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Quilt Jornal Cover Photo of scrappy Quilt Journal Covers sitting on a chair	Riverglen Quilt Photo of Belle of Seams Sew me in front of her cathedral window Riverglen quilt pattern which include a quilt, pillow and table runner.	Lovely Pinwheels Quilt White Yellow and Rust color pinwheel quilt block
Dueling Diamonds Quilt Top Photo of a quilt top that looks like stained glass called Dueling Diamonds	Riverglen Quilt Picture of a cathedral window quilt in solid colors	Baby Lock Sashiko Belle Brunner using her Baby Lock Sashiko Sewing Machine
Sashiko Stiching Baby Lock Sashiko stitching on a half square triangle quilt.	Belle of Seams Sew Me in her quilt studio Belle Brunner of Seams Sew Me at her cutting mat in her quilt studio	Cool People Quilt Sticker Belle of Seams Sew Me sewing on her Juki 2020 PE sewing machine with a Cool People Quilt sticker on her machine.
Sawtooth star with vintage rescued orphan block center Picture of a sawtooth start quilt block with the middle square from a vintage hand stitched orphan block and sashiko stitching for the quilting	English Paper Piecing Star Petal Quilt Pattern Picture of the free EPP Petal Starburst Quilt Pattern made from hexie and jewel petal Accuquilt dies.	Seams Sew Me Jumbo Alphabet Clips for labeling fabric Photo of a set of Seams Sew Me Jumbo Alphabet Clips used to lable fabric when using a quilt pattern for better sewing organization
Winsome Windows Cathedral Window Quilt Pattern Photo of a cathedral window quilt laying in a garden using the Winsome Windows quilt pattern

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Quilt husband had the best time at his first QuiltCon ❤️. He loved meeting so many of you and he helped make this trip so much easier by being his sweet helper self. It was a real treat to share this experience with him. Did you know I’m teaching him to sew? Yup- you can watch the whole adventure over on my YT channel 😁.

PS. And yes, I am wearing the softest, most comfortable hose invented @getnoosh Play Gloss in Mocha color 🙌🏻

#quilthusband #quiltcon2026 #seamssewme

For those who have been DM’ing me about my Wavy Quilted Vest I wore at QC, it’s a free pattern from @matchymatchysewingclub . Super easy to make. My favorite feature is the wavy bias binding. I did reduce the size of my pockets, only added binding to top of pockets and added appliquéd hearts. I’ll definitely be making another one!

The prints are from my Montgomery Mountain Charm collection that ships to shops next month.

#montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #wavyquiltedvest #seamssewme

Are you here at Quilt Con? Montgomery Ribbon, my new pattern that ‘officially’ releases next month, is here hanging in our Benartex booth #607. I used 12 of the 16 colors in my Blissfield Benartex Solids curated collection for this version. You’ll get to see the Montgomery Mountain Charm version next month. Want to get the pattern early? Stop by the booth this week to get yours or comment RIBBON and I’ll send you the 🔗.

Booth fun- come for our make and take and create your own palette out of our 144 Superior Solids! 🎨

#montgomeryribbonquilt #seamssewme #quiltcon

It’s all about modern quilts here at Quilt Con in Raleigh! I made a solids version of my Dueling Diamonds quilt in my Benartex curated Blissfield bundle for the Benartex booth. This quilt can be made with the 16 fat quarter bundle plus your background fabric ( I used Vanilla). Swipe to see the pallet, which also coordinates with my Montgomery Mountain Charm collection ➡️

If you are at Quilt Con stop by booth #607 and pick up the pattern. If you aren’t here , comment DD and I’ll message you the link. 🔗

Booth fun- stop by for our Make & Take and create your own custom palette 🎨.

#duelingdiamondsquilt #seamssewme #quiltcon2026

We’re ready for you Quilt Con Friends 🎨! Stop by our Benartex booth 607 to make your own color palette out of our 144 Superior Soilds. We have a fun Polaroid photo op to show off your unique color cards! 📸

#quiltcon2026 #superiorsolids #benartex

Do you love using solids sometimes for your quilt whether all solids or to use as coordinates for your prints? Stop by our Benartex booth #607 this week at Quilt Con to see my Blissfield curated bundle and all 144 Superior Solids! We have a fun Make & Take at our booth for you to create your own custom pallet so stop and make yours 🎨.

