Hi! I’m Molly, and I’m so excited to be starting Block & Hue Studio.
While I made a quilt or two in high school, quilting didn’t really grab me until much later. When my oldest son was two, I started sewing clothes for him – then for the four kids who followed. I fell in love with being able to make things exactly how I envisioned them (and with the forgiving nature of stretchy knit fabric).
A few years ago, a friend who was starting a long-arm quilting business offered to trade quilting services for a logo design. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, and while it’s not my full-time job anymore, it definitely still comes in handy. I designed her logo, fully expecting I’d never actually use the quilting services – after all, I wasn’t much of a quilter. But she insisted on holding up her end of the deal, which finally pushed me to finish a quilt I had started seven or eight years earlier (unfinished projects really bother me!).
Somewhere along the way, I got hooked.
The quilt wasn’t perfect – and the son it was originally made for had long since outgrown the cutesy animal fabric – but I had discovered a whole world of modern, bright, fun quilts that I couldn’t wait to try. I set a goal to make a bed-sized quilt for each of my kids, this time with designs that actually fit their personalities.
When my second son asked for a dinosaur quilt at age nine, I knew the toddler-style patterns wouldn’t cut it. We eventually found an amazing design from Urban Loon Studios…with one catch: it was a Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) pattern, and I had no idea what that meant. A few tutorials later, I decided to just jump in – and it worked. There were mistakes, but he ended up with a quilt he absolutely loved. That experience cemented something important for me: I’d rather choose projects that excite me than ones that are easy.
After that, I was really hooked. FPP felt like magic – watching a pile of oddly shaped pieces turn into something recognizable never got old. I loved that it made designs possible that traditional quilting just couldn’t.
Eventually, I started wondering if I could design my own FPP patterns. I took a class from Melissa de Leon Mason (@quiltallthethings_ on IG), and it finally clicked. In true over-ambitious fashion, I skipped “small” and designed a 90″ x 90″ Master Chief helmet quilt from Halo (my husband’s favorite game). I designed both the pattern and the quilting pantograph, and while it wasn’t mistake-free, it turned out even better than I’d hoped. That project showed me I really could do this.
Which brings me to today.
I’ve wanted to sell FPP patterns for a while, but life kept getting in the way. Then, a short time ago, I watched a class on selling patterns – and something finally lit a fire. Within hours, I had a business name, logo, domain, and a plan. While there aren’t large patterns available just yet, I have so many ideas I can’t wait to bring to life.
FPP has completely changed quilting for me. The idea that I can take almost any design and turn it into a quilt still feels a little magical. Most of the quilts I’ve made have been gifts, because with the time, thought, and care that goes into them, gifting a quilt feels like gifting a piece of love. I love knowing that each member of my family has a quilt made just for them – and I want to share that experience with others.
That’s why I started Block & Hue Studio. Along with my own designs, I also accept custom pattern requests. Getting to help someone bring their idea to life – and seeing how much they love the result – has been such a joy.
Thank you so much for being here. I hope you find something you love.