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, [...]
Back to School Blog Hop – Making Bias Binding!
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 [...]
WASWI – Legs of the same table
If you enjoy this post, I write more posts like this on my Substack, How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz. Check it out! We need each other. Every person, in every role in the [...]
Quilt Talk® Bonus Pattern – Do No Harm!
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 [...]
WASWI – Should you tip in the quilting industry?
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 [...]
Tutorial: Turning Points
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 [...]
Quilt Talk® Goes Tiny
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 [...]
Sew Together Bag – Elastic Modifications
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 [...]
WASWI: “But I don’t need the money”
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 [...]
In praise of counting, even when you don’t plan to sell
How many of us hit the first weekend of February, completely aghast that January was already history? One tenth of the year is done, and I'd be lying if I said I'm cool with that [...]