WRITINGS, MUSINGS, & PHOTO TUTORIALS

WRITINGS, MUSINGS, AND PHOTO TUTORIALS

Welcome to the blog! This is where you’ll find written tutorials, encouragement, posts from some of the coolest blog hops, and occasional musings. I also write periodically for my industry and some of those posts can get a bit chewy if you’re just here for the pretty pictures, so feel free to skip right over those!
The blog includes written tutorials, and you can go here for a list of them. If you want to check out our video tutorials, go here.

The Gender Discussion

In the last couple months, we've seen gender in quilting discussed in several places, and after following the conversations I feel a need to add my voice. I'll attempt to pull some threads together for [...]

Judge and Jury

It occurs to me that offering a quick definition of judging vs jurying (in the arts and crafts) might be helpful! Judging: A set of rules or criteria are set out, and the works are [...]

Rejected from QuiltCon

Rejected. I've been told I shouldn't use such a harsh word on myself, but it certainly is a clear statement of facts: I offered one of my quilts to QuiltCon, and it was not accepted [...]

Ten Quilty Hopes for 2016

I'm not usually one for resolutions - I prefer to build habits when I notice I need them. Nor am I one for "my word of the year" choices - there are so many luscious [...]

WASWI – Raising your prices, not working for free

There have been some great discussions out on the interwebs, of late, covering some thoughts on pricing and working for free. These are definitely worth your time! First: Karen McTavish on the Crafty Planner Podcast. At [...]

Wanderlust Quilts

I'm so happy to be a stop on the blog hop for my friend Mandy Liens' luscious new book, Wanderlust Quilts. Mandy and I met a couple of years ago at Quilt Market, and I [...]