I’ll be teaching an improvisational quilting class this Sunday at Intown Quilters. We’ll be working with improvised blocks like this one, using line as the main element. You’ll use strip piecing and pintuck pleats to make pieces of fabric that we will then cut up and piece together in an improvisational way. Whether you want to use perfectly straight lines or make a wonky block, you can explore line and improvisational techniques. We’ll talk about choosing fabrics, making color choices and mixing linens and thinner fabrics with traditional quilting cottons.

There are still spots available! It’s Sunday from 2-5 pm. Sign up here. No quilting experience required. I hope to see you there!

My friend and photographer Laura Malek was over taking some photos for 1, 2, 3 Quilt today and our dog Peabo insisted on being in the shot. Looking at the photos tonight, I’m thinking that I’m dog-tired. Peabo’s actually not tired too often and I could use a bit of his tiny terrier energy. I’m worn out from months spent working on this book and exhausted from being a parent these days.

Anyway, I’ve got plans to make some things soon, so I hope to get back here and share them with you!