Hey guys, I recently sat down to chat with Tsoniki on her podcast “Me Being Crafty“. We chatted about all kinds of things and I apparently was ready to talk because I talk a lot. lol If you want to hear our convo you can catch it on her podcast. Follow any of the links …
Eeep! I meant to blog about this sooner but my blogging week has just been packed this week! But The Fat Quarter Shop is running a super fun little contest where you get to play with your favorite combo of fabrics from Cotton and Steel that they carry. I love opportunities like this because i …
What’s your Remix – A contest with Cotton and Steel fabrics and The Fat Quarter Shop Read More »
I haven’t been doing much sewing around here. Between Christmas, Birthdays and Health, let’s just say that getting to the sewing machine has been lower on the priority list than normal. However, I did have a LOVELY sewing day my friend Emily who was in town to visit her parents for Christmas. We had been …
Well I can’t believe it but I have a 5 year old. My baby is 5!! If you don’t know the story, I’ll just briefly tell you that my daughter is our miracle. She took us 7.5 years to get and has been giving us a run for our money ever since. She’s my girly …
I sit here, at one in the morning, contemplating this quilting world. I’ve been unable to create anything with a sewing machine for about a whole 10 days. And when you WANT to be creating but are forced to take a break (as I am while I recover from surgery) it creates a bit of …
I got back from Fall Market just a couple of days ago. In fact, I hopped off the plane, into the car and went straight to my daughter’s ballet class (It was parent watch day and I didn’t want to miss that!). So I’ve been recovering a bit. But I wanted to share with you …
So while I’m in the midst of the never ending deadlines and projects that I can’t show you all, I’ve been thinking. I really love sewing. It can be fun (and crazy) to sew with deadlines for different publications and such. And that certainly has its own reward of seeing your work published etc. But …
I wasn’t planning on writing this post today. But I’ve been reading a few posts in blog world that have popped up the last couple of days that call into question the advertisement practices of Aurifil Threads and the main face of the company, Alex Veronelli. One of the posts is by Abby of While …
I had the chance to work with some of Alison Glass’ latest fabrics from her line Field Day by Andover Fabrics. I met Alison in person at Quilt Market this past spring and just adored her. She is down to earth and fun and oh so talented. I felt very comfortable with her, which can …
Today I wanted to share with you some quick tips for quilting with 12 wt thread. My thread is from Aurifil and the 12 wt is a THICK thread. It’s almost a floss honestly. And it can be a little scary to think about using it for quilting when you compare that to what I …
