Bold, colorful quilts come from a system. Not your gut.

I give you the plan. You take the bow.

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Thin Air quilt featuring rows of small, colorful rectangular fabric pieces

All the Good quilt in the original Bundle No. 4 palette

Our most popular patterns

Every quilt comes out a little different, a little yours.

Triangles No Triangles

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Sound familiar?

"I'm scared I'll mess it up, so I never start."

"I don't want to waste good fabric on a quilt that doesn't work."

"I love colorful quilts, but I stick to kits because choosing colors feels impossible."

Where are my medium people?

We love rich, medium-value fabrics, so we pick them one by one. Then they don't work together.

You're not bad at color. Nobody ever gave you a plan.

Hi, I’m Mitzie

I’m the designer and teacher behind Jittery Wings Quilt Co.

I help quilters move from uncertainty to confidence through color, with practical teaching, thoughtful patterns, and lots of encouragement.

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How much help do you want?

Every path uses the same system. You choose how much of it I do for you.

The most help

Walk me through every step

Paint by Number is for quilters who want the numbers. Every fabric and block is numbered, with a new step and video each month and a community sewing alongside you.

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Some help

Pick my colors for me

Pair any Controlled Improv pattern with one of my curated Pure Solids bundles. The palette is already planned. The pattern shows you how to place it.

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Your colors, my system

Teach me to plan my own

Every Controlled Improv pattern teaches the system. Choose a pattern, then build your own palette with Build a Color Flow™ Bundle or pull from your stash.

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2027 Quilt Along

Paint by Number

No scary improv. No guessing. Just a beautiful quilt, one numbered step at a time. Registration opens December 1.

A new step every 3rd Saturday, January through September
Every fabric and block gets a number
Three colorway bundles, or use your stash

How it works →

Pair any pattern with a curated bundle

Simply choose a Controlled Improv quilt pattern, pick a bundle you love, and let the system do the rest.

1
Pick a pattern
Select a Controlled Improv quilt pattern, knowing every quilt comes out a little different, a little yours. Pick a size for your pattern.
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2
Pick a bundle
A bundle of 12 fat quarters makes a crib, while 24 fat quarters make a throw. All bundles work with our Controlled Improv patterns. No guessing.
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3
Make a quilt
Follow the pattern, trust Color Flow, and watch something beautiful come together. Need a little extra support? Join HIVE+ or take a course. We've got you.
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Try it!

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Build a Color Flow™ Bundle

Pick 12 or 24 Pure Solids and watch them come together in a half-square-triangle quilt. Try your lights in the middle, on the diagonal or scattered, and use our Value Groups to balance your lights and darks. Fall in love with your palette before you cut a thing.

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Pure Solids