Sawtooth Twist Block

A quilt block hanging on a clothes line.

Let’s kick off Memorial Day weekend with a remix of a classic star block.  I initially made this block as part of a collaboration with other talented designers – who all designed a classic star block that was made into a sampler pattern.  Unfortunately the complete sampler of all the blocks are no longer available.  […]

Featured designers in the Mary Go Round Membership for 2021

Mary go round membership 2021 featured designers of color.

  Have you been thinking about joining the Mary Go Round Membership and receiving quilt patterns from designers of color?  Well here is a look at all of the designers for 2021. Not only will you get their free patterns, you will also receive: Underground Railroad Quilt BOM Participate in Live Q&A’s with designers of […]

Aurifil Artisan 2021

The logo for aurifil artisan 2020.

I want to share the news. I’ve been selected as one of the designers for the Aurifil Artisan 2021 team. I am absolutely thrilled to have this chance to work with such a respected and well known company. To see a full list of all of this year’s team of talented designers, check out the […]

Mary Go Round Membership Sneak Peek – Melissa de Léon Mason

Melissa de mason and her monterey go round membership.

  The featured designer of color beginning May 1, 2021, is Melissa de Léon Mason.  Melissa has designed an exclusive quilt pattern called Monterrey, and you can only get it in the membership.  Melissa is a talented quilter, pattern designer and teacher. Start your membership today and join us for the live Q&A, plus you […]

Hum A Few Bars Quilt

A colorful quilt sitting on a bench in front of a house.

  I don’t know about you, but I’m super excited to bring you my latest pattern.  The Hum A Few Bars Quilt.  Named so because the stripes reminded me of piano keys…AND it’s just plain catchy! PURCHASE PATTERN This design came about because I wanted to make a log cabin quilt, but I didn’t want […]

What Does it Mean? Popular Quilting Terms

What is hrt? what is hrt? what is hrt? what is hrt?.

Are you new to quilting and finding it difficult to decipher popular quilting abbreviations? Have you become frustrated when reading a quilt pattern or blog because the terms are unfamiliar to you? Maybe you already have some sewing experience, and have come across some of these terms before but others are a mystery. As with […]

Hum A Few Bars Quilt

A colorful quilt hanging on a fence in a field.

Hi, Members!  I’m releasing my new Hum A Few Bars Quilt today (4/19/21), and you can get it for free for a limited time.  So thank you for joining me on this journey and enjoy your free pattern! Mary DOWNLOAD PATTERN

Make A Faux Fur Baby Blanket In Under an Hour

A ladder with a grey and white blanket on it.

This tutorial shows you how to make a faux fur baby blanket in under an hour. Although the measurements are for a crib size, by sewing larger pieces of fabric together, you can easily make a throw size or larger. Materials needed: 1-1/4 yard – Flannel 1-1/3 yard – Faux Fur Rotary cutter or scissors […]

Mary Go Roud Membership -SNEAK PEAK

Megan lopez - coming march 1.

Do you know Megan Lopez of The Athena Workshop? She will be our next featured designer in the Mary Go Round Membership, and I’m super excited to be working with her. Megan creates modern and minimalist quilt designs that are calming and soothing to the eye and mind. Her quilt is called Jester, and will […]

Launch Party Quilt

A quilt with black and white squares and sunflowers.

January 2021 marks the official release of my first quilt pattern. The Launch Party Quilt. I wanted to give it a name that said “this is the first,” and Launch Party seemed appropriate. I started writing this pattern in 2020, after I completing the pattern writing course given by Quilters Candy. The one thing that […]