Tuesday

Winterberry Blossom: A Little Pink for Winter

Introducing Our New Barn Quilt & Two Sweet Prairie Paint Colors

Who says winter has to be all red and green?

This season, we're bringing a little pink into the winter landscape with our newest barn quilt, Winterberry Blossom, and two beautiful new additions to our Prairie Paints collection, Winter Mints and Sugared Cranberry.


Winterberry Blossom Barn Quilt

Inspired by vintage quilts, old-fashioned winter candies, and the soft colors of berries dusted with frost, Winterberry Blossom is a cheerful combination of traditional quilt design and unexpected winter color.

The design features four beautiful geometric blossoms surrounded by a classic patchwork border. The simple shapes and sweet checkerboard corners give it that timeless, handmade feeling we love so much.

And the pinks? They're the sweetest part!

Meet Our New Prairie Paint Colors

Winter Mints

Remember those little pink wintergreen candies that always seemed to appear around the holidays?



That's the inspiration behind Winter Mints! A soft, cheerful hot pink that brings a playful pop of color to barn quilts, ornaments, and painted folk art. It's bright enough to make a statement but soft enough to feel right at home with our favorite vintage colors.

Sugared Cranberry

Rich, rosy, and just a little frosted, Sugared Cranberry reminds us of winter berries sprinkled with sparkling sugar.



This beautiful deep pink-red adds warmth and richness to any painted project. It pairs perfectly with Winter Mints, creating a combination that's both playful and classic.

Together, these two colors bring a fresh twist to our winter palette.

A Barn Quilt for More Than One Season

One of my favorite things about Winterberry Blossom is that it doesn't have to come down when the holidays are over.  The cheerful pink blossoms feel just as lovely against a snowy barn in January as they would hanging on a garden shed surrounded by spring flowers.

That's the beauty of traditional quilt patterns. With a little imagination and a fresh color palette, they can tell a completely different story.

Whether you're decorating a farmhouse porch, adding color to your creative space, or looking for your next painting project, Winterberry Blossom is a lovely way to celebrate the season.

Available in four sizes painted, with patterns and DIY kits coming soon.  

A Little Color Makes Winter Brighter

As the days grow shorter and the world settles into its winter quiet, I find myself reaching for colors that bring a little extra joy.

Sometimes that's a rich cranberry red. Sometimes it's a happy pink that reminds me of a bowl of wintergreen candies on Grandma's table.

And sometimes it's both.

We're so excited to welcome Winterberry Blossom, Winter Mints, and Sugared Cranberry to the Tweetle Dee family.

Here's to a winter filled with beautiful colors, handmade treasures, and a little unexpected pink!

Discover Winterberry Blossom and our newest Prairie Paint colors in the Tweetle Dee Design Co. shop.




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Monday

Queen Anne’s Lace: A Little Wild Beauty, One Stitch at a Time

There are certain flowers that seem to hold a little piece of our hearts. They aren't necessarily the grandest blooms in the garden or the ones we fuss over and carefully tend. Sometimes, they are the wildflowers that grow freely along country roads, across open meadows, and on the hillsides we have loved all our lives.

For me, one of those flowers has always been Queen Anne’s Lace.


Around our home in upstate New York, Queen Anne’s Lace grows abundantly across the rolling hills, along the roadsides, and in the fields surrounding our little cottage. In the summer, its delicate white blossoms float above the grasses like tiny clouds of lace, swaying in the breeze and catching the afternoon sunlight.

I've always loved the way it grows so freely, asking for very little and offering so much beauty in return.  It feels like a flower that belongs to the landscape, woven into the memories of summer days, winding country roads, and the familiar hills that will always feel like home.

And now, I've captured a little of that beauty in thread.


The Meaning & Symbolism of Queen Anne’s Lace

Beyond its delicate appearance, Queen Anne’s Lace carries a beautiful collection of traditional meanings and folklore.  Often associated with sanctuary, protection, purity, and delicate beauty, this humble wildflower has long inspired stories and symbolism.

One of its most charming legends tells of Queen Anne pricking her finger while making lace, leaving a single drop of blood in the center of her delicate work. This story is said to explain the tiny dark purple or reddish flower sometimes found in the center of a Queen Anne’s Lace blossom.

I love that little bit of folklore, especially as someone who has spent so much of her life working with needles, fabric, and thread. To me, Queen Anne’s Lace represents something even more personal.

It is a reminder that beauty doesn't have to be cultivated to be extraordinary.

There is strength in growing wild, grace in simplicity, and something deeply comforting about returning to the places where our roots run deep.

