It's time to go visit Michonne at I'm doing stuff, see what she did with Bijoux and enter to win 10 fat quarters on her blog! Continue reading

Today it's Melissa's turn to give away a 10 piece fat quarter stack of Bijoux! I'm so excited to see what she's made too!!! Go stop at her place and give her some love. But before you head to the party, I know you want to know how I made these dimensional flying geese. Continue reading

Today's stop on the launch party is at Cristy Fincher's blog, Sew Much Like Mom. Be sure to go check out what she has in store for you, and enter to win 10 fat quarters of Bijoux by Bari J.... Continue reading

First, to get in the Bijoux mood... you'll need to watch this incredibly special video that Art Gallery Fabrics put together. It really expresses just how versatile this line is. And... this is totally the sexy version of my earth mama, Bijoux. Lawd (fans self), I had no idea I'd created such a damn sexy fabric line until I saw this. Continue reading

What does a Bijoux by Bari J. launch party look like? Well, a little like this... And a whole lot like this... 11 blog party stops of this... involving 11 giveaways of 10 fat quarters of this... So get your... Continue reading

Bijoux will start shipping to stores on May 1... Be looking for giveaways, blog hops and more in the coming weeks. Enjoy these little sneak peeks. Continue reading

Some of you may know, I'm a total office supply geek. I love paper products and I love organizing. Over the years, I've developed a system for keeping myself organized. I'm big on list making, and I always have a to-do list going Continue reading

The desert inspires me... Where does your inspiration come from? Continue reading

My Bijoux fabric has arrived, and I've started sewing. It will be in stores this May, and of course, I can't wait to see what you will make. Instead of showing you the whole line right now, I'd like to tell you a bit about it's story. Continue reading

Today was a rarity around here. I drove my kids to school ... in my pajamas. I didn't even bother putting a bra on (much to their chagrin). Continue reading

I actually wrote this last night at midnight when I had racing thoughts as I tried to go to sleep. I wrote it on the notes app in my phone. And it helped me get to sleep. Continue reading

I love this quintessantial 1920s quilt block so much, and it's much easier to make than you'd think. I made one of these as a pillow for my quilt market booth for Splendor 1920 and have just made an updated version that I'm about to turn into a pillow as well. This time, I used two Art Gallery Elements fabrics for the backgrounds to give the vintage dresden an updated look. Here's how I made my dresden and the background. Continue reading

About to send her out the door for quilting, but I thought I'd show her off a bit before she's gone for some time. I started this quilt in early December. I decided to make a crazy quilt because the style was extremely popular in the Victorian era. Continue reading

Go visit your local quilt shop today! Tell them Bari J. says hi!!! Continue reading

Yay! You can get 15% off my stencils for Royal Design Studio until the 27th of January! Use code VERYBARI at checkout! Continue reading

I did mention that I would update you on the stencils... and it turns out, they were actually posted for sale yesterday. Probably as I wrote that post. I'm really excited about these. There's something about transforming spaces that gives me great joy, and I hope that these will do the same for you. Continue reading

Keeping busy. I don't know about you, but I'm super glad it's a fresh new year. I needed it. If you know me, you know it's not something I at all hide, but it's not something I blog about ...... Continue reading

This is happening... A stencil collection with Royal Design Studio. Coming in early January. Continue reading

Are you looking for the Holiday in London Duffle? Hi there, readers from In Color Order... Jeni posted her duffle bag made from my pattern, and so now I'm worrying you are looking for it but can't find it. I... Continue reading

I also started a crazy quilt with Splendor 1920 this month. I'll need 25 of these blocks to finish, but I'm well on my way with 15. I'm really excited. Continue reading

After I finished my sister's quilt, I moved on to that table cloth ... you know, the one that I made the mitered border video for? After we got home from our trip to Colorado for Thanksgiving I got to work quilting it. Here are some of the work in progress photos... Continue reading

As many of you know, I've done lots and lots of free motion quilting for fabric collage. And I've always said that fabric collage is a great way to get your free motion quilting feet (or hands as the case may be) wet. But as much FMQ I've done in collage, I've never attempted an organized quilting motif for a quilt. So I ordered both of my friend Angela's books and studied up for a bit. Continue reading

Katherine's latest book, New Crewel, The Motif Collection, comes complete with a CD of motifs, basic stitch and technique instructions, 24 motifs, and 8 crewel projects. All of the designs are noteably modern and clean looking and in my mind have a sense of tradition shining through. I love a book that's both pretty and inspiring as well as useful, and this definitely falls into that category. Continue reading