One of the things I love most about Halloween is unusual costumes and I absolutely love when my kids are that something a little bit different. My youngest is in love with octopuses. We have… Read More »Making an Octopus Costume
I almost said no to this costume because I had previously made some dragon PJs for Halloween 2020. I’m so glad that I changed my mind because this costume turned out amazing! (And I ended… Read More »Dragon Costume – Simplicity 1765 Children’s Costume Review
Because I didn’t think that two quilts were enough for the Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection, this beginner friendly panel quilt top is a fun little bonus quilt. Between the three quilt tops and… Read More »Geode Garden Quilt
I really wanted to give my Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection a lot of versatility so I included two very different looking pieced tops. I played around with a lot of different versions before… Read More »Beautiful Baubles Quilt
Crystal Curio was the first design I came up with for the Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection and it’s done in more of a traditional block style. Using geode fat quarters, large blocks of… Read More »Crystal Curio Quilt
When I started dyeing fabrics I thought they were great but I was left wondering – what the heck to I do with them? I created my Dye + Quilt patterns as an answer to… Read More »Geode Quilt Collection
I didn’t want to cut my hand dyed geode fabric into lots of pieces just to put a triangle in the corner so I couldn’t use the traditional half square triangle method for this piece.… Read More »Sewing Triangles into Block Corners
Waxed sinew helps create some really beautiful pieces of fabric like the geode you see below, partially because some of that wax works its way into the fabric creating a resist effect. Although it’s not… Read More »How to Remove Wax from Fabric Tied with Waxed Sinew
Geode dyeing is one of my favorite methods. It always makes for gorgeous fabrics. It’s also one of the most popular fabrics in my store – so I know I’m not the only one who… Read More »How to Geode Dye Fabric
When designing my Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection I wanted to put half rectangle triangles in the corners of my blocks, but I also wanted to keep the geode fabric completely intact so I… Read More »Sewing A Rectangle Triangle into a Corner
Sadly, earlier this year my husband lost his grandfather – someone who was a big part of his life. I wanted to do something for his grandmother, but since we live halfway across the country… Read More »In Loving Memory – A Quilt
I know that not everyone is interested in dyeing fabric so I made sure this pattern would look great in any color gradient! This version the Dazzling Dream Quilt was made using a black to… Read More »Dazzling Dream Dye + Quilt Pattern – Silver Prints Version