Hi, I’m Cassie--therapist by day, quilter by night, and mom all the time. I took a quilt pattern writing course in fall of 2023 and have since been working on building my skills to write the best patterns I can that blend together traditional quilt blocks with modern design elements.

I also make custom tshirt quilts for folks! I found when making my first tshirt quilt that it married my skill sets as a therapist and quilter together by creating something tangible and also deeply meaningful. 

Why the name?

My work as a therapist has also been a years' long journey to learning about how my own brain functions. My whole life has been a pattern of hyperfixation, depression, hyperfixation, depression. This pattern combined with the feeling of absolute inertia when expected to do mundane tasks made me feel chaotic and unreliable. My training as a therapist taught me that ADHD is often misunderstood, especially in women. Learning how these patterns are connected to dopamine in the brain allowed me to let go of the guilt and shame and lean into new behaviors that would let me work with my brain's natural tendencies rather than fighting them. This is where quilting enters the picture. Quilting allows me to follow the tasks that bring my brain the excitement and novelty it needs while also providing the hope and "reward" to keep me moving through the tasks I dread. It's worth cutting all those pieces because soon enough I'll get to see the blocks come together! I hope patterns from Hyper Focus Quilting will bring you joy and also help you feel better about you own brain's unique functioning!