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.)
A Gateway Drug improv play May 25, 2021

For folks who like precision piecing I firmly believe that half square triangles are the gateway to improv.

Work with just two fabrics or two colours or two values, just pick some contrasting...

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From Experiment to Playdate! improv play playdate May 11, 2021

Sometimes you just get an idea and have to run with it. It doesn't always work, but when it does...

I've always liked a Square in a Square block. They can be very fun when fussy cutting the...

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Learn by Doing encouragement play Apr 13, 2021

Just finished up a virtual class today and had an interesting discussion with students: Do you learn by doing, reading, or seeing?

I confess to being a combination of all three, but I definitely...

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This Would Be Fun crumbs improv play snowballs Apr 07, 2021

Take two ideas and mash them together. Does it work like peanut butter and chocolate or like orange and chocolate?

For the record, I think citrus and chocolate is a nasty combination. This quilt...

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Exercise your Stash to Break Free encouragement play Mar 16, 2021

Like exercise, our creative spirit benefits from shake-ups and challenges.

The fabric companies and quilt shops have done a wonderful job in making our lives as quilters easier. They’ve got...

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How Small is Too Small? crumbs play process scraps Mar 09, 2021

One of the most frequent questions I am asked is just how small of a scrap do I keep?

The short answer is that I keep anything that can still be sewn and seen. 

If you keep a 1/4" seam...

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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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