I started quilting in May 2020 as a pandemic hobby. Turns out, I totally love it—I’ve made about 120 quilts, and now I’m onto bags and stockings and all kinds of things.

More recently, I’ve been writing patterns for small quilted pouches. They’re a great beginner project. Head over to my quilting store for my patterns and store: Lowercase Quilts. 

A lot of my sewing shows up on my Instagram:

I have NEVER made a selvedge project. I’ve just been sitting on a growing bin of them for…years. Honestly, I found it really overwhelming when I started to sort the pieces. So many different lengths and colors and usability. So I decid
Today is one of the two days of the year I tell you about my grandparents, who were Holocaust survivors. I can’t separate any part of my Jewish or American identity from the fact that my grandparents were deported to Auschwitz in 1944 and by mi
This feels like the right next embroidery project. Going back to my oldie friendship bracelet thread from the 90s for this one. Good thing I never give up on a hobby. I wonder when crochet will make an appearance again. Stay tuned for updates. Pat
The perfect quilt does not exist…but here it is. I love everything about this quilt. I rarely use solids but this Kona bundle was absolutely perfect with the mini rainbow Starry. And if it’s possible to love the back of the quilt even
I hear (and see) we’re going down 2016 memory lane. I’ll jump in. Life was different 10 years ago! And 2016 was actually a pretty significant year for me. Some highlights you’ll see in the photos: •We moved to Detroit from N
A break from the usual quilty content to literary agent content. And a little self-congratulation, if you’ll indulge me… I’ve been fortunate to have a career that’s seen this many books (plus a few more that are hard to coun
And that’s a wrap on 2025. Well…except for the very last temp I’ll have to stitch tomorrow once I have the final average for December 31st. Here’s the whole project in review going back to the beginning. Did I like it enough