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  • Finishing Old WIPs

    by Jennifer Jones
    I don't know that there are many things I enjoy more than finishing something. Don't get me wrong, I can start (or plan or buy for) as many new pro...

  • Dorothy: An Heirloom Quilt

    by Jennifer Jones
    When I first made Dorothy, it was really a "just for me" project. I dreamed of making one large enough for my bed that featured some intricate hand...

  • Half Square Triangles Made Easy!

    by Jennifer Jones
    If you're like me, you probably can't decide if you love half-square triangles (HSTs in the quilty world) or despise them. In a quilt--love them! W...

  • Edna: Change it up

    by Jennifer Jones
    Oh Edna...you started off *so* simple and I just can't leave you alone! But thankfully the additions I'm making are still easy to use and the end ...

  • Create an Ombre Quilt

    by Jennifer Jones
    When I started the Maggie Pearl quilt along, I thought about creating an ombre design with the new Warp and Weft Moonglow fabrics by Ruby Star Soci...
    Posted in beginner quilt, easy quilts, favorites, madeline, maggie pearl, ombre quilt, quick quilts, quilt along, quilt tutorial, ramona, ruby star society, sewing tutorial

  • Maggie Pearl: expanding the sizes

    by Jennifer Jones
      Maggie Pearl is one of the free patterns available in my shop, and maybe also one of my top downloaded patterns! A lot of that could be because ...
    Posted in beginner quilt, beginner sewing, easy quilts, easy sewing project, fabric scraps, favorites, kids sewing project, quick quilts, quilt along, quilt pattern, quilt tutorial, sewing tutorial

  • Iris: An Alteration

    by Jennifer Jones
    You might have seen the new Iris I made this month for my Pattern of the Month highlight over on Instagram. I used Ruby Star Society's Warp and Wef...
    Posted in easy quilts, iris, pattern of the month, quilt pattern, sewing tutorial

  • Warp and Weft Felix, an ode to wovens

    by Jennifer Jones
    If you haven't sewn with Warp and Weft wovens from Ruby Star Society by Alexia Abegg, I would like to strongly urge you to consider otherwise. :) T...

  • Five Tips for Better Flying Geese

    by Jennifer Jones
    Ok flying geese. You either love 'em or you hate 'em. I think they're more divisive than HSTs, vaccines, or whether or not we actually landed on th...

  • Felix, a love for classic blocks

    by Jennifer Jones
    Coming up with Felix was a longer process than some of my patterns. I'd played with classic quilt blocks all fall and hoped to create a sampler of...

  • Agnes, but different

    by Jennifer Jones
    I can't believe how long it's taken me to finish this Agnes quilt top! Honestly, I started it back in the fall of 2020 (!!!) and as I was cleaning ...
    Posted in agnes, quilt pattern, sewing tutorial

  • Maizie, but with 2 Colors

    by Jennifer Jones
    One day as I was playing around on Adobe Illustrator (my preferred way of working on mockups and designing patterns if it's with my computer and no...