#blissfieldbundle #seamssewme #quiltcon

I can’t wait to see some of you at Quilt Con! Here’s my schedule. Stop by during my demos to get a sticker and badge ribbon plus the cool Benartex make and take. Safe travels ✈️ 🚘!

#quiltcon2026 #seamssewme #quiltcon

It was an energizing day to be with the Maumelle QUEST quilt guild board of directors and membership leading a full day of strategic planning, SWOT analysis and discussing the key components of guild psychology safety ( inclusion, learning, contributing and challenging the status quo). Thanks for having me, the efforts you put into today’s professional development and for all of your philanthropic work you do for your community.

Curious about how I can work with your guild? Learn more on website: www.SeamsSewMe.com . Did you know I provide these services with all nonprofits for a living in my other business? 😉

Dress: Maria pattern from @gertie18 made by @theretroquilter for me out of my Montgomery Mountain Charm fabrics (ships to shops in March/April). @benartex_fabrics

#buildinghealthyquiltguilds #guildconsultant #seamssewme

My #beginnerquiltsampler quilt is number 7 to longarm ( I’m still a newbie). This is the Block of the Month QAL I hosted last year and am finally feeling confident enough to quilt this cover quilt without anxiety that I’ll forget a step and mess it up. It took me quite awhile to decide on the pantograph but I’m super happy with the swirls! 🌀I’ll be using this one again.

For those who longarm, what helps you determine which pantograph to use?

Fabrics: @benartex_fabrics Superior Solids- Teal, Terrsacotta, Blush & Vanilla. Backing is Wide Wave in Rose.

Pattern: Beginner Quilt Sampler pattern available on my website.

Battting @hobbsbatting 80/20
Edge to edge: Butler Ruby Professional robotics from @quilt_ez
Thread: Forty3 Muslin from @aurifilthread

#seamssewmepatterns #easyquilt

With the winter storm happening, you might need a hand stitching project in case the electricity goes out. I have plenty of hexies and jewel petal English Paper Piecing shapes cut out and I’m making my 2026 EPP Temperature Quilt.

So far I’m on day 23 ( always a day behind so you can look up the previous day’s temperature). It’s been fun slow stitching one each night. By the end of the year, I’ll have 365 blocks to represent a year of highs and low temps. It can be this year or any special year you want to remember in a special way.

Comment TEMP for the link to my blog article to get all the FREE details, templates, planning worksheets and video tutorial to make your very own EPP Temp Quilt. Happy winter storm sewing friends- stay safe and warm 🌡️❄️☃️🧊

Fabrics: My Blissfield Solids Bundle and Montgomery Mountain Charm collection for @benartex_fabrics - ships to shops in March. 📦

Tools used: Thermoweb fusible or nonfusible firm stabilizer, Sewtites magnetic cutting mat and ruler, Havels rotary cutter, Accuquilt GoBolt + Hexie and Jewel Petal Dies, Oliso iron, Sewline Gluestick, Aurifil 80wt and
50wt thread.

#epptemperaturequilt #wintersewing #handstitching #accuquilt

We have officially kicked off our #scrappybomsampler for 2026! For those who signed up ( closed earlier this week), check your inbox/spam folders because the cutting requirements and YT video tutorial went out early yesterday morning 🙌🏻.

This QAL is all about using up our scraps! I have them, you have them, they have them 😆 so let’s get busy using them up at a leisurely pace this year 😁. I can’t wait to see all of your scrappy quilt blocks in my Lovely Makers Hub on FB each month!

Swipe to see my test block and sampler blocks➡️

Ps. Reminder to add me to your safe list for the monthly emails since I simply won’t have time to resend to those whose server screened out my emails as spam or went into your promotional folders. We have over 1100 signed up. 😃

Fabrics: My Blissfield Solids Collection @benartex_fabrics and Montgomery Mountain Charm Collection ( ships to shops in March).

EPP Temperature Quilt Update and other quilts news for the week! Free downloads on my blog. Comment TEMP for link.

