Create a one-of-a-kind APPLIQUÉD Heirloom story quilt
The StoryBuilder Method™ is a flexible approach to creating one-of-a-kind story quilts. Begin with thoughtfully designed characters, scenery, ideas, and guidance, then make them your own using the techniques you enjoy most. The framework gives you enough structure to begin with confidence while leaving plenty of room for imagination, personalization, and change along the way. The process is meant to be just as enjoyable and rewarding as the finished quilt itself.
The Front Yard Friends- the ducklings who started it all.
START WITH A FRAMEWORK. BUILD THE STORY YOUR WAy
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FRONT YARD FRIENDS
182-page creative workbook
More than 95 pages filled with traceable frameworks, (left & right facing, so never a need for a lightbox or sunny window) plus imaginative ideas, creative guidance, layout inspiration, and practical quilt-construction formulas.
Meet the Front Yard Friends - a lively cast of ducks with opinions, mischievous squirrels, dignified geese, bunnies, and one very industrious and “helpful” woodpecker.
Mix and match character components, build charming scenery, and use The StoryBuilder Method™ to create a one-of-a-kind heirloom quilt filled with personality.
EXPLORE THE STORYBUILDER STUDIO
CREATE WITH A STORY IN MIND
The StoryBuilder Method™ helps quilters move beyond simply following instructions and into a more flexible, creative process.
IMAGINE
Find inspiration and discover new possibilities.
BUILD
Use the techniques you enjoy.
Change things up when you need
to keep it interesting.
CREATE
Start with the framework. Build a one-of-a-kind quilt that tells your story.
What is the STORYBUILDER Method™?
The StoryBuilder Method™ is a creative approach to quilting designed to help you build meaningful quilts with confidence and imagination. Instead of following one predetermined outcome, you begin with a foundation of possibilities and create a quilt that reflects your own style, choices, and story.
Whether you enjoy appliqué, piecing, handwork, or a combination of techniques, the method gives you enough structure to begin while leaving room to change direction, personalize the process, and create something only you could have made.
This quilt is ready to display, but there is still room to add more appliqué when inspiration strikes. With StoryBuilder, a quilt can keep evolving with you.
Do any critters visit your front yard? Or do you wish they did?
Front Yard Friends was inspired by the adorable feathered and furry friends that share my yard and allow me to be a part of their daily lives. Every character in my Front Yard Friends Collection is based on a real animal or bird that visits my yard.
God filled our neighborhoods with remarkable little neighbors. From ducklings and bunnies, to squirrels, crows, an industrious woodpecker, and one rather opinionated goose, once you pay attention, you realize each one has a personality, and every one has a story.
So, I’ll tell you about my Front Yard Friends…
Then you can create your own. Good things are so much better when shared.
Notice. Delight. Share.
I was in the mood for some appliqué, but mostly piecing when I made this quilt. The beauty of my method is, you get to create with whatever technique you are most excited to explore!
WHY I CREATED THE STORYBUILDER METHOD™
I created The StoryBuilder Method™ because my ADHD brain loves quilting, but not always the repetition that can come with making the same block again and again. I wanted a way to shift techniques, follow new ideas, and change direction without abandoning the project.
Before StoryBuilder, I often bounced between five or six quilts just to keep things interesting. Now I can satisfy that same need for variety, keep it within one project and finish a cohesive, one-of-a-kind quilt that is entirely my own design.
You do not need ADHD to benefit from that freedom. StoryBuilder is for anyone who wants enough structure to begin (and templates with cute stuff to use!) without being locked into one predeterminded result.
Do I still have about 10 quilts in progress (or just piles of new fabric with tentative plans)? Yes. Yes, I do. BUT, I am working on them one at a time now, rather than hopping around. I get more actually FINISHED this way and my attention is still raptly kept. (Sneak peek on that fish…. Ocean Friends is coming up! I already made the full sample quilt!)