Should You Take Ambassadorships?
Note: I often write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. The start of a year means the announcement of new brand ambassadorships! If you've ever thought of applying for [...]
Note: I often write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. The start of a year means the announcement of new brand ambassadorships! If you've ever thought of applying for [...]
Why not taking a compliment gracefully costs you money How many times have you heard a woman counter a compliment with something that deflates the kind words? In the craft industry, this means if you [...]
I’m British, and like most expats from other countries, I'm often asked to explain our cultural foods like pudding. I heard you laughing… yes, British culinary exploits have been the butt of many a [...]
Why I’m a Feminist This is Women’s History Month, and I feel like, finally, it’s the right time to tell the story about this artwork. Why I'm A Feminist (click to read the larger [...]
A few months back, an article was circulating on social media about a veteran soldier who turned to making quilts for other veterans as a way to manage his PTSD*. It got me to thinking [...]
Last week I was chatting with my friend Sarah, and she shared with me that she was avoiding sewing because she has "too much sewing machine." She's the owner of a high-end hotrod - you [...]
Yes, it's time to clean up my studio again! My friend and creative whirlwind Cheryl Sleboda is again hosting the Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop (I love this blog hop project!) and today is [...]
“Should you make that project?” is another post in the Studio Habits series. If your project list is anything like mine, it’s crowded with ideas and plans for new and unfinished projects. I often say [...]
This is the first in an occasional series about building studio habits to ease your workflow. As we hit the middle of January, and I read across my social media feeds of everyone's epic plans [...]
I was recently asked why I think quilting is great. As I've chain-pieced myself silly through the last couple of weeks, I've been thinking about my friends and colleagues sweating it out with me, and [...]