MaternitySewing.com launches today. The site is a marketplace for maternity and nursing patterns by independent designers and aims to become an online community for mothers who sew. Maternity Sewing was founded by Erin Weisbart, of Tuesday Stitches (formerly Seamstress Erin), and Lisa Kievits of Paprika Patterns. The two became acquainted years ago as sewing bloggers…
Modern Row By Row Experience 2018: A Travel Guide
Row By Row on display at Modern Domestic in Portland, Oregon. Are you planning a road trip this summer or going travelling to look for places to visit in Costa Rica? If you’re like me, whenever you travel you’re always on the lookout for a crafty destination, somewhere to buy a unique fabric or interesting…
Quilt Market Attendance Numbers 2008-2018 and Why They’re Important
Each fall and spring for the last ten years Quilts, Inc., the company that owns Quilt Market, has published the attendance numbers for the show in their newsletter. Over the years that I’ve been reporting on the quilting industry, I’ve heard many people express skepticism about the accuracy of these numbers. Just last week I was talking…
MyBodyModel is a Body Positive Design Tool for Garment Makers
MyBodyModel, a web-based design app that allows users to create a custom fashion croquis, launches today. A croquis is figure drawing used in fashion illustration. Designers sketch clothing onto a croquis while working out a new look or collection. Croquis for fashion illustration are typically highly elongated bodies that aren’t representative of real women. Typical…
Anna Maria Horner Launches Conservatory, A Designer Collaboration
For a decade fabric designer Anna Maria Horner says she kept her head down and her eyes straight ahead. As a fabric designer for Free Spirit since 2005, she created almost in isolation. Known for her artistic collections featuring deep jewel tones and bohemian motifs she says, “I didn’t really pay much attention to what…
How to Get Your Own Fabric Printed
Custom fabric designed and printed for Craft Napa. Are you hosting a special quilting event? Are you a regional shop that’s a destination for travelers? How neat would it be to design and print custom fabric to mark a special occasion or place. Of course, Spoonflower has made this possible by offering on-demand digitally printed fabric to…
Curated Quilts is a New Print Magazine Made for the Modern Quilter
Curated Quilts is a new quarterly journal for modern quilters. Co-founded by quilt designer Amy Ellis and graphic designer Christine Ricks, the magazine is currently in its third issue. Amy Ellis and Christine Ricks, co-founders of Curated Quilts. Amy has already built a successful career in the quilting industry. She’s written five books, designs fabric…
Gillian Whitcombe Recent notable posts exploring identity include: The site is run on WordPress and contributors upload and format their own posts. There are no contracts and the writers and editors are all volunteers. Gillian says she spends between 20 minutes and eight hours a week working on the site depending on the editorial cycle….
It’s Time for Quilts, Inc. to Change the Name of the Husband’s Lounge
Photo of the 2017 Husband’s Lounge at International Quilt Festival courtesy of Kristin LaFlamme. I want to express my disappointment in Quilts, Inc.’s decision to continue to call the lounge area at International Quilt Festival the “husband’s lounge.” Last November I wrote a post here about why the language we use when we talk about…
From Professional Baseball to Publishing a Quilting Magazine: The Unlikely Story of Quiltfolk
Quiltfolk is a new quarterly magazine for quilters. Each issue focuses on quilters in a particular part of the United States and includes over a dozen human-interest stories accompanied by luscious photography. The pages are off-set print on high quality paper with no ads. It’s a beautiful publication and an inspiring read for anyone interested…
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