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If you’ve been Zero Waste Quilting curious, this 10 page guide is for you. Packed with lots of helpful information to help you get started creating a more sustainable studio. In this guide you will learn: The major concepts behind Zero Waste Quilting Ideas to get organizedHow to create a Zero Waste studio and more!Continue reading “The Zero Waste Quilting Guide”

Have you ever wanted to make a quilt and the idea, the plan, sat in the back of your head for a while, marinating, until you saw the PERFECT collection of fabric to make it? It’s not just me, right? Tell me it isn’t just me. I’ve wanted to make a quilt using solids toContinue reading “Spring Glimmer – Persephone Awaits Gets a Mini Makeover”

Sometimes making a quilt involves the wing and a prayer. That was the case with this pink version of Misunderstood. I wanted to make a quilt coat. I wanted it to be bright and bold and vibrant, and I thought that the Misunderstood design would make a really interesting coat. We Start With a QuiltContinue reading “The Joy of Using Your Fabric: Making a Quilt Coat from Scraps”

Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to have an experience that changes you for the better. That was my experience when I taught at John C. Campbell Folk School last week. It’s long been on my bucket list to teach there and I was incredibly excited when an invitation was extended to me. What Is John C.Continue reading “Finding Myself at John C. Campbell Folk School”

Framily It’s tough to think about back to school at the beginning of August but here I am…thinking about it. My youngest headed back to high school yesterday and we drop our oldest in Cleveland in 14 days – not that I’m counting. Or crying about it. Apropos of school, if you’ve followed along withContinue reading “The Art of Patchwork and Old Friends”

I love how quilt patterns can create an entirely different feel based on fabrics. Take Persephone Awaits. The original quilt is crisp and modern, made from a collection of ombré fabrics. The second version was made using a collection of blue, white, grey and cream prints. Both beautiful, but they definitely have different feels. DiamondsContinue reading “Persephone Awaits Redesigned”

My book, Zero Waste Quilting, is a simple concept based on the idea that we can make a quilt then use all our fabric to create smaller projects. We create a capsule collection, of sorts, and what happens is we eliminate overflowing scrap piles because we have beginning to end use of goods. When workingContinue reading “Zero Waste Quilting: Crafting with Purpose”

I was asked by my second mama to make a quilt for a special person in her life. Mama E has known me since I was a baby. Her daughter is my oldest friend – we grew up together, were college roommates, Maid and Matron of Honor – that sorta thing. Chosen family. The kindContinue reading “Crafting a Quilt from Family Clothing: A Heartfelt Adventure”

At the beginning of July, I started to work on a new project. I was inspired after the SCOTUS ruling on Presidential Immunity. Let me be clear here: No president is above the law and we should EXPECT that the officer sitting in the highest office in the land follow the letter of the law.Continue reading “Dyeing an Old American Flag Quilt With Walnut Hulls”