Sewing, blogging, and creative business.
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.
I’m excited to have an article in the Summer 2016 issue of Modern Patchwork which will be hitting newsstands soon. This piece is about quilt collector Bill Volckening. Bill began collecting quilts by accident when a girlfriend took him to a small quilt show in a New York brownstone. He has since become an internationallyRead More →
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about embroidery as illustration with my guest, Sarah K. Benning. Sarah K. Benning is an American fiber artist with a nomadic studio practice. Originally from Baltimore, she attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received her BFA in Fiber and MaterialRead More →
For our middle child, Simon’s, 10th birthday we took a small group of his friends to Fun and Games, a nearby arcade. However, those who prefer online arcade, sites like 10x10bet can be visited. The kids ran around putting coins into machines, playing wack a mole and skeeball for nearly and hour. By the endRead More →
One of things I like most about having a business online is the ease with which I can experiment with new things. I see the internet like a sandbox and I want to get in and play around and see what I can make. I think it’s helpful to maintain a sense of excitement aboutRead More →
Always lots going on in the sewing and creative business world. Here are my picks of interesting news and happenings going on right now. Etsy is hosting a creative business conference August 11-12 in New York City. Called Etsy Up, the focus of the event is “empowering Etsy sellers and facilitating connections.” It sounds likeRead More →
Today I have a mini episode of the While She Naps podcast to share with you. This episode is about Craft Industry Alliance, the trade association that I co-founded with Kristin Link of Sew Mama Sew. I have Kristin on with me and we talk about what exactly Craft Industry Alliance membership offers and whoRead More →
“It was my daughter’s brainchild,” says Hazel Rimmasch of Vintage Door, the crochet edge bias tape business she co-owns with her daughter, Arlene Cook. “Three years ago she was looking through some of the things my mother had sewn and admired the bias tape she’d used. It had a crocheted edge. She found a fewRead More →
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about online learning with my guests, Celeste Olds and Megan Auman. Specifically, we’re focusing on CreativeLive and how this particular platform works. If you’re interested in getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how classes are produced, or if you’re considering pitching a class to CreativeLive,Read More →
Fans of quilting personalities Marianne and Mary Fons were thrilled in February of this year when the mother daughter duo launched their own podcast. Called Quilt Your Heart Out the show was an hour-long call-in advice program for quilters. A fan of the public radio show, Car Talk, Marianne Fons envisioned Quilt Your Heart OutRead More →
Last spring I wrote an article about Penny Gold’s quilt, “Self-Portrait, Year 2” for GenerationQ magazine. I continue to be so struck by this quilt and the story behind it that I’m republishing the piece here with the magazine’s and Penny’s permission. “Self-Portrait, Year 2: Beneath the Surface” was one of the most memorable quiltsRead More →