It’s week 2 of our actively-sewing phase. Are you sewing-along? After this week, you’ll have a nice preview of your future quilt to show off!

Rachel HauserFebruary 1, 2021after the rain, foundation piecing Comments

here, Birdie, Birdie

Today I’ve chosen fabrics for a new project - a big pillow for Aria’s bed. The solid teal background is for the bird block. I’ll frame it log-cabin style for the pillow front so that the bird seems poised to take flight.

Rachel HauserJanuary 27, 2021pillows, foundation piecing, patterns, bird Comments

After the Rain: Prep Medium + Large Blocks

Hooray, time to start sewing! I’ve heard that there aren’t enough slow quilt-alongs, so I’ve paced After the Rain to have a gentle pace that I hope will be easy to fit around your other commitments.

Rachel HauserJanuary 25, 2021after the rain, foundation piecing Comments

After the Rain Sew-Along

Join the After the Rain Sew-Along! Ready to sew your Heart? This quilt is just as much about the process as the head-turning product. With a bold use of value, I hope this quilt will tell your story or become a message of solidarity and hope for another.

sewing Teacups for the Penny Sampler

Did you receive the November issue of the Penny Sampler club? It was released yesterday! My Dutch-inspired Penny Sampler has three teacup blocks. It’s one of my favorite and one of my first paper piecing patterns.

Pineapple + Kaleidoscope for the Penny Sampler

The Penny Sampler Pattern Club has punctuated this crazy year with predictable monthly deliveries of quilty sampler goodness. If you’ve been sewing along, are you eager to see it all come together? I am!

Bridge for Penny Sampler Pattern Club

Sometimes it feels so good to rediscover a project that’s been stored away. It can be exciting to get all the blocks out again and take stock of the bigger picture! That’s how I felt when I pulled out my Penny Sampler Club blocks yesterday.

Seafarers Bridges + Braids

This weekend I got really excited about my Seafarers quilt. I love it so much, I think I’m going to have to offer it as a stand-along pattern! Let’s catch up on that progress.

Seafarers Tulip Crown blocks

Say “hello” to Tulip Crown! Of course my Dutch-inspired Penny Sampler needed some tulips and why not a quartet? Here I’ve made the block four times over for the Seafarers quilt, an extra quilt pattern included with Penny Sampler Pattern Club.

is it Foundation Piecing, Paper Piecing or English Paper Piecing?

What is the difference between foundation piecing, paper piecing (machine paper piecing?) and English paper piecing? I had to sort it out for myself this week when I shared a sketch of my 2020 Pattern Club!