Its Wednesday yet again and time to check in and share what weve been working on this week.I hate to admit it, but I really havent had much time for quilting, or even dyeing fabric this week. I...
I have heard it a million times "it only seems like yesterday and you were just a little baby..." Ive heard it from my parents and many other parents Ive met. Almost everyone Ive ever k...
Amy over at Amys Creative Side is holding another awesome Bloggers Quilt Festival!This year, Im sponsoring a Viewers Choice Award and a best-in category (unfortunately I cant remember which!) I...
With two books in print and a third soon to be published in the next week or so, I think its high time I covered the giant topic of Self Publishing.I did cover this a bit in the article about selling...
One of my favorite things to do is graphic design. Unfortunately I rarely have the time or excuse to play with designing on the computer because this tends to get out of hand and I end up spend...
Wow! Its been a super busy week already and its only Wednesday! Im very glad weve taken this break from the quilt along because looking at how packed every single day has been, I know I wouldnt...
Were moving right along with this series of business posts! So far weve learned a lot about getting started, traffic and content, and three different types of products you can sell: products yo...
I really wish I could try a new technique: quilting new designs, making a goddess quilt, or dyeing fabric, and NOT turn it into an overwhelming mess, but it seems this is just what Im good at doing:T...
Well if last week was any guide, it looks like were all making good use of the break from the quilt along to finish up many projects this month.I checked off a huge box on my to-do list by finishing ...
This is just a quick, very important reminder. If you live in North Carolina, please go vote today.It is my strong hope that you will vote AGAINST an amendment to our states constitution that w...
Im definitely on a roll with big projects this month! After more than 2 years needing to be made, and 1 year floating around unfinished in the sewing room, the KING quilt is finally finished!Th...
Its Sunday and time for another Quilting Business post! Looking at the comments of last weeks post on selling patterns, it seems many of you are feeling a bit unsatisfied with the advice to wri...
We might be taking a vacation from the Quilt Along, but that doesnt mean we cant share our progress on projects were working on this month!Over the last few days I finished another panel of the KING ...
Its finally May and while I may be taking a vacation this month, Ive definitely left you with more than enough to play with over at Sew Cal Gals Free Motion Quilting Challenge. This month Ive sh...
Tomorrow is the first day of May and Im planning to take this vacation seriously! My number of projects in progress has grown so enormous over the last few months that its quite overwhelming, s...
Last week we learned a bit about selling products you stitch individually yourself - items you cut, sew, quilt, and finish which can be sold 1 time to 1 customer.By the end of that article, Id offere...
Its time for Question Thursday, the day where your questions get answered and hopefully sets you on the right track for free motion quilting.First off, reading through everyones posts about Sharp Sti...
Its time to Quilt Along again and today were set to learn Zippling, a super fun zigzaggy design!Is it just me, or are we all feeling a little strained by spring? May is always a super busy mont...
Yes, its been forever since we saw the last new design posted to the project, but now that were moving through the family of Independent Designs, its time to start expanding once again to find new, i...
Its Sunday and time for another Quilting Business post! So far weve gotten a good foundation of deciding whether a business is right for you, and learned a bit last week about traffic and conte...
Its Question Thursday and time to catch up with all your questions about free motion quilting. Last week we finally finished up with Stippling and this week were finally tackling new designs li...
Its Wednesday, which means its Quilt Along Time! Last week we finished up with Stippling, the Mother of all Independent Designs.So now its time to meet the whole family! For the next few ...
Recently Ive noticed a lot of questions about stitch length and stitch quality - how do you maintain even stitches and how to get them looking good all the time?Part of this is simply down to practic...
Its time for another Quilting Business post! I was thrilled with the response to last weeks post and am excited to share more experience, stories, and ideas with you, whether youre just startin...
This past weekend I went to Mansfield, Texas to see my grandmother one last time. This post will be a record of my thoughts and reactions to that trip, to seeing a woman I loved so close to the...
Its time for another Question Thursday post and were going to get started with a question from me:Do you like working on a set, organized project like our Heart and Feather Wholecloth, or would you r...
Its Quilt Along time! This week were going to finish up with Stippling once and for all with a final review of this design.Many quilters have requested a video where you can HEAR my machine run...
This week were going to spend some time reviewing all the different ideas and techniques weve learned over the last 14 weeks of our quilt along.Its super important to continually return to the beginn...
Its time to start cracking! Were going to start having a post every Sunday about business and/or the general theme of making money with a craft.This information could easily apply beyond quilti...
Its Question Thursday again and I have to say - clicking on each linked up quilt and seeing so many beautiful Heart and Feather Wholecloths is just making me feel WONDERFUL!You are all doing such an ...
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