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Floating Forest release day!

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

Release day for the Floating Forest quilt pattern! It's here! It's now! On sale! You can get the Floating Forest pattern in my pattern shop here on the website and all patterns are 20% off through Sunday November 14th. My...Read More

The Moons Akimbo special, or, patterns now available on my website

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

The Moons Akimbo special Dear long-suffering readers, here is the Moons Akimbo post I promised months ago! I know I don't have to tell you how crazy life gets sometimes. Still, no excuses. As a result I am offering you...Read More

Release day for Moons Akimbo, or, an exercise in brevity

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

I am very pleased to let you know that Moons Akimbo is now available for purchase in my store! After a lot of hard work and some wonderful test quilts that I will highlight in a post tomorrow - along...Read More

Moons Akimbo on the horizon, or, the continuing adventures of Quentin’s silhouette

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

I did a truly scary thing and entered Quentin's silhouette portrait quilt into the Minnesota Quilters quilt show as a judged entry! When I decided to enter it, I let go of any expectation to place since there are plenty...Read More

Release day is here!, or, a very happy birthday to The Kitchen Sink quilt pattern

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

I am beyond excited to announce that the pattern for The Kitchen Sink is now available! This quilt pattern has instructions for crib, twin, queen, and king size quilts. Click here to read all about this quilt's journey from fabric...Read More

Pattern testing underway, or, how to wait when you’re excited

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

Hint: it's SO HARD to wait when you're excited. My wonderful pattern testers are off and running, and I absolutely love the fabric they've chosen. Here are fabric pulls from four of the six, and I'll give you a little...Read More

The beacons are lit, or, a horn call for pattern testers

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

I am excited to announce that my first quilt pattern, The Kitchen Sink, is ready for testing. After going through copy editing with the wonderful Bryn Schut of Bryn Schut Edits, and further checking and double checking (so much checking)...Read More

Putting your brain to paper, or, how The Kitchen Sink became a quilt

Posted on March 21, 2021March 23, 2021 by Karoline Li (Flustered Turtle)

I have embarked on a grand journey. Grand in the sense that it will be large, fairly scary, and take me far from my comfort zone, like Pooh's Grand Adventure. Earlier this year, I finished a quilt affectionately named The...Read More