Hello, hello!  2 posts in 2 days!  What's up with me?!? Well, you may remember I posted about my new Cherish quilt pattern back in February. Well, I made another version of that pattern that I want to share with you! Since I know applique is not for everyone, I wanted to make a version of this pattern that doesn't have the appliqued scalloped border.  When I was making the original and writing the pattern, I knew it could be cute either way.  I always want to encourage you to think "outside of the box" and make each quilt your own!  If you don't love one aspec ..read more

 Good morning!  Today I want to share a little project I'm working on - the Riley Blake Designs 2024 Block Challenge.  This is the 4th annual RBD Block Challenge and I am thrilled I got to design a block for it since I am now a RBD fabric designer!  Whaaat?!?!? This challenge started in January and ends in May (but don't worry, there is still time to join the fun because all of the block patterns are on the Riley Blake Designs blog for you to access anytime).  The pattern includes sixteen 10" blocks + finishing instructions.  It's a really great way to improve ..read more

 Hello!  I recently took a trip to Zimbabwe and as you can imagine the travel to and from Utah was loooong - about 24 hours one way.  I wanted to take along a hand-stitching project but I wasn't up for starting anything too intense so I decided to embroider some stars on a tea towel.  I just finished one of the towels and thought I'd share the pattern! Supplies needed: 1-2 large tea towels A water-soluble marker A small ruler Perle Cotton #5 (I used Sue Spargo Wonderfil Threads in the color EZ05.   I got two 40-yard spools but I think 1 will be enough to do 10 ..read more

 Hello!  In December I shared a cutting chart + instructions for the Friendship Star quilt block in 6 different sizes.  Today I want to share with you the finished quilt that prompted that post. A few months ago in my local quilt group, we had a member who fell and broke both of her wrists.  Some of us in the group thought it would be nice to make her a quilt to show her a little extra love during that difficult time.  We decided to use the simple, classic Friendship block because of its name and we asked everyone who wanted to participate to make 1 block in her fav ..read more

 Hi there!  Today I want to share a baby quilt that I actually finished a couple of months ago. The pattern is called Merry Pinwheels and this is the second Merry Pinwheels quilt I've made.  If you're curious, you can check out the original one HERE.  I made this because I really wanted to see what this pattern looked like in non-Christmasy colors!  Plus, I thought a pinwheel quilt would be so cute for a baby. I based the color scheme on the sweet yellow, pink, and copper-brown ditzy floral print in the middle row above. I just love that print and thought i ..read more

Hello friends!  Today I want to introduce to you my new quilt pattern, Cherish. It's a scrap-friendly pattern that features lots of patchwork hearts and a scalloped border. There are 3 size options included: lap, throw, and full. This was my original fabric pull - all from my stash. The pattern is perfect for using your stash, scraps, or precuts.   I love simple patchwork; these hearts are so fun to make.  I would describe the skill level for this pattern as advanced beginner/intermediate. The hearts are rather simple and surprisingly, the appliqued border is too ..read more

 I'm happy to finally be sharing my scrappy Snow Village quilt today! Be prepared for lots of photos! The timeline for this project was: I started this project last January, made most of the house blocks at a Christmas in July party last summer, finished the quilt top at a retreat I went to in August, and finally bound it (and added the rest of the embellishments) in December. The original Snow Village pattern is really simple so I thought it would be nice to add a little pizazz to the blocks with some embellishments!  The above block was my first one.  I love wreaths in ..read more

 This is my Snow Village quilt pattern.  It's very simple.  All the houses are the same.  And that is not like me.  I usually like scrappy quilts! The whole pattern had been screaming at me for a while to make it scrappy and add some embellishments. So one day last January I finally tested my idea.  I embroidered some little wreaths on pieces of wool and top-stitched them to the front of a house for "windows".  I added in some little pom poms under the roof and planned on adding a button for a "door knob" on the front door.  I thought, how fun wo ..read more

 I just realized that I have never blogged about my Plump Pluses pattern! And considering I have made 4 versions...I thought I would share! This pattern came about because I wanted to figure out a way to use a lot of my 2-1/2" precut squares.   So I designed this block and was able to make a whole quilt with fabric I had on hand.  The only thing I bought specifically for this quilt was the background - Boy Blue from the Confetti Cottons collection by Riley Blake.  I've really been trying to use more colorful backgrounds this year! I decided to make a BIG quil ..read more

 Hello, hello! I recently had the pleasure of making a Christmas quilt for a friend.  She was looking  for a quilt in dark colors that would really pop  against her white shiplap walls.  After seeing her space (so I could get a sense of her style) and discussing a few ideas, I came home and pulled these fabrics. I decided to go with mostly red, green, and black fabrics with little pops of gold, white, and brown. We discussed just making stars - which would be really easy to accommodate the unique size she wanted the quilt to be.  She has a wall right by ..read more