Life is stressful. Piece. Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here Unraveled is finally done — and it unraveled me a little in the process. Since my goal was to represent fabric unraveling, I guess that’s appropriate. I tried new things and they didn’t work or didn’t work as anticipated. 1) I used a new-to-me thread in my longarm. I spent so much time adjusting tension to make it work right! Once I started quilting with that thread I was locked into using it for the whole quilt so I just...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Life is stressful. Become a peaceful quilter. Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here Remember that bowl cozy project I mentioned last newsletter? After that 4 am solution revelation, I was finally able to pull my head out of the bowl cozy rabbit hole and wrap it up. 🎉 You can watch my video about the process here: The pattern, which includes access to the calculator and videos that show you every step of the pattern to make cozies that fit YOUR bowls, is available in my shop - Custom Bowl Cozy...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Life is stressful. Become a peaceful quilter. The last time I wrote I was just starting on quilting Unraveled. I was feeling a bit stretched with the quilting I was attempting but bravely forging ahead. Until I started having major issues with my longarm. I created a whole course on knowing what’s up with your domestic machine and troubleshooting, but this still threw me for a loop. In the end I needed to order a special tool and wait for it to come. Which meant no quilting. Plus it was a...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Life is stressful. Become a peaceful quilter. Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here I came back from QuiltCon a couple weeks ago and I've been thinking over the whole experience. I decided to attend both Houston last October and QuiltCon this past year because with the kids out of the house I get to go exploring more — and I had never been to a large national quilt show. I've written blog posts about both Houston and QuiltCon and the classes I took. Taking classes was a big part of embracing...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Life is stressful. Become a peaceful quilter. Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here Ever wonder what it looks like to sew every day without burning out? For the past two months, I've been documenting my daily sewing progress - one hour sessions where I stop while I'm still enjoying it. You can follow along on my YouTube shorts playlist. But I didn't start out smoothly. Right after launching Simple Quilting Studio in December, I started a project and set a deadline - I wanted to have it on my...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Building confidence on your quilting journey Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here I just got back from driving across the country for Thanksgiving - three family dinners in three different places. Although I LOVE turkey dinners... the absolute best part was holding my grandbaby again. But now that I'm back, I'm ready to open the doors – Simple Quilting Studio is here - and it's now the home for all my patterns, courses and new community! You're invited as a founding member. I'm opening the...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Building confidence on your quilting journey Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here It's November already! At the beginning of last month I went to Houston for the International Quilt Festival. You can read about my experience - and the classes I took - in this blog post. There's things I would do again... and things I would definitely NOT do again ;) New things to play with on the longarm Since I've been home, I've been working on changing my mindset around sewing. I realized I'd become so...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Building confidence on your quilting journey Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here Ever get a sinking feeling when a pattern says "trim your HSTs to size" and you're thinking... wait, how? And why? And what if I mess this up? I've been there. Even as an experienced quilter, I used to resent the whole trimming process. But now that I've slowed down and focused on enjoying the process, I've discovered how much more pleasant piecing the rest of the quilt is with nicely trimmed HSTs. I've got a...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Building confidence on your quilting journey Need to say goodbye? Unsubscribe here It's starting to get a little chilly where I am (okay, maybe it's really just not blasting hot anymore) and that means I need more quilts :) I've recently longarm quilted a top that my daughter pieced and used the opportunity to make a YouTube explaining what exactly longarming is - you can see it here - What does longarming a quilt mean? If you're a brand new quilter or wanna be quilter and have heard the term...
12 months ago • 2 min read