It’s Black Friday and I’m having an awesome sale. Everything in my shop is 25% percent off and orders over $50 qualify for free shipping! Get a Harper the Owl pattern or kit. Sew gifts for babies and kids. Stock up on eyes and noses for dolls and toys. Shop for hard to find supplies….
Archives for November 2015
Teacher Pay Rate at International Quilt Festival Badly In Need of an Update
I want to draw your attention to an article I published today in the Craft Industry Alliance Journal. One of the three articles in each issue is available to the general public and in this issue it’s one I wrote. A few weeks ago a veteran teacher at International Quilt Festival emailed me. She’s not…
2015 Gift Guide for Creatives
The holiday shopping season is here and the pressure is on to find just the right gifts for friends and family. You may buy onewheel gt accessories from The Float Life for the skater prodigy. I always appreciate a solid recommendation of what to choose from someone who really know what they’re talking about….
A New World of Cut and Sew With Sprout Patterns
The print-on-demand fabric company, Spoonflower, launched a new division last month called Sprout Patterns. Sprout allows customers to select a fabric design from the Spoonflower marketplace and have it printed as templates for a sewing pattern. Sprout users avoid the tedium of tracing pattern pieces and get right to the fun of cutting and sewing…
Podcast Episode #61: Luke Haynes
Photo by Nate Watters On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about quilts as fine art with my guest, Luke Haynes. A chance encounter with a box of fabric remnants sparked Luke’ imagination. His first quilt, measuring 7′ x 10′, led him through years of experimentation and improvements over the years…
Introducing Harper the Owl: Print Pattern and Kit
I have something really exciting to share today: my first print pattern and kit! Meet Harper the Owl. Here you can see the front and back of the pattern. Harper is a really sweet little project that you can make from small cuts of quilting cotton and felt. He works as a pin cushion or…
Fay Nicoll Designs Modern Jewish Fabrics For Today’s Sewists
I’m Jewish and I sew. Sometimes these two facts converge and I find myself wanting to sew something Jewish like a challah cover or a kippah or a Hebrew School tote bag. While I’m planning these projects I often look for Jewish fabrics to use. What I’ve found is that unless you want to put…
5 Ways to Get Your Business Ready for the Holidays
We’re heading into the biggest shopping season of the year. No matter how big or small your creative business might be you can take some steps now to make the most of it. Here are a few things I’m working on now to get ready. 1.Build your mailing list. In November of last year I…
Podcast Episode #60: Midwest Craft Con and The Hello Sessions
On today’s episode of the podcast we’re talking about creative conferences with my guests Grace Dobush, an organizer of Midwest Craft Con, and Joy Uyeno, an organizer of The Hello Sessions. If you’ve ever considered organizing a conference or you’d like to teach at one or attend one, this episode is for you. Grace Dobush…