Category Archive: quilts

Improv medallion borders

Hi! Remember my Quilt Camp sample? It’s growing… It got this thin scrappy border early in the week. It’s just 1/2″ finished, and I decided to make each scrap about 3″ long. I wanted… Continue reading →

Midsummer Moments

I’m so happy to have planned the summer the way I did, with camp for the kids in June and August and a month of unstructured summer time in between. (Even though it… Continue reading →

Breeze – a Friday Finish

 Introducing Breeze, my entry to the Michael Miller MQG challenge: This quilt was NOT a breeze to make. I remember getting the fabric and having absolutely no clue what to do with it. It’s… Continue reading →

Quilt Camp

I was teaching a lot of great skill-builder classes in the spring at Rock Paper Scissors, and during kids camp sign-up one of my students came in with a brilliant idea. “Why do… Continue reading →

Blip – A baby quilt tutorial

I have a lot of respect for huge, detailed quilts. And I’ve enjoyed the satisfaction of completing one myself. But sometimes you need to make a quick baby quilt. Or you just want the… Continue reading →

Mason’s quilt

This quilt’s story appears pretty straightforward from the beginning. My newest nephew was born on June 22, and I planned to make him a quilt with lots of green, as requested by his… Continue reading →

Green and Navy, volume and value

What a week! It started with the birth of my new nephew, a week early. When I went to visit him in Manhattan on Monday, I knew I was behind on his quilt… Continue reading →

My Favorite Quilt

Have you been reading the series “My Favorite Quilt” on Sew Mama Sew this month? My fellow New Jerseyite Jess from Quilty Habit has been doing a tremendous job curating it, and I’m… Continue reading →

The Love Letters Quilt

This one goes out to my husband Joe. I have so much to say about this quilt, but today I will let it speak for itself. I’ll just give you the short version… Continue reading →