The flower's association with sanctuary feels especially meaningful to me. Those New York hills have always held a sense of belonging, connection, and the quiet beauty of nature. Queen Anne’s Lace is part of that story.


From the Hillside to the Embroidery Hoop

When I began designing this botanical embroidery, I wanted to capture the airy, delicate nature of Queen Anne’s Lace while giving it the timeless quality of an old botanical illustration. The blossoms are stitched in soft ivory-white threads, with little clusters of petals creating the lacy flower heads. Earthy olive and golden-green stems and leaves bring warmth and movement to the design.

I chose a deep black background because I love the contrast it creates. The pale blossoms seem to glow against the dark fabric, almost as though they are illuminated by moonlight.  There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about the finished piece, reminiscent of pressed flowers tucked into the pages of a treasured book or botanical drawings from another century.

Each little stitch becomes part of the story.

The branching stems, tiny leaves, and delicate flowers invite you to slow down and enjoy the simple rhythm of hand embroidery. And isn't that one of the loveliest gifts of creating with our hands? The opportunity to be present, to work slowly, and to make something beautiful simply for the joy of making it.

A Botanical Keepsake to Stitch & Treasure

Our new Queen Anne’s Lace Botanical Embroidery is now available as both a complete embroidery kit and an individual pattern in the Tweetle Dee shop.


Whether you're gathering your supplies for a quiet afternoon of stitching or looking for a meaningful handmade gift, this design is a lovely way to bring a little wildflower beauty into your home.

I especially love the idea of displaying it among collected treasures, antique books, dried botanicals, and the little pieces of nature we bring indoors. It's a design that feels at home in every season.

And for those who love the language of flowers, perhaps it can serve as a gentle reminder to create sanctuary wherever you are, to appreciate the beauty growing around you, and to remember that even the simplest things can hold extraordinary meaning.

My hope is that as you stitch your own Queen Anne’s Lace, you'll think of the wildflowers that have marked the seasons of your life, too.

Perhaps a meadow you wandered through as a child, a favorite country road, or a garden that once belonged to someone you loved. Because sometimes, the most beautiful things we create are the ones that remind us where we belong.

With love and a little wildflower magic,


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Friday

Autumn Garden: A New Cross Stitch Pattern & Kit from Tweetle Dee

There is something about autumn that makes me want to gather things close—the last flowers from the garden, a favorite quilt, a basket of thread, and a project to settle into as the evenings grow cooler.

That feeling is at the heart of Autumn Garden, our newest cross stitch design. I’m so happy to share that the pattern and kits are now available in the

 Tweetle Dee Shop!

Inspired by the beauty of the garden as the seasons turn, Autumn Garden is a little way to keep the feeling of fall close, one stitch at a time.




From the Garden to the Stitching Basket

This time of year, I find myself lingering in the garden a little longer. There are still flowers to enjoy, seeds to gather, and small details I don’t want to miss before the cold arrives. Even as things begin to fade, there is so much beauty to bring inside.


Autumn Garden carries that feeling into a project you can return to throughout the season. A few stitches over morning coffee. A quiet hour on a Sunday afternoon. An evening spent making something with your hands while the wind moves through the trees outside.

That is one of my favorite things about cross stitch: a little time here and there slowly becomes something you can hold, display, and enjoy for years.

Choose the Pattern or the Kit

For this release, Autumn Garden is available in two ways:

The Autumn Garden Cross Stitch Pattern is a lovely choice if you enjoy gathering your own supplies and making a project your own.



The Autumn Garden Cross Stitch Kit offers another way to begin, with supplies gathered for the design. Visit the kit listing for the full contents and details.

Whether you love choosing a new pattern for your stitching basket or treating yourself to a kit, I hope you’ll find joy in watching this garden take shape.

A Little Autumn to Keep

Handmade seasonal pieces become part of our traditions. We bring them out each year and remember the season when we made them...where we sat, what was happening around us, and who we might have been making them for.

My hope is that Autumn Garden becomes one of those pieces for you: something you enjoy stitching now and look forward to bringing out when autumn returns.

Thank you for welcoming another Tweetle Dee design into your homes and creative days. It means so much to see these ideas become part of your own handmade stories.

Shop the Autumn Garden Cross Stitch Pattern & Kit at Tweetle Dee Design Co.

With love from the studio,

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Northern Lights: A Little Wonder, Painted in Color

There is something about a sky full of color that makes us pause. That feeling of wonder is at the heart of our Northern Lights Barn Quilt, a design that brings a little of that magic home through paint, pattern, and the joy of making. 

