Hi! I’m Allie.

I love to use fabric and thread to “paint”, and quilting is my happy place.

I have a degree in marine biology and am currently a stay at home mom to three boys. My love of science and the ocean finds its way into my work, whether I mean it to or not.

I am all about using scraps whenever possible, and I love playing with texture and color to create interesting art pieces. I love challenging the limits of what I can do, and I’m not afraid to make mistakes in the process.

Quilting is my art form, my way of expressing my voice. My work is an expression of me and all that is important to me, and I want to create safe spaces in this community for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people. Everyone deserves to express their own voice, and I want to encourage people to find confidence in their own creativity.

To follow along with what I’m currently working on, check out my Instagram by clicking an image below:

Seaglass No. 49⁣ 10” x 24”⁣ ⁣ Quilted with @aurifilthread⁣ ⁣ 🪸⁣ ⁣ My Seaglass Class Labor Day sale is on for 3 more days!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ This one will be available for purchase when my art quilt sale happens (soon)!⁣ ⁣ 🪸⁣ ⁣ #SeaglassQuilting #Sea
Micro Appliqué No. 4⁣ 8” x 11”⁣ ⁣ 🪸⁣ ⁣ This is about as small as I go with appliqué. Some of these pieces are 1/4 inch x 1/2 inch. This was made with scraps leftover from seaglass quilts (which are already made from scraps)
⭐️ Labor Day Sale ⭐️⁣ ⁣ My on demand seaglass class is 20% off from now until 9/9/22!⁣ ⁣ Follow the link in my profile; the coupon is automatically applied.⁣ ⁣ 🪸⁣ ⁣ If you’re not into making your own, I’m still prepping for my art quilt
Mini Square Pop Quilt⁣ 5.5” x 10.5”⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ☀️⁣ ⁣ Prepping for an upcoming art quilt sale on my website - stay tuned.⁣ ⁣ ☀️⁣ ⁣ Fabric is by @iamrashidacolemanhale for @rubystarsociety ⁣ Quilted with @aurifilthread ⁣ #ArtQuilt #ArtQuilts #M
The theme of this month has been finding happiness. And while it does come from within, I haven’t been able to tap into it for a very long time. For so long I found it easier to go around being numb than to feel the things. ⁣ ⁣ I am forever gra
Back to longarming today.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🪸⁣ ⁣ Machine quilting with @aurifilthread⁣ ⁣ #SeaglassQuilt #SeaglassQuilting #SeaglassArt #Seaglass #LoveSeaglass #MosaicQuilt #MakeModern #ModernQuilting #ModernQuilts #MosaicQuilts #SeaglassMosaic #FabricArt #Quilts
In love again.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Pieced with @aurifilthread⁣ ⁣ #ImprovQuilting #ImprovQuilt #ImprovQuilts #LowVolume #libertyfabric #libertyfabrics #scrappy #scrappyquilt #scrapquilt #scrapquilts #makeithappymakeitscrappy #logcabinquilt #octologcabin #octopodsqua
Spending so much time in Maine at @agatheringofstitches and with @nightquilter gave me so much perspective and confidence. I’ve always avoided showing my face on here because as much as I want to encourage others to feel confidently themselves,
I have yet to post about the @agatheringofstitches retreat, not because there aren’t big feelings, but because there are so very many.⁣ ⁣ This was my second year experiencing this space where I’m able to put everything outside on hold and
I’m teaching at QuiltCon 2023!⁣ ⁣ ⭐️ Improv Color Shift ⭐️⁣ ⁣ Friday Feb 24 (6pm - 9pm⁣)⁣ Saturday Feb 25 (9am - 12pm)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Learn how to improvisationally piece using scraps to make a striking color shift. ⁣ ⁣ The workshop teaches how to look a
I’m teaching at QuiltCon 2023!⁣ ⁣ ⭐️ Improv Self Portrait ⭐️⁣ ⁣ Thursday Feb 23 (9am - 4:30pm⁣) ⁣ You will learn how to create an image using improv quilting and fabrics grouped into values. You can use any image, and it’s especially stri
⭐️ GIVEAWAY ⭐️⁣ ⁣ This month I’m running a sew along with the Octopod Squad lesson! ⁣ ⁣ _____⁣ ⁣ @aurifilthread has been so generous to help me give out thread sets! You could win:⁣ ⁣ Proud and About by Henrik Müller @herrschaftenmueller
August’s Octopod Squad is about Improv Log Cabins! ⁣ ⁣ ⭐️⁣ ⁣ Here’s the progress on my own. I’m really embracing the improv here - I have no idea what each block will look like even as I’m working on it, and I still don’