We Interrupt This Regular Broadcast

... to bring you this special program: I've decided put my Facing East blocks on hold for a bit... but with good reason. It has become painfully clear to me that I really need a quilt design wall if I'm going to get very far. I give up with trying to keep things small, as was my original goal. In keeping with my usual dilemma, I always think... "well, if I've come this far, then why not go all the way?" While reading through some of my favorite blogs this January, I stumbled across tons of New Year's Resolutions, but one really stuck out in particular. We all (that is if you sew) have that "special stack"... you know, the ones that we pull out every so often, moon over them and stroke them,...

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To Turn (or not to turn) That is the Question

I really love the fact that some of the modern sewing books that have been published recently are embracing the art of sewing from the core of it's very humble beginnings... stitching by hand. I've always had the utmost and highest respect for the hand quilter. For me, WOW, goes without saying. When I look at almost everything that Anna Maria Horner puts her hand to, digging back to her generational roots, it really makes me realize that this woman really has it in her to the very core of her being! Carolyn Friedlander's new book Savor Each Stitch, really encourages just that, and in her recent book, Applique, the Essential Gudie to Modern Applique, Alison Glass even subtitled her "Fountain"...

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What's Your Color Song?

Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I've been thinking about color a lot lately.  We all have a tendency to gravitate towards certain colors, while perhaps we avoid other colors... and we all probably have our reasons why, whether we realize that reason or not. A while back someone pointed out to me that the majority of my fabrics stem from two main colors: green and shades of pink. After having considered it, I came to the conclusion that there might be some truth in it. I really noticed recently when I sorted...

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Mochi Hexagon Necklace

I've been a long time Sew Mama Sew reader and have always liked Kristin's blog concept, as well as the great quality tutorials, sewing tips, and relevant trade news that satisfy our ever growing creative hunger. It has been her goal since the very beginning, that the Sew Mama Sew website is the first place that people start when looking for sewing inspiration. So, of course, I couldn't be any more excited to let you know that I am now a contributor, and a part of that concept. For all the details, materials list, and the how-to for my Hexagon Necklace, be sure to stop by the Sew Mama Sew website! Fabrics: "Mochi" fabric collection from Rashida Coleman-Hale for Cotton...

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New Beginnings

Sometimes the hang-up in being creative is that it is easy to be all over the place and the next new project idea is an all too frequent distraction. I suffer from this in a big way. Even though I am not a let's be disciplined about making a long list of New Year's Resolutions kind of girl, (hmmm, very fitting to this time of year) I do have some creative goals/challenges to reign myself in a bit. "Santa" (aka Hubster) was very nice to me this Christmas in giving me two books from my wish list... now how did he know it was exactly what I wanted?!? Even though I don't buy sewing and craft books very often, I'm totally excited about adding the new books from Carolyn Friedlander, Savor Each...

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