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Growing up in rural Wisconsin on a quaint dairy farm, has given me a love for animals which is very evident in my designing. Lately I’ve had lots of requests from customers for more farm blocks and farm quilts, specifically when they are making my FARMYARD STARS pattern.

Since animal designs are a favorite of mine, this is a happy request. Here are some resent quilt blocks that I think will go great in a farm quilt.

FARMER GIRL and FARMER BOY are sweet blocks, and of course have to have chickens are ...

If you’re making a quilt for a sports fan, athlete, or a special tshirt quilt, you might want to piece their jersey

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Make this fun Sparkle Heart Quilt block! Such a simple way to ad a little extra interest to a basic heart quilt

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This free pattern for a Money themed quilt block is relatively simple and easy to make – Just four fabrics! And if

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Adorn your projects with the beauty of nature through our cherished “Floral Elements” fabric blender collection, now expanded with eight stunning new pastel hues! Each fabric showcases a captivating large-scale floral motif, perfect for adding elegance and sophistication to your creations. 

This season, we're excited to present a cohesive palette of eight stunning pastel tones, each inspired by the serene beauty of nature's changing seasons. These calming yet vibrant colors are carefully balanced to complement your unique designs

To spark your creativity, we've designed two stunning projects using the versatile Disappearing Block technique. This block beautifully showcases ...

Last Tuesday, I shared my newest pattern, the Sugar Skull quilt block. I tested the pattern using the Good Spirits fabric by Ruby Star Society. It’s their Halloween line, which hit stores a few months ago. If you follow me on Instagram, you’d know that I used this fabric for a quilt-along with the Fat Quarter Shop. A couple of months back, I made a door hanging with this fun fabric line.

Since I didn’t have any plans for the quilt block and still had some leftover fabric, I decided to turn it into something. I settled ...

I’m so excited to share this fun and free donut quilt block! Donuts are absolutely a sweet that we love at my

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This month’s quilt block is this fun Train quilt block! Such a fun design to make. It does have some small piecing,

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Hello, Quilting Friends! I’m thrilled to share with you my latest addition to Quilt Block Mania—this free bow quilt block is available for all of August. This month’s Quilt Block Mania theme is Accessories, and what accessory is more delightful and versatile than a bow? Bows are having a big moment right now, popping up everywhere in fashion, decor, and now, in our quilts!

Inspiration Behind the Favorite Bow Quilt Block

This charming block is inspired by a blog post on Ruby Star Society’s website. Devon wrote all about the Pivot Patchwork Bow, and this beautiful ...

This Free Santa’s Belt Quilt Block pattern is so easy to make! It is part of this month’s “accessories” themed quilt blocks,

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If you have been looking for some new pooch patterns, here you go. My most popular dog pattern is DOGS ONLY…

This popular dog quilt offers 11 block patterns for only $10. If purchased separately, the block patterns would cost $33. Such a good deal to buy the quilt pattern. Since Dogs Only is so popular , I thought it was time to design another quilt based on pooches….

My DOG LOVER QUILT has 12 block patterns and the paw print pattern for the corners. That is 13 block patterns for $15. So much cheaper than buying them separately. I had ...

This month’s free quilt block is the Audio Book Quilt Block. The theme for this month is “books,” so I thought this

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Giddy yup! I have 6 new horse paper pieced patterns. Previously all of my horse patterns were close-up face only block patterns, similar to all the horses in HAY GIRL.

HAY GIRL PATTERN

But I’ve been busy creating some full body horse patterns…

Horse Block Pattern #6

For the Horse Lover in Your Life…

Horse Block Pattern #5

Everyone loves horses…

Horse Block Pattern #4

What could be cuter than kissing horses…

Horses Block Pattern #3

Use them for pillows and other projects…

Horse Block Pattern #2

Or use them all to make a quilt…

Horse Block Pattern #1 ...

I’m so happy to share this snow capped mountain quilt block! it is such a fun design, and can be combined with

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If you are like me, you usually wait til November, but then wish you had started earlier. This year, I am starting now. My newest book, SEW A WINTER WOODLAND CHRISTMAS, just arrived to help you start creating your Christmas projects today

With 20 adorable paper pieced blocks to choose from, you are going to be motivated to start sewing now.

Where else will you find a pattern for a sloth hanging from a candy cane, an ice skating polar bear, or a busy beaver cutting down his own Christmas tree. THIS BOOK has them all, and so much more ...

I’ve been busy designing paper pieced dog blocks and quilts for my friends and customers. It’s been exciting putting together a collection of blocks for one specific breed. These are some of my recent collections…

Inspired by my friend’s beloved Cavalier King Charles, all 4 of these blocks were used in a quilt and some pillows for an auction. Thanks to Sara for providing this photo. You can find these Cavaliers in my ETSY SHOP. I currently have 160 dog blocks to choose from.

My niece Mandy has a Doberman which inspired this lap quilt for a ...

When I was thinking of what kind of quilt block would be a fun for a beach theme, I thought of Sun

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Everywhere I go I’m seeing the cutest bunnies for Easter decorating. I found these at Walmart…cute and affordable.

For my front door, I made these moss bunny beauties from Dollar Tree items…

They were amazingly fun and easy to construct. I found this idea on Pinterest.

This is my fave paper pieced bunny block pattern… BUNNY WITH FLOWERS.

I’ve used this block in lots of projects. I love animals with flowers on their heads.

Here are some of my other bunny blocks…LOP EARED BUNNY

Here’s the same lop bunny with a bow… LOP BUNNY WITH ...

This month’s theme is “drinks,” so I designed this fun champagne quilt block, complete with a champagne bottle and two champagne glasses.

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The Koala quilt from my newest book, HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING, is being featured in Homespun Magazine’s February/March 2024 issue.

This charming little quilt combines paper piecing and applique to create a ” juvenile jungle” for your child. This Koala is one of many adorable animal patterns in the book.

Sea turtles, hedgehogs, monkeys and much more….

I’m in love with this sweet sea turtle. All square blocks measure 8″ x 8″ unfinished, and can be used in every project in this book, as well as my previous 6 books. This means you can be super creative ...