And Sew It Goes
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Good Old Pythagoras
Binding a quilt is something that many quilters avoid. It can be tricky and, at times, frustrating. I learned to bind a quilt by watching a series of YouTube videos. This was super helpful, but they didn’t explain the why. Why does this work? Because I love math, I couldn’t leave it there. Why does…
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Precision and Practice
What better way to encourage and use math skills than through sewing? The precision of math is lovely. The precision of my sewing, however, varies. Sometimes my seams wander. Other times, a template slips and the pieces I thought were cut to perfection are anything but. It keeps me humble. No matter how carefully I…
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The Math of It All
I love math. I know– it’s not a popular thing to admit, but there you have it. I’m a math nerd and I embrace it. The love of math has come in especially handy with sewing. I enjoy the math involved in measuring, cutting and piecing. I don’t always get it right the first time,…
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The Stash Revealed
This post is a part of the Stash Stories, a series about fabric, creativity, and the stories behind what we save. Each post explores a piece of my fabric stash- where it came from, why it matters, and what it’s teaching me about making, memory, and possibility. Last week, I shared a handful of homespun…
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Where the Road Leads
I’ll admit it—I spend too much time scrolling through Instagram. I love images, art, and learning, and I’ve learned to curate my feed so that it mostly reflects what inspires my creative work or delights my quirky sense of humor. Somehow, I began seeing posts from Walk for Peace, USA, which follows Buddhist monks walking…
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Balancing Color & Style, A Creative Challenge
When my nieces each asked me to make quilts for their daughters, I was more than happy to say yes. Through this process, I learned something important: there has to be something in each project for me, too. Selfish? Maybe. Sensible? Absolutely. I worked with the color palettes they gave me based on their children’s…
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Sewing With Whimsy and Hope
Winter has barreled through and left behind snow– lots of it. This is a time of year that begs for color, brightness, and hope that warmer days promise. Months ago I bought these fabrics simply because I was drawn to their vivid color and cheerful energy. I had a plan in mind: to practice making…
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Fabric Bits & Pieces
This post is a part of the Stash Stories, a series about fabric, creativity, and the stories behind what we save. Each post explores a piece of my fabric stash- where it came from, why it matters, and what it’s teaching me about making, memory, and possibility. Part of any fabric stash is made up…
