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I Love Star Blocks Book Release

Today I get to share some exciting news!  I have a star quilt featured in the newest Martingale Book, Block-Buster Quilts: I Love Star Blocks.  The “Block-Buster” series of books are always packed with great ideas that use one specific block.  As you might guess, this particular book is all about star blocks.  Some pretty …

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Cloud 9 New Block Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Cloud 9 New Block Blog Hop featuring my Improv Star Block.  If this is your first time stopping, Hello!  I hope you’ll have a look around my blog and come back often.  I used to be a very good blogger but now…not so much.  You can also find me on …

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180 Doodle Quilting Designs

Today I get to share some fun news.  I had the pleasure of contributing to an awesome book, 180 Doodle Quilting Designs, published by Martingale.   I never thought I would get a chance to contribute to a book with fellow quilters Christa Watson, Angela Walters, Maddie Kertay, Melissa Corry, and many more!  I must be dreaming. …

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Quilt It Modern Blog Tour

Hello fellow quilters!  Today is my stop on the Riley Blake Quilt It Modern Blog Tour.  This blog hop is all about the solids…confetti cottons and crayola colors by Riley Blake Designs.  These solids are so scrumptious and I had loads of fun working with them.  Joining this hop was a no-brainer for me because …

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Desert Bloom Blog Tour

I was so honored when Amanda Herring from The Quilted Fish invited me to participate in her Desert Bloom Blog Tour.  I was very excited to get my hands on this awesome new fabric line that she designed for Riley Blake. If you know me at all, you know I love all things aqua.  It was …

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Chain Mail Block Tutorial

Hey there!  Today is my stop  stop on the 2016 New Block Blog Hop sponsored by Paintbrush Studio. This hop features the awesome Painter’s Palette solids by Paintbrush Studio.   They provided me with 6 fat quarters to use any way I’d like as long as I made a 12″ block.  I came up with …

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Kismet Quilt

I recently had the pleasure of quilting a Kismet Quilt for Quiltique, my local quilt shop in Henderson Nevada.  The pattern is by Eye Candy quilts, fabric by Alison Glass.  The top was pieced by a friend and employee of Quiltique. I decided to fill the background space with swirls and added a little petal …

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Octagon Shimmer Quilt

I recently quilted an Octagon Shimmer quilt for a local client.  This pattern is designed by Jennifer Sampou.  I emphasized the octagon shapes by randomly quilting designs in a radiating octagon. I used a Mark B Gone pen to draw boundary lines and then quilted in between with varying designs.  I would suggest using a size …

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