Roman Stripe: Variation I I laughed a little when I typed the name above. Variation I . I wrote I because there is already a II in ...

High Contrast Creates Drama I have quilter friends who never want their quilts to be the center of attention. They carefully choose...

Ready for a Sleeve...of Some Kind Almost every picture I use on Pink Doxies is shot with a 5 year old Canon Power Shot Elph 110 HS. It...

Improv Chinese Coins It has been a long week or two. Harvey first then Irma on his tail. We have a home on Florida's west coas...

Pocket Change Improv This project was born from scraps. The fabric is a combination of Kaffe Fassett, Moda Grunge, and batiks. Check t...

Basket Weave & Chinese Coins Both Roman Stripe Patterns This weekend was a perfect time to wander about town looking for exa...

"Dangerous Roads" First things first, folks. I've been on 'blogcation', meaning I took a break from blogging. ...

Blocks Are Together Design Process seems to be my theme this week. I like hearing how other people make design decisions, and it ac...

A Slow Stitch Saturday Morning This past Saturday was filled with light. I have a north window in my studio, and the light was perfec...

Rows of Geese I made these flying geese with a method that produces bias edges on all sides of the original HST. Check it ou...

2016 Mini Round Robin Quilted and bound, but label-less.  Finished, but technically not done. Regardless of the fine points,...

Island Management If I tell you I've been neglecting everyone and everything for a few days, would you forgive me? I'm sorry...

The Process Is the Prize You may not believe the above statement, but I do. I find more joy in working out problems than finishing ...

I thought I should show you some progress after a design wall stall. I jumped ship on this project to work on the Naked Ladies quilt...

Three Naked Ladies In my early years as a gardener, I was a plant hound. If I knew a house was to be torn down, I would ask to go in...

Can you remember the first time you set aside scraps thinking you would never save enough to make an actual quilt? I used to look at...

Gold Rush Stripped together from a box of scraps donated by a friend, these outcasts have taken on a new life. Two people said imm...

Let me start by saying this quilt design isn't every one's cup of tea, but it speaks to me. It started off as an improv proj...

This quilt center was started as an improv project at an Amy Butler retreat . A partner and I had to randomly choose fabrics for eac...

We are nearing the solstice, and the dark days of winter are upon us. Our  circadian rhythm changes. As soon as the light fades in...