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 this episode of the While She Naps podcast I have a conversation Deborah Fisher and Stacey Trock about our favorite tools, books, websites, and other fun stuff we love that we think you might like, too. Deborah Fisher and Stacey Trock Deborah Fisher is the director and quilt designer for the Bright Hopes CollaborativeRead More →
A few months ago I got an email from Caroline Critchfield, someone I'd never met. Here's what it said: Hi Abby,This is Caroline from SewCanShe. I love your blog and all of the great advice you offer plus the sewing tutorials, of course! I'd like to feature a couple of the tutorials from your blogRead More →
Walking into your favorite local quilt shop and seeing your pattern hanging on the display wall would certainly be a thrill. For many sewing pattern designers, the idea of selling print patterns is very appealing. It means your designs will be sold all over the country and bought by customers who might not ever readRead More →
My friend and fellow plushmaker, Kristin Mayberry, sent me this email last week: "I know you love your hemostats and stuffing fork. I love them too! Have you seen this nifty tool? Another seller on Etsy makes this tool himself. It’s brilliant! I have two sizes and it makes installing plastic safety eyes so muchRead More →
I've finally embraced Pinterest. I set up an account a few years ago and was using it a little bit, but I didn't really grasp it's utility, both for collecting and storing creative ideas and for promoting my own work, until very recently. These past few weeks I've been working on a whole series ofRead More →
I have a new pattern out today. He's a classic nursery rhyme character come to life in a fun-to-sew doll. Meet my friend, Humpty Dumpty! I planted the seed for this pattern six years ago when I made a small, jointed Humpty Dumpty doll out of quilting cotton for a show at our local library.Read More →
Welcome to Week #2 of the Bee Mine Sew-Along! We've got a great crowd of sewists signed up and it's time to jump in and begin sewing! If you're new to the sew-along, we're working with the Benji the Bumblebee pattern this month to make adorable love bugs for Valentine's Day. The pattern is 50%Read More →
In this episode of the While She Naps podcast my guests are Gwen Bortner and Stacey Trock. Gwen and Stacey are both yarn people – Gwen designs knitwear and Stacey designs crocheted stuffed animals. But they are also much more than that. They are teachers, and business owners, and bloggers, too. On today’s show theRead More →
In this episode of the While She Naps podcast my guests are Gwen Bortner and Stacey Trock. Gwen and Stacey are both yarn people – Gwen designs knitwear and Stacey designs crocheted stuffed animals. But they are also much more than that. They are teachers, and business owners, and bloggers, too. On today’s show theRead More →
An email list is a powerful way to build your blog and your creative business. As a friend told me recently, "My list is golden." With so many social media options, it might seem that email is old school. But think about it: from the early days of home access to the internet toRead More →