#epptemperaturequilt #threadlifewithbelle #quilthusbandlearnstosew

I always do a big clean and organizing of my studio at the first of the year right before I come back from a three week staycation on Monday. I spent all day Jan 1st sorting scraps, decluttering, organizing, purging and moping and boy did it feel good to walk in here yesterday 🧼! My brain does better when things are in their quilty homes and clean.

Now I feel like I’m ready to coast into 2026 with all my ‘simple’ plans for Seams Sew Me. That’s my word this year- simple.

Do you do a big studio clean at the turn of a new year? Do you do it more than once a year? Do you like it or dread it? What’s your process? 🧵🧼🧹

PS. This weekend we do it inside the house 🏡 🤪.

#quiltstudio #sewingorganization #freshstudio

I just stitch up day 1 of my first ever temperature quilt! 🌡️🪡 I know many of you are doing it too after reading my blog article sharing how. Yesterday’s high was 70 and the low was 33 so this morning I looked at my fabric swatch chart I created to know what to colors to pick from my precut EPP Jewel petal fabrics. It was an easy quick stitch of 5 minutes while enjoying coffee ⏰. Then I’ll machine appliqué it to the background square ( you can hand it stitch if you prefer) later today. I love how quickly this quilt will come together by the end of the year! Bonus: you don’t have to remove the papers bc they are ‘special’. 😉

Missed my recent post on how you can do it too?
Comment TEMP for the link for the FREE English Paper Piecing templates and blog with all the steps ( plus a video tutorial) 🌡️🧵

Fabrics: My @benartex_fabrics Blissfield Bundle available in quilt shops March 2026

#epptemperaturequilt #ayearinfabric #seamssewme

And just like that it’s the last day of 2025, the year I turned 50 ⏰. These are some of my favorite makes and moments over this past year. Thanks for all your support of my business. It means so much 💛 🙏!

My word for 2026 is SIMPLE. I plan to make some of my processes simpler and only keep what is most effective in my business which means…. less is more. 😉

See you in 2026 👀 💛!

#makelovelythings #worksmarterandharder #seamssewme

Have you ever heard of a temperature quilt! 🌡️ I learned about them three years ago but never got around to planning one. This year I decided to go for it and planned plenty early before I left for a three week ‘staycation’ from work.

Basically, you pick a range of solids that correspond with the high and low temp of each day of the year and make those blocks/pieces into a quilt. There are a variety of ways to make them! I decided to go simple since my time is limited ( SIMPLE is my word for 2026) and settled on an EPP Temperature Quilt using my favorite Jewel petal shape ( you can use hexies). Swipe to see my mock up of what it might like look like based on usual temps here .

I’m so excited that in the middle of planning, I went ahead and wrote a blog article of how to do it like me and I created FREE planning worksheets and EPP template for you!
Wanna do it with me! Comment TEMP and I’ll send you the link to the blog with all the steps 🌡️🧵.

Fabrics: My Blissful Solids Collection @benartex_fabrics

#epptemperaturequilt #makelovelythings #ayearinfabric

I decided to try something new! Making a pair of kicks out of my new fabric collection for Quilting Con. I discovered @patchwork_kicks when I was a quilt market. The pattern comes with video tutorials. And shockingly, they are comfortable. I was thrilled with how they turned out. 💛

What’s something new that you’ve tried recently that seemed hard but really wasn’t after the fact?

#patchworkkicks #quiltedshoes #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics

Just a friendly reminder… you can make lovely things from old things 💛.

Fabric: Montgomery Mountain Charm ( ships to shops in March 2026) @benartex_fabrics

Lamp: Old @goodwillintl find
Table: Eleanor Motorized Sewing Table and chair @arrowsewing

#upcyclesewing #fabriclampshade #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics

I took @crinkledreams Elemental Coat online course back in Sept and I finally had time this week to make the Elemental Coat for fun. I used a rescued DWR quilt top, used a linen sheet for backing, and quilted it on my longarm ( which I’m still learning). This is my practice version of all the things. Now I feel confident enough to make one out of my fabric collection 🥰. I may try the cropped version next time or one size smaller. Swipe for the sleeve and back views.

#elementalcoat #vintagequilt #upcyclefashion

And the best way to show up with a casserole 👩‍🍳 … sew up a quick cute easy insulated carrier. Works for a 9” pie plate or 8” x 11” casserole rectangle dish. Comment PIE for my tutorial.

