I don’t break the quilt rules;
I outsew them
The Bee’s Pick
Shifting the Grid: Slicing the Sashing Footprint
I still wanted that same sharp, slashing diagonal energy — just cleaner, more structural, more modern. Enter the half-rectangle triangle (HRT): one bold, hard-edged diagonal slash per rectangular section. Same energy, bolder line, less clutter.
From the Sewing Room
The WIP spotlight lives here — one project, up close. This week: the Starfish blocks, pressed flat and behaving themselves.
Hi, I’m Charlie
30+ years of quilting tenure, one very opinionated quilt studio in Kansas City. Modern quilts, real talk, works in progress — that’s the whole deal.