December Bulletin 2017

Twirls in tulle, serenity, and majesty

Canadian Feed Bag Book

I have some fascinating reading to do! Check out this awesome book I found at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. It is full of domestic history, photos of different feed bags and companies, photos of quilts and crafts made with the vintage fabrics, and the memories behind it all. What a heartwarming and insightful resource.

Bring Back the Flour Sack

This grandma's flower garden quilt was made by some of my female relatives in the 1930s. 

It was likely created using their old dresses and flour sacks, and the whole thing was pieced and sewed by hand, which is absolutely incredible! Some of the hexagons are torn off with wear. 

Now the cheery quilt hangs on the wall behind my computer and art desk, inspiring vintage style designs!

This is my new surface pattern design motto, and this is my start to the return of the calico!

Honey Honey

My Honey Honey design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Hexagons challenge!

Quilter's Connection Magazine Feature

If you're interested in learning more about my surface pattern design process and background as well as my With Glowing Hearts collection, I recommend you check out Quilter's Connection Magazine #30!

 See pages 8--12 for details on how I became involved in the exciting world of bolt fabric!

While you're leafing through, take note of the excellent quality of this magazine--Heather, the editor, does a great job ensuring that the layouts, fonts, photos, writing, and stories are captivating!

With Glowing Hearts in Stores

My With Glowing Hearts quilting fabric collection is hitting the stores! Quilters, be sure to check out the quilting competition, and happy creating to all other patriotic crafters!

With Glowing Hearts Fabric Collection

Happy Canada Day! The past several months I have been working on designing a cotton quilting fabric collection in celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary on July 1st, 2017! The collection was produced by Moda Fabrics and is to be distributed by Trend-Tex Fabrics. With Glowing Hearts: Celebrating 150 Years will be available in shops November 2016. There will be a quilt design contest run by Trend-Tex, and the winning quilts will be displayed at International Fall Quilt Market 2017. So get those sewing machines ready, eh...