Sunday Stash
Howdy fellow Sewing Fools. I picked up some fun fabrics that are a little, well a lot, outside of my normal style. What do you think of these? What do you think I’ll be making with these? I’ll give you a hint… they will be
Analytics for Quilt Bloggers
Welcome fellow sewing fools! This is the first in what will be a series of posts about analytics for quilt bloggers. Each week we will dive a little deeper into the topic. But first you are probably wondering why I think I am qualified to
Sunday Stash
Hi there fellow Sewing Fools! I got some fun new fabrics and stuff this week. I figure it is never too early to start on a Christmas quilt. This Top of the Month at The Cotton Cupboard takes 16 fat quarters so I went with
Boxed Zipper Pouch Tutorial
Back in April we created Boxed Zipper Pouches at the Make It Sew Meetup I host at TechShop. I have been a very bad sewing fool and neglected to put together the written instructions. Thankfully one of the participants from the meetup reached out asking for them.
July Bag of the Month – Join Me at The Cotton Cupboard
You are going to love the July Bag of the Month club project at The Cotton Cupboard. The Smart School Bag from “Bags – The Modern Classics” is perfect for your students from Pre-Teen to College. The messenger bag pattern is hip and useful. Join me on July
Keeping on Track – Managing your WIP List
Hey there fellow sewing fools! I have a question for you. How do you manage your WIP list? Or do you even keep a list? I am here to admit to you that sometimes I am very diligent about it and then sometimes I get so
Pink Magnolia Quilt Block
Last week I shared with you that I was given what I’m calling a Quilting Scrapbook Treasure Chest. As promised, I will share a bit from the book regularly and this week I played with the Pink Magnolia block from The Farm Journal circa 1935.
Quilting Scrapbook Treasure Chest
I spend a lot of time teaching others how to quilt, sew and do other crafts. For some of it I am paid to teach but at least once a month I host a meetup called Make It Sew at TechShop in Round Rock. Several months
Mariner’s Compass Log Cabin Quilt
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to create the Every Which Way Quilt from Log Cabins Today for The Cotton Cupboard, a favorite local quilt shop of mine in Lakeway, TX. A mariner’s compass block has been on my quilting bucket list for quite
June Bag of the Month – Join Me at The Cotton Cupboard
I am so excited about this month’s Bag of the Month club meeting at The Cotton Cupboard. We will be making the Urban Carryall from “Bags – The Modern Classics” and it is a fun one. It is a nice size satchel with a zipper closing
