Author: KD Quilts

The PDF pattern for Sorcha is out now. I’ve shared with you all in the previous post about the why I made this quilt, but now it’s time to share with the quilters out there the details of the pattern! The PDF is complete with written and diagrams to try and make assembly a frustration…

Sorcha is finally here! This is my newest quilt pattern and I’m so happy to share it with you all. This quilt was designed with my house and vibes in mind. I’m muted and classical. Bright and vintage. Quirky and quiet. And that’s how I felt when I first got a bundle of Ruby Star…

Two big takeaways that I learned: It’s still quite a mess in there, but I thought since I wouldn’t be quilting from the back (where paper pantagraphs are used) at this time that I could scoot it back to the wall. I also thought the space around the machine was a suggestion, and thatI knew…

Any consumer is going to research the living daylights out of a large purchase. When it came to researching long arm machines, I didn’t know where to start, or what questions to ask. I knew the big brands, I see the machines people use on social media, I know who looks like the star machine.…

Long arm sewing machines have been around since the 1800s. Granted, those were nothing like the machines of today. Those were wooden with some bars and a hand crank would move the machine along. Long arm quilting machines have come a long way! And goodness, is it an intimidating world! What is a long arm?…

I love me a Halloween quilt! I think I have more Halloween quilts than I do for any other holiday. I wasn’t going to make one this year, but when WoolyPetals announced a sew along with her Ghost Party Quilt pattern, I knew I wouldn’t resist. I mean, who says no to a great party,…

The bag of bags. Don’t lie, don’t be ashamed. We all have one. It’s ugly. It’s a lot of plastic and it’s a necessary evil. No matter how many times I ask for paper (because I ALWAYS leave the bags in my car!) I end up with a million plastic bags that can’t go into…

When I have a lot of memory quilts to be working on, I like to have a special quilt just for me in progress. I think it helps with not feeling burnt out and keeps the creative spark going. This was my background project quilt for quite some time now. When I saw this Tula…

There is just something so relaxing, happy and exciting yet so chaotic with the start of every new summer. The kids are out of school, and now that they’re older, the bedtimes have started to match the sunsets. I think this is the first year that we didn’t battle the “why am I going to…