Designer of quilt patterns with a mid-century modern flavor. Author of The Quilter’s Appliqué Workshop and presenter of Start Appliqué on Craftsy. Read More
I presented a paper on needlework by two of my favorite mid-century modern textile designers.
Precuts make for easy class prep! Little more than a jelly roll is needed for this quilt.
Twist & Slice is an easy pieced quilt pattern perfect for precut jelly rolls (or any other 2½" strips)!
Woven picots combine simple hand embroidery with weaving for a deceptively easy wool-appliqué embellishment made exclusively from thread.
This special issue of Australian Quilters Companion includes a profile of me and my Parliament of Owls quilt.
Many quilt blocks are based on stars, and much Mid-Century Modern design centered around starbursts, so I brought the two together in a sampler quilt. The 12 blocks are all constructed in different ways to explore a range of starburst possibilities.
The galaxy of mid-century modern design and the wide universe of quiltmaking techniques collide in the Atomic Starburst Sampler Quilt.
Have you made your own Atomic Starburst Sampler quilt? Or even just a block? Share it on Instagram with the hashtag #atomicstarburstquilt!
My appliquéd Contour pillow is included with 4 quilts from Modern Quilt Studio.