Generation Q Magazine online today!
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blogs to Watch, Modern Quilts, Sewing Fun, Tips & Techniques
The crazy women of Quilter’s Home didn’t stop just because the publishers of that magazine decided to stop. Today Jake Finch, Melissa Thompson Maher, and Megan Dougherty (of The Bitchy Stitcher) launched: Good luck fabulous women, and man (Scott Hansen of Blue Nickel Studios). I can hardly wait to see what you clever folks are up [...]
Tags: GenQ Mag, modern quilting
Undust & Lube Up [Sewing Machine Hygiene]
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Tips & Techniques
I was piecing, piecing, piecing yesterday when I realized that I should probably try my straight stitch plate. So I started to make the change when I then realized that I haven’t given my sewing machine the love that it deserves. I remember my sewing machine maintenance guy telling me that I should put a [...]
Find the right type of thread for your sewing.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Tips & Techniques
So much thread to choose from. Various weights. Monofilament. 100% cotton. Metallic. Polyster. Rayon. Hand or machine quilting. Etc. Since I’ve been sewing now for all of 3 months, I’m definitely not the right person to ask about which thread to use for a specific project. But I’ve spent hours on hours choosing notions, fabric, [...]
Tags: beginner sewing techniques, Bernina Aurora 440, Gutermann, Isacord thread, Mettler, tips for beginning sewers, types of thread
Blog Following, Part 2
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blogs to Watch, Free Motion Quilting, Quilting for Beginners, Tips & Techniques
About a week ago, I wrote my first Blog Following post, highlighting two blogs that I had recently started following. Since the holidays and New Years slowed a few of my favorite bloggers down, I spent time utilizing their blogrolls to look for new reading material. (I’ve stopped following a few folks who only blog [...]
Tags: easy binding instruction, easy quilt patterns, quilt blogs, Quilting for Beginners, sewing blogs
New cutting toys (I mean tools) to check out.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Shopping Fun, Tips & Techniques
I love all the gadgets, tools and toys that come along with quilting and sewing. And recently I’ve needed a few new tools that are pretty cool, so I thought I’d share my finds with you! Being a beginner quilter, I’m terrified of triangles. So when this crazy Hot Diamond quilt workshop gave directions for [...]
Tags: circle cutting, fabric circles, fabric stash, Kaffe Fassett Fabric, quilt designs, quilt reference, quilting workshops, Sandi Henderson fabrics, Super60 triangle
I’m off to see Kaffe Fassett – Lessons in color and prints.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners, Shopping Fun, Tips & Techniques
I’ve been busy this weekend cutting hundreds of triangles for my Hot Diamond Quilt Workshop. But tonight is his lecture and slideshow on color and who knows what. Plus there’s a trunk show so I’m really hoping that they’ll be offering some new fabrics. I’m realizing that I really enjoy the cutting and measuring process. [...]
Tags: fabric stash, fabric stores, quilting fabric, Quilting for Beginners