Fabrics: My Montgomery Mountain Charm collection for @benartex_fabrics . Ships to shops in March. 📦

#sewingproject #casserolecarrier #easysewing

Want to carry your pies 🥧 with a little ‘extra’? I make pies year round and created this cute insulated pie carrier tutorial so you can sew one too. Comment PIE and I’ll send you the tutorial.

PS. Tomorrow I’ll share one I made for casseroles 👩‍🍳

Fabrics: My Montgomery Mountain Charm collection- ships to shops in March. 📦

#sewingprojects #easysewing #kitchensewing

Yay!! AccuQuilt just came out with a compact ELECTRIC PORTABLE die cutter called the GoBolt! Here’s why I’m loving mine:

⚡️Accurate cuts with zero effort
⚡️Perfect for cutting my scraps into EPP shapes
⚡️Compact & travel friendly for retreats
⚡️Cuts up to 4 layers of cotton fabric
⚡️Compatable with 425+ dies ( up to 10” wide)
⚡️Weighs 9.5 lbs
⚡️Perfect for those with small spaces

You can buy as a bundle or assessories separately. Love there is a die catcher and optional backpack! 🎒

Comment BOLT & I’ll send you the links to learn more about it!
P.S They are running an awesome sale on it right now 💝

I’ll be going live Friday Dec 5th at 12:30 CST on Thread Life With Belle to show you all about it 🎥.

#accuquilt #gobolt #fabriccutting

Would you like to learn how to make this quick and easy insulated pie or casserole carrier? Join me on Thursday December 4th at 2p CST on Thread Life With Belle for the tutorial. Comment PIE for the link 🔗.

The carrier holds a 9” pie plate or an 8 x 11” casserole dish. Use up your scraps like I did with this one or yardage ( which I’ll demo on Thursday). Now you’ll show up in quilty style when you take your favorite dish to any dinner party. 🍽️ 🥧

Fabric: Montgomery Mountain Charm by yours truly for @benartex_fabrics . Ships to ships March 2026

Hestia Apron pattern from @janemonzuresclauss

#threadlifewithbelle #piecarrier #sewingprojects

One of the things I enjoy doing each December is preparing a new business planner for the upcoming year. A place to map my business plan, projects and timelines to help keep me on task. Honestly, since it’s something I use everyday , I like it to be ‘lovely’ and I’m still partial to paper.

Three years ago, when I took one of Bonnie Christine’s workshops, I fell in love with her Flourish planner ( that was the last year it was made) and all of the beautiful accessories that came with it. I had ‘plans’ to use it for following year but it was SO pretty that I couldn’t bring myself to actually use it! So I neatly tucked it away telling myself I would allow myself to use it someday if I ever became a fabric designer. I bought a different planner to use each year instead.

Now that I have launched my first fabric collection with Benartex this fall, I was excited to take this lovely planner set out of its box and prepare it for 2026 with all of my big plans 🥰. Do you get the same satisfaction if you use a planner?

Do you use a paper planner or are you a digital plan user?

#fabricdesigner #2026planner #quiltpatterndesigner

It’s December 1st and the last block for our 2025 #beginnerquiltsampler ! We will also be adding our sashing and borders to sew up our quilt tops this month. Make sure to check your email ( for those who signed up this year) email. The email me a photo of your completed quilt tops by January 11th. I’ll be drawing prizes for winners the weekend of Jan 17th 🏆.

Thanks to all of you who participated this year ☺️. I’ve been making it with you as well as one with all my test blocks. And I’ll be making one more this month out of my #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics collection. The full pattern will release in January to purchase for those who missed out this past year.

#seamssewmepatterns

I whipped up the most darling apron yesterday! It’s the new Hestia apron pattern by @janemonzuresclauss and I made it in my Montgomery Mountain Charm fabric collection 💛. This was my first time to make ruffles and my @babylocksewing serger made the gathering process so easy.

I used three different colors of 50wt @aurifilthread thread to coordinate with my fabrics plus their strong Forty3 serger thread for finished seams 🧵.

