Some designs start with a technical idea. Others begin with a feeling.

This one started with a story.

I recently finished making a baby quilt based on The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt — a sweet picture book about a ghost who feels different because he’s made of patchwork instead of a plain white sheet. It's such a cute story, and I knew it'd be perfect for a cousin of mine (born on Halloween!) who recently had her first baby. 

As I worked on the quilt, I wanted a gender neutral quilting design that felt soft but not sleepy — something with a steady rhythm and a bit of mystery, like smoke or fog curling through the air. That’s where Smokescreen came from.
 

Smokescreen is a fresh take on the meander — simple enough to blend beautifully into any quilt, but with a bit more attitude. The lines shift between gentle curves and tight turns, creating the illusion of movement without any hard angles or stops.

It’s an edge-to-edge design that gives just enough texture to enhance p...

This is Flight.

It's a minimalistic version of a bird in flight. You can tell by the little beak leading the way. I wanted the tail feathers to look like they were nestled between the next row of birds so they got a bit of a scalloped edge.



Mainly, this is a fussless edge-to-edge pantograph design that will blend into the background but still provide interesting texture with its gentle curves and angles.

Remember the early 2010s and "put a bird on it"? Well, I'm a decade late, but I finally did it! 

If you had a quilt with bird fabric or bird elements like applique or piecing, this would be a perfect panto for it! But the nice thing about this design is that it will also serve as a nice texture without being bird-related at all. In fact, it might even be mistaken for acorns. I don't know, ask my husband. :)

The Quilt

This was a fun and fast quilt top to sew up, made with leftover scraps from other projects.

I'll include an image of the cutting instructions I made fo...