I'm so excited that anyone in the world can now buy patterns in my Etsy shop! You may recall that, because of the EU regulations that went into effect as of January 1, 2015, I had to stop selling my patterns online outside the US....
Lotta Pluses - 51" x 58" My newest pattern is called "Think Positive". I am, by nature, an optimist, but a little reminder can't hurt! Plus quilts are so much fun! I designed this one to look like the pluses are randomly placed (they're not). The fabric...
Comma Link The first of the two new patterns I have to show you is Chain Link. I've been in such an appliqué mood lately, and I wanted to design a quilt with a simple appliqué shape. I think the positioning and repetition of this shape gives such...
Traffic Pattern is one of my favorite quilts. Ever since I designed and made the first quilt in grey and yellow a few years ago, I've wanted to make a baby quilt with a rainbow of birds. Well, I did it! Isn't it adorable? Even better,...
My quilt closet is overflowing, so I've added some quilts for sale to my Etsy shop! New Shoots (left) is one of my favorites! A version of my Bold pattern, I love the serene and hopeful combination of the blue and greens. The lavish quilting...
A New View was one of the first quilts I designed myself and one of my first patterns. I had so much fun collecting all the beautiful browns and turquoises for the original quilt. It is a full/queen size (80" x 84") and the pattern...
One of my lovely customers this weekend, Paige, asked about sending me photos of quilts she made from my patterns. I had meant to set up a Flickr group for just this purpose, but it hadn't yet made it to the top of the to-do...
My Handwork group has scheduled our annual retreat for mid-April and we are already planning what projects to take. I think planning ahead to one of our favorite events of the year helps us get through a Michigan winter. To give us all a little...
I'm starting to think about decorating for Christmas and the winter holidays. We have changed the color scheme in our living and dining rooms since last year so I need to rethink some of the decorations I have been using. One decoration I won't have to...
Back in early February, the Modern Quilt Guild blog asked "What does modern quilting mean to you?" I was among those who put their two cents in to answer. Writer Linzee McCray has written a post for Etsy's blog about modern quilting and Modern...