Introducing our latest digital pantograph design: Verdance. The name is a play on the word verdant, which means green with grass or other rich vegetation. With its leaf motifs, Verdance will add a touch of nature-inspired curves to any quilt.
 


The main feature of the design started with the concept that leaves traveling in opposite directions would form a cute little orange peel. Originally, the larger circles were smaller and empty inside. Actually, the leaves were uniform in size, as were the orange peels and the blank circles. As I stitched out this first iteration, I didn't even get halfway through the first row when I decided to stop and re-work the design.

With the first try, I had to bump up the scale so that the leaves wouldn't be annoyingly small, but doing so made the circles too large for my liking, especially with nothing inside of them. I adjusted the size of all the leaves to create a subtly staggered effect, and I also enlarged the circle to add a decorative f...

I'll always prefer a "graphic" style of panto design over a novelty one. That's my preferred aesthetic. With that in mind, meet Lovebirds! It's a kinda-sorta, lovey-dovey (ahem) take on a novelty concept for Valentine's Day... and beyond.
 


In each repeat, you'll find two pairs of lovebirds joined in an amorous but discreet pose. Awfully romantical! 💕



The mirrored shapes, gentle curves, and circles still work together to give the design a graphically strong quality that will result in a nice texture when quilted.

The Quilt

Quilt Pattern

I hopped aboard the bandwagon and joined Quilty Love's Patchwork Hearts II Quilt Along that started a few weeks ago (January 2025). Having sewn many of Emily Dennis's patterns before, I knew this would be fast-n-fun and a great way to use the fabrics I already had instead of buying new. It is a quick-win kind of project. The original Patchwork Hearts pattern is smaller in scale and while it would take more time, it's also very cute and requi...