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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A Vintage Christmas- Black
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Black Floral
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Gold Floral
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Green
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Green Floral
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Green Mini
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Red
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Red Floral
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Red Swirl
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Tan
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Tan Bells
$13.50
A Vintage Christmas- Tan Words
$13.50
Bittersweet Lane- Bark Small Flower Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane- Cornflower Stars Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane- Hydrangea Yardage
$12.00
Bittersweet Lane- Sand Vines Yardage
$12.00
Blackbirds Nest Black
$13.00
Blackbirds Nest Tan
$13.00
Blackbirds Nest Tan Floral
$13.00
Blackbirds Nest Tan Tonal
$13.00
Chickadee Landing - Black Floral
$13.00
Chickadee Landing - Dandelion
$13.00
Chickadee Landing- Dandelion Multi
$13.00
Clover Blossom Farm- Mulch
$13.00
Country Road- Flannel Pumpkin
$13.00
Daffodils And Dragonflies- Crocus Yardage
$13.00
Daffodils Dragonflies Charm
$12.00
Daisy Lane Bluebell
$13.00
Daisy Lane Crocus
$13.00
Daisy Lane Dandelion
$13.00
Daisy Lane Mulch
$13.00
Daisy Lane Tiger Lily
$13.00
Fluttering Leaves - Beechwood
$13.00
Fluttering Leaves - Beechwood Ton
$13.00
Fluttering Leaves - Evergreen
$13.00
Fluttering Leaves - Golden Oak
$13.00
Freedom Road - Tan Stars
$13.00
Freedom Road- Tan Stars All Over
$13.00
Fresh Cut Flowers - Black Small Floral
$12.00
Gooseberry Lane - Tan
$12.00
Gooseberry Lane - Tan Green
$12.00
Gooseberry Lane - Tan Red Wave
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Gold
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns Green
$12.00
Homemade Homespuns- Red
$12.00
Homespun - Blue
$12.00
Kansas Troubles Beige 108" Wide Backing
$22.00
Kansas Troubles Favorites Backgrounds Mini Charms
$5.00
Kansas Troubles Green 108" Wide Backing
$22.00
Kansas Troubles Navy 108" Wide Backing
$22.00
Maple Hill - Hawthorn Sassafrass
$12.50
Maple Hill - Sugar Maple Leave
$12.50
Maple Hill Beech Wood - Dainty Floral
$12.50
Milestones - Black Dots
$12.00
Milestones - Purple Small Print
$12.00
On Meadowlark Pond - Navy
$12.00
Prairie Dreams - Purple
$12.00
Prairie Dreams - Red Dots
$12.00
Prairie Dreams - Tan Leaves
$12.00