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Pretty Easy Patterns - Formation

Pretty Easy Patterns - Formation

We've got a new quilt to share with you today! It is the next release from our Pretty Easy Pattern series. I've had the idea for this quilt in my...

Pretty Easy Patterns - Formation

We've got a new quilt to share with you today! It is the next release from our Pretty Easy Pattern series. I've had the idea for this quilt in my...

Row by Row 2017: What you need to know

Row by Row 2017: What you need to know

Wednesday, June 21st is the kick off for the 2017 Row by Row Experience! Some of you have your plans all made - you know what rows you want and...

Row by Row 2017: What you need to know

Wednesday, June 21st is the kick off for the 2017 Row by Row Experience! Some of you have your plans all made - you know what rows you want and...

Restyled - Journal Cover

Restyled - Journal Cover

For my niece's 14th birthday I made her a travel notebook using our Journal Cover Kit. She is planning a road trip to Utah to see Arches National Park with...

Restyled - Journal Cover

For my niece's 14th birthday I made her a travel notebook using our Journal Cover Kit. She is planning a road trip to Utah to see Arches National Park with...

Pretty Easy Patterns - Picnic Quilt

Pretty Easy Patterns - Picnic Quilt

Love this quilt? Click HERE for the Picnic Quilt Pattern! We are excited to announce a new pattern series from Modern Textiles - Pretty Easy Patterns. These patterns are quick...

Pretty Easy Patterns - Picnic Quilt

Love this quilt? Click HERE for the Picnic Quilt Pattern! We are excited to announce a new pattern series from Modern Textiles - Pretty Easy Patterns. These patterns are quick...

City Gym Shorts

City Gym Shorts

It's the last day of school for a lot of kids in the area, mine included, so it seems like a good day to talk kids' summer wardrobes! I haven't...

City Gym Shorts

It's the last day of school for a lot of kids in the area, mine included, so it seems like a good day to talk kids' summer wardrobes! I haven't...

Picnic Napkins in Gingham

Picnic Napkins in Gingham

We got a huge stack of yarn dyed woven fabrics in the shop recently - Carolina Gingham, Manchester and Essex, which are some of my all time favorite fabrics. Classics...

Picnic Napkins in Gingham

We got a huge stack of yarn dyed woven fabrics in the shop recently - Carolina Gingham, Manchester and Essex, which are some of my all time favorite fabrics. Classics...

Get to Know Katie

I learned to quilt under my grandma’s feet at the ripe age of four. My first project? Digging through her scraps to make an improv cat quilt. Quilt police? Never heard of her—rules aren’t really my style. I believe in diving in feet first and pushing the limits of sewing and quilting…because why not? And, honestly, that’s what seam rippers are made for!

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