Letting Go

This quilt is truly a study in so many things.

First, it is a study in color and how to create a successful gradient. The design moves from incredibly light pink all the way to a deep, rich purple. In between those two extremes are bright ...

There’s something about woven fabric that just feels extra special—and this new quilt has completely stolen my heart.

A Quilt Made with Fableism Supply Co’s Charming Wovens

For months, each time I went into my LQS, Quilt Basket, I would buy a couple of half yards of some enchanting fabrics. I am absolutely smitten with them. I think most of them are from the Lucky Loom fabric line, but there are some from other lines as well. The colors are rich and dimensional, with the most incredible stripes and plaids woven right in. The purples, oranges, and ...

WordPress recently notified me that I’ve been blogging on this site for 18 years. First of all, where did that time go? And secondly, there is a need to post with greater frequency. So here I am today blogging away with my favorite movie in the background. Tidying up my studio from four weeks of… Continue reading Well, where did that 18 years go?

Are you looking for a new and exciting project to tackle? Do you find yourself staring at those perfectly coordinated jelly roll precuts… unsure where to even begin? Asking yourself: What can I make with one jelly roll? I get it!! That’s exactly why I am obsessed with designing jelly roll patterns. Yes, they look beautiful sitting on your shelves… but what if they were more?

What if they became something bold, modern, and completely satisfying to finish?

Introducing: The Wind Echoes Quilt Pattern

This month I have the perfect pattern for you — Wind Echoes. It was released a ...

Most of my quilts come together with a lot of time and planning, even before I get the fabric. However, over the years of being part of a quilting bee collaborative, I have learned to let go and embrace the unknown. For this quilt, I sent the group (do.good.stitches – Harmony) an easy heart quilt block pattern, and the blocks decided to take on their own life.

Beginner-Friendly • Scrap Busting • Charity Inspired

Last weekend, I was a vendor at the Quilt, Craft, and Sewing Festival. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it felt like the perfect opportunity ...

This quilt has been a long time coming. I originally started it during a quilt-along hosted by Amy Ellis. She had just released a new book. The Comfort Quilt was what the sew-along was created around. The pattern called for all sorts of scraps, but I had a stack of fat quarters on hand, so I decided to use what I had and make it work. I strip-pieced the sections I needed to create the plus signs, which helped the quilt come together faster. Still, because this wasn’t one of my own patterns, it kept slipping to the back ...

Happy (almost) New Year!! Today, I wanted to share with you a project that has been a draft blog post for about a year now. It is perfect for the New Year holiday because it makes me think of confetti. I worked on this in December of last year when I decided to repurpose a project into a quilt back.

I have a confession to make: I have gallon-size Ziploc bags everywhere. They’re how I store my scraps. Each color gets its own bag. And I also keep leftover piecing from quilts in Ziplocs, with each finished project having ...

From UFO to Done:

For the last five and a half years, I’ve been pulling out the project box for this Modern Star Quilt —sorting the pieces, laying them out, dreaming about the finish… and then carefully tucking it all away again. Every so often, I’d make a little progress by sewing a few star sets together, but it never seemed to get very far.

A few months ago, I made a promise to myself: I wanted to finally finish some of my UFOs so they could become part of the quilts I donate during the Giving Challenge ...

The Giving Challenge — Extending Grace, Stitch by Stitch

Welcome back to this month’s Giving Challenge! It’s not Tuesday, my usual blog post day, but here I am! I started November with a big list of Charity Quilt Projects to make. At the top of that list are three quilts that have been patiently waiting for their turn in the spotlight—quilts I quilted last month and am now determined to finish and bind. I’m so close, and each one means something special.

Falling Stars Quilt

This quilt has been calling my name for ages. I started this ...

Welcome to November and the Giving Challenge 2026. I am so happy you are here. For me, this month is all about reflecting and giving back. I am so blessed to have a wonderful family, friends, and all of you.

As we move closer to 2026 (can you believe it?!), I’ve been dreaming, planning, and setting goals for the year ahead. Next year is going to be full of creativity, connection, and growth, and I can’t wait to bring you along for the journey.

2026 Goals

• Teaching opportunities — If you are part of a guild, I would love ...

Of all the quilts I’ve created over the years, this Diamond Quilt Set remains one of my absolute favorites. It’s not just the end result that makes it special—though the clean and simple lines are undeniably beautiful—but the process of making it is what truly left its mark on me. This quilt was more than just a finish; it was a great learning point in my quilting journey and the reason why I love jelly roll quilts.

Where Things Began To Click

When I made the rectangles for these quilts, I figured out how to keep ...

The Great Jelly Roll Bash is Back! read more

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Over the years, I’ve grown to really love this part of the process. There was a time when I dreaded binding—and I didn’t even want to quilt my own quilts. I’d send them off to be quilted by someone else or use my sister’s longarm and do an easy Edge-to-Edge pattern. But over the last five years, something has changed. Now, figuring out a quilting plan, quilting and binding have become steps where I can pour my heart into and do it with a smile.

Ways to Quilt

There are so many different quilting options ...

Let the Quilt Shine!

This week is all about assembling your quilt top—and guess what? The hard part is done! With all the blocks made and the wings in place, it’s time to bring everything together and see your quilt take shape.

The good news? This week is pretty simple. The blocks have plenty of breathing room in the layout, so we’ll be sewing the blocks into rows, and then adding sashing between the rows, and finally adding the borders. That’s it!

But if you’re anything like me, your mind might be drifting to adjusting ...

More Birds!!

Last week in the Drift QAL, we faced the curve—and won! read more

In this months Make Modern

Inspired by my Field of Flowers quilt from last year’s Great Jelly Roll Bash, this is Wind Echoes. I am totally into pinwheel quilts and have made many different types over the years.

One of my favorite parts of the drive to California is watching the wind turbines scattered across the landscape. These giant windmills spin slowly against layered mountains. They captivate me. It might be because my parents are from Holland, but I love all things windmill-ish and pinwheels are just mini windmills.

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