My Wandering Path | Stephens Street

Fabric collection · Fall 2027

Eleven prints, a coordinating basics line, and the patterns to sell them, designed by a quilter who knows what shops need.

11 prints · 26 colorways
Plus Dots and Dashes basics · 3 prints · 13 colorways

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Debut Collection

Shelby Hayes and Ann Porter, 1976 — Shelby Hayes (left) and Ann Porter (right), 1976

Stephens Street is a quiet street in Boaz, Alabama, and until I was in college, both sets of my grandparents lived at opposite ends of the street. Every summer, I’d spend several idyllic weeks with my grandparents, bouncing from house to house.

My grandmothers, Ann and Shelby, were the best of friends and incorrigible crafters. During my summer visits, I’d join them on trips to fabric and craft stores and watch intently as they made all kinds of things, from tole paintings to needlework.

This collection is a love letter to my childhood. Deeply personal and nostalgic, I’ve pulled together colors and patterns that, to me, capture the look and feel of my grandparents’ homes and the kind of ’70s aesthetic that was popular in small-town America: more “country” than “groovy.”

Viewed as a whole, Stephens Street as a complete collection will appeal to nostalgic quilters who fall somewhere between traditional and modern. But with its mix of large-scale and calico florals and versatile blenders, quilters of all persuasions can find prints within Stephens Street that would be at home in their stashes.

Select a color to change the colorway · Click a swatch to enlarge

Basics line, debuting in this collection

Dots and Dashes

About the basics line

Basics collection

As my quilting style has evolved, I’ve leaned more and more on small-scale prints as blenders. But I didn’t want to make one more textured solid. I wanted prints that can stand on their own. Dots and Dashes draws on the tole painting dots my grandmother taught me to paint, and on the feel of textured wovens: basics with real character.

Every future print collection adds new colorways of Threadlets, Paint Dots and Dashwork. 3 prints · 13 colorways today

Quilt designs for Stephens Street

Made with the collection

Sampler quilt in Stephens Street fabrics (digital mockup)

The centerpiece

Stephens Street Sampler

66½” × 66½”

An 18-month, shop-friendly BOM program. The Stephens Street Sampler incorporates the complete fabric collection and features a wide range of techniques, giving shops the opportunity to use the program as a foundation for add-on skill-building classes and tools and notions. Participating shops will receive a shop guide with information on kit cutting, suggestions for building an in-store series based on the sampler, and more!

Block of the month
Shop program

More designs

Companion quilts

I’ll Fly Away

66½” × 66½”

Scrappy

Quilt colorways of I’ll Fly AwayScrappyChristmasPatriotic

Go scrappy or choose a Christmas or patriotic color palette for this versatile design!

Jelly roll companion quilt in Stephens Street fabrics

Rickrack

61” × 70½”

Strip-piecing makes quick work of this jelly roll-friendly design, while fussy cut borders add interest. This is an extremely fabric-efficient design!

Porch Light

72½” × 72½”

Star blocks and a secondary star pattern pop against a dark floral background in this advanced beginner-friendly design.

Layer cake companion quilt in Stephens Street fabrics (mockup)

Hopscotch

62½” × 65”

Inspired by a traditional quilt design, this updated version mimics the look without tricky Y seams or hand piecing!

Track record

Published work

Book

You’ve Got a Point!

Martingale · 2022

Stunning Quilts with Triangle-in-a-Square Blocks

“How many ways can I use a triangle-in-a-square block in a quilt?” After inadvertently designing two completely different quilts featuring this fun-to-make block, I realized that maybe I was on to something! I set a creative challenge for myself to design a minimum of 12 unique quilts that featured triangles-in-a-square units somewhere in each individual block. You’ve Got a Point!, published by Martingale in 2022, is the culmination of that creative challenge.

Since Martingale’s closure in 2024, I’ve been converting the designs in You’ve Got a Point! into stand-alone patterns and will continue to release the individual patterns with future fabric collections.

On the cover

American Patchwork & Quilting

Issue 194 · June 2025 · “Homestead”

Homestead is a traditionally pieced quilt featuring log cabin blocks and house blocks, with fabrics thoughtfully placed to create a striking color block effect. This version of Homestead uses prints from two very different collections; one is a traditional reproduction line, and the other is a vibrant and stylish boho-inspired collection. These two collections work together to create a palette that is both nostalgic and fresh, and a little unexpected as well. That’s what I really love about Homestead—it’s a great opportunity to play around with mixing traditional and contemporary prints and colors in a way that still feels cohesive.

Pattern catalog

11 published patterns

In development

Three more collections on the way.

Each one adds new colorways to Dots and Dashes.

A nod to my own June wedding, this romantic collection features a range of florals, versatile geometric motifs, and a delightful monogram print inspired by antique embroidery alphabets.

Classic Americana in the 1976 Bicentennial style. Folk art and colonial motifs, rendered in navy, old gold, and maroon, make this collection nostalgic and timeless.

Featuring rich fall colors, menswear-inspired prints, and block-art style florals, this collection is perfect for inspired seasonal sewing.

About the designer

Anna Dineen

“Timeless designs, thoughtfully refreshed for the next generation of quilters—by a quilter.”

As a quilter, I love playing with unexpected fabric and pattern combinations—using reproduction fabrics in a modern setting, or infusing a traditional quilt block with modern sensibilities using a bold fabric. My fabric collections are designed with that interplay in mind. I’m not a modern quilter, but I’m not purely a traditionalist, either; and I think a lot of quilters feel the same.

I am deeply nostalgic, though, and inspired by reproduction fabrics. All of my prints are new renderings of public-domain antique fabric swatches, remixed and recolored for fresh collections that feel both familiar and timeless and will appeal to a wide range of quilters.

I’m passionate about quilting, so my goal isn’t just to make pretty fabric; it’s to make fabric that quilters can actually use. I’m always thinking about scale and texture when I’m working on a print—how is this going to look when it’s cut up into 2½″ squares or cut down the length of fabric for a border? Is the impact of the repeat going to be lost?

I take the same thoughtful approach when designing my quilt patterns. I enjoy finding new ways to use traditional quilt blocks, and my primary goal is to design quilts that work with a variety of fabrics. I’m an experienced pattern writer; all of my patterns feature easy-to-follow instructions, high-quality diagrams, coloring pages, and when possible, additional digital mockups in different fabrics to inspire quilters.

Credits

Cover quilt, American Patchwork & Quilting
Author, You’ve Got a Point!
11 published quilt patterns

Licensing inquiries

I’d love to be your newest fabric designer!

Email: anna@mywanderingpath.com
Mobile: 214-632-3846
Instagram: @mywanderingpath

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