You know you want to make something. Maybe there's a print you're wild about... or maybe it's just a feeling — something moody and autumnal. So you open the fabric cabinet, you stand there, and the flailing begins. Pull a fabric, put it back. Second-guess. Walk away.
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You know the moment. You've just finished a project, you're tidying up, and you're holding a little piece of fabric over the scrap bin thinking: is this worth keeping?
Save everything, and the scraps take over your studio. Toss too much, and you feel that little stab of guilt — because throw...
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Have you ever fallen head-over-heels for a fabulous print at the quilt shop — brought it home, petted it, admired it… and then never used it, because you couldn’t figure out what on earth to pair it with?
You are in very good company. Prints add so much interest and personality to a quilt, bu...
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If you've ever stood in front of your fabric stash, pulling out one color, holding it up, putting it back, second-guessing yourself, and eventually walking away without pulling a single thing… I want you to know something.
There is nothing wrong with you.
I teach quilters all over the world,...
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So often when we are choosing fabrics for our next quilt, we jump right to colors, hopefully, grabbing several that make you really happy, but frequently we forget about the quiet, but mightly neutral! Neutrals help your other fabrics to stand out. You can use them to make a vibrant, wild palet...
Summer has a way of stirring something up, doesn't it?
A little restlessness, a little I'd love to try something new — right alongside the quiet hesitation that usually follows it: but I already have a stack of unfinished projects. How can I start something new when I haven't finished those?
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Do you ever feel like you're bouncing from project to project like a ping-pong ball?
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Excited about one thing, then a new idea catches your eye, then another — until you look around and there's a little pile of half-started things, and that quiet voice pipes up: maybe I'm just a flake.
First, I...
Picture this. It's Saturday morning. You've got your coffee, a little stack of scraps you've been hoarding because you love them too much to cut into "something serious," and a few free hours. By the time the afternoon light comes through the window, you've made something you're genuinely proud o...
There's a stack somewhere in your space right now, isn't there?
Maybe it's a bin in the closet. Maybe a pile on the shelf, or a few projects folded over the back of a chair. The blocks you started with so much excitement, then set down when something about it stopped feeling right. And every time...
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As we move into a new year, I want to invite you to slow down for a moment — to pause, breathe, and gently consider what you want this year to become.
It’s so easy to rush into planning mode, filling our calendars and setting goals before we’ve checked in with ourselves. But creativity doesn’t be...
This week, I want to share something that completely fascinated me — a quilting technique so intricate, symbolic, and bold that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Sometimes stepping outside our own creative traditions is exactly what helps us see our work (and possibilities) more clearly. That’s ...
