Julia Icenogle in her home studio. One afternoon in 2008, while mingling at the opening reception of an art show where her work was displayed, illustrator Julia Icenogle was approached by the editors of the Kansas City Star. The newspaper was looking to create a blog and they’d decided a web comic would keep readers…
Archives for May 2017
10 Sewing YouTubers to Watch
I don’t watch much television mostly because I don’t have much free time, but I do love short videos. I recently downloaded the YouTube app on my phone and I’ve found myself increasingly turning to it for entertaining informative videos about sewing plus I recently found out that you can Buy Youtube Watch Hours…
A Discussion About the Recent Changes at Etsy
This has been an intense month for Etsy. The launch of Etsy Studio, the mandatory implementation of Etsy Payments, the shift to the new Shop Manager would have all been hectic as is, but then last week we also saw the board fire CEO Chad Dickerson as well as the CTO and 8% of the…
Podcast Episode #97: Nancy Zieman
Listen to a quick teaser for this episode by clicking the button below: On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a lifelong career in sewing with my guest, Nancy Zieman. Nancy Zieman is an author, designer, businesswomen, TV producer, blogger and national sewing authority. She’s the host of…
Profile of an Email Newsletter: Fish Museum and Circus
Deborah Fisher is an artist from Long Island who is harnessing the power of an email newsletter to grow her handmade business. Deborah was my very first consulting client (I’ve had 19 more since – book an hour with me). At the time she’d just finished the manuscript for her second book and was ready…
A Quilt and Softie Gift Set
A few weeks ago I got an email from Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill asking if I’d like to collaborate with her on a project. I first learned about Sheri when she won the Craftsy Designer Fellowship in 2016. Part of the prize was a booth at fall Quilt Market. Sheri’s Bzzzzzz quilt is one of my favorites,…
Snapshot Mini Quilt
In January I had a conversation with Thomas Knauer on the podcast. Thomas is a deep thinker and he’s got some pretty radical things to say about quilting and the industry that’s grown up around it. One of his big ideas is that we should step away from the constant consumerism of quilting – more…
Podcast Episode #96: Jen Carlton Bailly
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a career as a modern quilter with my guest, Jen Carlton Bailly. Jen is a founder of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild, the largest modern quilt guild in the world. She had a career in retail before becoming a mother and modern…