Hello everyone! In case you haven't already heard I'm happy to announce that I will be teaching at Camp Stitchalot this May! Rashida Coleman-Hale and I will be teaching a skirt class together...won't you join us? We're gonna bring some vintage fabrics, pretty linen, amazing trims, and you get to play with all of it! Rae Hoekstra and Katy Jones will also be teaching, and we all get to hang out summer-camp style. It's gonna be so much fun! Brenda from Pink Castle Fabrics is putting on this fun event. Click on over to find out more about the event... Continue reading

I have never, in my life, been this early for Valentine's Day. I'm pretty sure it was only two years ago that I dropped my 3 year old off at school, realized to my horror it was Valentine's Day, rushed back home and crafted 22 Valentines, and drove them back to school in time for their 10:00 party. This year, however, I have Ruby Star Wrapping on my brain, and decided to use some projects from the book to make Valentines for my son's class. These 5-minute party pouches took way less than 5 minutes each to make. And I... Continue reading

Guess what?! My typewriters finally made it to Gelaskins! In honor of this, and with the upcoming holidays in mind, I'd like to offer a $100 Gelaskins gift certificate to one lucky winner on Monday (good for anything on their site, so please, take a good look around). Leave a nice friendly comment, and I'll do a drawing Monday afternoon! (added 12/10)... and we have a winner! Congratulations Robin, and thank you everyone for your comments! Continue reading

So, as you know, Ruby Star Wrapping hit the shelves at the end of October. Since then, not one but two Wrap Alongs have started up, and there's going to be a Ruby Star Wrapping contest on Sew,Mama,Sew! beginning December 10th. The prizes for all of these events are amazing! The book is full of inspiration for making resourceful, reusable, beautiful handmade gift packaging. Here are some of the awesome things people have made in the Wrap Along hosted by Sukie. Don't forget to link up your projects on her blog to win prizes (really good prizes!) Projects courtesy of:... Continue reading

I have this idea that people do things like watch TV or sit around in their jammies reading books on a Saturday, or have friends over, or even leave their house once in a while for a non-grocery-or-school-related-activity, but based on my own experience the past few months, I'm dubious. We just finished a 23-week-long construction inside the space in which we live and work (and the space, crazily, didn't get an inch bigger, it was just torn apart and put back together to feel bigger and work better for us). In the midst of that, I somehow created my... Continue reading

I just wanted to let you know about my latest gelaskins design, based on the vinyl print in my spring fabric line! Wanna know what's nice about designing for gelaskins? I'm not limited to 12 colors, as with fabric design. So, I made a super-colorful explosion of vinyl records for your pleasure and enjoyment. You can get this design (or three others by me) printed on skins and cases for most any flavor of electronics: smartphones, e-readers, laptops, gaming systems, earphones, remotes... order here! Continue reading

Time to talk about my new book, Ruby Star Wrapping! For the first few years of my career in fabric design, I was lucky enough to have my dear friend Allison help me with some of the more business-minded aspects of my work. A natural-born writer, she would handle communications while I focused on planning and just making my designs. We always talked about writing a book together; she loves to write and I love to make stuff, so it seemed like a perfect combination. Fast forward to the holidays of 2010. I had been thinking for several months about... Continue reading

While it's practically ancient history, I've just come out from under my pile of boxes and vintage knick knacks long enough to tell you about my first quilt market booth. Also, having finally had enough sleep to string an entire sentence together, I wanted to say: Quilt Market was fun! This was the first time my husband Greg was able to come along, and he took some great pictures of my booth. It was super-fun to have him at Market with me, and he loved everyone he met. That's Keiko from Kokka and me sitting on my sofa. She has... Continue reading

Have you seen the most recent issue of Mollie Makes? Wanna know what's coming up in my new spring collection, Ruby Star Vinyl? *edited to note: full scale 45 RPM records, silly! no vinyl fabric here:) Check out page 11 for a tiny peak: It's all new and exciting stuff, printed on the same gorgeous 60" wide lightweight cotton/linen blend from my last spring collection. The line will debut at the Spring International Quilt Market next month, and I'll show you more as we get closer to market. Hint: I was able to talk Thomas Knauer, Lucie Summers, and my... Continue reading

I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I'd see something cute, and you know what happens next. I come home with a suitcase full of alien kitchen sponges wearing metallic bunny hoodies. And Miffy bandages. And stickers. Bajillions of stickers. One day we went to a flea market outside a beautiful temple. That day I bought little packages bursting with postage stamps. And then there were the bath salts. The packages were adorable and irresistable, and I love collecting things to give to friends and family back home. I also love the surprise value of the bath salts: last night, my... Continue reading