WASWI: Asking for better than you get
Here's part of an email I just sent to a company that buys patterns from me. Yet again, my payment was not made in a timely fashion. I sadly deal with more than one company [...]
The Personal and the Political
Yes, I've been quiet of late. It's been one helluva season... I moved house and studio in early December, my delightfully dodgy heart landed me in the hospital (again) during the holidays, I'm sore and [...]
I Got “Snowflaked” – The Sam I Am Quilt
I belong to a private Facebook group of lovely ladies. We've been together a while (close to four years now) and in the way that only seems possible through the marriage of quilting and on-line [...]
The Space Squilt
No, that's not a misspelling. SQUILT is a valid word in my family - it means Special Quilt, and is reserved for the most honored quilts: the "loveys," the "woobies," the ones that achieve Velveteen Rabbit-like [...]
Why You SHOULD Make Derivative Work: It Will Teach You Something
The quilt world got another dose of controversy recently, this one sparked by a blog post from The Modern Quilt Guild at the end of July (note that the original post underwent changes based on [...]
WASWI – One of My Patterns Has Been Plagiarized
I'm pretty steamed. I've discovered that someone who bought my Chunky Wee Zippy Pouches pattern has ripped it off, obviously believing the "just change 5 things or X percent and you're safe" nonsense. Whatever the nuts [...]
Count Me In
The murders of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Brent Thompson, Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Lorne Ahrens, and Michael Smith this week have my made heart incredibly heavy. I'm outraged that our society continues to execute black men, and I'm horrified that a black man needed [...]
Born For This
One of the cool things about moving to Portland is that there's a huge entrepreneurial community here. Within days of unloading the moving truck in 2013, I found myself at a holiday party with local followers [...]
Spring Clean Your Studio 2016 – Come On In!
Welcome to my studio! When Cheryl Sleboda asked me to join the Spring Cleaning hop again, her timing was perfect. I'm in the middle of #SewingAtTheSpeedOfSam for Spring Quilt Market, and she caught me on [...]
The High Cost of Discount Pricing
If you enjoy this post, I write more posts like this on my Substack, How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz. Check it out! Everybody loves a bargain. Scoring something on sale is a modern [...]