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It’s pattern release day! Say hello to the newest member of our pattern library, the Rockstar Quilt. This pattern was originally designed to celebrate Audrey’s “Celestial” fabric line for Phoebe Fabrics, but we think that it also stands on its own as a versatile quilt pattern. This week only, you can also get 25% off […]

Several years ago – I have no idea how many, maybe six or eight? It all started with a pack of 5 inch squares. I pulled fabrics from my stash that went with the charm pack, including white and dragonfly fabric by Kathy Davis. With a vague plan, I began sewing half square triangles and trying different layouts on the design wall. Finally, landing on a layout I liked, I knew it needed something else. I came up with the corner layouts. I knew then that I was in love with this design!

The quilt definitely needed something else. I found ...

Hello, quilting friends! It’s Audrey here, and we have a real treat for you today! Double Dip Twist is a free quilt pattern, designed by Cami Groethe and me. Cami designed this fun quilt block years ago, which creates a really cool secondary pattern when you put everything together. I was able to work with […]

I had the opportunity to work with another designer from Tucson. I love that I can send some support her way. She works with Island Batiks a fabric manufacture that focuses on creating Batik fabrics. Broken Glass, a fabric line from Island Batik, designed for Kathy Engle for Swan Amity Sheridan is arriving in stores this month! I joined a team of wonderful ladies to help launch this happy line of fabric. Check out each link below to see all the different ways you can use the fabrics.

I thought it would be fun to show off some of my ...

During the summer and fall of last year, I did many demonstrations of the Boxed Bag template. Many, many demonstrations. Often, I

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Welcome All!! Today I have a special treat for you. This is the latest creation in my Garden Star Quilt Series. I am so excited for you to meet Garden Star 5, the Quilt Pattern. This is a pattern release day, so get ready for some fun!! We have a lot of things to talk about, so let’s get to it.

The Garden Star 5 Design

My Garden Star Quilt series is a unique and fun way to celebrate the simplicity of a half-square triangle. They are one of my go ways to make a larger and more impactful ...

extending pattern, embroidered paper

Our second pattern release this fall is the Apothecary Quilt. This cute little wall hanging originally debuted in the Sept/Oct 2020 issue of McCall’s Quilting. They changed up the shape of the jars a little bit in their version of the pattern. Whether this was an accident or on purpose, we don’t know. We have […]

Good morning!! I have a special treat for you today. Today is another Pattern Release party! Say hello to a very special project, Hope’s Path Quilt . I designed this pattern so that Quilts for a Cause can sell it. What is Quilts for a Cause? I invited Terry Gallegos the president of Quilts for a Cause. We will be talking about how you can serve the community with quilts. I am so excited to learn more about Quilts for a Cause with you as I am new to the organization and board. Within one or two meetings, I volunteered ...

We’re excited to finally share our latest quilt pattern, Halo Stars! This throw size quilt design features big star blocks with a secondary plus design in between. We originally designed this pattern to go with Audrey’s upcoming “Celestial” line for Phoebe Fabrics, as you can see below on the cover of the pattern. This version […]

Welcome. Welcome. Ahhhhh! I am so excited. Today is the day!! That’s right today is the release day for my Mountain Breeze Quilt Pattern. It is finally ready. This quilt has been on a long and windy journey with me. It has been simmering in the back of my head since the first Quilt Con I attended back in 2017. It was something I saw in the city that caught my eye and it has stuck with me ever since. Like all my pattern release parties, this comes with a giveaway and a lot of fun so keep reading ...

Remember the third request for my brother and his wife’s baby quilt?

‘Please add a Flower of Life quilting design on this baby quilt.’

Some of you may be familiar with the Flower of Life design because its use in New Age imagery this century. With the name ‘Flower of Life’ only being just over 20 years old, the overlapping circle design itself is very much older and can be traced back to the 7th or 6th century BCE (wikipedia).

The request for this circle design came from a precious memory where the mother-to-be was taught how to draw ...

How many quilt blocks can you come up with that create a zig zag? At least 3, right?

Let’s look a t a few!

Block 1 – HST

The hardworking Half Square Triangle block. Great for working with a ombre or stripy fabric, or going scrappy !

Block 2 – Flying Geese

The elegant Flying Geese block. There are great ways to create more than one block at a time. Plus you have the option to go scrappy and play with the values of color.

Block 3 – Rail fence, on point

And this fun square block on point, composed of two rectangles ...

In about 5 weeks or so my brother and his wife will be welcoming their first child, a baby boy. The color scheme of the baby’s bedroom is based on a soft minty color that has a grey undertone. They gave me a color swatch in the form of a the paint stick they had used and asked me to match it in a baby quilt.

I was able to match it pretty perfectly! Yay for big fabric stashes!

Most of my fabric stash is actually made up out of Fat Quarters, so I can add a lot of ...

It has been a very busy year for me. According to Paul, all the busy-ness is self-created and self-inflicted. He is mostly correct and even if he was not, I am not going to argue with him. He is the only quilt model I have in these pandemic times.  Cannot afford to irritate him.