With a palette that moves between earthy warmth and cooler shades, Northern Lights feels right at home in the changing seasons. It is a lovely way to bring color to a favorite space, whether you are drawn to the finished barn quilt or ready to paint a version of your own.


The Colors of Northern Lights

Our Northern Lights Barn Quilt is painted in Prairie Paints, with a palette of Castle Creek, Juniper Berry, Pigeon Cove, Maple Sap, Indian Paint Brush, Old Crow, White Linen, Pumpkin Patch, Old Wine Barrel, and Honeycomb.

Together, these colors give the design a balance of depth, warmth, and light. I love how the palette feels connected to the landscape...the garden, the changing leaves, and those quiet moments when the sky becomes the most beautiful part of the day.

A Barn Quilt to Make Your Own

One of my favorite things about barn quilts is the way the same pattern can tell a different story through color. Our painted Northern Lights offers one interpretation, while the Northern Lights pattern gives you a starting place for your own.


You might follow our Prairie Paint palette or choose colors that remind you of a place you love. Perhaps it is the garden outside your window, an autumn drive, or a collection of favorite shades you have been waiting to use.

There is pleasure in that process: choosing your colors, watching the pattern emerge, and stepping back to see what you have made. Each brushstroke becomes part of the finished piece, and each color choice makes it feel more like yours.

A Little Color for the Everyday

A barn quilt has a way of making a space feel personal. It draws the eye, starts a conversation, and carries the care that went into creating it.

Northern Lights is a celebration of that everyday beauty, the kind we can bring into our homes and the kind we can create with our own hands. Its name may call us to look up at the sky, but its colors invite us to notice the beauty all around us, too.

Explore the Northern Lights Barn Quilt and pattern at Tweetle Dee Design Co., and find the Prairie Paint colors to bring your own version to life.

Celebrate, Dream, Create.



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Thursday

Little Pieces Pumpkin: A Little Fabric, a Little Fall Magic

There is something about fall that makes me want to gather up beautiful fabrics, settle into the studio, and create something cozy. Our Kinusaiga Little Pieces Pumpkin brings that feeling together—one little piece at a time.


This 16" x 16" fabric art design celebrates the warmth of autumn and the joy of making something with your hands. Each section becomes part of a bigger picture, turning little pieces of fabric into a pumpkin full of texture, character, and handmade charm.

A Different Way to Create with Fabric

If Kinusaiga is new to you, think of it as creating a picture with fabric. Fabric edges are tucked into grooves in a base, bringing the design together without stitching. I love how this technique lets the fabrics themselves become the artwork, their colors, patterns, and textures all have a part to play.



There is something satisfying about watching the pumpkin take shape as you work from one section to the next. It’s an invitation to slow down, enjoy the process, and see how small pieces can become something beautiful.

A Pumpkin to Bring Out Every Autumn

Little Pieces Pumpkin is a lovely way to add a handmade touch to your seasonal decorating. Display your finished piece on a shelf, mantel, or wherever you want a little autumn warmth. It would also make a thoughtful gift for someone who loves fall and the beauty of fabric.

My hope is that you enjoy creating it just as much as you enjoy bringing it out each year.


Pre-Order Your Kit

Our Kinusaiga Little Pieces Pumpkin kits are available for pre-order now and will begin shipping next week!

Reserve yours through the Tweetle Dee shop, and give yourself a little creative time to look forward to this fall.

Little pieces. A cozy pumpkin. The joy of making something your own.

Celebrate, Dream, Create.

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Wednesday

A Beautiful Day at Our Fall Barn Quilt Workshop

There is something wonderful about a table full of paint, a little autumn air, and people gathered to make something with their hands. Our Tweetle Dee Fall Workshop was all of that and more.


Thank you to everyone who joined us at our home in Woodland Hills. The weather kept us guessing, but you came ready to settle in, choose your colors, and bring your barn quilts to life. I loved watching each design take shape. Even when two people began with the same pattern, their finished pieces told different stories.



My favorite part of a workshop is always the moment everyone steps back and sees what they’ve made. Then we gather the quilts together for a photo, and the whole day seems to come into view: the colors, the conversations, the laughter, and the women who made it special.



I’m grateful you spent your Saturday creating with us. I hope your barn quilt brings a little of that joy home with you.

If you’d like to join us for the next workshop, I’ll be teaching at Farm & Hive in Inkom, Idaho, on October 10. I would love to see you there for another day of painting and creating together.

With gratitude,

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Tuesday

Introducing the Sweet Corn Star Barn Quilt


There is something especially beautiful about the colors of late summer, the deep green of the fields, the warm gold of ripening corn, and the creamy softness of dried husks turning in the sun. Those colors became the inspiration for our newest barn quilt design, the Sweet Corn Star.


