When I teach or speak at events, the number one question I get is “Do you quilt your own quilts?”. My answer is a little complicated. Basically it depends on the quilt. As a professional quilt pattern designer I make a lot of quilts. Because most of them are for fabric lines or ...
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Are you looking for a super easy scrap busting quilt block? Here it is. This easy tulip quilt block is so fun to make and perfect for helping to empty out ...
City Lights is one of my most popular patterns. It is easy to make, looks great and uses precuts. I was fortunate enough to receive some gorgeous fabrics ...
Leftover quilt blocks are something every quilter has. Maybe they are from a quilt that was started but never finished. Perhaps they are testers that were ...
Get out your scrap fabric bins. It’s time for another easy quilt block tutorial. This is episode #16 of Fast & Easy Quilt Blocks, a series on my ...
I would like to present my newest signature fabric line with Island Batik, a division of Lumin Fabrics. This new line is filled with rich greens, blues, ...
One of the projects that we do as Benartex Sewcial Stars is for charity. I love doing quilts like this. The charity can use it to either make funds by ...
In 2026 I am honored to be one of the Benartex Sewcial Stars. Each quarter we will be making items using their gorgeous fabrics. For my first project I ...
I’m not sure what the weather is like where you live, but as I write this, the temperature outside is about 10 degrees. Yikes! So I’m sitting ...
I am so honored to have been chosen as one of Benartex’s 2026 Brand Ambassadors. As one of their Sewcial Stars I will be receiving all sorts of ...
2025 was a year for recuperation and reflection for me. While I did a number of projects and new patterns, I was not as prolific as in prior years. One of ...










