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Earlier today we released our “Hello Pumpkin” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This pattern contains a quilt, wall hanging, and a pin cushion!  Club members can choose from seven applique and hand embroidery patterns to use in making the projects!

I love the fall season, and our Members will have plenty of time to work on these projects and get them done for the start of “Pumpkin Everything Season” (which seems to come earlier and earlier each year!!).

Members of The Art of Home Club get brand new patterns and projects like these on the 1st of every ...

My ‘Remember Me’ quilt is currently on loan to The Quilt Collection, hanging at the huge event, Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK as part of The Quilt Collection’s ‘Pattern & Print 1780-1840’ exhibition in the summer of 2024. This post expands on the significance of the embroidered quotes included in its frames. I wrote… Continue reading Remember Me: Text and Textile Sources. FOQ 2024.

I just finished stitching a little cot quilt for a friend and colleague’s baby. It’s been a few years since I stitched for a baby and the experience had me nostalgic and reflecting. My friend is a historian of eighteenth century relationships, and so I knew straightaway that I wanted this quilt to reference Georgian… Continue reading British Baby Quilts in Space and Time 1700-1990.

Earlier today we released our “Snail’s Pace” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This pattern contains a quilt and pillow project, plus five applique and six hand embroidery patterns that our members can choose from in making the projects!  There is also a super cute snail pin cushion that our members can make as part of this Collection!

I don’t like snails in my garden because they eat my plants…. But they sure are cute on a quilt! Especially these happy, smiling ones! I like the saying Go at your own pace– reminding us that life is ...

Earlier today we released our “Welcome the Seasons” collection for The Art of Home Club!  We’ve moved the date that our Members get new Collections and every month they’ll now get their Collections on the 1st!

This pattern contains a wall hanging and a mini table runner project, plus NINE interchangeable square seasonal blocks and FIVE interchangeable rectangle word blocks (Home, Spring, Summer, Fall, Autumn and Winter.)

Between all of the seasonal squares and banners, the possibilities for our Club Members are endless!

This is a great scrappy project, as the wall hanging has a scrappy pieced background ...

Earlier today we released our “Here Fishy Fishy” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This Collection includes 4 different projects that our Members can make, with a fun fish theme!

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

This Collection looks really great in patriotic colors like I used in my samples.  Perfect for summer decorating or a 4th of July picnic!  But our Members can swap out the colors and make a cute tropical quilt or a fun “lake house” project!

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Earlier today we released our “Sent with Love collection for The Art of Home Club!  This Collection includes some 5 gorgeous applique and embroidery designs with a postage stamp theme, which are perfect for Mother’s Day or spring, or even Valentine’s Day! The projects are a tote bag, pillow and fabric envelope.

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

This Collection is perfect to “mix & match with other Club Collections and our bonus projects.  Look at the possibilities!

These projects are EXCLUSIVE to The ...

Hand quilting a wool eighteenth century quilt in a flat frame.

Earlier today we released our “Lovely Lepidoptera” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This Collection includes some beautiful moths and butterflies – perfect for the coming spring season!  I was originally intending for this to be a “fancy moth” themed collection… but then thought some people might prefer butterflies… and realized that really they can be whichever you fancy! Hence the name Lepidoptera, which encompasses both kinds of winged creatures.

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

There are 5 different moth/butterfly designs to choose ...

Earlier today we released our “Tea & Jam” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This Collection includes patterns and tea themed designs for making a wall hanging, a place mat, and a super cute tea cozy!

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

We included a video tutorial with this Collection showing how to include the small details like the jar labels in applique.  And as we always do, we showed our Club Members different ways that they can “mix & match this Collection with other Club ...

Earlier today we released our “Tulips & Yo-Yo’s” collection for The Art of Home Club!  This Collection contains instructions for a table runner, wall hanging, and mug rug.  This fun Collection will help our members get ready for spring!

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

This Collection includes video tutorials on making Yo-Yo’s so that our members can add a bit of fun dimension to this and other projects that they are working on.   They can be used as flowers for the design or ...

Earlier today we released our “Love Bugs” collection for The Art of Home Club! This Collection contains instructions for a quilt, a table runner, and a fabric tray.  This fun Collection will help our members get ready for Valentine’s Day!

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

This Collection is not only perfect for Valentine’s Day, but it could be done in different colors to make it a perfect quilt for a little boy or girl!  The fun bug designs would look so cute ...

Earlier today we released our “Mushroom Meadow” collection for The Art of Home Club! This Collection contains 5 different embroidery and applique patterns with a mushroom theme.  The mushroom theme is a perennial favorite! I remember growing up in the 1970s (dating myself!!) my grandmother painted my mother a mushroom soup tureen in her ceramics class, and that was the centerpiece of our kitchen table for many years (I wish I had a photo of it!!)

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

This Collection includes ...

I quilt in a flat frame. It is a technique that seems to invite a curious fascination, carrying as it does, a lot of historical baggage. This blog post aims to answer some of the questions that I regularly receive, and also to address some of the common misconceptions that those reactions are often based… Continue reading Hand Quilting in a Frame

Earlier today we released our “I Love Sewing” collection for The Art of Home Club! This Collection contains 8 different embroidery patterns and 6 different applique patterns – all with a sewing theme so that you can make the perfect project for your sewing room!

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

This Collection includes three different projects – a small quilt, a zipper pouch, and a basket tote (perfect for carrying sewing supplies)!  With all the options for the hand embroidery and applique, there are so many ...

We are at the finish line! Our Sew Happy Free Block of the Month is done! Thanks for participating! Have you signed up yet? Just click here to sign up to get the free patterns! We have released the Finishing Instructions but you still have time to catch up!!

As we are at the finish line – we’re already starting our next Sew Along – Snowmen from Heaven!  Make sure you sign up today so you can get started on this project once we finish up this one!   Be sure to sign up so you don’t miss out!

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We are nearing the finish line! Our Sew Happy Free Block of the Month is almost done! Thanks for participating! Have you signed up yet? Just click here to sign up to get the free patterns! So far we have released Block 4 – but you still have plenty of time to catch up!!

As we near the finish line – we’re already thinking about our next Sew Along – Snowmen from Heaven!  Make sure you sign up today so you can get started on this project once we finish up this one!   Be sure to sign up so you don’t ...

Earlier today we released our “Scrappy Fall” collection for The Art of Home Club! This Collection contains 5 different fall themed applique and embroidery patterns – perfect as the seasons start to change!  This Collection also features some great tips on how to use up some of those fabric scraps you may have to make your projects!

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

This Collection includes three different projects – placemats, a wall hanging, and a cute “gift bag” for trick or treat!

These projects are EXCLUSIVE ...

Our Sew Happy Free Block of the Month about half way through! Have you signed up yet? Just click here to sign up to get the free patterns! So far we have released Block 3 – but you still have plenty of time to catch up!!

If you haven’t started yet, we still have a few of our fabric kits available – with super cute sewing themed fabric!  So cute!! Take a look at the kits here. 

We even have coordinating quilt labels here– they are the perfect finishing touch for any of your handmade items.

I know you are excited ...

Earlier today we released our “Christmas at the Cabin” collection for The Art of Home Club! This Collection contains 5 different applique and embroidery patterns, all with a winter cabin/Christmas theme – perfect for Christmas in July and a way to get an early start on Christmas presents!

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

This Collection includes patterns for a table runner and a wall hanging, as well as some super cute stocking ornaments!

These projects are EXCLUSIVE to The Art of Home Club, meaning ...