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 do not cut or sew in a straight line. I don’t use a ruler. I don’t use a rotary cutter or a cutting mat. For me sewing is not about making perfect stacks of 3” squares in coordinating hues. I sew to make three-dimensional shapes from fabric. Puzzling how to achieve those shapes, howRead More →
In this episode of the While She Naps podcast my guests are Meg Freeman and Dorie Schwarz. Meg and Dorie are sewists and bloggers in their own right, and together they are the women behind Kids Clothes Week, the popular online challenge to sew clothes for your kids 1 hour a day each day forRead More →
I’m excited today to release my new plush taxidermy pattern! Come take a look… I feel pretty firmly that it’s a good idea to make a unicorn mount to hang over your bed, don’t you? And a deer for the guest room. Download this pattern now in my shop. +++++ I’m excited to be relaunchingRead More →
I've been collecting some really excellent articles and links to share with you. Each one of these pieces is relevant to creative entrepreneurs and those of us who run online businesses. I hope you find something here that interests you! 1.Work Habits: First up are some articles by James Clear. James is a weightlifter andRead More →
In March of 2004 I left my teaching job to be home with our newborn daughter. She was tiny and fussy and I was going through an identity crisis, having abruptly transitioned from an exciting, interactive profession I’d done for many years to being at home, alone during the daytime, learning to be a mother.Read More →
I got the following very exciting email on January 16 from the Design Director for the Craft Department at Simplicity: “Hi Abby- Happy New Year! Hope all is well with you. I’ve been seeing several versions of stuffed animal heads mounted on plaques, a funny take on trophy heads, and wondered whether you would beRead More →
For about a year now I've been moderating a wonderful private Facebook group for softie designers. It's called the While She Naps Softie Designers Forum and we currently have just over 100 members. One of our new members is Ann Mackowski. Ann joined last week and when she introduced herself she explained that her businessRead More →
In this episode of the podcast I chat one-on-one with artist and maker Sonya Philip. Sonya lives in San Francisco where she knits, felts, and sews. She's a self-taught artist who often works in series. I am really drawn to her most recent project, 100 Acts of Sewing, in which she's made 100 dresses inRead More →
Lots of fun and interesting things are going on here at Abby Glassenberg Design! First, I wanted to share some recently published projects. I have a fun Mama and Baby Chick pattern in the current issue of Quilt-it…Today magazine. It even made the cover! This is a great Easter basket project. I love tucking theRead More →
An elderly couple lives next door to us. They are devoted dog owners with two terriers, Tiffany and Jean Luke, whom they love dearly. I see my neighbors out every day, taking the dogs on long walks. Whenever we stop to chat, they always give me an update on each dog’s funny antics. Managing twoRead More →