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A handmade quilted throw with a geometric hexagon and triangle pattern in shades of blue, green and cream, on a dark leather sofa beside a teddy bear.
Wholecloth quilt: Its Seamless!
A whole cloth quilt made from a single printed panel: no cutting, no piecing, just the quilting. Why panel quilts are the place to practice sewing straight lines, and where... Read more...
An olive green and light blue quilt block set on point on the back of a navy jacket, quilted with curved lines.
Quilted blocks on clothing
Add a quilt block to an off the rack piece of clothing for some pizzaz! This fleece shacket was made for my brother.  Read more...
A Sawtooth Star in Sunset Colors
A Sawtooth Star in Sunset Colors
A sawtooth star block in saturated sunset colors, designed over one late evening. The cutting math behind eight points, and the eight at a time method that makes them match. Read more...
Wild Goose Chase quilt block
Wild Goose Chase quilt block
How the Wild Goose Chase block comes together from a printed panel: cut on the line, sew the small units, lay it out, join the rows. One of nine blocks... Read more...
The finished Postcards quilt spread across a made bed: nine modern landscape blocks showing mountains, lakes, trees and snow in greens, blues and warm neutrals.
A Landscape, One Seam at a Time
How a scenic landscape quilt block is pieced seam by seam: the printed alignment dots that match angled joins, and the one-pin method that makes them land. One of nine... Read more...
The finished Midnight Stars quilt: nine different star blocks in coral, teal, pink and gold, set against midnight navy
Nine Stars, One Night Sky
How to piece a star quilt block using the Magic 8 half square triangle method — mark, sew, cut, and nest the seams so all eight points meet. One of... Read more...
Finished grass quilt block with cascading green blades against a soft aqua sky
How to Sew a Grass Quilt Block (The fast way)
Sew a springtime grass quilt block from two simple triangles, no math required. Here is the easy rearrange trick that makes cascading blades of grass. Read more...
Quilting, Binding and the Big Reveal
Quilting, Binding and the Big Reveal
Basting, free motion quilting, trimming and binding a table runner. The last stretch of the Sherbert Sparkle build, and the finished piece. Read more...
Half square triangles arranged on the floor into a grid of teal, green, pink and coral stars
Laying Out Your Stars
How to trim half square triangles and arrange them into star blocks. Finding a layout you love before you sew a single seam, plus the phone camera trick. Read more...
A printed Magic 8 panel on a cutting mat, ruler in place, rotary cutter trimming along a printed line
The Magic 8 Method: 8 Half Square Triangles hack!
Make eight half square triangles at once. Sew two lines, cut six, and one square gives you eight matching HSTs. The Magic 8 method, step by step. Read more...
Meet Sherbert Sparkle: A fresh take on a classic star
Meet Sherbert Sparkle: A fresh take on a classic star
A four block table runner in rainbow pastels and white. Make it with our pre-printed kit or your own materials, with full DIY instructions alongside every step. Read more...

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A caterpillar creates a chrysalis during the transformational period before becoming a butterfly. That period of time inspires our own development and change- learning and growing through new skills and experiences before spreading our wings to fly.

We believe in learning through doing, and that everyone is creative.
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