National Quilting Day 2020 — Ways to Stay Connected! Most (maybe all of us) are practicing social distancing so meeting with other quilters face to face will be limited for the next few weeks. But, that doesn’t have to mean that we need to completely isolate ourselves. We can still connect and show each other [ …Continue Reading ]
I have published Rail Fence Improv as a stand alone pattern available in my Etsy shop along with my other patterns. (If you own my book, Madly Modern Quilts, be sure to scroll down!) The pattern has four layouts for sizes ranging from small crib to king size. I also included additional colorways. This pattern [ …Continue Reading ]
An update to the Parisian Curves pattern has been uploaded to this site! If you purchased Madly Modern Quilts, then you have access to this free update. Your code is located on page 5 of Madly Modern Quilts. Here’s a link to the page on this site with this pattern update and other resources related [ …Continue Reading ]
I am thrilled to announce that I will be teaching two quilt workshops at the 2019 North Carolina Quilt Symposium on May 2-5, 2019. I’m super excited to be in such wonderful company with some of the best quilters around! My Quilt Workshops I’ve created a short video about both workshops with tips for choosing [ …Continue Reading ]
Hello Everyone! In this post, I’ll show you the different modern looks you can achieve with the Patriotic Diamonds Modern Quilt pattern (on page 80) when you use a variety of modern quilt fabrics. I’ve also added a tutorial on adding an inner border –see the bottom of this post. And go HERE and HERE [ …Continue Reading ]
Here’s the second in this series of Patriotic Modern Quilt Pattern Update posts from my latest book. You can use ANY fabrics to make these patterns–you are definitely not limited to red, white and blue. Let’s explore two patterns in this post. This time, I’m showing alternatives for TWO of the patterns. Strips & Stars [ …Continue Reading ]
I am very proud to announce that I will be teaching modern quilting workshops at the American Quilter’s Society QuiltWeek in Daytona Beach, FL from February 27–March 2, 2019. Signups will be up this fall. And, be sure to check out the contests for their shows–they welcome modern quilts. By the way, visit my Teaching [ …Continue Reading ]
Modern quilt design principles are fairly new as an organized approach to quilting. So, it’s not surprising that many quilters are still somewhat confused. Let’s start with the basic question I hear over and over from quilters as they show their quilts: Is this a modern quilt? I don’t think this quilt is modern….. This [ …Continue Reading ]
Modern traditionalism is one of the key principles in modern quilt design and it is one of my favorite jumping off points as well. So I was very happy to see that the Island Batik Ambassador Challenge for April 2018 is to use a traditional quilt block or design as inspiration. I chose the traditional [ …Continue Reading ]
Patriotic Modern Quilts Book Launch! I am very proud to announce that my newest book, Patriotic Modern Quilts, is now available for purchase at your local quilt shop and on Amazon. What’s Inside? 11 Projects Project Planning Pages –handy sheets that will help you organize all of your quilt projects Many projects with options for [ …Continue Reading ]
