Welcome to Kris’s teacher page!
Here you’ll find:
- Her Tips & Tools for Scraps video
- Details about the class she’s teaching
- Links to class-related resources and a free class bonus
- Her contribution to the Scrap Success Bundle
Quilting Content Creator | Pattern Designer
Meet Kris O'Neill!
Kris O’Neill, owner of Sew The Distance, began sewing and quilting in the early 1990s as a young wife and mother—despite nearly failing Home Economics in high school due to her lack of sewing skills! Undeterred, she dove headfirst into the craft and learned along the way through her quilt guild, books, magazines, and television shows like Sew Simple on HGTV. When YouTube came along, Kris eagerly expanded her knowledge and skills even further.
What started as a hobby became a business in September 2020 when Sew The Distance was born. Before that, Kris spent many years teaching high school English/Language Arts and later earned her master’s degree in linguistics, becoming an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher.
In 2020, like many people, Kris’s life took a new direction. With her husband’s job turning permanently remote, the couple relocated from Massachusetts back to their home state of Pennsylvania. While waiting to transfer her teaching credentials, Kris launched her YouTube channel—and the rest is history.
Today, Kris teaches quilting classes both in person and online, creates quilting content, runs a website, and designs quilt patterns. She specializes in vintage and antique quilts, sharing tips and techniques for quilters of all levels, as well as fun tutorials using precuts and fabric scraps.
Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Kris works with quilt guilds. For details, email info@sewthedistance.com.
Auto-generated Closed Captions are available. Use the CC box to turn them on/off.
To adjust volume, use both the sound tool on the video and controls on your device.
Teachers were asked to give their definition of a scrap, show projects made with scraps, share organizational strategies, and mention their favorite scrap tools and books. You may hear some or all of these helpful tidbits in this Tips and Tools video.
Kris’s Class
WHEN: Tuesday, November 10, 2026*
29 minutes
Beginner, Intermediate
Antique Scrap Quilts as Inspiration for Your Own Projects
Antique scrap quilts have a lot to teach us about making our own scrap quilts.
In the first part of this class, we’ll look at several antique scrap quilts and explore the choices their makers made. We’ll talk about how we can use those observations as inspiration for our own scrap quilting.
Then I’ll take those ideas and put them into practice. Using an antique scrappy nine-patch and snowball quilt as inspiration, I’ll show you how I developed a fall-themed table topper using simple blocks and we’ll make one in class.
*This class becomes available at 9:00am CST (UTC -6) on the day listed above and is online for free viewing for 48 hours. CONVERT THE TIME TO YOUR TIME ZONE to ensure you don’t miss it.
Free for All Attendees
- Supply list
- Project directions
- Class Bonus – Wandering Paths Quilt Pattern
Questions, comments, or need help with the class bonus?
Email – info@sewthedistance.com
Kris’s Scrap Success Bundle Contribution
Holiday Crunch Time
Pattern
Kris O’Neill – Sew The Distance
Dig into your scrap bin and turn those leftover pieces into a fun and festive quilt! This 48″ x 60″ pattern uses the Broken Courthouse Steps, or Potato Chip, block and is a great way to play with color, mix and match scraps, and put those small pieces of fabric to good use. The pattern includes detailed instructions, fabric requirements, assembly directions, pressing tips, and a coloring sheet to help you create a scrap quilt that is uniquely yours.
Regular Price $10
Want to enjoy the classes and not feel rushed?
Watch (and rewatch) the classes whenever you want.
With the Scrap Success Bundle, you get:
- Extended access to ALL classes AND the Tips and Tools videos so you can watch on your schedule and revisit whenever you want, with no expiration date. ($1276 value)
- 16 amazing teacher bonuses for more scrap inspiration ($231 value)
- Transcripts of ALL classes AND tips and Tools videos ($80 value)
- Exclusive coupon for the Sewing Rhythm™, a brand new course by Nicki Hibbits, the summit host ($47 value)
- Scrap Summit branded printable and digital 2026 Note-Taking Worksheets ($20 value)
The Bundle is only available until November 20, so don’t wait.
Conquer Your Fabric Scraps Summit is sponsored by
