Karyn Valino at the workroom

Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt Unit 6 Hello Reader We're just a month away from starting up our Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt Sew Along. All the fabric is en route to us (it's just making an extra stop along the way) and we're still trying to determine if we'll have any additional kits to offer. We hope so, but it won't be much. At the very least we should have a couple chambray bundles available. If you set an email alert, you'll be first to know. In the meantime, I finished up my test...

the most colourful & cheerful bunting window in Sprudedale Hello Reader Quite a few things did not go to plan this week and even more things went wrong yesterday, including so many technical challenges with my Virtual Nova Coat class - who were so sweet and patient while I popped in and out of Zoom. My laptop died mid sentence. Everything was lagging. My camera wouldn't connect. I restarted my computer mid-session and taught from my phone while it rebooted. Here's what I was still able to...

Hello Reader, You’re receiving this because you’ve shown interest in the Tilda Flower Branch Community Sew Along - welcome to our unofficial Pixel Quilt Club. It’s where we'll share sneak peeks, community preorder details and sew along updates. The response to the The Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt has been so exciting! Welcome to everyone who has already signed up for this next Community Sew Along - we'll be starting on June 8th. If you've been waiting to decide on which kit you're going to...

Chambray Grey + all the colours for the Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt Hello Reader It's a big week at the workroom! New workshops are live, the Handmade Wardrobe Year is opening for a new cohort, the Flower Branch Sew-Along kit Community preorder closes Monday, and I'll be spending the weekend at the my sewing machine sewing & refining my NOTES for the Sew Along. Since January, our current Handmade Wardrobe Year cohort has been working through eleven workshops together — Handmade Wardrobe...

Floral Branch Kits now available in Putty or Grey Background Hello Reader, You’re receiving this because you’ve shown interest in the Tilda Flower Branch Community Sew Along - welcome to our unofficial Pixel Quilt Club. It’s where we'll share sneak peeks, community preorder details and sew along updates. We hear you. The Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt is a lot of squares. But here's what we've workee out for you - a completely different way to make it. Instead of cutting those individual...

Folks are making great progress in the Weekender Bag Sew Along Hello Reader We officially opened up signups for the Tilda Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt Community Sew Along earlier this week. It was so fun to see the immediate response for this virtual event which will be starting up on Monday June 8th. The preorder for the Quilt Kits is also live with a deadline of Monday April 27th to guarantee your kit and get 10% off. You do not need a kit to join us - Grab a copy of this free pattern and...

Hello Reader, You’re receiving this because you’ve shown interest in the Tilda Flower Branch Community Sew Along - welcome to our unofficial Pixel Quilt Club. It’s where we'll share sneak peeks, community preorder details and sew along updates. It's happening! The response to this project has blown me away. When I first shared the Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt, I had a feeling it would resonate, it's one of those quilts that stops you in your tracks. But the excitement from this community...

Community Preorder your Halo Go USB Light & Magnifier Hello Reader You may have seen my reel this week - pixel quilts, but smarter. The response has been so exciting! The Tilda Flower Branch Embroidery Quilt is our next Community Sew Along and I've been deep in the construction planning. The pattern is 2,268 squares. Will we be cutting & sewing all those itty bitty squares one by one?! HECK NO. There will be pre-sewn pairs, strip sets, and chain piecing sequences that cut the construction...

Hello Reader There are so many things I love about Swedish Tracing Paper. The way it irons smooth after being folded up, the feel of a pencil moving across it as you trace. On our Weekender Bag Sew Along Zoom, I also shared a tip: fold it in half to trace "cut on the fold" pattern pieces and you've got a full-width piece in one step. This weekend we're packing up and shipping about 65 rolls of Swedish Tracing Paper and it's going to be a challenge wrapping up these odd shapes. Think a roll of...

Hello Reader Over the last few years we've been slowly refining what we carry at the workroom. Less of absolutely everything, more of what we love and truly use. Kona solids, Merchant & Mills, garment fabrics and key notions. We're also leaning into the flexibility of digital patterns, especially with the success of our new wide format print service. This kind of editing is how we keep working to keep the shop sustainable and it means some good things need to find new homes. We've just done a...