New York Beauty Sunflower Quilt Feb 14, 2024

     "Many block patterns have multiple names, making documentation even more challenging for the quilt historian. The New York Beauty quilt was known by several names in the nineteenth century: "Rocky Mountain Road", "Rocky Mountain", ”Rail Through The Mountains”,...

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Custom Quilting a Quiltworx Bali Wedding Star Quilt Jan 31, 2024

Quiltworx quilts can be a complicated business.  But this one is not much more complicated than an original wedding ring quilt.  When dealing with these quilts I like to use my Quilters Block Checklist, if you're interested in this FREE little tool to help inspire ideas for custom...

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Block Series - Modern Feathers - Block 2 Apr 19, 2023

You may or may not have noticed, but I accidentally pieced this block upside down! Hahaha, oh well, there are no quilt police here!  If you are planning to quilt this block in the same way you can just quilt it upside up. 

You can watch the full video on my YouTube Channel 

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Blocks Series - Modern Feathers - Block 1 Apr 12, 2023

Woohoo, here we go again! Okay, okay, I know.  I didn't quilt the scrappy version of this pattern on YouTube, but I did quilt it.  But in all honesty, it just didn't fit the modern aesthetic I was going for.  Don't get me wrong I love the quilt and I like scrappy quilts too,...

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