Do you have a layer cake sitting around that you can’t quite figure out what to do with? Well, I have a few of them and was really stumped as to what to do. Layer cakes (typically a pack of (42) 10” squares) are a great way to get a variety of fabric from a new collection without buying yardage of each piece. But, then you have to find something that uses 10” squares! This week, I think I figured out something clever :) I’m calling it Double Diamonds. You’ll need (25) 10” squ

This week, I revisited a really fun project. Some of you may remember my free pattern for the Sunny Scraps table runner. Well, this week I was teaching that as a virtual class, so I had to make it again in front of the camera! Why not see what this looks like in pinks! Oh my gosh!! I am so crazy about this version! I also added an alternate leaf-setting triangle that wasn’t in the original, so scroll down to the final assembly section to see how that was done. Anyway, this wa

I've been known to dabble in funky choices for quilt backs from time to time. And when I say funky, I mean strange garment department fabric that oddly works out really well. I found yet another one to try, and I’m pretty happy with how it came out! I had three quilts to back and quilt this week, so I decided to try terrycloth (as in beach towel fabric) on one of them! Here you can see the backings for all three quilts. The blue one is terrycloth, the gray one is sweatshirt f

My latest pattern is here! And, it’s named after my favorite time of year :). I've been working on this super fun quilt for a couple of months now. I finally get to show you all what I have been up to, and just in time for some of our longest days of the year! We have twilight till almost 10 pm here in the PNW-I love it! So, let me introduce you to Long Summer Days! You won’t believe how simple it is! You guys have seen me break down complex-looking quilts into a simple proc