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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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Quilt Market Needs to Embrace Tomorrow’s Buyers

April 24, 2019

Quilt Market is taking place in Kansas City in just a few weeks. Unlike the fall show which is always in Houston, the spring show rotates through different cities which makes it harder to compare year to year. Still, looking at the exhibitor list the show appears to be down 25 exhibitors from last yearRead More →

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Podcast Episode #143: Purl Soho

April 15, 2019

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a retail fabric and yarn shop, both online and in a brick-and-mortar setting, with my guests Joelle Hoverson and Page Marchese Norman. Joelle and Page, along with Jennifer Hoverson Jahnke, are co-owners of Purl Soho, a fiber arts supply company that bringsRead More →

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How Your Craft Business Can Make the Most of the ASMR Trend

April 9, 2019

Do you love the sound the needle makes as you pull it through your fabric? Do you find the clicking of knitting needles to be soothing? If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, there’s a whole online world dedicated to creating those sounds for the purpose of relaxation. It’s mostly on YouTube and theRead More →

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Episode #142: Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino

April 1, 2019

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a handmade business with my guest, Jessica Marquez. Jessica is a life long maker who found her way back to textiles while working on an MFA in Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. After countless hours working digitally, retouching images and staring at a computer screen she longedRead More →

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Book Review: Handmade Houseplants by Corrie Beth Hogg

March 30, 2019

A few weeks ago my 15-year-old, Roxanne, and I checked out Handmade Houseplants: Remarkably Realistic Plants You Can Make With Paper (affiliate link) by Corrie Beth Hogg from our local library. This book was published in September of 2018 by Timber Press and we were excited to find it on the new releases table. RoxanneRead More →

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10 Best Sources for Punch Needle Kits on Etsy

March 27, 2019

Links in this post are affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase I earn a small percentage at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! 1| CraftBoutiqueNYC 2| BellaFilatoStudio 3| LuckyPinkLadybug 4| LetsGetPunchy 5| WholePunching 6| MyrtleGraceMotifs 7| WoolAndWow 8| MillicentandBird 9| MyraANDJean 10| HalfBirdMona I’m super excited aboutRead More →

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Love It or Hate It? The Pattern Cabinet and Table at JOANN

March 25, 2019

When was the last time you sat here? Maybe it was just a few days ago, or sometime this month? Maybe these chairs, that long beige table and pile of thick catalogs, bring back memories of sitting here with your mother or your auntie or your son, planning what you’ll make for a recital orRead More →

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Podcast Episode #141: Amy Friend

March 18, 2019

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a business as a quilt pattern designer, author, and blogger with my guest, Amy Friend. I had the pleasure of visiting Amy in her home studio in West Newbury, Massachusetts, and recording this interview in person which was lovely! Amy lives inRead More →

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How Digital Printing Will Impact the Quilting Cotton Market

March 12, 2019

Michael Miller Fabrics will begin printing the majority of its quilting cottons digitally in 2019. The shift from screen printing to digital printing is one that Michael Steiner, the co-owner and company president, has been contemplating for a while. “We’ve been printing a small percentage of our quilting fabric digitally for three years now,” SteinerRead More →

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Sky Snuggles Plush Sun, Moon, Star, and Cloud: Free Sewing Pattern

March 5, 2019

Today I have a fun free pattern to share with you. This is a set of four small plush toys with a celestial theme: a sun, moon, star, and cloud. They are sewn from scraps of fleece and felt and stuffed with bits of fiberfill stuffing. I used some 8mm safety eyes and size 8Read More →

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