My creative journey.

From the first time that I sat down at a sewing machine in the spring of 2011, the attraction was electric. My sewing started simply – I just wanted to make a skirt for my oldest daughter. That small, aproned skirt was sewn with fabrics from “Love” by Amy Butler. It was the first fabric collection that spoke

Tell us about yourself.

Hi, my name is Kim Diehl, and I consider myself to be an accidental quilter!

In the late 1990’s I was wandering through the parking lot sale of a local craft and hobby store and happened upon a pattern booklet for a quilt that I fell in love with at first sight. Purely on impulse I went inside

My Creative Journey:

I started sewing as a young girl. I made clothes for my dolls and stuffed animals. My mom always talks about sewing being “in my blood” because both of my parents sew. My first quilt was made around 2015, for my sister. She still loves it to this day.

What Interests Me and Inspires My Projects:

I take inspiration from

By Sandra Magsamen Designer for Studio E Fabrics

Hello, friends! I’m Sandra Magsamen, and I’m so excited to share a little bit about my journey as an artist, designer, and children’s book author and illustrator. You may know me from my fabric books and designs for fabric toys, or the stories I’ve created for little ones for over 30 years in

FreeSpirit designer Odile Bailloeul shares her inspiration for her latest collection Language of Flowers – in stores now!

To make sure that our quilts are not only pretty but also carry messages of love and affection, I’ve created fabrics that can be used to show these sentiments.

I was interested in the language of flowers, which was once used by lovers to

My Evolution as a Sewist

They say you’ll never forget the way someone made you feel.  I think the same can be said for experiences; be it the rush you feel after going for a run, the peace you feel while admiring a beautiful sunset, or the feeling of triumph when the points in your quilt match perfectly.

Of course, unlike the

Tell us about yourself.

Hi, I’m Anni Downs, the name behind Hatched and Patched. I’ve been sewing and designing for as long as I can remember, and find these things to be my ‘happy place’ in life.

I live in Australia with my husband Pete, two dogs and one cat, and have two children (hmmm….. definitely adults now!!), one of whom still

Tell us about yourself.

When I was young, I’d bring my sketchbook everywhere. I drew from my imagination, from movies, and from my surroundings. I grew up in a rural part of Virginia, where my parents still live, and was used to the silence and magic of growing things.

Since 2014, I’ve worked as a full-time artist based out of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Tell us about yourself.

Hello readers. I’m Katy, a children’s book illustrator and textile designer. I love research and adventuring to wild places to observe animals and ecosystems. That inspires most of my work.

What inspires you?
My childhood house was filled with patterns and colors. My mom took us to fabric and crafts stores often. She made most of our curtains, pillows,

Tell us about yourself.

Hello, my name is Lily Ford and was born in San Francisco and later moved to Portsmouth, NH at the age of 17. I returned there to call it home after studying art and illustration in Spain for four years. I love all the outdoor activities that New England has to offer and do everything from hiking,