Our Design Partners
We are so pleased to be partnering with a growing list of modern quilt pattern designers whose designs work hand in hand with our goal of putting modern quilts in the hands of our deserving veterans and service members.
Please spread the love by remembering to always credit the pattern designer and pattern name when posting images of your quilty creations on social media.
Lindlee grew up on the plains of northeast Montana and now lives in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband, daughter, and dog. You can usually find her hanging out with her toddler or doing some early morning or naptime sewing with a big mug of coffee when the house is quiet. She loves to get outside when she's not in her sewing corner - the garden and a hike in the mountains are two of her happy places. You can find her work at Plains and Pine.
May Featured Maker
Lindlee Smith
Our Partners
Sarah Holst
Sarah first started sewing clothes and bags and was an avid knitter. Deciding to follow her first quilt pattern, she quickly found her love for quilting and fabrics and hasn’t looked back. Sarah’s days are spent homeschooling her kids and sneaking in as much quilting as she can. She makes bright, vibrant patterns and loves modern fabrics.
Suzy Williams
Suzy Williams, founder of Suzy Quilts, is rooted in a deep love for the heritage and tradition of quilting and a desire to craft unique, contemporary textiles. With a BFA in visual communications, Suzy uses her graphic-design background to transform conventional sewing into a fresh, personal interpretation of minimal, modern design.
Ben Millett
Quilting became Ben Millett's creative outlet outside his work at an agriculture company in Des Moines, Iowa. He enjoyed designing and piecing quilt tops but would be frustrated that his quilting lines were wobbly. Around the same time, he realized that he was not as straight as he'd been convinced to be. "Not So Straight" became a tongue-in-cheek rallying cry (and, later, his brand name) as Ben quilted, reminding both himself and others of who he is. He takes a modern approach with his quilted projects, preferring to work with solids in saturated colors (unless he has green prints on hand). Those projects are meant for everyday use and for display, and sometimes both at the same time. He is grateful his husband and son let him retreat to the craft room for hours on end to bring his projects to fruition.
Amanda Carye
A New Englander who now calls New York home, Amanda has been quilting since middle school and sewing since forever. A serial entrepreneur with an MBA, she spent most of her career in the arts world before starting her first company (which had absolutely nothing to do with quilts!). In 2017, she started her second company, Broadcloth Studio, a collection of bold and modern quilt patterns that are designed to be enjoyable to make. With Broadcloth Studio, Amanda aims to celebrate the craft, the community, and the heritage of quilting every day (with a fresh take and an irreverent wink). She is also a founder and co-host of the Quilt Buzz Podcast. She loves talking about quilting, designing, hand stitching, business strategy, and spreadsheets (data analysis, anyone?!?).
Wendy Chow
Wendy is the Aussie modern quilter and pattern designer behind The Weekend Quilter. She is based in New York City and is a co-host of the Quilt Buzz Podcast. She has a deep love for prints and patterns, and her designs feature bold, unique color combinations and geometric shapes inspired by architecture, interior design, and nature. Today, quilts are not just seen as a utility to provide warmth, but they represent us and our story. As a modern quilter and pattern designer, she hopes to pass down this creative legacy through her designs.
Jessica Schunke
Jessica began sewing and quilting in 2009, shortly after moving to St. Louis from her home state of Texas and finding that a new hobby was a good way to get settled and meet new friends. A former president and secretary of the St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild, Jessica is the owner/designer of Blue Sky Modern Craft and an editor by trade who’s bridged the gap between her work and craft, writing and tech editing a growing number of her own and other designers’ patterns. She loves using bright prints and solids and incorporating texture and handwork wherever she can.
Brittany Lloyd
Brittany started Lo & Behold Stitchery in 2017 as a way to connect with her late grandmother, Lois (Granny). Granny instilled a love of creating in Brittany from an early age. Brittany vividly remembers spending summers at her grandparents’ house crafting at the kitchen table. They would create Christmas ornaments, watercolor paintings, pottery, and more. While Brittany never had the chance to learn to sew or quilt with her grandmother, Granny created many quilts on her own, which were later passed down to Brittany, and after Granny passed away in 2013, Brittany inherited her vintage sewing machine and quilting supplies. It was then that Brittany decided to learn to quilt in Granny's memory. Using various pieces of her grandmother's clothing, Brittany created her first quilt ... a memory quilt. The rest is history.
Megan Collins
Megan is a stay-at-home mom of three who found stress relief and creativity in quilting and quilt design. She believes handmade items are such a unique way to fill a home with love, and she looks to spread that love through her pattern designs.
