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Earlier today we released our “Bunny Hop” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This Collection contains 6 of the cutest bunny designs that you can applique or hand embroider!

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 20th of every month.

This Collection includes a small quilt, a larger “throw” quilt, and a wall hanging.  And as with all our Collections, there are options for hand embroidery, applique, or trying something new like fabric painting!

These projects are EXCLUSIVE to The Art of Home Club, meaning that you won’t ...

Emotional Journeys: The British Quilt in Space and Time. Last summer I collaborated on a lovely film which explores why quilts survive within families. I chose to talk about The Swaledale Farm Quilt, probably made in the 1890s by Mary Jane Dent Kilburn in the Yorkshire Dales village of Muker, high in the Swale Valley.… Continue reading The Swaledale Farm Quilt

Earlier today we released our “Country Walk” collection for The Art of Home Club!  The projects this month are a square table topper, a table runner, place mat set and mug rug. The topper and runner have cute scallop edging!

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 20th of every month.

I called this Country Walk for a couple of reasons. The little house, bird, teacup, etc. remind me of the things you might see and do while spending a relaxing day in the country. Also, the blue gingham I ...

Earlier today we released our “Piece of My Heart” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This month we are focusing on small projects! Valentine’s Day is a short “season,” but pillows, small mats and wall hangings are a wonderful way to quickly & easily brighten up your space and celebrate the season. What could be easier than adding a few adorable pillows to chairs, sofas and beds, and then simply putting them away at the end of February??

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 20th of every month ...

We’ve just released our latest pattern collection for The Art of Home Club, called Bushels of Sunshine! With it, we’ll be making a quilt and a wall hanging, plus a watermelon themed pin cushion!

There are 5 applique and hand embroidery patterns, each with a different flower, container, and fruit.

We are also making a watermelon pin cushion (because you can NEVER have too many pin cushions!!) For the seeds, you can embroider them, paint them on, or use small black buttons.

Another way you can use the pin cushions is to make a set of 4-6 and ...

We’ve just released our latest pattern collection for The Art of Home Club, called Holidays with a Twist! With it, we’ll be making a table runner and wall hanging quilt with “present” blocks! How cute!

And as always, there are LOTS of options! There are SEVEN different applique and hand embroidery patterns! We even have tutorials for crayon tinting (like you see in the joy, wreath, and mitten blocks below.) Aren’t they pretty?

We’re calling this collection “Holidays with a Twist” because once we make the “present” blocks, we’ll add some triangles to the sides ...

Earlier today we released the final instructions for our “Happy Homes” Collection for The Art of Home Club!  Don’t you love this quilt with the adorable house blocks! This was the final part of our 2022 Mystery Sew Along – we’ve been working on this project since March 2022 with some of the instructions released every month, and this month we’re putting the finishing touches on this fun collection which celebrates all of the seasons!

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 20th of every month.  This Collection ...

Yesterday, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96, after 70 years of service to her country. Being American, I don’t totally understand a monarchy, but I know she was beloved by so many around the world, and my late British mother-in-law certainly loved her. After a 70 year reign, there aren’t many who recall a world without her as the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

This morning, I decided to “toast” to her years of service with tea in my British mug. And while doing so, I sketched out a little Corgi in her ...

North country strippy quilt from before 1850. Antique British quilts made modern. Hand quilting.

The Free Pattern!

It’s my turn for Pat Sloan’s Bird Song fabric tour, and we have so much FUN planned for you today!! We have a GORGEOUS FREE pattern for you, a FABRIC & THREAD giveaway, and lots of other beautiful inspiration!

First, let’s talk about this beautiful FREE wall hanging and hand embroidery pattern I am offering this week only! I’m calling this project, “Kind Words” — and don’t we all need MORE of that nowadays!? The quote on the heart says:

The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be ...

Earlier today we released our “It’s a Hoot” collection for The Art of Home Club!  Although we’re moving into Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, these cute owls will be perfect for the fall season, and our Club Members can make in a variety of color schemes to customize for their own home decor.

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 20th of every month.

This pattern collection contains 6 different design and 5 different projects!  Our Members can make a Quilt, Table Runner, Pillow, Place Mat, and Wall ...

I’m excited to announce our next FREE Block of the Month – The Secret Fairy Garden!  This whimsical block of the month will run from July through November 2022, with new blocks released on the last Monday of the month.

When I’m planning my Block of the Month projects, the quilt design and fabrics that I use for making the sample and for making the optional kits comes down to “timing”.  I have to make sure the fabrics are available in enough time so that we can have kits cut and ready for shipment, and then I have to ...

Earlier this week we released our “Turtle Love” collection for The Art of Home Club! It has super cute turtles, hearts, butterflies, and dragonflies and comes in two different colorways so that the project can be made in “boy” or “girl” color palettes.

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 20th of every month.

This pattern collection contains 7 different turtle applique and embroidery designs, as well as instructions to make the 3 different projects- a quilt, pillow, and cute turtle pin cushion.

PLUS- We ALWAYS give our members tons ...

Today we released our “Delft” collection for The Art of Home Club! It has windmills, wooden shoes, tulips, teapots… everything you’d expect from a Holland inspired collection! It was inspired by our trip to The Netherlands a few years ago.

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects on the 20th of every month. This month, we also learned about “big stitch” quilting. You can use it both as a decorative element and for functional quilting.

This pattern collection contains 6 different Holland themed applique and embroidery designs, as well as instructions to make ...

Today, we released Collection #61 to our Club members! Don’t you just love our Happy Easter quilt, table runner and table topper? I’m so pleased with how it came out- I think these projects are so fun and refreshing for Spring! (Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects on the 20th of every month.)

This pattern collection contains 7 different Easter/Spring themed applique and embroidery designs, as well as instructions to make the 3 different projects. Lots of choices! The designs include a hen, chick, bunny, Easter egg, egg basket, lamb ...

I’ve always been in love with the artisan nature of quilt making. You see, when I call myself a quilter, I’m thinking about an old creaky frame, months of stitched toil by hand, sewing as a devotion. It’s a mile away from the glossy marketing image of fast expensive sewing machines, jelly rolls and quilts… Continue reading The Midsummer Harvest Quilt

I love Valentine’s Day! Do you know why? After you take down the Christmas decorations, the house feels a little bare and not as festive. But Valentine’s Day decorations (in my favorite colors, red and pink) certainly brighten things up!! Today, we released Collection #60 to members of The Art of Home Club. It includes a Stuck on You Valentine’s Day table runner pattern, plus instructions to make a mug rug, mini tote, and a little treat bag.

Guess what?! The table runner does double duty- it not only makes your table really cute, it is also ...

Today, we released Collection #59 to our Club members! Don’t you just love our In the Garden butterfly dragonfly and flowers quilt? I’m so pleased with how it came out- I think it’s just gorgeous! (Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects on the 20th of every month.)

We did this project as a “sew along” and learned hand applique! Members also received embroidery patterns- these blocks can be done with hand applique, machine applique, or hand embroidery! I combined techniques for my blocks, using hand applique for the flower, butterfly ...

This super sweet Coffee and Pie free embroidery pattern is perfect for Fall. You can reduce or enlarge this to any size you want for any project- it would be great on any type of home decor or kitchen item, such as a wall hanging, pot holder, dish towel, etc. (Hand embroidery pattern only, this pattern not available for machine embroidery.) You could also use it for coloring and make note cards, etc.

Click here for the pattern PDF. 

Did you know that I have lots of embroidery videos to help you get started with hand embroidery? Yep, I do ...