Park Place in Bright Batiks

Park Place in Bright Batiks

My grandma, MaryEllen, is the one who got both my Mom and I into quilting. She is one of the biggest supporters of Sassafras Lane and a constant inspiration. She tests our patterns for us and always comes up uniquely amazing color combinations and quilts.
Digital Quilts in Timeless Treasures Fabrics

Digital Quilts in Timeless Treasures Fabrics

One of the fun parts of designing quilt patterns is mocking them up in lots of different options! Timeless Treasures send their new lines out to designers to get a few quilt mockups made. It is a great way to get an idea of how the fabric looks in use! 
Fall Quilt Market Sneak Peek

Fall Quilt Market Sneak Peek

I am writing this blog post from an uncomfortable airplane seat somewhere over Nevada or Utah. You know what that means! The Sass girls will both be back in the Orange Studio getting ready for Quilt Market. We will be previewing 4 new patterns in Houston and can't wait to share them with you! Here is a little sneak peek of what we have been up to!
Gitte's Atlantic Avenue

Gitte's Atlantic Avenue

The second best part of my business partner / Mom being a longarm quilter, is that she gets Sassafras Lane quilts in her queue from time to time! (The best part being I have my own personal longarm quilter =] ) She recently sent me photos of this gorgeous Atlantic Avenue quilt made by the talented Gitte Hopkins.
Introducing Churndash Court!

Introducing Churndash Court!

Churndash Court is finally available! This a quick and fun foundation-pieced baby quilt or wall-hanging pattern. Perfect to show off your favorite jelly-roll, bali pop or scraps. This 2 1/2" pre-cut strip or scrap friendly quilt is great for baby girls and boys.
Cooper Carry-All in Bali Batiks

Cooper Carry-All in Bali Batiks

We are big batik fans in this household. Rich color, minimum raveling, gorgeous texture. Oh la la! I could go all day. Hoffman Fabrics graciously sent us a Splash Bali Pop and some matching yardage to make a Cooper Carry-All for our booth at Quilt Market in Houston. 
Pat's Main Street Quilt

Pat's Main Street Quilt

This gorgeous version of Main Street was made by the talented Pat Lyman. She used a brown and blue batik bali pop for the blocks, a blue batik for the accent and light beige printed batik for the background. Her colors are beautiful and so is her piecing! 
Sneak Peek of Churndash Court

Sneak Peek of Churndash Court

Confession: I am terrible at keeping secrets, especially quilty ones! We are working on our next round of patterns and I want to give you a little sneak peek of the first one and the inspiration behind it! 
Marti's Main Street Quilt

Marti's Main Street Quilt

Ooh La La! That's all I can say about this version of our Main Street Quilt pattern! Well I think I can conjure up a little more to say! This beauty was made by Marti Dyer-Allison, also known as Aunt Marti. She has an amazing blog, 52 Quilts, where she documents all of her amazing quilting endeavors!
Bourbon Street... Batik Style!

Bourbon Street... Batik Style!

Every time we teach a Mystery Class, my mom and I each make a version of the quilt. (See mine here) This beauty is my Mom's Bourbon Street quilt. I am not certain... but I am pretty sure we broke a few laws taking these shots!