Author: Christina

I’m so excited to share with you the July mini pattern as part of the #12minisin12months2022 event! The pattern walks you through making Half-Square Triangles, Flying Geese, and includes options for making a 2-3 fabric version or a scrappy version. This mini finishes at 16″ x 16″ and is beginner friendly. It is now available…

Back in the doodle days before I could write my ABCs, I remember my mother telling her friends that she found out I was left handed by placing crayons in my right hand and watching me switch them to my left before proceeding to draw. There are perks and inconveniences of being left-handed: for one,…

June is here and we are halfway done with this project! I have really enjoyed making these minis because they are fast and fun, and great for using up my scraps. There is no pressure to complete all 12 minis, and you can pick and choose which ones you’d like to make. This month’s mini…

Thanks to Homemade Emily Jane’s blog, I recently had the privilege of sharing a scrappy improv idea that helps you work down your stash while making something fun and beautiful. Follow the tutorial to make these scrappy squares. Then, download the free pattern (link at the blog) to make this fun quilt! Use this affiliate…

I recently sat down and made a personality quiz to find the strength of correlation between people’s quilting preferences and the types of quilts they like to piece together. It is not entirely possible (or right) to box quilting and quilters down to stereotypes, so some (if not many) may find that the results are…

Welcome to my stop on the Sew Much Fun Tour! Hello, I am Christina of @SweetPotatoQuilts. I am so excited to share with you this FREE block pattern My goal as a designer is to make room for makers to have choice in design and to make products that are uniquely theirs. To make this…

Hi all! I recently had the wonderful opportunity to write a guest blog post for Amy Smart, at her website. The post includes step-by-step directions on how to make this body pillow, called the Secret Starry Stash. Not only is it named for the two stars that appear when piecing together three blocks, but it’s…

Download the FREE Cross Block pattern here. The block is a super fun and easy make – let me show you the general steps that it will take to complete the block: Follow the cutting instructions to cut out the pieces below. 2. From those pieces, create two blocks, pictured below. Yes, we are making…

I’m going to break a habit right now, and it’s sharing one fact of mine that I don’t tell many people unless if it’s really necessary (to get a job). It’s that I am a graduate of The Juilliard School in NYC, with a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Clarinet Performance (acquired that somewhere else).…