PATTY SLONIGER

I recently had the chance to do some sewing with my fellow Michael Miller designer, Tamara Kate's fabric from her new JOY collection and I'm reminded once again of how talented an artist she is! Just look at these beauties... In fact, they're all so gorgeous it was hard to narrow down what I wanted to make first, but since I've been spending a lot of time lately sitting and waiting I thought it might be a nice opportunity to do some epp handsewing. I also knew I wanted to mak

If you've seen photos of my Flower Shop booth from Quilt Market this past fall, then chances are you've seen all the fabric cacti and houseplants I had on display. Well, now you can make your own! I just finished writing up a bundle of free patterns and tutorials for you guys. And seriously, they're so easy... and addictive! Super easy to customize to whatever shape / size / length you want so there's no limit to how unique or extensive your cactus garden can be. Not to menti

I'm really excited to say that Flower Shop is now officially shipping to stores! It debuted this past fall at Quilt Market in Houston with Michael Miller Fabrics and I'm so glad it's finally available, just in time for spring sewing. (Click the image above to download a pdf file of the flyer) Below are some links to a few of my favorite places to shop online: Hawthorne Threads (they also have fat quarter bundles in stock) Fabric.com (I believe yardage only, no bundles) I'll b

Hi there, I'm so glad you found your way here! Due to complications involving me inadvertently letting my previous blog domain expire on Blogger (www.beckandlundy.com) and then someone else purchasing it and importing ALL MY content onto a different platform (Wordpress) blog of the same name, I am beginning a new blog here while I sort out what the heck is going on and what to do about it!! Meanwhile, I've re-activated my old blog under the default Blogger address: www.beckan