On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a career as an artist who makes quilts with my guest, Jane Sassaman. After a varied career in the design world, Jane Sassaman began to quilt in 1980. She found that these “soft paintings” satisfied the draftsman, the craftsman and the artist…
Spring Sewing Plans and Upcoming Teaching Gigs
I bought some fabric to make two Wiksten Haoris. This will be my first time sewing this jacket and I plan to make the extra small short version for both. One will be Essex Linen in black lined with a horses print also by Robert Kaufman and the other will be that grid print, from…
Quilt Market Needs to Embrace Tomorrow’s Buyers
Quilt Market is taking place in Kansas City in just a few weeks. Unlike the fall show which is always in Houston, the spring show rotates through different cities which makes it harder to compare year to year. Still, looking at the exhibitor list the show appears to be down 25 exhibitors from last year…
Podcast Episode #143: Purl Soho
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a retail fabric and yarn shop, both online and in a brick-and-mortar setting, with my guests Joelle Hoverson and Page Marchese Norman. Joelle and Page, along with Jennifer Hoverson Jahnke, are co-owners of Purl Soho, a fiber arts supply company that brings…
How Your Craft Business Can Make the Most of the ASMR Trend
Do you love the sound the needle makes as you pull it through your fabric? Do you find the clicking of knitting needles to be soothing? If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, there’s a whole online world dedicated to creating those sounds for the purpose of relaxation. It’s mostly on YouTube and the…
Episode #142: Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a handmade business with my guest, Jessica Marquez. Jessica is a life long maker who found her way back to textiles while working on an MFA in Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. After countless hours working digitally, retouching images and staring at a computer screen she longed…
Book Review: Handmade Houseplants by Corrie Beth Hogg
A few weeks ago my 15-year-old, Roxanne, and I checked out Handmade Houseplants: Remarkably Realistic Plants You Can Make With Paper (affiliate link) by Corrie Beth Hogg from our local library. This book was published in September of 2018 by Timber Press and we were excited to find it on the new releases table. Roxanne…
10 Best Sources for Punch Needle Kits on Etsy
Links in this post are affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase I earn a small percentage at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! 1| CraftBoutiqueNYC 2| BellaFilatoStudio 3| LuckyPinkLadybug 4| LetsGetPunchy 5| WholePunching 6| MyrtleGraceMotifs 7| WoolAndWow 8| MillicentandBird 9| MyraANDJean 10| HalfBirdMona I’m super excited about…
Love It or Hate It? The Pattern Cabinet and Table at JOANN
When was the last time you sat here? Maybe it was just a few days ago, or sometime this month? Maybe these chairs, that long beige table and pile of thick catalogs, bring back memories of sitting here with your mother or your auntie or your son, planning what you’ll make for a recital or…
Podcast Episode #141: Amy Friend
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a business as a quilt pattern designer, author, and blogger with my guest, Amy Friend. I had the pleasure of visiting Amy in her home studio in West Newbury, Massachusetts, and recording this interview in person which was lovely! Amy lives in…
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