The pattern comes with two embroidery files to make a 💚heart or flower 🌸for the pockets ( or templates). I’ve never done embroidery this way so I was excited to use my @havels_sewing Duckbill scissors ✂️, which prevents you from accidentally cutting the wrong part of your fabric when you cut away the access. Genius! I also use the 10x10 precut squares of stabilizer from @thermoweb ◻️

I foresee more ruffles in my future and more of these aprons because I love wearing them when I bake 🥧 . Jane’s pattern comes with a tutorial and makes for a great outfit when hosting 🍽️. Comment APRON and I’ll send you the link 🔗.

Fabrics: Montgomery Mountain Charm by me. Ships to fabrics shops in March 💛
Pattern: Hestia apron by @janemonzuresclauss

#apron #sewing #makelovelythings

📣Black Friday Sale TODAY - normally $45 but ONE time a year I discount them to $35 💛. Grab a set of Alphabet & Number Clips for yourself and a quilty friend who needs fabric organization in their life 😁. I promise it makes life easier! Comment CLIPS for the link 🔗

Holds a 1” stack of fabric, they don’t break or bend like pins or clips and they come in a handy tin for easy storage. 🙌🏻

#jumboalphabetclips #seamssewmenotions #quilting

Happy Fall Yall 🍂. Want to make some cute little acorn quilt blocks with me? Comment ACORN and I’ll send you the tutorial.

I’m thinking of making these two into a double sided pillow!

These blocks would also make a cute table runner … what would you make with them?

Fabrics: @benartex_fabrics Superior Solids

#acornquiltblock #easyquiltblocks #fallsewing

I’m at our state quilt guild annual fall retreat this weekend and thought it was time to bring Audrey ( my 1952 Singer Featherweight) to use in the FW table I refurbished. Normally I bring my teaching machine which is a Janome but honestly, I haven’t used my featherweight in 3 years because she stays stored when I’m not using her. She doesn’t get the love she deserves. 💛

If you’ve never sewn with one of these special machines, they are not short of amazing with their perfect straight stitch, soft sound and lightweight portableness. Quilt husband found this one for me in 2021 for $200 and it’s perfect for retreats.

I’m working on a quilt for our Benartex booth at Quilt Con in my upcoming Montgomery Ribbon pattern in my new Blissfield Solids collection. 😉

I was able to get this thread adapter from the @featherweightshop so I can use my favorite @aurifilthread thread 🧵

Do you have a Singer Featherweight? If so, what year model is it, what did you name it and how did you acquire it?

#singerfeatherweight #quiltretreat #vintagesewing

My sweet Dad built me a custom fabric bookshelf ( and quilt husband sanded and painted it) for my first fabric collection ( with room for future collections) while I was away at Lucky Star Art Camp! 😃 Oh how this makes my organized heart happy!

Now to fill up the extra space for with the ‘stuff’ that came out of the chest of drawers what was here prior. 🙃

#fabricstorage #fabricorganization #fabricstash #boltsoffabric #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #seamssewme #seamssewmefabric #benartex

I just returned home from being away for 5 days at the most special woman’s art camp called @luckystarartcamp . This was my second year to attend ⭐️. It’s located in Hunt, TX ( Hill Country) on the Guadalupe River, a little over an hr from San Antonio, at Camp Waldemar.

It’s rare for a group of 150 women from various backgrounds, cultures, ages and experiences to have this level of psychological safety to be themselves without cliques, cattiness, guardedness or ‘mean girl behaviors’. It’s truly a remarkable woman’s art camp where you are free to be yourself with full vulnerability- safe to be included, safe to learn, safe contribute and safe to challenge the status quo by trying new things and having open conversations all the while. The amount of time that goes into making this experience happen each year does not go unappreciated- is a labor of love by Lisa, Shawn and the whole Lucky Star Team. ⭐️

They have wonderful instructors who offer a wide range of classes- this year I choose to take ‘non-fabric/fiber classes’ and get a much needed massage 💆🏼‍♀️.

Registration is always Feb 1st and fills up fast. ⭐️. Go to LuckyStarArtCamp.com for pass classes offered,

Did you go to camp as a kid? It’s that same kind of experience but way better as a creative/crafty adult 😉.

