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  • Free Motion Doodling – Mackinac Boat Collage

    Over the course of the last year, I have found so much joy in creating through art and thread. Joy that helped to heal heartache, which was so deeply needed. I shared a little bit about this in my post: The Heart of Life. This Mackinac Boat collage came from spending time reflecting on my…

  • Free Motion Doodling – Ozzie Cardinal Collage

    This past May, I was able to attend an in person class at the Fiber+Fabric Festival to make Ozzie Cardinal, a collage pattern designed by Lynn Christiansen of Emerald Falls Quilts. She has a digital pattern available through her website, but I had so much fun learning with her in person! This was my first…

  • Half Rectangle Triangles Made Easy

    When it comes to piecing together a quilt top, half rectangle triangles don’t always get the same love as half square triangles. To be honest, they are harder to match and there is a mathematical reason for that. Geometry Class You may remember your days in Geometry class and you may have wanted to forget…

  • The Heart of Life

    Too often, we miss the heart of life. We race around trying to do everything, be everything, and get everything, but there is so much more. Sometimes, it’s not until we have lost something or someone that we realize this intense truth. We scramble to manage on in the best way that we know how.…

  • Hand Embroidery Backstitch

    Hand Embroidery Backstitch

    Hand Embroidery starts simply with a few essential stitches, one of those being the backstitch. This stitch helps to outline, add details, and ensures strong seams when you are sewing. Backstitch To begin a backstitch, bring your needle and thread up at 1 from the wrong side of your fabric to the front. Pull all…

  • Hand Embroidery Running Stitch

    Hand Embroidery Running Stitch

    Hand Embroidery starts simply with a few essential stitches, one of those being the running stitch. A running stitch is what most people new to sewing learn on their first day. It is acceptable on its own, but excitingly, it acts as a foundation for many other stitches. It is a place holder to weave…

  • Forest Reflections Quilt Fabric Requirements

    We are 2 days away from the release of my first lap size quilt pattern, Forest Reflections! I am so pleased to let you see the fabric requirements for this quilt. I’ll also share a special discount code with you for 20% off of the quilt pattern! 4 Seasons of Forest Reflections It’s been so…

  • Fall Forest Reflections Quilt

    We are 3 days away from the release of my first lap size quilt pattern, Forest Reflections! I’ll also share a special discount code with you for 20% off of the quilt patterns. when you join my newsletter! Fall Quilt Top My mother, one of my favorite people on the earth, made the Fall version…

  • Spring Forest Reflections Quilt

    We are still less than a week away to the release of my first lap size quilt pattern, Forest Reflections! You’ll hear a little more from me throughout this week as I share some of the color ways for the quilt. I’ll also share a special discount code with you for 20% off of the…

  • Forest Reflections Cover Quilt

    We are less than a week away to the release of my first lap size quilt pattern, Forest Reflections! You’ll hear a little more from me throughout this week as I share some of the color ways for the quilt. I’ll also share a special discount code with you for 20% off of the quilt…

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