I’m going on an adventure to a new quilt store!
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Blogs to Watch, Crafty Stuff, Fabric Obsessed, Sewing Fun, Shopping Fun
Well, the store isn’t new but its new to me! Its in Ventura and its called Quilt Ventura. I live just north of Ventura in Santa Barbara so its about 1/2 hour away. I’m going to check it out because they have some workshops I want to take. Plus I’ve got my Super Simple Squares [...]
Tags: beginner sewing, better homes and gardens magazine, easy quilt patterns, sewing blogger, simple squares quilt
Thread tension not so fun?
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Free Motion Quilting, Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun
I’ve been lucky enough to have not experienced the dreaded thread tension problems that so many people struggle with (to date). But given that I’m about to embark on my first free-motion quilting project for my son’s Thomas the Tank quilt (more later on my first quilt) I’ve been gearing up for the inevitable broken [...]
Tags: beginner sewing, Free Motion Quilting, thread tension, tips for beginning sewers
How (and when) to insert a zipper.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Sewing Fun
OK… let me just say this.. It may seem like common zipper knowledge, but if you’re anything like me when trying a new project you’ll hold off doing the hardest part till last. Every article I read made inserting a zipper sound like child’s play (even for a beginner). But none of the articles I [...]
Tags: beginner sewing, sew zipper, topstitch, zipper installation
Who’s reading what…
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Free Motion Quilting, Quilting for Beginners
One of my most favorite things to do in the blogesphere is to follow links from Blogrolls. I always find little gems that might not be the mainstream, but often have inspiring designs, creative tricks, and EASY PROJECTS. (I’m into “easy”.) Some days I realize that I’ve spent a couple of hours just scouring blogs [...]
Tags: beginner sewing, block patterns, Free Motion Quilting, quilt designs, sewing blogs
What is “That Seams Fun…?”
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Uncategorized
Recently (in October, 2009 when I decided to buy a sewing machine) I started my adventures in sewing and quilting. And I’m pretty much obsessed with this new world I’ve found. Here’s the deal: – I’m not a great sewer (yet) – I’m not artistic – I don’t consider myself “crafty” – I can’t even [...]
Tags: beginner sewing, contemporary fabric, Free Motion Quilting, modern block patterns, Quilting for Beginners, tips for beginning sewers
