This Baker Quilts

04/26/2026

Working on several quilts lately for a few customers and finally someone gave me free reign for some custom quilting! Eeeeeeeeee!
Just some hand guided feather wreaths and something different in all the blocks. Borders will have some piano keys and arches, but it's coming along.

04/19/2026

More pictures from the day!
My husband grabbed the quilt and wrapped us up in it. There was still a lot of room, so you know that you'll have plenty to share with 😉

Still on sale for the rest of the month, grab your copy at www.thisbakerquilts.com/store or check the link in the bio.
Happy quilting!

04/16/2026

The Reckoning!

I had to share a few more photos from the day. I will be honest, quilting spiderwebs on this top kinda scared me. They can look . . . novelty, which isn't what I wanted, but I also wanted to honor the fabric I chose that had those little webs in it. Instead of doing an all-over random spiderweb, I used the piecing as a guide on where to connect the web intersections. It created this really neat, slightly orange-peel look to it, too.

This is probably the most restrained quilting I have done in a while. And it turned out so nice, and that metallic thread just gives it a little extra.

Plus - I washed it after our trip in the woods. I wasn't going to risk the ticks. And the threads held up beautifully in the washing machines and *ahem* drier.

The pattern will stay on sale all month long to celebrate its release. Head over to www.thisbakerquilts.com/store and grab a copy! link is also in the bio

04/14/2026

The Reckoning is FINALLY HERE.

You guys I have had this quilt done and ready for like a month now and the weather for our photo shoots was just not cooperating. My house didn't have a wall large enough to display and it really needed to be on display.

This dark and moody quilt top is king sized and gives off big "witch in the woods" vibes. I am absolutely in love with how it turned out.
Find the Pattern at www.thisbakerquilts.com/store. It will be on sale throughout the month of April!

04/12/2026

It is finally ready! But before I show you all the "Pro-Photos," I thought I should show you just a couple behind the scenes of the mishap ones.

The Reckoning is an apt name for this quilt because it is a beast. It is a king quilt, and wrangling it in the high wind through trails in the woods was a huge challenge. Thankfully, my husband and son were there to help as we hiked our way to the creepy cabin along the trailhead with this beast.

The wind overtook it at one point and just wrapped around my son.

And for those that hike in Michigan - the ticks are out! I was the only one in pants and sleeves and I was also the only one who found TWO on me when I got out of the woods. So wear your protective gear and sprays people!

04/03/2026

Wobbly bits and all, because Hand work is Organic, because not everything needs to look like a computer drafted it to perfection. Because skills don't build without practice. But mostly because I like to grab the handles myself and do the things.

This pattern release has been delayed, a funeral, car accident, kids events for schools (several in a row), work events, you know.. life. It happens. But it's coming soon.

03/22/2026

One quilt block, two VERY different looks. One is still a work in progress, but love how it's turning out so far.

Pattern is releasing soon!

03/15/2026

Happy Sunday!
I posted a quick drawing video for longarm design on Youtube this morning. Practice is important, but sometimes just looking at it in a book is not as helpful as actually SEEING it being done.

I am a very visual person, and when I first started longarm quilting, I grabbed every book I could get my hands on only to find that the steps were not always easy to follow. It felt like:
"Ok first make this line, then make this line, swoop around and ... Boom! You're done!"
I would just stare at the page. It was not helpful and I was really discouraged. There are a few designers' books that seemed to speak my language, but it is not like my library carried them all to find out first. It wasn't until I actually watched someone practice their stitch outs on a white board that I got it. And I thought, why isn't this online?

So, I just wanted a quick (4 minute), quiet (no sound), reflective video out in the world to see if others found it helpful too. If you want to see more or have suggestions, please let me know.

Take a quiet moment to watch these wavy and serpentine line explorations—used as fills, edge-to-edge designs, and in various triangle shapes. This short, rea...