A peak inside my crazy brain. More accurately, a look at the process and fun stuff I perpetually create.

Here to both entertain and inspire you.

 
(True confession: my sewing room is rarely this neat.)
Let's Define Improv Quilting improv Feb 29, 2024

Over the years, as a quilt teacher and writer, I've seen a lot of different perceptions about improv quilting. Messy, wonky, wild, liberated, unstructured, ugly, gorgeous, scary...

Here's the...

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2023 Quilters' Playcation Adventure Sewalong - Abstract Top Complete adventure sewalong Feb 20, 2024

Not sure why, but I sat on the last month of this quilt top for ages. Needing the joy of play this past weekend got me to go ahead and make the final month in this 2023 Adventure.

The last month...

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10 Simple Things (9) - Trim Your Quilts Well finishing tips Feb 08, 2024

Squaring up quilts scares a lot of people. Try rephrasing it to trimming your quilts.

Truth be told, it is one of my most favourite parts of quilt making. To me, it is the moment when all the...

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The 2023 QPAS Printed Blocks Ready for Assembly adventure sewalong Jan 18, 2024

All the 2023 Quilters' Playcation Adventure Sewalong Blocks are done!

And here they are all together. They are not even remotely the same size. Plus I want to have the quilt read like a...

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Rainbows for the Win! Jan 10, 2024

It's begun!!

The first week of our rainbow themed Quilters' Playcation Adventure Sewalong is in the books. I went for the conventional look, but also the comfort, of improv quarter circles. Such a...

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Announcing the 2024 Adventure Sewalong Jan 03, 2024

Let's sew all the rainbows together!

In 2024 the Adventure Sewalong is back to weekly instalments. It all starts next Tuesday, January 9. Weekly, for 49 weeks, I will lead you through a free,...

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Play for the Fun of Playing

There are no expectations on Quilters’ Playcation. Show up for yourself, hang out, sew as little or as much as you want. Nothing you sew on Playcation has to turn into anything. This is all about giving back to yourself and playing for the sake of playing. 

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