I'm home from Symposium and I'm so glad that I decided to go.  I really would have had FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) if I'd stayed at home.  

Here's what I've made:

I took a 3 day class with Veruschka Zarate of Pride and Joy Quilting and it was great.  We worked on the New Zealand image from her Capturing Memories Landscape Quilt Pattern Series. This is one flat quilt designed to look like two Polaroids laid on top of each other.  You can't see the quilt underneath because it's doesn't exist ...

Y’all have been loving The Quilted Snowman quilt pattern and cross stitch pattern, and we’re so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Quilt Along and Stitch Along for them! Join us for wintry fun featuring The Quilted Snowman by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet starting in January 2025!

The Sew Along

The quilty version of this oh-snow-cute design is perfect for the confident beginner or intermediate quilter ...

Our hearts are full to bursting with excitement for this new sew along! The Woven Hearts Quilt Pattern has us all aflutter, and with the Woven Hearts Sew Along this October, you can join us as we highlight the importance of community and support for those facing the life-changing diagnosis of breast cancer.

The Woven Hearts Quilt measures 70.5″ square and is designed using the Woven Star Foundation Paper Pads. We made our quilt with the Dainty Meadow collection by My Sew Quilty Life for Moda Fabrics! You can reserve the Woven Hearts Quilt Kit and Backing Set to ...

If you have been looking for some new pooch patterns, here you go. My most popular dog pattern is DOGS ONLY…

This popular dog quilt offers 11 block patterns for only $10. If purchased separately, the block patterns would cost $33. Such a good deal to buy the quilt pattern. Since Dogs Only is so popular , I thought it was time to design another quilt based on pooches….

My DOG LOVER QUILT has 12 block patterns and the paw print pattern for the corners. That is 13 block patterns for $15. So much cheaper than buying them separately. I had ...

 Grace — a topic near and dear to me.

Grace is one of those things that means a lot to some people, including myself. Prevenient grace was something I knew nothing about prior to my baptism, but embraced post-conversion. The older I get, the more I practice giving grace to others; and now I’m trying to give myself more grace—it’s easier now than it was earlier in my life. 

While Grace in this context may not be what the pattern designer meant when she designed this block, it’s how I’m seeing it. While a swan may ...

 Hell hath no fury than a confused quilter.

Fury is the block and my fury rose while cutting the pieces for this one. Goodness gracious, this one required six hours of cutting the fabrics. 

I celebrated my birthday by spending the entire day in the studios. At 9:00 am I walked into the cutting room. I took a 20 minute break around noonish, went back to cutting and emerged at 3:15 pm with all pieces cut. Y’all, the cutting on this one is tedious.

I immediately moved into the sewing room and stitched sections A, B, C ...

Whoever said "Happiness is to be found along the way, not at the end of the road" wasn't making this pattern.

But let's start at the beginning.

 Courage, dear heart.   — C. S. Lewis.

This was the saying that kept going through my mind as I pieced this block. Fiddly, and time-consuming; and my mind went to enough different places while I worked on it that I made several mistakes in the cutting of the fabrics. 

No coup here, but this was a good start on the first day of piecing this block.

I’m now considering cutting out the remaining pieces of the entire quilt so I can just sew, trim and press. A long weekend should fill the bill, so long as I’m not interrupted.

The Hope block…as in I hope I have the wherewithal to continue this project…

DISCLAIMER: When I started writing this post, it was about 6 weeks ago. Life (actually, death) intervened and I talk a little bit about it in this post, so here’s your trigger warning. All references to days are from that time because I didn’t feel like guessing at when they were. Enjoy.

My goodness. Talk about labor intensive—two sections have a triangle about half the size of a pea. And Sunday, I saw where someone on Reddit had pieced the quilt and ...

 —the Love Heart block!

February was the month of love and even though Valentine’s Day has passed, I decided to start with this as my first block in the pattern...in February…but first:

I like to read patterns.  I like to pore over them and note anything unusual and since I’ve mentioned the like-hate relationship with paper piecing, I look for tips and suggestions to make it easier for my brain to process the piecing of the units.

I opened the PDF of the pattern to read, and as I was going through I started thinking that ...

This project may prove my undoing or the welcome of epiphany moments—time will tell.

