Last Chance for the Quilt-Kit Giveaway! / Beauties Pageant 323

To those of you I got to see in real life last week at QuiltCon ... thank you! My husband recently commented that QuiltCon is my favorite week of the year, and QuiltCon 2026 was no exception. I had a blast at the conference—I attended a workshop and a lecture, I held three book signings, and I talked to so many quilty people. I’ll be riding the high from those days in North Carolina for a while. 

I’ve had quilts hang in the show in the past (see some highlights from the archives here), but this was the first time I’ve had my designs hang in vendor booths. A version of Ridiculously Easy Jelly Roll Quilt appeared in the French Fry Quilt Co. booth, and Camberville Threads displayed Myriad (from Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts) as well as a special version of Twin-Star Cabins. As usual, I was too in the moment to think to take pictures (!), but here is Twin-Star Cabins before it traveled south ...

Taz, who owns Camberville Threads, curated the fabric pull for this beauty, culling prints from ten different Ruby Star Society collections. She sold out of the quilt kits she had on hand at QuiltCon, but a lucky newsletter subscriber will receive all the fabric required to make the top (that’s almost 6 yards of Ruby Star yumminess!).

The giveaway has closed. Congratulations to Jackie N. of Kentucky!  

 

Due to the cost of shipping, only U.S. addresses are eligible to win the quilt kit. This giveaway is open through Saturday, February 28, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (GMT -5). I will email the winner and announce his or her name on this post on Sunday, March 1. The winner has 72 hours to respond to the email with his or her mailing address, or a second winner will be selected and notified. Thank you!

 

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Say Hi in Raleigh and Giveaway / Beauties Pageant 322

I’m out of town and out of touch right now, having big fun at QuiltCon in Raleigh. If you’ll be there, too, keep an eye out for me. Or swing by one of my book signings to meet in real life and snag a quick hug. : )

If you’re not going to QuiltCon, I wanted to let you in on some of the fun! I’m hosting a giveaway for a Twin-Star Cabins quilt kit from Camberville Threads. It’s what I used to sew this beauty ...

 

 

The giveaway has closed. Congratulations to Jackie N. of Kentucky! 

 

Due to the cost of shipping, only U.S. addresses are eligible to win the quilt kit. This giveaway is open through Saturday, February 28, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (GMT -5). I will email the winner and announce his or her name on this post on Sunday, March 1. The winner has 72 hours to respond to the email with his or her mailing address, or a second winner will be selected and notified. Thank you!

QuiltCon attendees, the kit and pattern are available for purchase at Camberville Threads, booth 522!

 

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Twin-Star Cabins Pattern Release / Beauties Pageant 321

It’s just six weeks into the new year, and I’m already releasing a second pattern. Why? Because I can!

I’d like to introduce you to Twin-Star Cabins, my modern take on a half log cabin. I start these blocks with stacked twin stars, build with chunky logs on two sides, and finish them off with irregular sashing and off-set cornerstones. The result is a unique design that’s perfect for fat quarters or scraps.

My favorite part of this pattern is its flexibility. I won a fat quarter bundle of Melody Miller’s Carousel at a guild meeting, and it created a bright and happy version of Twin-Star Cabins that has me aching for spring ...

But I could just have easily sewn the design with scrappy logs. Or one fabric for the stars. I could have mixed everything up so that the columns feature a variety of prints instead of the two-print columns I used in my sample. 

 

You can pick up Twin-Star Cabins in my main From Bolt to Beauty store. It, along with all my other full PDF patterns, will be 25% off through February 17, because pattern sales are fun. : )

 

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Let's Meet Up IRL! / Beauties Pageant 320

Nine years ago, I attended my first QuiltCon, in Savannah. At that point, I had been blogging for almost three years, and I took the opportunity to meet up with other bloggers for meals, conversation, and late-night ice cream. 

I can’t express how much fun I had spending time with those women in real life. After a few days of classes and walking the quilt show, I returned back to Massachusetts reinvigorated by our real-life adventures together.

I am planning on being at QuiltCon and other events in the first half of 2026. If you are going to Raleigh later this month or live in New England, I would love to meet you. Here are some places we could see each other ...

 

QuiltCon

I attend every QuiltCon I can swing logistically, and QuiltCon Raleigh 2026 is no exception. If you’ll be there, let me know. I'd love to be on the lookout for you and put a real, live face to a name.

I’ll also be signing copies of Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts in three vendor booths: Camberville Threads, French Fry Quilt Co., and Twin Essential Shop. I'll be sure to post the schedule here and on Instagram once it's finalized. If you’re roaming the vendor hall at QuiltCon at those times, be sure to stop by for a quick hug!

Love Boldly was displayed at QuiltCon 2020.

 

New England Quilt Expo

Since the end of MQX in Manchester, NH, a new show—the New England Quilt Expo—has sprouted up. I will be teaching Five-Star Experience from my book, Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts, on Friday, April 10, at this year’s event. 

If you’ll be attending the show and want to talk jelly rolls, this class is for you. The workshop will be a fun, no-stress, three-hour event. More details and registration can be found here.

Five-Star Experience can be sewn as a generous throw quilt or baby quilt.

 

Springtime Events

I have more fun planned for this spring. Amy Friend and I will be teaming up for an afternoon in her studio in West Newbury, MA. I also have some trunk shows on the books. I will be sure to share all the details once they are finalized!

 

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