Inspiration and Tutorials — Quilting

We all know the feeling. You spot a fat quarter bundle sitting on the shelf at your favorite quilt shop with the perfect colors, and before you've even talked yourself into buying it, it's at the register getting ready to head home with you. Then it gets home, and there it sits… because now it's too pretty to cut into. Sound familiar? Absolutely no judgment here - my stash could tell you some very similar stories. What is a fat quarter? If you're newer to quilting, a fat quarter is a half yard of fabric cut in half, resulting in...

I am so happy to finally be sharing the LoriAnn quilt with you!  This quilt pattern is based on a quilt my mom made back in high school. I’ve had this quilt for years, and it always just sat in my hope chest. The quilting is basically disintegrating so using it isn’t an option, and I didn’t really have space in my home to properly display it, so to the shop it went! We’ve been getting asked what quilt pattern it is a few times a week since. I searched online for the pattern but couldn’t find anything that matched,...

Fern Grove by Leah Duncan for Cloud 9 Fabrics is a dreamy, nature-inspired fabric collection featuring butterflies, mushrooms, wildflowers, and soft woodland tones—perfect for fall quilting. With 15 quilting cottons and 4 precut bundles, this boho-meets-forest collection is a must-have for nature-loving makers.

I felt the need to share a little more about the process behind this quilt, because it’s a really special one for me. It all started back in January of this year, when Taylor from Toad & Sew gave our brand a refresh with a new logo and color palette. Taylor and I became friends through the shop and have gotten closer over the years. Having a quilt bud and small biz owner friend? Instant bond. When she started working on our branding, I told her (in many, many more words) that we wanted a PNW witchy vibe with a...