Spring Quilt Market 2012 has come and gone. The largest wholesale trade show in the quilting industry is held twice each year. Spring Market rotates between 5 different regional locations: Kansas City, Portland, Pittsburg, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. Fall Market is always held in Houston. Quilt Market is different things to different people. As…
I’ve always been very open about allowing people to use my images where ever they’d like. I’m a small business for goodness sakes, PLEASE use my images! We recently realized that images on the blog were blocked from being pinned to Pinterest. Eeek! That was not intentional. A little sleuthing led to Flickr. We post…
One thing I enjoy about sewing and quilting is constantly learning new things. The online world multiplies that concept x 10 million. I received a lovely note from Marisa Zucek last month. She had an idea to design a series of applique blocks based on modern objects. The blocks would then be unveiled and shared via…
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting up with Katie Pedersen of Sew Katie Did and a lovely group of women from the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild including our very own Melissa. After a fabulous lunch at Cafe Nola and a preview look at Katie and Jacquie’s AMAZING new book Quilting Modern, we…
Congratulations to commenter #113 Carrie, winner of Sewing MODKID Style. The siren song of Michael Miller Cotton Couture Solids finally seduced us. Look for the complete collection in the shop later today. They’re GORGEOUS and yes, probably a little dangerous!
Patty Young is well-known for her high quality boutique-style sewing patterns and vibrant fabric designs for Michael Miller Fabrics. Sewing MODKID Style is her first book and what a delight it is! It’s all about sewing comfortable and stylish clothing for girls using knit fabrics. I enjoyed the focused nature of the book’s content. It…
I create a to do list every morning with one item at the top that HAS to get done. As work pulls me every which way throughout the day I make it a point to focus on that one item. The theory being I can at least finish my day knowing something important was completed…
QuiltCon is the inaugural conference and quilt show of the Modern Quilt Guild. QuiltCon is sponsoring a Quilt Block Challenge curated by Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Fransson! The challenge guidelines require using colors consistent with the QuiltCon logo to create a quilt block that reflects what modern quilting means to you. Elizabeth Hartman selected a…
There’s nothing I enjoy more than quietly sitting in my favorite chair with a cup of tea and sewing on a quilt binding by hand. Pure bliss. But sometimes that binding just needs to get on the quilt… and quick! Machine binding is the way to make that happen and a great technique to add…
You have 4 more days to enter. Visit The Printed Bolt for details. I’ll be a guest judge in March. Good luck!