#luckystarartcamp #campewaldemar #artcamp #welding #broommaking #beading #bracelets #makelovelythings

Sewing Tip Tuesday 🧵. Serging the edges of your quilts and totes makes adding binding or French seams a breeze! Are you familiar with @aurifilthread Forty3 serger & longarm thread? It makes my serger so happy! 😃

The newest of Aurifil’s Cotton threads, Forty3 was introduced in Fall of 2017. It is a 40wt, 3ply thread made specifically to handle the rigor of today’s high-speed, high-tech Longarm machines. It has all the versatility and lustrous color of the original 40wt, with the added benefit of extra strength. It is currently available in 73 Cotton colours. This thread is perfect for longarm quilting, but is also a star for garment sewing, bag-making, domestic machine sewing, and more.

Uses 🧵:

Machine Embroidery, Quilting, Thread Painting, Decorative Stitching, Satin Stitching, Decorative Appliqué, Garment Sewing

Needle Recommendations 🪡 :

90/14 or 100/16 Topstitching Needle (50wt or 40wt in the bobbin)

4.0 or 4.5 Longarm Needle (50wt or 40wt in the bobbin)

#tipsfrombelle #aurifilartisan #aurifilthread #aurifil #sergerthread #serger #sergersewing #babylocksewing #babylock #seamssewme #totes #quiltbinding

It’s November 1st! Time for our next to last quilt block in our year long #beginnerquiltsampler sew along. This month we are making the #dutchmanspuzzlequiltblock . For those who signed up back in December, check your email ( and all spam and promotional folders) for the pattern and video tutorial which was sent out early this morning.

One more block to go- see you on Dec 1st for our final quilt block!

#seamssewme #seamssewmepatterns #samplerquilt #superiorsolids #benartex

Got fabric scraps? Like to travel? Need a gift idea? Comment LUGGAGE for the link to my FREE tutorial showing you how to make your very own Fabric Privacy Luggage Tags.

Bonus: You can download a free luggage tag insert from the tutorial 💛.

Make sure you follow me for more tutorial alerts 🔔

#travel #diyluggagetag #luggagetag #giftideas #scrapbuster #sewingproject #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #benartex #seamssewme

Up next in showcasing the beautiful projects created in my Montgomery Mountain Charm collection for Quilt Market was the Maggie Poppins Bag by Tamera of @remivailstudio 💛. She used all the buttery yellow prints in the collection for this stunning bag. Her ‘craftwomanship’ is outstanding as in perfectly assembled and stitched 🤩.

The Ouachita Stripe print makes for ideal binding and handles in the project! Go give Tamera a follow and check out all of her yummy patterns! 💛 Bonus: You will love her kind spirit.

#montgomerymountaincharm #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #benartex #remivailstudio #fabriclove #bagpatterns #maggiepoppinsbag #makelovelythings #seamssewme

Want a quick no sew fabric project to make? 🌻
Comment SUNFLOWER and I’ll send you the free video tutorial to make your own Scrappy Fabric Sunflower. 🌻

You can make them for any season based of your fabric choices! Enjoy 💛

#scrappyfabricsunflowers #makelovelythings #seamssewme #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #seamssewmefabric #scrapbuster #sewing #sewingprojects #benartex #blissfieldbundle

How that #quiltmarket is over as well as the Benartex Virtual Fall Fabric Show showcasing new fabric collections, I’m excited to share some of the projects made in my new Montgomery Mountain Charm collection.

First up is the #elementalcoat by @crinkledreams . Teresa made this quilt coat sample in my Charming Forest print. Her pattern is for confident beginners and designed with quilters in mind since some of us are new at sewing garments. I’m about to make one for myself this winter to wear at Quilt Con!

The second sample is the Twirligig Skirt by @sliceofpiquilts . This is actually a quilted skirt with an elastic band. You can choose the thickness based of using batting or flannel for the middle layer. I look forward to making one for myself soon too!

Hop on over to both of their IG pages for links to their shops to find the patterns. Thank you ladies for making these beautiful garments for my booth in my fabrics 💛.

#montgomerymountaincharm #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #benartex #benartexfabrics #seamssewme #belleofseamssewme #makelovelythings #quiltcoat #quiltskirt

🔔 Comment FABRIC SHOW to register for the Fall 2025 Benartex Virtual Fabric Show where you will see 10 min presentations and videos featuring my and other designers new collections. The event is free. Shops can preorder my Montgomery Mountain Charm collection for a March delivery 📦.

