Holiday Hexagon Quilted Placemats

I’ve been so enamored with hexagons lately. I just can’t seem to get enough of them! Those cute tessellating shapes have seemingly endless possibilities for what they may become. I created these placemats for my daughter who loves cuteness in many forms (find the tutorial …

Hexagon Log Cabin Tutorial

Hexagon Log Cabin Tutorial

I’ve been making lots of hexi-things, including this hot pad and matching placemats. I made these placemats and hot pad to gift to my oldest daughter; she was expressing her hope to decorate her apartment for the holidays. She said she misses being home to …

Red and White and Quilted All Over

Red and White and Quilted All Over

With soccer season in full swing, I find myself sitting and waiting a lot: sitting through soccer practice, waiting for soccer practice to end and the older soccer kids to walk to the car, etc.  I’ve decided soccer season is also hexie season. I bring …

Rainy Monday

It’s finally acting like Oregon and raining this morning.  Last week was a super busy week filled with soccer, school, and hexagons. This came and it’s made doing hexagons much more fun! Hexies can be a little addictive. The cutting out part is not really …

DIY Mattress for Doll Bed

I have a project on my to-do list that I can check off! I have this doll bed that came with a less-than-ideal mattress. So I finally got around to making a mattress for my 18 inch doll bed. Measure. Add seam allowances for the …

Youth Quilt Guild

Youth Quilt Guild

We had our first youth quilt guild meeting last week and a great time was had by all! It was a great turnout -14 kids! It was a little touch and go as I talked through the “business” portion–they seriously looked panicked, as if they …

A Haunted Table Runner

A Haunted Table Runner

Recently, I was invited to join AccuQuilt’s Guest Blogging Team. I feel honored to be included in a group of such talented sewists.  I’m really excited to share my first project: Here it is! A Haunted Table Runner Tutorial   I used this gorgeous Riley …

Trends Show

Trends Show

I’m home and settled back into the routine of laundry, sack lunches, soccer practices, and fitting in sewing whenever I can. The EE Schenck Trends show was fun! Here are some pictures from my booth.   The empty table is where I set up to do …

Route 66 and a New Doll Quilt Pattern

Route 66 and a New Doll Quilt Pattern

Well I’m off on a road trip again today–this time to the EE Schenck Trends show in Portland. The theme is Route 66 and I have a booth sponsored by C&T that I will be sharing with another author. In my (maybe somewhat lame) attempt …

Flower Headband for Dolls – Tutorial

Flower Headband for Dolls – Tutorial

Things have been super busy around here. This week I am off to the EE Schenck Trends Trade Show in Portland, where I will be doing demonstrations, doing a book signing, and teaching a Make-n-Take project. Here’s what I came up with for the Make-n-Take: …