Archive for the ‘Press’ Category
Alright, I know it has been awhile since I have made a post, this is a tough time of year to be inside working on sewing projects. Weeds need to be pulled, garden veggies need to be planted and summer distractions pull you away. Luckily, I used the early spring time to get some quilt [...]
“What can I do with the trimmed off triangles?” That was the question Ana Maria Perna asked in the comment section of my Wildwood Throw Quilt project. I thought Ana’s question was such a good one it got me thinking that other quilters may be having the same question. If you are not sure what [...]
As the new year began, the new episodes of the public television series, Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting have started airing. This years series is labeled their 1900 series. Hosted by Marianne Fons and her daughter Mary Fons, various quilting projects and techniques are demonstrated using different quilting projects. As part of this years [...]
I have used the custom printing service Spoonflower, to print up a few textiles I have designed for my own usage and test designs. I came up with the brilliant idea (well, I thought it was awful brilliant anyway) to use this service to also print up some custom fabric labels to use on the [...]
For me, last Christmas never was officially over with until the beginning of June. That was because I was sewing up Christmas quilts for this falls quilt magazines. Well, all that hard work is paying off now. This week three more magazines are showing off all that hard work. I do love Quilt Magazine, they [...]
I have created a spot on my site that gathers the bits & snippets of sewing tips and time savers in one spot. Under the Press page will be the sub-category called “Snippets & Sewing Tips.” I will add bits and pieces to the Snippets page from my blog page posts, but I am hoping [...]
We all have it, those bags, boxes, bins of bits of scrap materials we just cannot think of throwing away. The “I will use it one of these days” mentalities all craft and sewing people seem to have. Well, what about all that wonderful, sturdy selvedge edges that are cut or torn off the materials [...]
