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[…] very dear to my heart. What started as hand quilting therapy to get through a miscarriage, ended with a birth announcement 8 months later. Thousands of stitches sewn through tears of pain and then tears of joy will never be forgotten. I love feeling its texture and reflecting on my battle wounds, scars and […]
[…] creativity. Some of my fondest memories of learning to quilt were standing beside my mentor’s cutting table as she gave me instructions or taught me a new sewing technique. From my first moments as a crafter to over 20 years later, I still find comfort and joy every time I get to stand at […]
[…] dreaming up designs, I did not have a recipient in mind, but I knew she was going to be special. I knew this because with every block sewn and every border that grew this quilt bigger and bigger, I kept getting more and more excited. The anticipation of seeing this quilt come to completion […]
[…] I’m only going to reference fabrics made from cotton – which does not include some substrates such as linen, as we know since we all read about sewing with linen…right? 😉 What is organic fabric? Organic fabric is fabric made from organic cotton, which is cotton grown without the use of pesticides. Here’s how […]
[…] include: Essex Yarn-Dyed Linen Loominous woven cotton Yarn-Dyed Chambray *If quilting with different substrates is new to you, check out my fun blog series called Quilty Adventure – Sewing with Various Substrates. Above family photos by Lais Livon. The quilt below uses: Arizona After Pano Spring Arizona After Scatter Apricot Arizona After Strata Mist Arizona […]
[…] now I use at least 9 on every post. If you want to connect with quilters try these hashtags: #quilt #quilts #quilting #modernquilts #modernquilting #patchwork #modernpatchwork # sewing #modernsewing Change up your hashtags based on who you want to connect with. I have started adding #textiles #textiledesign because the other artists using those hashtags […]
[…] summer, Suzy Quilts HQ will be moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan! The Quilts family will have a brand-new member, and I will need to build a new sewing studio. There’s a lot going on over here, but even if it feels like too much rain at times, I know there will be many rainbows. […]
(Photo cred: David Sucsy, Getty Images) Austin fabric lovers, here we come! Next stop on the sewist’s city tour? AUSTIN! The residents of Austin, Texas always proudly encourage everyone to “Keep Austin Weird.” Well I have to tell you, if Austin is weird, then I wanna be weird. I want everything to be weird. […]
My personal quilting story begins with trauma. I’d been sewing since I was a child, taught by my mother, who studied textile science in college and was a dedicated needlepointer, but I had never tried quilting. I was always intimidated by quilts — how could I ever achieve the precision and beauty I saw […]
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