Pickles & Charlie

Create a One-of-a-Kind Heirloom Quilt

The StoryBuilder Studio

A new approach to Quilting

A new way to create quilts that reflects your imagination, your style, and your story.

CREATE WITH A STORY IN MIND

The Storybuilder Method™ was created to help quilters move beyond simply following instructions and into a more creative process. With thoughtfully designed resources and endless possibilities, you can create quilts that reflect your own imagination, memories, and style.

IMAGINE

Find inspiration and discover new possibilities.

BUILD

Combine elements in a way that feels uniquely yours.

A quilted fabric banner with white background, decorated with blue and red patterned bunting flags spelling out 'Gray Family' and small red hearts.

Create

Finish a quilt that tells your story.

A colorful quilt with a design featuring a duck, duckling, and squirrel is draped over a wooden porch swing.

Meet the Front Yard Friends!

The image features a colorful cartoon scene with various animals and a sign that reads "Pickles & Charlie." There are two cartoon ducks, one on roller skates wearing a flower lei and another with a green vest, along with birds, a squirrel, and mole. A bird is perched on a birdhouse, and a woodpecker is pecking at a tree.

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.

Notice. Delight. Share.

Because good things are so much better when shared!

MEET THE NEIGHBORS!

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 a single 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 Storybuilder Method™ allows you to create in a way that keeps you inspired and engaged throughout the process.

With thoughtfully designed resources, creative guidance, and endless opportunities for personalization, you provide the vision — the finished quilt becomes uniquely yours.