What is a Y-seam? A Y-seam is when there are 3 fabrics that come together and form a shape of a “Y.” Typically you’ll see these with diamonds, hexagons, and other shapes that are not square! In addition, there is a special Y seam that is created with the block below. Notice the corner of the center square meets with two other fabrics at each...
It’s definitely winter in Minnesota now. The snow is really pretty…but only for about the next 12 days. On the 13th day, it’ll be annoying and I’ll wish it away for spring and some warm weather. But alas, this is only the beginning of snowy days and below freezing temperatures. The only good thing about the winter is a break for quilting and sewing. I...
Since it’s the holiday season and I’ve been purchasing a lot of items online, I have been keeping a running list on my Google Keep of items I’ve ordered but haven’t received yet. Lately I’ve noticed that the items that take over the list are from Massdrop. Massdrop is a website that utilizes group purchasing to get a cheaper price on items by buying in...
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday! I definitely had a lot of fun traveling back home to Dallas to visit my parents and have a mini family reunion for the holiday. Airports don’t seem to understand that it’s perfectly normal to travel with a sewing machine and a carry-on full of fabric… at least it is for quilter. But I got everything there...
It’s Turkey Day week! I can’t believe the holidays are among us! I figured I should probably do some Christmas quilting in addition to the Cozy Christmas quilt. I’ve wanted to make a Cathedral Window Christmas Stocking for months now so that is my Thanksgiving holiday. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Anyway the Blog Hop last week was super fun! If...
Hello from Shanghai! I’m traveling for my day job this week, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a Blog Hop with the fabulous group I attended Sew Pro with! And today’s the day! I’m so happy to introduce to you my very first pattern inspired by my Sew Pro attendance this past September. This pattern is called “Spinning Vectors” for the spinning...
One more week until my first pattern is going to be launched! Yay! So excited. I was really happy to see the test blocks from my pattern testers. A few minor changes and everything will be ready! Also, next week is the Sew Pro All Stars Blog Hop. Everyone that is participating is going to be posting about something that inspired them during Sew Pro...
Happy November everyone! I hope everyone had a fun Halloween. We are the odd couple out in the neighborhood (we don’t have kids). Thankfully, my husband bought candy for the Trick-or-Treaters because we had people before dark and before our porch light got turned on! I thought the porch light was the universal signal, I guess not! Anyway I got my Quilter’s Planner yesterday and...
This week was a roller coaster. I will preface this with, I am trying to not be as much of a perfectionist, and I think I strive to be exceptional (and with that comes unrealistic goals at times) because ultimately, I fear mediocrity. So sending my pattern out to just the proofreaders and reading all the feedback was not the most pleasant experience for me. ...
The sewing industry is huge. But the more I look into making the plunge, I wonder just how expansive this industry is and how many new budding designers it will be able to handle. That in itself is a terrifying thought on how to “make it.” I tend to fear that the market is or will be over-saturated with fabric designers, pattern designers, bloggers, etc. ...
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