Welcome to Something Sew Fine Quilt Design!

Here you will find:

My new book "Moon Dance - a Quilter's Creative Journey"
Non-traditional quilt patterns

Expert Photo Editing and Transfer Services
Custom designed photo "Memory" Quilts

Information about my Trunk Shows and Guild Workshops

Information and updates about new ventures and new directions for my work (see below)

I will be developing new quilt patterns and classes, so come back often

"Let the beauty you love be what you do."
– Rumi

—This sums up how I feel about my work as a quilt designer & photographer.

"Moon Dance - a Quilter's Creative Journey" is now available Internationally!!

This book was created to fill the need of all those quilters who love large scale prints but do not know how to use them, whether elegant Asian panels, a gorgeous large scale floral print or a playful design from Laurel Burch. If you are one of those fabric lovers who can't bear to cut up these fabrics, then this is the book for you!

I collaborated with a group of twelve outstanding quilters to provide wonderful samples of each of the twelve unique designs featured in this book. There are a total of 28 quilts in a variety of different fabric styles that illustrate just how versatile these designs and patterns are.

The quilt shown on the front cover, "Full Moon Over Mt Fuji", features a dramatic Asian panel from Kona Bay in the center.

The book is stunning and has been received with great excitement among both quilters. and quilt shop owners.

Please visit www.QuiltWoman.com for retail, wholesale and Distributor pricing information.

New Ventures and Directions:

January 2010: I am excited to announce that I have a design and pattern instructions for an elegant wall hanging published in Asian Fabrics magazine (published by Kona Bay and Seattle Bay fabric Co.) Asian Fabrics magazine is the first quilt publication to publish one of my designs and I am very grateful. The quilt features a dramatic large scale print and coordinating fabrics, all from Kona Bay.

Please check out Issue #18, with a tiger on the cover symbolizing the beginning of the Chinese New Year. You can find my design on pages 48-51. This issue also features many other beautiful Asian inspired quilt projects and, as a special treat, also includes the newest additions toKona Bay's many wonderful fabric lines.

If you do not already subscribe to this fabulous quilt magazine, check at your local LQS or order it directly online from www.konabay.com

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My "Take Four" placemat pattern was recently named one of the top 10 Best Selling patterns for all of 2009 at QuiltWoman.com (out of more than 300 patterns that Nancy Dill carries on her QuiltWoman.com site.) This is especially gratifying considering this pattern was not released until early last fall! It is also the second year in a row that one of my patterns was a best seller on her site - in 2008 my "Moon Glow" pattern was one of the top ten best selling NEW patterns for that year.

I have taught both of these patterns numerous times and students have loved working on both of these very different projects.

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Fall 2009 - New Patterns and New Projects:

I have a wonderful new pattern out for quick and easy placemats. it is called "Take Four" because it takes four coordinating fat quarters to make the top. (See Patterns page for details) Like all my patterns, it is available at www.quiltwoman.com

I am working on several other quilt designs that will make wonderful baby/child, large lap or bed size quilts. I plan to introduce these new patterns at the spring International Quilt Market in Minneapolis next April 2010. Stay tuned!

All commissions and purchases may be paid for on-line through Pay Pal. You may also pay by check. Any purchase made by check will be shipped after the check clears. Please contact me for price estimates for commission work. Shipping will be added at actual cost for all purchases.

To find out more about me and my work, please click About Me. Feel free to Contact Me with any comments or questions you may have, or to discuss a project that may interest you. I would love to hear from you!

New England Quilt Designer's Blog!

The New England Quilt Designers' Cooperative, of which I am a co-founder, now has its own Blog site: http://nequiltdesigners.blogspot.com

Each of our six professional designers post regularly about their work - providing information about new designs, photos of work in progress, announcements of upcoming vending opportunities and other activities or events we may be involved in.

Please check back often to see what each of us is up to!

Pattern Publishing:

My quilt patterns are published and distributed by Nancy Dill Designs, Inc. d/b/a QuiltWoman.com publishing Co. This means I have more time to create and design! I write all the instructions myself and provide all the detailed diagrams that go with each pattern, but I no longer have to take time away from my studio for publishing and marketing my patterns. This is a BIG step forward for me and is turning out to be a wonderful partnership!