Dutch Florals

I’m loving the Dutch floral trend that I’ve seen cropped up in fashion this season. The prints are inspired by one of my favorite 17th century Dutch still-life painters, Rachel Ruysch. Her saturated floral still-lifes are meticulously painted, often on a rich, dark background. This… Read More

Quilt inspiration

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // Part of my New Year’s goals was to post my inspirations for the next quilt I’m going to make by the end of January. Here is that post as promised. As… Read More

New Year Goals

I don’t like making New Year’s resolutions and I stopped making them several years ago. Maybe it’s how I think of them in my head, they’re too broad and lofty and that is the perfect set-up for failure. There’s nothing more depressing to set out… Read More

Picnic Quilt

I finally finished my first quilt! I made it for a good friend’s little boy. The original idea behind this quilt was that it could be used outside for him to play on. I had seen this waterproofed blanket idea from Martha Stewart and thought… Read More