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.
In sewing news this week, The Sewing Party has relaunched. You might remember last November when The Sewing Party was a daylong online craft conference. 30 teachers conducted online workshops and the event was sponsored by Etsy, BurdaStyle, Joann Fabric, Pellon, Coats, McCalls, Simplicity, Singer, Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff. The Sewing Party is owned byRead More →
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. Rachel Pinheiro is a Brazilian sewist who now lives in the U.K. She began sewing in late 2009, firstRead More →
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about crafting in community with my guests, sisters Molly and Kaari Meng. Kaari Meng is the founder and owner of French General, a shop and workshop space on Riverside Drive in Los Angeles. Kaari and her husband, JZ, have written, styled and photographed sixRead More →
I’m so excited today to release my newest pattern: the Patchwork Elephant. Way back in 2009 I made a pink patchwork elephant just for fun and posted it here on my blog. Ever since then I’ve gotten a steady stream of requests for a patchwork elephant pattern and I put it on my “some day”Read More →
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. Allie Olson is the co-founder of the women’s sewing community, Indiesew.com. She’s passionate about garment sewing and keeping creativityRead More →
One of the biggest complaints about selling on Etsy is how huge the marketplace has become and how difficult it is to get found. Instead of depending on Etsy search, the best way to drive sales to your Etsy shop is through an email newsletter. Email is accessible to everyone. My 11-year-old daughter has anRead More →
It’s really easy to criticize Etsy. Although I acknowledge that the platform is far from perfect, I remain loyal and I’ve recently been reminded why. In December of 2014 those of us who sell digital products were in a state of crisis over the European Union’s new tax regulations. Although Etsy was unresponsive to ourRead More →
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. I first met Rebecca Bryan online when she responded to one of my newsletters in which I’d written aRead More →
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about improvisational quilting with my guest, Sherri Lynn Wood. For Sherri improvisation is a life practice that can help us embrace uncertainty, get in touch with our true selves, heal, and find joy. 25 years ago Sherri made her first quilt. She used aRead More →
I flew out to Berne, Indiana on Tuesday morning to film an online class with Annie’s. This class sorta fell into my lap. In September of last year I wrote a blog post showing a fresh sample I’d sewn of my topsy turvy doll and a book editor left a comment asking if I mightRead More →