My new ‘Vella’ pillow design is now at Crate&Barrel! I hand carved that leaf motif and printed it in repeat to create this design. The artisans in India rendered it beautifully with dimensional embroidery that maintains the irregular line quality and bold graphic. Link in bio for more photos! #Repost @crateandbarrel #pillows #throwpillows #homedecor #homeaccessories #palmleaf #livingroomdecor #woodblock #designerlife
cats and cats watching cats 😸🐛
No one warned me about how addictive it can be to raise monarch caterpillars! I am obsessed! Zoom in to count and there are more on the way 😳 🐛#goodbyetv #monarchcaterpillar #someday #monarch #butterfly #milkweed #pollinators #garden #backyard #raisethemigration
night blooming cereus, blooming. now. seriously! 🤓 this special plant is a cutting from one that once belonged to my great grandmother. I’ve cared for it for almost 25 years and no matter where I am, the fragrance transports me to the front porch of my childhood home and the summer evenings when friends and family would gather to watch this timeless magical bloom open. It never gets old. #nightbloomingcereus #summerblooms #plantlove #sweetmemories 💚
monarch caterpillar hunting was a success this evening!! I found two teenie tiny hatched caterpillars and three even tinier eggs in our milkweed patch. Now what?? i’m a newbie monarch mama so all suggestions/pointers are welcome! #monarchcaterpillar #raisingbutterflies #naturelover #garden #backyard
just spotted this stunning quilt by made by Anna using Voyage! Wowieee! #Repost @quiltsbyanna ・・・ A fun, easy, and colorful quilt I made this past winter for a dear friend using a Voyage Layer Cake by @katespain for @modafabrics
to celebrate #internationalcatday Franny insisted we take the ol’ ladder out. She reluctantly shared it with Lou 😼 So far Chula is completely uninterested, but she sure does love quilts! Did you happen to see Roscoe anywhere? #catfarm #catsofinstagram
went out to water our pot of basil and came back with these unexpected treats! #homegrown #fig #yummy #eatcolorfully #backyard #garden #fruitandfabric #figsofinstagram 😆
I’ve always been drawn to the bold, graphic aesthetic of Hawaiian quilts and have wanted to try to make one for a long time. Today, I whipped out my @dsquilts book ‘Modern Quilts Traditional Inspiration’ and followed her clear instructions for folding/cutting the fabric in her ‘Hawaiian-Style Applique’ pattern. Since my block was considerably smaller than the one Denyse made, I couldn’t use her lovely template 😫 and had to make my own. So much for keeping it simple! Unlike my sweet friend Denyse, I have no patience for hand stitching (it’s true!) so I opted for a non-needle-turned , raw-edged machine blanket stitch 😬. I used a Moda crossweave for the motif (because I fell hard for this color/texture) but it was totally the wrong kind of fabric to use for this! It was tough to cut this much detail through multiple layers and there’s all sorts of fraying going on. I probably should’ve used a layer of heat n’ bond or - other ideas? Brushing myself off, gathering up what I learned, and moving on to block 2! #hawaiianquilt #progress #learningfrommistakes #tryingsomethingnew #sewing #quilting #modernquiltstraditionalinspiration