Mary Davis
Mary Davis is the creative force behind Mary Go Round Quilts. Her crafty nature goes back to her childhood when she received some sort of craft kit every year for Christmas. When her mom started quilting, it was something she had to learn herself. She bought a book called Teach Yourself to Quilt, made her very first sampler quilt in 1995, and has been quilting ever since.
To further her knowledge of all things quilting, she took a course on how to write and sell quilt patterns. Her first pattern, Launch Party, released in January 2021. She is very excited to start this new venture and share it with you.
Amber Elliot
Amber is a software engineer and mama by day and a pattern designer, artist, and quilter by night. She launched a subscription box called Modern Makes in January 2020 and has been so happy to see it bring creativity into so many people’s lives. Since its launch, Modern Makes has taken off and become a digital membership as well, with an awesome community of quilters.
Donna McLeod
Donna is the lady behind XOXSEW. She’s been sewing for four years but tries to sew nearly everyday to make up for all the days that she missed. In 2019, she began designing her own quilt patterns. It’s a thrill for her to see pieces of fabric come together to become a functional, unique gift.
Kristy Daum
Kristy has been sewing since she was a child and quilting for almost as long. As the founder and a past president of the St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild, she loves to educate others about the modern quilting aesthetic and bring quilting to a new audience. She is also the owner/designer of St. Louis Folk Victorian, a growing quilt-pattern design brand. Her work has been featured in books, magazines, and social media.
Leila Gardunia
Leila is a biologist by training, a mom, and a quilter. She loves planning, drafting, picking out fabric -- all of it. It doesn’t always come easy, but that is what makes it interesting. Her goal is to share quilts she’s made and what she has learned along the way with you, so you can have more fun quilting too! She’s become that crazy quilt lady, and it all started with a children’s book...
Fran Gulick
Fran is Chilean who now calls Washington state home after several moves with her husband, who served in the U.S. Army. Before starting Cotton and Joy, Fran worked 8 years as a web designer and after learning to quilt, she couldn't help but come up with her own quilt pattern designs. As a mom of two kiddos, she aims to create quilt patterns that are fast finishes that anyone, from inexperienced beginners to long-time quilters, can enjoy making.
Sarah Ruiz
Sarah is a quilter and an aerospace engineer from Houston, TX. Her creative and technical sides have always been intertwined, from drawing Disney characters and memorizing constellations as a kid to taking humans back to the moon and dreaming up new quilts today. Quilting perfectly combines her engineering and artistic mindsets, and she loves the puzzle solving required to turn an idea into reality. Her quilts feature bright colors, bold lines, and graphic shapes that are easy to make but pack a visual punch.
Julie Burton
Julie is a 30-something, work-from-home mom of one kiddo and two dogs. She’s an athletic trainer by day and a quilter by night, so with little free time to dedicate to sewing, she likes to make the most of the time she has! She made her first quilt — an American flag — in 2014, and it wasn’t long before she was designing her own quilts. Originally from Texas, she’s spent the last several years moving around the country with her Army husband.
Satomi Hoar
Satomi is from rural northern Japan and now lives in northwest Connecticut with her husband and two children. She began quilting nearly 10 years ago when her mother-in-law, an experienced quilter originally from Lancaster County, PA, offered to teach her. The first quilt she made with assistance changed her life! She’s been making quilts and handmade items for her family and local charitable causes ever since. Aside from her family, designing quilt patterns and making quilts is her greatest joy. For inspiration, she looks to nature, the many places she’s visited and lived, and the experience of meeting so many amazing people through quilting.
Rachelle Craig
Rachelle is a former construction engineer turned designer pursuing her long-time dream of designing quilt patterns. One summer, as a bored teenager, she taught herself how to quilt using library books, and she hasn't looked back since. She enjoys the entire process of quilt making, from the spark of inspiration to watching a written design turn into a tangible quilt. Her quilts often include geometric designs using solid fabrics in bright colors on dark backgrounds. While staying at home during the pandemic, she turned to the online quilting community for support and inspiration and is so very appreciative of the friends she's made along the way. Rachelle lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, studio cat, and a herd of cows.
Lindlee Smith
Lindlee grew up on the plains of northeast Montana and now lives in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband, daughter, and dog. You can usually find her hanging out with her toddler or doing some early morning or naptime sewing with a big mug of coffee when the house is quiet. She loves to get outside when she's not in her sewing corner - the garden and a hike in the mountains are two of her happy places. You can find her work at Plains and Pine.
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We are excited to continue growing our list of partners -- stay tuned to see who joins next!
We also welcome messages from interested collaborators. If you are interested in partnering with us, please send us an email at modernservicequilts@gmail.com.
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