Welcome to Quilt Block Mania! I have a complimentary block pattern for you and a list of other designers who have also posted blocks this morning! Let me introduce you to something I call “the running thirds.” My block is called New Year Star and …Read More »

I’ve been playing with some scrap quilt ideas and there’s nothing I love more. The only problem is that one idea leads to another, and then to another and so on. I have started five new quilts in the past two weeks (ridiculous, I know). …Read More »

I’m excited to offer something brand new! Open enrollment classes are pre-scheduled and presented live to anyone, anywhere. Now you don’t have to wait for me to do a Zoom class with your guild, and the best part? You can sew from the comfort of …Read More »

Quilt guilds: I am booking virtual trunk shows from coast to coast! https://stashbandit.net/virtual-learning-with-stash-bandit/ I designed a cute little block for this month’s Quilt Block Mania called Wreath & Chain. I have some other blocks that go with it to make a quilt with nice big …Read More »

If you missed Part 1 of the Katy Coleman Miracle Quilt, catch up now. I promised my thoughts about Katy’s finish. To say that I was overwhelmed when I opened the box Katy sent me would be an understatement. I was floored. I wasn’t expecting …Read More »

Back in 2017, Joe Cunningham (AKA Joe the Quilter) visited International Quilt Museum with his improvisational piecing techniques and it was really so much fun. I take classes like this to expand my creativity and to get inside the minds of other designers and artists. …Read More »

I’m happy to be joining many other quilt designers for Quilt Block Mania, October edition. The theme for this month is family as we look toward Thanksgiving and the upcoming winter holidays.Read More »

I’ve been playing in EQ8 again and it seems the possibilities with Log Cabin never end. This started with a basic block I made for a Facebook Live with Annie’s Craft Store and Quilter’s World. Basic 12″ Log Cabin quilt block; find the pattern here …Read More »

Earlier this month I hosted a Facebook Live for Quilter’s World and Annie’s Craft Store. We talked about making Log Cabins using Block 1 in the Awash with Color Mystery Sampler. I made a couple of blocks and parts to help viewers understand the ideas …Read More »

I made a video showing how I color quilts and then audition binding colors or fabrics in EQ8 quilt design software from The Electric Quilt Company. I’m not sure if everyone does this for binding or if it’s just me but I think it’s worth …Read More »