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Progress Pride Flag Quilt

August 13, 2022

Progress Pride Flag Patchwork quilt

I’m very excited to have finished this patchwork Progress Pride Flag quilt. The pattern is by Bobbie Gentili from Geeky Bobbin. All of the fabrics are scraps from my stash.

This was a fun project and the finished quilt is really bright and colorful. As part of this process, I also enjoyed learning more about how the design of the Progress Pride flag came to be.

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An Important Announcement About Some Big Changes

September 27, 2019

I have some big changes to share today about both my podcast and my newsletter. The changes are related and they’re rolling out on the same day which makes it nice to be able to do a single post explaining everything at once. I’m excited and a little nervous to tell you about them. IfRead More →

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Doing Some Visible Mending on Jeans

September 24, 2019

I’m short. Actually, at 5′ 2″ I’m taller than my mom and my grandmother (my younger sister is taller than me by an inch), but in the grand scheme of things I’m still pretty short. This was rubbed in recently when my middle son, Simon, who is now 13-years-old and in 8th grade, grew tallerRead More →

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Podcast Episode #153: Stacie Bloomfield of Gingiber

September 16, 2019

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building an illustration business with my guest, Stacie Bloomfield. Stacie Bloomfield is the founder of the company Gingiber, based in Springdale Arkansas. She is an illustrator and printmaker who sells prints, stationery, fabric, and homewares in over 500 retail outlets around the country.Read More →

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Podcast Episode #152: Pati Palmer of Palmer/Pletsch

September 2, 2019

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a business in the sewing industry with my guest, Pati Palmer. Pati is the driving force behind the Palmer/Pletsch publishing company which has published dozens of sewing books and how-to DVD’s and creator of eight Palmer/Pletsch sewing notions products, including PerfectFuse™ Interfacings.Read More →

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Vinyl Stickers for Your Laptop that Will Let Everyone Know You’re a Crafter

August 26, 2019

It’s back-to-school time, my favorite time of year. I loved being a student and I spent many years as a teacher so when the weather turns cooler and all the back-to-school catalogs begin arriving at my house I can’t help but get excited. School supply shopping is always so exciting. Fortunately, I have three kidsRead More →

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Podcast Episode #151: Lisa Solomon

August 19, 2019

Photo of Lisa Solomon by Sarah Deragon.  On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about making a career as an artist with my guest, Lisa Solomon. Lisa Solomon is a mixed media artist whose work has been exhibited and collected all over the world. She received her BA in art practiceRead More →

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Checking out TikTok

August 13, 2019

I joined TikTok. It’s been an interesting experience in every way, not least of which is simply telling people this. My older daughters are now 13 and 15 and they are horrified, to say the least. “There’s no way you can understand TikTok, mom. It’s memes you don’t get.” Okay, I’ll accept that. There’s definitelyRead More →

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Episode #150: Laura Zander of Jimmy Beans Wool

August 5, 2019

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about running a brick-and-mortar and online yarn shop with my guest, Laura Zander. Laura is the co-owner of Jimmy Beans Wool. Along with her husband Doug, she worked as software engineers during the dot-com boom in the San Francisco area. When Laura and DougRead More →

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5 Books I’m Enjoying Right Now

July 30, 2019

Summer is the perfect time to sink into a good book and thankfully a whole bunch of really interesting books have piled up over here in the past few weeks. Some of these came to me because the authors will soon be guests on the podcast. Others were sent to me to review. And stillRead More →

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Fabric Shopping and Other Adventures in Portland, Maine

July 16, 2019

My husband, Charlie, and I spent four days in Portland, Maine to celebrate our anniversary and just to spend some time together while two of our three kids are away at camp (the third stayed home with a college student to look after her). Although Portland is just two hours away from Boston, neither ofRead More →

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