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Peinte is derived from the french word "painted." I believe that everyone has the ability to be the kind of person they want to be, as long as a person believes in it. Everyone has the ability to "paint" themselves into the best versions of themselves.

06/05/2026

I don’t quilt for quilt shows.

I don’t quilt for display racks.

I don’t quilt to keep something folded away “just in case.”

I quilt because I want beautiful things to be part of everyday life.

I want quilts dragged into the backyard for impromptu picnics.

Wrapped around sleepy kids.

Taken camping.

Built into blanket forts.

Washed so many times they become impossibly soft.

This quilt has been puked on, spilled on, dragged through the grass, and washed more times than I can count.

And honestly?

That’s exactly what I hoped would happen.

Because the most beautiful quilts aren’t the ones that stay perfect.

They’re the ones that become part of someone’s story. ❤️

06/04/2026

Am I the only quilter whose project slowly takes over an entire room? 😂

I started this project with labels, pins, stacks, and a plan.

Somewhere along the way it became… this.

What’s your best trick for keeping projects organized?

06/03/2026

I spent 45 minutes looking for ONE fabric piece today.

Not because I wasn’t organized.

Not because I didn’t have labels.

Not because I didn’t have a system.

But somewhere between unpinning pieces, moving sections around, and sewing, everything got mixed up.

Then I sewed the wrong piece.

Then I had to seam rip it.

Then I couldn’t find the missing piece at all.

Please tell me I’m not the only one this happens to. 😂

What’s your system for keeping quilt pieces organized while you’re working?

06/03/2026

A little visual history of my quilt journey since I started professionally in 2017.

I was trying to combine a few photos today and accidentally fell down a rabbit hole.

I started finding old quilt photos, old fabric collections, old projects, old samples, and suddenly I was looking at years of creative work.

Some of these quilts I still love.

Some of them I’d probably do completely differently now.

But every single one taught me something.

It’s easy to focus on how far you still have to go.

Sometimes it’s worth looking back and seeing how far you’ve already come.

This is my quilting journey so far… ending with my newest finish, Moonbeam. ✨

I’d love to know:

How long have you been quilting?








06/01/2026

Real question for quilters…

I’m trying to think differently about quilting lately — not just patterns, but the actual parts of the process that make us stall, procrastinate, or quietly avoid starting.

I think repetitive cutting might secretly be mine 😅

The piles.
The scraps.
The tiny pieces.
The “I still have HOW MANY left??”

So now I’m curious…

What quilting task drains you the most?

✂️ cutting
🪡 quilting
📍 binding
🏷️ labels
🧵 trimming / prep

I’m genuinely asking because I’m trying to identify quilting frustrations people wish were easier.








05/31/2026

Real question.

I’m trying to think differently about quilting… not just patterns, but actual problems we all run into.

Binding feels like one of those universal pain points.

When it goes right? Amazing.

When it doesn’t? 😵‍💫

So tell me —

what is your least favorite part of binding?

Joining ends?
Corners?
Hand stitching?
Bulk?
Something else?







05/31/2026

The funny thing is… the hardest part of this Texas star wasn’t actually the sewing 😂

It was the fabric placement.

Because when you’re working with a 5-pointed star and staring at a black & white paper piecing template, it can be surprisingly hard to visualize what’s even happening.

Lots of flipping pieces around. Lots of “wait… no… that can’t be right.” 😅

This is the Texas star detail from my Them Boots pattern in progress ✨

Anyone else struggle more with visualizing placement than the actual sewing part?







05/30/2026

Confession:

I didn’t actually love this quilt when I finished it.

This is Mod Cutout — a pattern I designed back in 2023.

I made this sample for a quilt shop display and let it go live its little quilt life helping sell patterns.

It recently came back to me… and weirdly?

I see it completely differently now.

Sometimes when you’ve stared at a project for months, all you can see are the things you wish you’d done differently.

A little time and distance changes everything.

Apparently quilts need a cooling-off period too 😂

Has anyone else had a project you appreciated way more later than you did when you first finished it?







05/28/2026

Hot take: I don’t style quilts one at a time.

If a quilt is really bold, colorful, or patterned, I usually fold the bright side inward and let a neutral backing calm everything down.

Then I layer another quilt on top with softer texture or quieter pattern.

Basically… I style quilts more like textiles or pillows than “one folded blanket on the back of the couch.”

It helps balance color, pattern, and keeps things cozy without the room feeling visually overwhelmed.

Anyone else layer quilts like this? Or am I just slightly obsessive about textile styling? 😂







05/27/2026

People think quilt design is choosing pretty fabric.

Reality?

Drafting.
Testing.
Rebuilding.
Recalculating seams.
More testing.

There’s a surprising amount of engineering happening behind the scenes.

This was part of developing my Into the Night moth quilt pattern — because curves, templates, and paper piecing don’t always behave the way they look on paper. 😂

Beautiful quilt? Yes.

Tiny geometry problem disguised as a creative hobby? Also yes.

Are you team “I love the puzzle” or “just give me the pretty fabric”? 👇






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