One pattern, a dozen completely different quilts
Here's a quiet little pattern I've noticed. A lot of us follow the pattern exactly — every fabric, every placement, right down to the cover photo. Partly because it's what we know. And partly because going off-script feels risky. What if I choose the wrong colors? What if I waste fabric?
I want to let you in on something: a pattern is a starting point, not a rulebook. And this week on the blog,...
Start with the Star, or Start with the Set?
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.
Here's what I want you to know: the flailing usually isn't a color problem. It's a starting-point problem.
A couple of weeks...
How small is too small to save?
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 throwing away something that beautiful just feels wrong.
I get asked about this all the time, so this wee...


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