Santa, sewing, and the zipper foot topstitch.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Blogs to Watch, Free Motion Quilting, Quilting for Beginners, Tips & Techniques
Santa was very good to me and my family this year. We all got gifts we wanted and we were all healthy. It was a great day and the first Christmas that my three (and a half) year old really understood — at least from the “Santa perspective.” On Saturday I headed to my favorite [...]
Tags: easy binding instruction, Free Motion Quilting, Kaffe Fassett Fabric, modern block patterns, quilt books, Quilting for Beginners, quilting workshops, Thomas the Tank fabric
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
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
