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The Pattern That Changed My Life: Cheryl Arkison

June 17, 2015

Each week throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. It’s the pattern that changed their life. When I invite people to share the pattern that changed their life I always make it clear that I’m… 

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The Pattern That Changed My Life: Jenny Rushmore

June 10, 2015

Each week throughout the summer months we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. It’s the pattern that changed their life. Jenny Rushmore began sewing at age 30. Sewing has played a tremendous role in helping her to accept,… 

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The Pattern That Changed My Life: Blair Stocker

June 3, 2015

I’m excited to be continuing a blog post series I began last summer. Each week throughout the summer months we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. It’s the pattern that changed their life. Picking up from where we… 

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The Pattern that Changed My Life: Allison Rosen

August 20, 2014

Each week throughout the summer we’ve heard from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the eighth and final post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Allison Rosen is a quilter and an accountant…. 

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The Pattern that Changed My Life: Melissa Quaal

August 13, 2014

Each week throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the eighth post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Melissa Quaal is a self-taught sewist, pattern designer and sewing… 

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Pattern that Changed My Life Vanessa Vargas Wilson

The Pattern That Changed My Life: Vanessa Vargas Wilson

August 6, 2014

Each week throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the seventh post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Vanessa Vargas Wilson is truly a one-of-a-kind person. She lives… 

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The Pattern that Changed My Life: Carina Envoldsen-Harris

July 30, 2014

Each week throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the sixth post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Carina Envoldsen-Harris designs colorful embroidery patterns, mostly with floral themes…. 

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Pattern that Changed My Life Cintia Gonzalez

The Pattern that Changed My Life: Cintia Gonzalez

July 23, 2014

Each week throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the fifth post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Cintia Gonzalez describes herself as an all-around crafter. She’s the… 

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The Pattern that Changed My Life: Susan Yates

July 18, 2014

Each week throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the fourth post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Susan Yates helps pattern designers prep PDF patterns for sale…. 

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Pattern that Changed My Life Mollie Johanson

The Pattern that Changed My Life: Mollie Johanson

July 9, 2014

Each Wednesday throughout the summer we’ll hear from a designer about a pattern or book that caused them to head in a new direction and helped form their career. This is the third post in the series. You can read all of them right here. Mollie Johanson is an embroidery pattern designer and blogger. Mollie’s… 

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