I Sew
"I Sew." You're probably thinking, "Yep, so do I." But, believe it or not, what we do isn't ordinary. It's a TALENT. Fifty years ago it was rare to find a woman who didn't sew, [...]
"I Sew." You're probably thinking, "Yep, so do I." But, believe it or not, what we do isn't ordinary. It's a TALENT. Fifty years ago it was rare to find a woman who didn't sew, [...]
Welcome to my stop on the hop! My preference for binding is to make BIAS binding, no matter if the quilt is straight edged or not. When I first started quilting, my amazing teacher, Marilyn [...]
We need each other. Every person, in every role in the quilting industry, whether it's on the buying side or the selling side, from the CEO to the fledgling sewist, is necessary. Absolutely necessary. Every [...]
I love quotes. I've subscribed to a few "quote of the day" emails over the years, and I'm a sucker for a chunky little book of them. I think this one might be the next [...]
Tipping. The cash kind, not the cow kind! How do you feel about it? And should it be part of the quilting economy? I would really welcome your thoughts and discussion in the comments. I [...]
This is a photo tutorial for the Turning Points pattern (shop for the pattern here) Enjoy! This tutorial is done with the 6'' block. (And apologies for the state of my hands in the pix... [...]
How small can you go? As it happens... pretty dang small! I belong to the Portland Modern Quilt Guild, and we get extra door prize tickets if we have a hand-made name badge. So my [...]
I have a bit of an obsession for making Sew Together bags. I've been working through a list of friends to gift them to, but had not yet settled on the one that would become [...]
I released five new patterns for Spring Quilt Market, and I'm going to take the next few days to introduce them here: first up is Chunky Wee Zippy Pouches. This pattern includes instructions for the [...]
It's exciting to see the topic of selling handcrafted items for decent money rise up in the consciousness of our industry. I believe that the more we talk about it, the better it will be for [...]