#montgomerymountaincharm #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #benartex #benartexfabrics #createinspiredelight #fabriclove #seamssewme #makelovelythings #newfabriccollection

It’s Day 1 of International Quilt Market and quilt husband and I completed my booth set up ( inside the Benartex Booth #901/#801) last night after my school house session 💛. I’m excited to see familiar and new quilt shop owners for the next three days!

The first 25 quilt shop owners who stop by will receive a special quartz crystal 💎 , a piece of Montgomery County, the inspiration behind my Montgomery Mountain Charm collection.

Thank you so much for all the love and sweet message about my first fabric line with @benartex_fabrics - my heart is full and grateful 💛. Shops are ordering the collection now for fabrics to ship in March. 📦 Check with your local quilt shop to see if they will be carrying it.

And a big thanks to these lovely designers who made garments and bags out of my collection for the booth! 🙏

Elemental Coat @teresacoates
Twirlygig Quilt Skirt @sliceofpiquilts
Maggie Poppins Bag @remivailstudio
Hestia Apron @janemonzuresclauss

#seamssewme #montgomerymountaincharm #montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #benartex #benartexfabrics #quiltmarket #quiltmarket2025 #fabriclove
#makelovelythings

Will you be at @quiltmarket in Houston this weekend? I’ll be presenting today from 3:10-3:40 about the inspiration behind my debut fabric collection, Montgomery-Mountain Charm.

You can also find me and other Benartex Designers at the Benartex booth #901. I’ll be here all three days and can’t wait to meet quilt shop owners 🧡.

#montgomerymountaincharmfabrics #montgomerymountaincharm #benartex #quiltmarket #createinspiredelight #benartexfabrics

It’s October 1st and time for the next block in our #beginnerquiltsampler , the #logcabinquiltblock 🏠. We will work our way around the center block by keeping it oriented up the whole time which keeps you from getting confused.

Those who signed up back in December, the email with the pattern and tutorial went out early this morning 📧 . Make sure you check your junk, spam and promotional folders for delivery. I can’t wait to see all of your log cabin quilt blocks so don’t forget to tag me to be eligible for prizes at the end of the year.

#easyquiltblocks #seamssewmepatterns #quiltblocks #samplerquilt #traditionalquiltblock #superiorsolids #benartex #benartexfabrics

What do you do with rescued vintage unfinished quilt tops? I decided to use this DWR I found 2 years ago for two things: 1) to practice using my new to me longarm before I quilt a quilt market sample 2) Use the quilted top for practice to make an Elemental Coat ( quilt coat) by @teresacoates

This quilt top only had a few minor light stains and it was all HAND PIECED! I knew it needed to be repurposed 🥰. I did have to deal with a few lumps and bumps since the hand piecing caused a few areas to not lay flat but I’m happy with how it turned out. I actually use a linen/cotton blend sheet for the backing and it feels so soft!

I also used @hobbsbatting 80/20 batting and @aurifilthread Forty3 longarm thread. I’m washing it now to get good crinkles before cutting out the quilt coat pieces.

What have you made with rescued quilt tops?

#hobbsbatting #kingquilter #quiltezbutler @quilt_ez
#aurifil #vintagequilttop #rescuedquilttop

Who’s ready to wear fall clothes? 🙋‍♀️🍁 Last weekend I took a two day class to learn how to make the Nayla jacket at @stitchinpostinc . Ms. Robin was an excellent teacher especially because there were several of us garment newbies and the pattern didn’t have certain details we needed. It was my first time sewing pockets, ‘easing’ in sleeves, and sewing a hood.

It’s not quilted so I guess it’s technically not ‘quilty’ but it’s reversible and lightweight for cool but not cold weather. These Cottage Core strips from my fabric designer colleague @so_jessie_studio with Benartex were perfect for a fall vibe 🍁.

Now I feel more equipped to make a quilt coat next but plan to use the Elemental Coat pattern by Teresa Coats in my own fabric line once my bolts of yardage arrives. 😀 This was great practice and I feel like I’m gaining a bit more confidence each time I try something new with garment sewing. 🤪 Now I just need the weather to get cooler 😉.

If you are a quilter, do you make garments sometimes too?

#cottagecorefabric #benartexfabrics #benartex #createinspiredelight #myfirstjacket

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