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Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty
Put yourself in the way of beauty.
The author Cheryl Strayed's mother told her this as a girl. What a perfect message...
Scrappy Applique -- lightning fast!
I wanted to give you a sneaky peak at an upcoming quilt pattern. Here is a timelapse of my husband and I fusing the t...
Icy Fabric Palette
What colors should I choose for my next quilt? This conundrum is SO common amongst quilters.
A great place to pull i...
An Intro to Shibori & Dying with Indigo
Shibori is a traditional Japanese method of dyeing fabric (traditionally with indigo) after folding and binding the f...
How to Use Photographs as Inspiration for your Quilt Colors
Ever have trouble deciding which colors to use in your quilts? Or get in color ruts and go back to the same color pal...
Meet Amaya (pattern now in pdf & printed!)
Meet Amaya. She is bold, confident, and playful.
She's also simpler to make than she looks. She's made using my sign...
Quilting All Around the World -- discover different methods
Want to take a quick trip? Grab your passport, let's jump on a virtual plane, and explore how quilting has evolved al...
Which Colors Go Well Together?
What color goes well with orange?
I teach quilters from all over the world and a common struggle is COLOR. What colo...
The Original "Big Stitch" Quilting -- An Intro to Kantha Quilts
Every month in the Meander Guild, we "travel" to a different part of the world and learn about the quilt-making style...
How to Mix Prints in your Quilts -- The "Bette Midler Print" Technique
Have you ever found a really fabulous print in the store and bought it right away, only to take it home and never use...
Graphic Texture-- Intro to the Ralli Quilts of Pakistan
Every month in the Meander Guild, we "travel" to a different part of the world and learn about the quilt-making style...
How to Create Original Quilts
I speak and teach about color, creativity, and my quilting techniques to quilters from all over the world, and one qu...