I was thrilled when Elise from Elise and Emelie asked me to make a project from her fabulous new book called Patchwork Gifts. (affiliate link) Today is my stop on the book tour, and if you listen to my podcast, then you know I’ve been […]

The second block in the Book Club Hand Pieced Quilt Along is called Jane. We picked her name from the classic Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The block features four “house” units in the corners. Since finding a home is something that eludes Jane throughout […]

This link-up will be open for one week – until Thursday, March 26 (4 am ET/1 am PT). You are welcome to share any and all of the blocks you completed this week. When this link-up closes, a new one will open (magic!) so please […]

We are ready to kick-off the Book Club Hand Pieced Quilt Along! Our first block is called Evelyn, after the heroine of the Marie Bostwick Cobbled Court series of books. The Evelyn quilt block is a straightforward block, just like her down-to-earth namesake, and a […]

In this episode, I chat about the Hand Pieced Quilt Along, quilting a small project, coronavirus mania, and some great book and show recommendations. (Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you buy from them, at no additional […]

In the Book Club pattern, we have provided templates for every block. Some of the patches can be rotary cut, and we’ve provided measurements for those as well, but one of the skills we wanted to cover in this quilt along is using templates. One […]

Are you ready to get started? Today we are releasing the pattern for the 2020 Hand Pieced Quilt Along, called Book Club. This year we are making the pattern available as a PDF download for $10. You can quilt along with us, with lots of […]

So many people had fun learning to hand piece last during last year’s Hand Pieced Quilt Along that we decided to do it again! Patty from Elm Street Quilts is co-hosting once again with me. This year’s quilt along is a natural extension of last […]

In this episode, I chat about a fun baby quilt project, more on the Hand Pieced Quilt Along, thoughts on Quiltcon (from afar), book recs, and a mild obsession with Howard’s End. (Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I make a small […]

I remember the first time that I saw free motion quilting on a quilt. I was so confused. How was that possible? I had only ever sewn a straight line on a sewing machine at that point had no concept of how to sew all […]