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woman standing in front of a quilt top hung on a wall.

2025

November 2, 2025

They say that all content created on the internet should center the reader, not the writer, but I am going to break that rule. A lot of times I write of myself but the words are actually not for me, but these words are. I have owned a fabric shop for nearly 15 years and…

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Living In A Fairytale

May 8, 2024

I can’t believe it has been years since I posted in this space but I enjoy revisiting old projects and so I wanted to include these photos as sort of a journal of projects. It has become a bit of a passion to create two color quilts with low volume backgrounds and since I hadn’t…

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Denim & Lace – Week One

June 6, 2022

It’s the first day of the first week of the Denim & Lace Quilt Along and I’m giddy & nervous. Denim & Lace is my newest pattern and you can order it here. I really hope everyone has so much fun making this quilt. This week we are cutting fabric and it’s going to go…

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What the World Needs Now…

February 3, 2022

Something I’ve been up to over on Instagram is pairing books with my quilt alongs. For the Contemporary quilt along, I chose Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews. I also try and do giveaways at the week marks to say thank you to those who are participating. This week, I cut these 5″ squares to make…

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Contemporary: A New Quilt Pattern

January 24, 2022

Two years ago when the world flipped upside down, I found myself at home with my entire family & hundreds of low volume fat quarters. To keep myself sane, I started cutting and stitching and made my first low volume background quilt. It’s hard to believe the years have passed the way they have, but…

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How Quilters Simplify (A Giveaway)

January 17, 2022

For the last few weeks, I’ve been in the mood to simplify and reduce almost everything around me. Things have started to feel heavy.  My lists have begun to overwhelm as they lengthen and grow without an equal amount of items being checked off. It’s been two years of holding my breath and just trying…

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