Kansas Troubles
I signed up for my first quilting class more than 25 years ago at a local quilt shop. When I admired a pattern with houses and stars, the owner asked if I’d like to make a sample for the shop with my payment as a kit for the same project. I returned a week later with two completed quilts – one for the shop and one for me. The sample for the shop was made exactly like the pattern had instructed with dozens of template pieces and y-seams. My quilt was a bit different… I had simplified the pattern by using connecting corners and layered triangles. That’s when the shop owner informed me, “You’ll never amount to anything as a quilter if you can’t follow instructions.”
I took this as a challenge.
For the next few years, I made little quilts to sell and peddled my own patterns locally until I finally took the leap and attended International Quilt Market. A Block-of-the-Month quilt I’d created using mostly Moda fabrics caught their attention and I was asked to join the Moda Designer team the following market. That was almost 17 years ago. More than 50 fabric collections later, I still embrace the nature-inspired color palette and prints that are Kansas Troubles’ classics.
I’m continually learning and growing as a designer, developing more simplified ways to piece traditional quilt blocks using my Layered Patchwork technique. I enjoy sharing my quilts and methods with quilters all over the country, teaching at quilt guilds, shops and on cruises. What a delightful way to spend your life, surrounded by quilts and quilters!
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Argyle Path Quilt Pattern
$9.95
Bittersweet Lane Bark Small Flower Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane Cornflower Stars Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane Hydrangea Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane Sand Flower Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane Sand Vines Yardage
$12.00
Burgundy Weave Texture 108" Wide Backing
$17.00
Clover Blossom Farm Bluebell yardage
$13.00
Clover Blossom Farm Dandelion yardage
$13.00
Clover Blossom Farm Leaf yardage
$13.00
Clover Blossom Farm Mulch yardage
$13.00
Country Road Flannel Black floral yardage
$13.00
Country Road Flannel Black Leaves yardage
$13.00
Country Road Flannel Blue Dots yardage
$13.00
Country Road Flannel Pumpkin yardage
$13.00
Country Road Flannel Purple Tone on Tone yardage
$13.00
Country Road Flannel Tonal Black yardage
$13.00
Daffodils And Dragonflies Crocus Yardage
$13.00
Daffodils And Dragonflies Dande Mul Yardage
$13.00
Daffodils Dragon Jelly Roll
$48.00
Daffodils Dragon Layer Cake
$48.00
Daffodils Dragonflies Charm
$12.00
Freedom Road 10" squares
$48.00
Freedom Road 2.5" strips
$48.00
Freedom Road 5" squares
$12.00
Freedom Road Blue Multi Yardage
$13.00
Freedom Road- Blue and Tan Stars yardage
$13.00
Freedom Road- Blue Small Print yardage
$13.00
Freedom Road- Tan Dots yardage
$13.00
Freedom Road- Tan Multi yardage
$13.00
Freedom Road- Tan Stars yardage
$13.00
Fresh Cut Flowers- Black Floral yardage
$12.00
Fresh Cut Flowers- Black Small Floral yardage
$12.00
Fresh Cut Flowers- Purple Floral yardage
$12.00
Gooseberry Lane Tan Green Yardage
$12.00
Gooseberry Lane Tan Red Yardage
$12.00
Gooseberry Lane Tan Yardage
$12.00
Harvest Hill- 5" squares
$10.00
Harvest Hill- Gold yardage
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Black
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Gold
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Green
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Purple
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Tan
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns- Red
$12.00
Homespun - Blue
$12.00
Hope Blooms- Bittersweet Willow Herb yardage
$12.00
Hope Blooms- Cornflower Small Floral yardage
$12.00
Hope Blooms- Daisy Clover yardage
$12.00
Hope Blooms- Rose Windswept yardage
$12.00
Hope Blooms-Rose Bird Tracks yardage
$12.00
Howdy Porcelain Pink
$12.00
Kansas Troubles Beige Wide Back 108"
$20.50
Kansas Troubles Green Wide Backing
$20.50
Kansas Troubles Navy Wide Backing
$20.50
Kansas Troubles Tin
$2.50
Maple Hill Beech Wood Dainty Floral Yardage
$12.50
Maple Hill Charm Pack
$10.99
Maple Hill Evergreen Branches Yardage
$12.50