A couple of years ago I was invited to come interview Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably and Liza Lucy at the opening of Blanket Statements, an exhibition of Kaffe’s quilts that
I was five when “The Little Mermaid” came out, and I was OBSESSED with Ariel. I sang the soundtrack constantly, and I can’t sing, was a mermaid for Halloween and
I managed to get away for a couple days with my family over the Fourth of July and we visited Shawano, Wisconsin, the Barn Quilt Capital of Wisconsin with nearly
Next to sewing, my favorite thing to create is a good upcycled furniture project. So when Stencil Revolution emailed me and said they wanted me to send me a
The Future Quilter and I had a major score at Goodwill. We picked up a Spin Art Maker by Crayola for just $2.88 at our local thrift shop. We’ve scored a couple other awesome kids crafts at the thrift shop, so I’ll be sharing those too in future videos. The whole reason I started crafting […]
A couple of years ago I was invited to come interview Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably and Liza Lucy at the opening of Blanket Statements, an exhibition of Kaffe’s quilts that traveled the U.S. You can read all about it by clicking here. I live in the Midwest, where traditional quilting reins supreme. Walked into the […]
I was five when “The Little Mermaid” came out, and I was OBSESSED with Ariel. I sang the soundtrack constantly, and I can’t sing, was a mermaid for Halloween and remember asking my mom if I could dye my hair red. She thankfully told me no. When I watched the Disney classic with my daughter […]
I managed to get away for a couple days with my family over the Fourth of July and we visited Shawano, Wisconsin, the Barn Quilt Capital of Wisconsin with nearly 350 barn quilts across the county. I have been traveling to Shawano since I was a little girl because my family owns a home on […]
Next to sewing, my favorite thing to create is a good upcycled furniture project. So when Stencil Revolution emailed me and said they wanted me to send me a stencil to play with, of course I said yes. Their most popular stencils are the Mandalas and I can see why. The intricate designs make […]
Keeping your own sewing room clean and tidy is challenging enough. That is why the hashtag #honestcraftroom is so popular. If you are working on something, chances are you have a mess. Now multiple that by a dozen or so active projects and add all the fabric that is in a quilt shop, and you […]
Today’s video is all about crafting with kids. I just love letting my little one get creative, even if it is a little messy. It teaches her problem solving, how to make something from nothing and she can make something fabulous, all good life lessons to instill in a four-year-old. And what better way […]
Jelly roll rugs are all the rage. I can barely scroll through my Instagram feed without seeing a new version of one pop up. So I contacted Roma, the designer behind RJ Designs who created this fabulous pattern that transforms a 2 1/2-inch strip roll and batting into a fabulous, colorful rug to see if […]
I am constantly making things with my daughter. It is a combination of her seeing me constantly being creative and wanting to be like mom, and my belief that creativity helps kids thrive by teaching them new ways to think and solve problems. So we are going to be doing a new occasional series at […]
You did it! You made your first quilt! Now it is time to talk about how to take care of it so it lasts as long as possible and how to make a label so that everyone knows you are the one who worked really hard to make it! First let’s talk about labels! It […]
