The world is getting wonkier! I’m excited to tell you about my newest little booklet, Make it Wonky. In it, you’ll find instructions for making several different styles of quilt blocks the improv, wonky way. No need for straight lines, little precut pieces, or perfectly matched corners here — this is your sign to try quilting the liberated way. This booklet can be purchased from my Etsy shop in its physical form by those living in the U.S., but don’t worry! If you’re outside the U.S., or prefer the digital version, you can also purchase the digital download version so you can get started righ ..read more

If there is one aspect of quilting that brings the quilt police out the most, it’s hand quilting. People seem to think that if you don’t use a hoop or a frame and if your stitches aren’t as tiny as they can possiby be, you’re doing it wrong and so you shouldn’t do it at all. I’m here to dispel that myth! I’ve hand quilted a few large quilts in my time, and multiple smaller projects. As I worked on my recent wonky house quilt, I knew before even finishing the top that hand quilting it was going to be the best way to make it shine! I had to brush up on my technique, but it turns out it’s like r ..read more

I finished my wonky house quilt top! It’s by far the most creative project I’ve ever made and I loved every minute I got to spend working on it. If you haven’t been keeping up with this project, you can catch up on this playlist on YouTube. I filmed several tutorials of the various elements, starting with how to make improv house blocks. And I filmed a vlog style video of the creative process in putting it all together. But without further ado, here is the finished top! After so many YouTube viewers showed a ton of love for the wonky house block tutorial I posted there, I decided to create a ..read more

I haven’t sewn curves in a quilt since I attempted a Denise Schmidt quilt pattern years and years ago. One block took me so long that I put it away and never made any more (though it was very cool!) Working on my improv house quilt, though, I really wanted to try some curved pieces for a border and I’m so glad I attempted it because improv curves are so easy and much faster than I thought they’d be! No fussy templates or precise cutting needed, these little quarter circles can be incorporated into a drunkard’s path design, or used in many other ways. Here’s a tutorial I filmed for how to make ..read more

Half square triangles are a staple of learning how to quilt! Besides squares, they might by the most versatile of quilt block elements and once you start looking for them, you’ll start to notice how many quilt blocks are comprised of them! So today I’m going to show you a video tutorial on how to make half square triangles in the size you need, without them ending up crooked or too small! Then I’ll show you several ways you can arrange half square triangles into quilt blocks or even entire quilts! Let’s hop to it. How to Make Half Square Triangles for Quilt Projects Ways to Arrange Half Squar ..read more

Travel tissue pouches are so super useful and make the best little gifts for pretty much anyone! Bonus — they’re extremely fast to make and inexpensive to boot. Learn how to sew up these easy travel tissue holders and whip up a bunch for some fun last minute gifts with my latest tutorial! Catch the video tutorial below, and/or grab the printable PDF version too so you can make a bunch of tissue pouches without having to refer back to the video every time. I made my tissue pouches this time with the swivel hooks and that’s definitely what I’ll do from now on! I made a few of them up for my dau ..read more

I’m so excited to introduce the Persephone Mermaid Doll sewing pattern! This doll has been in the works for awhile, mostly because I wanted to create a rag doll with yarn hair that can be styled down or in multiple ways, after the success of my first yarn doll hair video tutorial. click here to Purchase the persephone mermaid doll pattern now! How to Make Yarn Hair for Rag Dolls || A Video Tutorial Yarn hair is something that is super easy, but can leave you wondering how it’s done until you see it in action. Persephone has the coolest yarn hair! There’s so much of it and it’s impossible not ..read more

I think this may be one of my best ideas ever. I was eating my overnight oats recently, which I prepare in mason jars, and I thought how nice it would be if I had a jar cozy so my hand didn’t get cold while eating my oats. The rest is history. I got to work and designed an easy-to-sew mason jar cozy! But I didn’t stop there because then I thought, “what if this were insulated and what if it could keep my beer cold or my soup hot?” So I bought some Insul-Brite and made insulated jar cozies next. But then I thought, “Sometimes I drink my water out of the large jar, so do I need a cozy for my big ..read more

The very first quilt I ever made was a bunch of improv houses! They were all different sizes, extremely scrappy and colorful and I just put them all together by adding strips to the blocks willy nilly until I had a quilt top. Improv quilting might not be what most would consider a great beginner quilt project, but I disagree! Improv is pretty uncomplicated actually, and can be the perfect way to start, especially if you don’t enjoy having to cut a hundred pieces out before you even start sewing. I recently got a bug to make a second go around of an improv house quilt and filmed a tutorial for ..read more

Crazy quilting is so much fun!! I’ve used the crazy quilted technique on so many projects, and I just had to make a little something for Fall. I pulled out some scraps in my favorite Fallish colors and got busy making some cute crazy quilted pumpkin coasters for my coffee table. They turned out so cute! You can use the free pumpkin pattern piece I created by clicking here, and then you can watch the video tutorial to see exactly how easy it is to make your pumpkins into a fun and scrappy crazy quilting project. Click here for the free pumpkin pattern pieces How to Sew Crazy Quilted Pumpkin C ..read more