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.

My Top Ten Tips for Sewing on the Road

I'm a member of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild, and they have a fabulous arrangement for members to sew together once a month at Fabric Depot, a huge store with a huge classroom. I love [...]

  • Studio Hack: Sewing machine put into a sewing table and extension table; both are helpful in extending your sewing space, making it easier to sew longer!

My Top Ten Sewing Studio Hacks

Do you have tips, techniques, tools or hacks that make life in your sewing space easier or more efficient for you? Here are some of my favorite sewing studio hacks... please share yours in the [...]

When are you “an artist”?

Can I just say it thrills me to no end to see that the We Are $ew Worth It posts continue to be sent all around the world? Thank you! I really think we can [...]

  • Three hedgehog pincushions sit in front of a Janome sewing machine. One is plain, one has sewing pins inserted and the last has machine needles inserted.

Hedgie Pincushion

I don't like to dispose of sharp metal in the trash - I'm always worried that it might hurt someone - so I've been putting my dead machine needles into an old pincushion for a [...]