Boids, April 2015 We typically think of “bird” based patterns as using the flying geese block, but this pattern introduces the half-rectangle triangle. Yardage or scrap-friendly!… Read More
Use Your Illusions, March 2015 Use Your Illusions is a high contrast, paper pieced pattern which includes instructions for both wall and lap sized quilts. The name of the quilt was inspired by the Guns ‘N Roses album of the late 90’s. The front cover quilt was quilted by Abby Latimer of Latimer Lane Quilting. Read More
Smubble, February 2015 The idea for this quilt came from artwork by Luli Sanchez. Now that I look back on the piece, it doesn’t look much like it at all. I named it Smubble for my own childish self-indulgence. Several years ago, my son was about 6 or 7 and he was fascinated… Read More
Road to Pasadena, January 2015 Road to Pasadena was inspired by the Arroyo Seco Parkway, the first freeway in LA. It runs between downtown LA and Pasadena, and it’s VERY curvy. Read More
Arrows, December 2014 Let’s get creative with the half-square triangle! This versatile block lends itself to many creative quilt designs. Read More
Plumage, November 2014 Mix and match the feathers to create your own design in this creative appliqué quilt pattern. Read More
Shifted, October 2014 SHIFTED began as an experiment with shapes and building larger blocks one row/round at a time. In the end, Kristy ended up quartering the blocks and creating a new layout for them. This will be a great quilt to play around with your favorite colors and make it your own!… Read More
Chess on the Steps, September 2014 Chess on the Steps is a fun take on a traditional quilt. New to improv? This pattern might just get you hooked. It’s a great quilt to try out a few techniques that you might not have done before. Have fun and play around with different colors and make it… Read More
Kite Tails, August 2014 Kite Tails, Amy’s latest pattern design for you, is sure to inspire you to try out paper piecing. Have fun with it and use this opportunity to put some fabrics together that maybe you haven’t used before!… Read More
Boats! Boats! Boats!, July 2014 Grab your scraps! Let’s go on a color expedition and build out simple gradients to make this pattern. Read More
