Blog following… I’ve added a few to my quilt list.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blogs to Watch, Crafty Stuff, Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Tips & Techniques
Over the holidays it seemed that all the blogs I regularly follow were pretty quiet. So I had some great time to get my own sewing projects planned, read some great quilting books, and find some new blogs to start following. One of the blogs I found is Crazy Mom Quilts. I’m totally enamored with [...]
Tags: applique sewing, beginner sewing books, block patterns, fabric calculator, Free Motion Quilting, quilt blogs, sewing blogs, tips for beginning sewers
Crazy for Kaffe? He’s coming to California (and Santa Barbara)!
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners
So if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself drooling over a fabric to then say “Oh, right, it’s a Kaffe Fassett,” (I’m especially loving the Brandon Mably 2009 collection). And I just found out that the man himself is going to be lecturing and holding workshops right here in Santa Barbara! Visit this [...]
Tags: beginner sewing books, contemporary fabric, Kaffe Fassett Fabric, Quilting for Beginners, workshops
Quilt Ventura – a fabulous shopping (and learning) experience!
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners, Shopping Fun, Tips & Techniques
So I spent about two and half hours in Quilt Ventura yesterday – my trip was a huge success! First of all the owner, Joey, is delightful and very knowledgeable. The store is packed with all sorts of quilting fabrics (traditional to contemporary, to Asian-inspired, to modern and retro.) Very much a boutique fabric store [...]
Tags: beginner sewing books, contemporary fabric, easy quilt patterns, fabric stores, modern block patterns, Quilting for Beginners, tips for beginning sewers
Welcome to the family my sweet new Bernina Aurora 440
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Shopping Fun
Today I gave in – Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah to ME! I’ve been considering an upgrade from my pretty much brand new Brother NX-450 (a very nice machine mind you) to the Bernina Aurora 440 Quilters Edition. Never in a million years when I purchased my first sewing machine only a few months ago [...]
Tags: beginner sewing books, Bernina Aurora 440, Free Motion Quilting, sewing
