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One pattern, a dozen completely different quilts

Aug 18, 2026

Here's a quiet little pattern I've noticed. A lot of us follow the pattern exactly — every fabric, every placement, right down to the cover photo. Partly because it's what we know. And partly because going off-script feels risky. What if I choose the wrong colors? What if I waste fabric?

I want to let you in on something: a pattern is a starting point, not a rulebook. And this week on the blog, I'm proving it with Sasha — our most popular pattern of all time — and a parade of student versions that share the same pattern and absolutely nothing else. One painted her own border. One cast a single batik as the whole show. One let her quilting do the talking.

Same Sasha. Every single one unmistakably the maker's.

 

 

Read the full post (and see their quilts) here →


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