When I first painted this pattern, I knew I wanted to use two of our warm Prairie Paint colors: Acorn Squash and Honeycomb. As the design came together, the golden shapes in the center began to look like sweet corn kernels nestled inside leafy green husks. What started as a traditional geometric star suddenly felt like a little celebration of the harvest.

And just like that, the Sweet Corn Star had its name.

A Star Inspired by the Field

Barn quilts have always carried the stories of home, family, farms, and the land. The Sweet Corn Star feels rooted in that tradition while offering a fresh interpretation of a classic quilt-star design.

Its golden center is surrounded by rich, earthy green and creamy white, creating the feeling of corn wrapped in its husk. The repeating geometry gives the design beautiful movement, while the warm harvest palette makes it feel timeless and welcoming.


It is a pattern that can live comfortably through the seasons. It is especially lovely for late summer and autumn, but its simple farmhouse colors make it beautiful all year long.

Hang it on a porch, in an entryway, above a garden bench, inside a kitchen, or on a favorite outbuilding. Wherever it is placed, the Sweet Corn Star brings a little of the countryside with it.

Painted in Prairie Paint Colors

The original Sweet Corn Star was hand-painted using Prairie Paint colors, including the golden warmth of Acorn Squash and Honeycomb.


These colors remind me of garden harvests, bowls of squash on the table, cornfields glowing in the evening light, and those first hints that summer is beginning to turn toward fall.

Of course, one of the joys of creating your own barn quilt is choosing a palette that tells your story. Follow the original harvest colors or give the design an entirely different personality using colors from your own home, garden, or family traditions.

Make Your Own Sweet Corn Star

The Sweet Corn Star is available in several ways, whether you would like to paint one yourself or enjoy a completed barn quilt.

The Sweet Corn Star Barn Quilt Pattern is available as an instant PDF download or as a full-color printed paper pattern. It includes the design layout, painting guide, and suggested Prairie Paint colors to help you create your own version.

For those who would like a more complete creative experience, the Sweet Corn Star Classic Barn Quilt Kit makes it easy to gather around the table, slow down, and enjoy the process of bringing the design to life.

The finished Sweet Corn Star Barn Quilt is also available for anyone who would love to add this warm, harvest-inspired piece to their home without painting it themselves.

A Little Piece of Harvest

The Sweet Corn Star reminds me that inspiration is often waiting in the most familiar places—in the garden, along a country road, or in the colors of a field we have passed a hundred times before.



This design celebrates those simple, beautiful things: golden corn, green husks, handmade traditions, and the feeling of bringing the harvest home.

I hope you love the Sweet Corn Star as much as I loved creating it.

Celebrate. Dream. Create.

Stories in every stitch and brushstroke.




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Thursday

Meet Plum Pickin & Blue Belle: Two New Prairie Paint Colors

There is something especially lovely about adding new colors to the Prairie Paint collection. Each one begins with a feeling, a memory, or a glimpse of color found in the gardens, fields, and stories that inspire everything we create. Today, I’m so excited to introduce two beautiful new shades:


Plum Pickin and Blue Belle.

Plum Pickin is a rich, deep periwinkle purple with the warmth and character of a perfectly ripened summer plum. Its name was inspired by memories of my grandmother’s orchard, where plum trees grew alongside the apples. She gathered those beautiful fruits and turned them into homemade jams, sauces, and even plum wine.

It is earthy, nostalgic, and just a little unexpected, the kind of color that feels both old-fashioned and wonderfully fresh. Plum Pickin adds beautiful depth to floral designs, barn quilts, painted furniture, signs, and all the little creative projects that need a touch of something special.


Prairie Paint Plum Pickin

Blue Belle is a beautiful, timeworn blue inspired by the delicate blue flowers that bring such sweetness to a garden. It has a peaceful, welcoming quality that feels right at home in cottage, farmhouse, and prairie-inspired projects.

This lovely shade is soft enough to feel gentle, yet rich enough to make a statement. Pair it with creamy whites and greens for a quiet garden palette, or combine it with deeper colors for a bold and colorful barn quilt design.


Prairie Paint Blue Belle

Beautiful Apart and Even Better Together

Although Plum Pickin and Blue Belle each have their own personality, they are especially beautiful when used together. The rich purple of Plum Pickin gives Blue Belle depth, while Blue Belle brings a soft, peaceful balance to the pairing.

Try them with warm golds, botanical greens, faded pinks, and vintage creams to create a palette that feels as though it was gathered straight from an old farmhouse garden.



