When I made the pattern for the Asleep Awake Doll I cut out a several dolls to sew up. This little girl ended up all sewn, but sat on my work table waiting to be stuffed for a few months. This weekend it was time to give her some attention. On the awake side she…
Archives for April 2016
Craft Industry Alliance is 6 Months Old
In the late fall I was working on a really important story. It was a story that came to me, via an anonymous source, and I knew it had the potential to make an immediate difference in the lives of dozens of women in the quilting industry as well as a longer term implications for…
Podcast Episode #71: Kathy Phillips, Creative Director at Springs Creative
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about fabric and fabric design with my guest, Kathy Phillips. Kathy is the Creative Director at Springs Creative, a textile company based in South Carolina that creates over the counter fabric by the yard for quilters and sewists. Springs Creative licenses dominant global brands…
Sewing Goes to Silicon Valley: Elizabeth’s Journal #3
Elizabeth Caven is the founder of UpCraft Club, a company she’s hoping to build into the leading online distributor of digital sewing patterns (in the same way that Audible is the leading distributor of audio books). In order to achieve this goal, she’s spending four months in a startup accelerator in Silicon Valley called 500…
8 Craft Podcasters Pick the Best Podcasts
Podcasts are a thing you sorta stumble upon. Someone mentions one on Facebook or recommends one in a blog comment and maybe you note it down, or maybe you forget. You subscribe to few favorites, but then new shows come on the scene and you might be missing out on something you’d love. It’s hard…
A Discussion of Pattern by Etsy with Danielle Spurge
On Wednesday Etsy launched Pattern, a new ecommerce option for sellers. Pattern is a clone of your Etsy shop, but in the skin of a stand-alone online storefront. For $15/month sellers now have the option of quickly and easily adding a Pattern storefront to their Etsy shop and for an additional $16/year can purchase a…
Spoonflower Introduces Fleece
For years I lived in fear of sewing stretchy fabric. I made all of my dolls and toys from wovens, or from faux fur with a woven backing. Then, about four years ago, I started sewing with fleece and my fear evaporated. When it comes to softies fleece is a dream to sew with! It’s…
Podcast Episode #70: Linda Permann, Sewing and Embroidery Acquisitions Editor at Craftsy
Today on the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about online learning with my guest, Linda Permann. Linda is the Sewing and Embroidery Acquisitions Editor at Craftsy. Linda is also very crafty herself. She’s a crochet designer, instructor of three Craftsy classes, and the author of three books, including Crochet Adorned and Little Crochet. She…