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Sew Cute Tuesday

It's time for Sew Cute Tuesday! There were lots of great sewing projects last week and here are a few that caught my eye: Pam from Threading My Way made these cute robot finger puppets.  This would be a fun project to do with kids (especially my robot-obsessed three-year-old).  Sew up the ... View Post

Ultra-Wavy Quilting Tutorial

  A few people asked me for more information on how I quilted my "Geese in the Forest Quilt", so I thought it would be easiest to do a little tutorial.  I drew my method out on paper, so you can see my thought process. I was originally inspired by this quilt and I used it as a model to ... View Post

New Classes at Sew Modern

I'm going to be teaching two classes at Sew Modern in Los Angeles over the next two months. On March 30th I'll be teaching Paper Piecing.  Students will make my New York Beauty Circle of Flying Geese Block while learning the basics of paper piecing AND practicing curves. On April 27th I will ... View Post

Sew Cute Tuesday

It's finally time for Sew Cute Tuesday! (A little late, but hey, it's only 8am here!) There were so many great projects last week!  Here were a few that caught my eye: Alissa from Gold Shoe Girl made this adorable pillow.  I love the big, red rick-rack trim. Heather at Winding Bobbins ... View Post

Finished: Geese in the Forest Quilt

Follow my blog with Bloglovin After 3.5 years, I finally finished my "Geese in the Forest" Quilt! I started this quilt back in November 2009, when my son was 2 months old.  Two moves and another baby (now a toddler) later, it's done! Here are the stats: Pattern: "Geese in the Forest" by ... View Post

Quiltcon Quilts

I was not at Quiltcon this past week (sniff, sniff), but a few of my quilts were. At least some part of me attended (The blood, sweat and tears part!). ••• My "Over The Rainbow" mini quilt was part of the Quiltcon show and I entered it under the "Modern Miniature" category (No, it didn't ... View Post