Kansas City, here I come!

 

Looking forward to spending this week with Quilty Friends in Kansas City at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo!  This will be my first time as an instructor, and I can not wait!

I'll be teaching three of my favorites: 
Starflowers Class ~ August 7th, 8:30 - 11:30 am

A super easy "Insta-Block" quilt pattern with bonus tips on adding mitered borders and calculating scalloped edges for a professional finish.

Y-Seam Demo ~  August 8th, 10:30 to 11:00 am

Ypsilon Quilt Pattern.  Have you dreamed of making complex-looking quilts but were stopped in your tracks by the dreaded Y-Seam construction?  Learn just how easy it is to stitch beautiful Y-seams that lay flat and take no time at all. 

Binding & Alternate Endings Lecture & Showcase ~ Saturday, 2:00 to 3:30 pm

Binding & Alternate Endings Lecture & Showcase ~ Learn practical, budget-friendly tops and clever solutions to common binding challenges to achieve polished, professional results.  A colorful trunk show of quilts and samples will highlight binding basics as well as the 16 "alternate endings" included in my book, Ultimate Binding & Edge-Finishing Guide

Will I see you there?  Hope so!

~ Deonn

Star Weave Tree Skirt!

Star Weave Tree Skirt pattern by Deonn Stott
featuring Holiday Spirit fabric by Lisa Audit for Riley Blake Designs

Hey, guess what?  I'm excited to announce that a couple of my patterns have been included in Riley Blake Design's catalogue for new fabric lines!  This one, the Star Weave Tree Skirt, is shown in the new

Home, Sweet Home

"Home, Sweet Home" by Deonn Stott 
adapted from Timber Lumberjack pattern and featuring "Lumberjack Aaron" 
fabric by Stacy West of Buttermilk Basin for Riley Blake Designs

Hi, I'm Deonn, and this is my husband Evan!  This "Home, Sweet Home" quilt commemorates our experience of building our latest home together - my Honey with his hammer and me with my tape measure, pencil, and saw. 

Reverberations Quilt

 OR, "When Things Don't Go As Planned"...

My local quilt guild issues an annual design challenge.  The 2024 Challenge:  Make a two-color quilt.  I chose a couple of my favorite colors, then started designing in my EQ8 software.

How the design started:

TGIFF - Sensory Meditation Mat (A Grown-up Fidget Quilt)

 Time for another edition of "Thank Goodness It's Finished" Friday!

I always love when it's my turn to host TGIFF!  It is great motivation for me to get stuff done.

I'm Teaching at International Quilt Festival in Houston!

 

The International Quilt Festival in Houston welcomes around 40,000 attendees annually from over 25 countries worldwide, including quilt artists, enthusiasts, and collectors. This remarkable quilt show is

TGIFF ~ Starflowers Edition

It's time for "Thank Goodness it's Finished"  Friday!  

Whew, I'm really feeling the "Thank Goodness" part of that statement -  It has taken me almost a year to get this quilt done, just about the only quilt I have made in the past year, as if time stood still!  

Oh, My Stars! (& Garters)! + A FREE Video Class (with pattern purchase)

I love this quilt.  It's pretty wild, I know, but there are tons of reasons why it's special to me!

How to add Mitered Corner Borders to a Quilt

MITERED  BORDERS

Here is one of my favorite ways to border a quilt, especially if I have multiple borders, or want the print or stripe to "turn the corner" and frame the quilt, like a picture frame!  

How to Add Borders to a Quilt

Adding borders to a quilt can help to grow the quilt size, frame the quilt top, and totally transform your quilt's overall look.  However, when adding borders, some issues may come into play.