I have sort of a like-hate relationship with foundation paper piecing, and I’m hopeful this will be the gateway to a love of it.  I consider the technique a necessary evil in some situations, and have tried to avoid those situations.  But I learned of this particular quilt pattern when Tula Pink showed hers in her Tula Talk Tuesday videos on Facebook and Instagram in mid-2020 and was immediately smitten. This was during the Click Buy Now period; I bought the pattern and a ...

This quilt along was just “mint” to be! Inspired by Julep, Kona’s Color of the Year, we’ve curated a complementary fat quarter bundle and paired it with our favorite Courthouse Steps blocks for a minty fresh quilt experience that is the Mint Inspired Quilt Along!

For those daunted by the design of these quilt blocks look no further than our Courthouse Steps Foundation Paper Piecing Block Tutorial. Our video tutorial will guide you through everything you need to know and you can follow along with Kimberly as you work anytime you quilt!

Mint Inspired Quilt Supplies

• Mint Inspired ...

We’re bursting with joy to announce this new quilt along! The Vintage Sunburst Quilt Block has us shining with happiness, and with the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along, you can savor that happiness throughout the year! Join us as we sew this paper-pieced quilt designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co. in 2024.

Bask in the warmth of some quilty sunshine and stitch a tapestry of radiant beams! The Vintage Sunburst Quilt measures 64.5″ x 88.5″ and is designed using Foundation Paper Pads. All the supplies are listed on the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along Supplies ...

Have you have your Halloween decorations still up? I have taken down about half, mostly those that are visible from the street. I will tackle to ‘indoors’ ones later this weekend. I do think I will leave some of them up a bit longer, like my Halloween quilt, the pillows and the ceramic items. They bring in the so needed splash of color. Most people here will not pull out their Christmas decorations for another month or so (after Saint Nicolas Day at the beginning of December). I think it is fine to leave some ghosts, black cats and a ...

When I got home from Tekapo I had a sudden desire to sit at my sewing machine and just sew.  

I bought some lovely Tilda fabrics at Fairlie on the way to Tekapo, so I cut into them before they could even make it into my stash. 

Now I'm not sure if I even like where this is heading.  

I thought I could be spontaneous and just put random blocks together like in the book, but I much prefer it when I place them carefully.  I've even considered adding sashing to this to separate the blocks, but I ...

Quilting is a craft deeply rooted in tradition, history, and sentiment. Each quilt will always tell a unique story, woven with love and care. Among the vast array of quilt patterns, the Double Wedding Ring stands as a symbol of enduring love and commitment. It is traditionally made as a wedding gift, as it is a complex design, it takes time and effort to make it, so a wedding is just the right occasion to gift it!

The Double Wedding Ring quilt pattern has a rich history dating back to the early 20th century. Its interlocking rings symbolize the unbreakable ...

We know you love paper pad piecing as much as we do, so we designed a quilt along that is all about the blocks you can make with our favorite It’s Sew Emma Foundation Paper Pads! The Petit Four Quilt Along features six of our foundation paper blocks throughout the pattern to create something unique that will inspire you to get sewing. We’ve got all the details for you today for this FREE quilt layout!

We are sewing the 4″ Petit Four Quilt blocks each month from October 2023 through April 2024. This unique foundation-paper pieced mini quilt ...

I won't be able to attend the QuiltNSW Quilt Show this year, but I have very happy memories of the three years in a row that I did attend - 2017, 2018 and 2019.

My Carnival quilt won Best Traditional Quilt Award (Amateur) in 2019 and I was thrilled.  You can read all about it here. 

Now it’s time for the Peacock Party.  Feel free to link up a recent blog post below. 

You are invited ...

My newest book, HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING, is ready for you to enjoy.

This book features 17 of my FAVORITE BLOCK PATTERNS, and I want to share them with you. Koalas, monkeys, sea turtles, gnomes, and so much more.

This is just a sampling of the adorable blocks, and there are 10 more!

Remember…all of my blocks will fit not only in the 7 projects in this book, but will also fit into the projects in my past 6 books. That helps you achieve soooo much creativity in your sewing.

Here’s an example…

This super cute HEDGEHOG ...

On Monday I went to a class with visiting Australian tutor, Chris Jurd.  We spent the day making one big 18" Mariner's Compass block.

I'm really pleased with how my block turned out, especially as I made it all from stash!!  I didn't have enough of my favourite green for the background, so Chris encouraged me to alternate it with another green and it's worked out well. 

The fabrics I used were all left over from my Endless Lockdown quilt made back in 2020. The kit I had purchased was very generous with the fabrics, so ...