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Meet Space Gem: I designed Space Gem in November of 2015. This is a fun pattern that I am constantly wanting to find the time to revisit, and especially make a quilt of that first photo! a mock-up of the single Space Gem block. I share this mock-up to give you a clear idea of […]

Meet A Midnight Clear: I designed A Midnight Clear for the Christmas Caroling Row Along with Marian of Seams to be Sew in 2017. Each of the participants picked a Christmas song and then designed a quilt block inspired by the song. Here’s what I wrote for the row-along, “I designed my row from the […]

Don’t want the whole collection? Meet Zodiac BOM: The Zodiac BOM was my first, and so far only, block of the month pattern. I designed it in 2016. And we did a Quilt Along of sorts… I can’t even remember. I do remember that I got really sick towards the beginning of that year and […]

Meet Popsicle Sticks: Popsicle Sticks is the last pattern that I designed before I took my ~ 2 year break from quilting. I actually designed it as a Thank You pattern after my birthday sale in 2019! 3 inch Popsicle Sticks by From Blank Pages I love this font and the playful vibe it gives […]

Meet Love Rocks: Love Rocks is another pattern that I designed for my newsletter subscribers in 2019 as a birthday present. What do you think? Should I start that up again? Sending y’all a free pattern for your birthday?? Love Rocks by Sara Tallas,@stitchedbysaratallas Love Rocks is perfect for a mug rug, mini quilt, pillow, […]

Meet Trees at Night: Trees at Night was a fun pattern to create. I had been contacted in December of 2012 by ADORNit to make something with a new fabric line they were releasing. I’m always up for a challenge, so rather than using it in something that already existed, I of course had to […]

Meet 80’s Geese: I designed 80’s Geese in October of 2016. I can’t remember exactly why… It’s obviously a spin-off from the 70’s Geese pattern, and I think it was partially to create a block that was easier to assemble, and also for the different design possibilities that this block construction added that isn’t available […]

Meet River Pond: River Pond was originally created for Stash Builder Box and was featured in their October 2016 box!  “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”Henry David Thoreau, Walden River Pond captures me as a mountain landscape reflected in the waters below. While a perfectly still reflection, the movement also […]

Meet Heart Attack: I designed Heart Attack in January of 2019. I released this right before we moved to Mississippi, so I let my kids pick out and design their own hearts which we turned into teacher gifts. We LOVED our North Dakota teachers so much!! They are still some of our top favorite teachers […]

Meet Home Lovin: Home Lovin is a pattern I designed soon after we moved to Mississippi in 2019. We bought our first house, and it really was exactly what I wanted! (Including a bit of a fixer upper!) 😀 I spent the first six months, painting rooms, painting cabinets, replacing and installing flooring, we updated […]