Both colors are making their debut in our new Blue Belle Blossom Barn Quilt, where their rich, garden-inspired tones come together in a design filled with color, warmth, and prairie charm.

I cannot wait to see what you create with Plum Pickin and Blue Belle. Whether you use them in a barn quilt, a floral painting, a well-loved piece of furniture, or a project all your own, I hope they inspire you to celebrate, dream, and create.

Plum Pickin and Blue Belle Prairie Paints are available now in the shop.



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Monday

Introducing the Prairie Compass


Some designs begin with a pattern. Others begin with a feeling.

The Prairie Compass was born from those quiet moments spent outdoors, walking through tall grasses, watching summer clouds drift over the mountains, and noticing how every season has its own palette. It isn't simply a star. It's a reminder that nature has always been our compass.

The warm ochres echo sunlit wheat fields ready for harvest. Mossy greens recall forest trails and hidden meadows. Weathered blues reflect mountain skies after a summer rain, while soft sage and earthy clay ground the design in the colors of the prairie itself.


These are the colors that have always called us home.

For generations, barn quilts have been symbols of craftsmanship, community, and welcome. Hanging proudly on barns, porches, and homesteads, they tell stories without saying a word. The Prairie Compass carries that same tradition while offering a fresh interpretation - one that feels equally at home on a farmhouse porch, a garden fence, or the walls of a cozy cottage.

What I love most about this design is its symbolism. A compass doesn't choose the journey for us. It simply reminds us where we are and helps us find our way when we need direction. In many ways, life is the same. We all have seasons of wandering, seasons of planting, and seasons of coming home to ourselves.

The Prairie Compass is a gentle reminder to stay rooted in what matters most while remaining open to wherever the next path may lead.



Every Prairie Compass is carefully hand painted using our signature Prairie Paint colors, allowing each brushstroke and every piece of wood to retain its own unique character. No two are exactly alike, and that's part of their story.

I hope when you hang one in your home or garden, it becomes more than décor. I hope it becomes a quiet reminder to slow down, look toward the horizon, and remember that home isn't always a place...sometimes it's simply the feeling of being exactly where you're meant to be.

Thank you for being part of this journey and for celebrating handmade craftsmanship with us.  The Prairie Compass will be arriving in the shop in the shop this week, and I can't wait to share it with you.

With gratitude,


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Sunday

Between the First Pencil Line and the Second Coat of Paint

Yesterday, I spent the day teaching a barn quilt workshop at Farm & Hive in Idaho.

The venue was beautiful. The tables were filled with paint, brushes, rulers, and boards waiting to become something more. One by one, the students arrived, each carrying their own supplies, stories, and a little uncertainty.


Many had never painted a barn quilt before.

As they settled into their seats, I heard the familiar phrases.

"I'm not very artistic."

"I hope I can do this."

"I've never painted anything like this before."

I always smile when I hear those words because after fifteen years of teaching creative workshops, I've learned something.

The people who say they aren't creative almost always surprise themselves


There is a moment in every class that I have come to love.

It happens somewhere between the first pencil lines and the second coat of paint.

At the beginning of the day, everyone is focused on their own project. Their own board. Their own mistakes. Their own worries about whether they are doing it right.

But somewhere along the way, something shifts.

A question is asked across the table.

Someone shares a paint color.

A story is told.

Laughter breaks out.

A neighbor helps hold a ruler.

Someone compliments another painter's design.

And before you know it, a room full of strangers begins to feel like a gathering of old friends.


The barn quilts become almost secondary.

What is really being created is connection.

I watched it happen yesterday.

Women who had never met before leaning over each other's boards, encouraging one another. Sharing stories about children, gardens, travels, dreams, and life. Celebrating each completed section as though it were their own.

By the end of the day, something remarkable had happened.

Every single person left with a beautiful barn quilt.

But they also left with something less tangible.

Confidence.


Not because they had mastered a new skill.

Because they had been willing to begin.

I think we often get that backward.

We wait for confidence before we start.

We tell ourselves we'll try the new thing when we know more, have more experience, or feel more ready.

But creativity has taught me the opposite.

Confidence rarely comes first.

Confidence comes from making the first pencil line.

The first brushstroke.

The first stitch.

The first attempt.

The first imperfect beginning.

Yesterday was a reminder that most beautiful things begin with people who aren't entirely sure they can do them.

A blank board.

A handful of paint.

A room full of beginners.

And the willingness to start.

By the end of the day, the boards were covered in color.

The painters were smiling.


And a room full of strangers felt a little more like a room full of friends.

Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

Until next time,

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