Here’s a quilt straight from the pages of my book, The Quilter’s Field Guide to Color. I’ve transformed the Color Catalog palettes into charming 12-patch blocks. Each one a distinct palette; together a cozy quilt brimming with inspiration you can hold in your hands!
Read MoreHas it happened to you? You’re lying in bed, half asleep, when inspiration strikes. An idea for a new quilt drifts into your conscious with surprising clarity. I hadn’t been actively thinking about these scraps. I had been thinking about my book - - -
Read MoreWelcome to March and the first step in Quilter’s Color Quest! Are your color swatches ready? I think so! I’ve been seeing lots of color chips swirling around Instagram. Let’s start today in Part 1, Understanding Color.
Read MoreThe Quilter’s Field Guide to Color has something quite special tucked in the back of each book. It’s a heavy weight paper rainbow of colors, 150 in all! Where do those colors come from and how can you cut them out? Let’s talk.
Read MoreEach carefully labeled plastic baggie contains a color story, fabric lesson or quilt block. Project seeds all of them, waiting in the dark for just the right moment to sprout and grow. The time has come!
Read MoreThe Quilter’s Field Guide to Color hasn’t quite hit the shelves in The Netherlands, but you can pick up a signed copy on Saturday, November 9th. I’m so excited to announce that I’ve been invited to the Margreet Otto quilt shop, located in Woerden.
Read MoreIn Housten, Texas Susanne Woods unfurls a giant banner, a rainbow of fabric swatches sprinkled with solid colored cards. She’s setting up the Lucky Spool Media both at fall 2019 quilt market. It’s here! My book is here!
Read MoreDid you think I forgot about my book? Nah! I’ve just been a little busy this year. wink. Haven’t we been waiting f.o.r.e.v.e.r? I know, I know! My book is finally going to print and shipping this August. I’m at least as eager as you to hold it in my hands.
Read MoreAre you wondering how our move to The Netherlands will effect Stitched in Color? Will I keep up the blog? Will everything change? Today I want to share my plan for the quilty business side of things.
Read MoreGuess what, friends? Lucky Spool Media has given me the all-clear to talk about my book. Here’s how The Quilter’s Field Guide to Color came to be!
Read MoreYou know I'm hopeless about mint these days. Mint everything! But to be fair, I think the color will bring out the reddish tones in Rora's strawberry blond hair.
Read MoreYes, I've been sewing lately! It's just been for my book. Secret sewing - that's the worst. I like showing you what I'm making step-by-step. I love documenting the process, talking about inspiration...
Read MoreI like having my own business. I resonate deeply with being an entrepreneur, and the autonomy of charting my own course is richly satisfying. Ideally, it means I can align my passions, my curiosity...
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