The weather is on my mind today. It could be because we are having our first real snow event of the season and my youngest has a snow day tomorrow from school. One wouldn’t think, being an “indoor sport” and all, that quilting would be affected by the weather, but for me it is.
WINTER: First [...]
I realized a couple of things the other day… One is that our young people are at a disadvantage with the loss of classes in the schools for sewing. I remember my mother having the hardest time teaching me how to sew. She kept saying she was worried that she would make me nervous (I [...]
As silly as it may sound, I was absolutely thrilled because I was able to put the binding on a quilt this week. Nope, it wasn’t my quilt, but a customer quilt that has become very special to me. This particular quilt was the very first quilt I did for a friend and customer, Linda, [...]
Well the previous quilt is still on the longarm. I’m about halfway done and my resolve to finish it before starting any new project was shanghai’d. You know how it happens, right? This time it was because one of my absolute favorite quilters in the world (more on that later) was offering a class at [...]
Welcome to my blog. No new year’s resolutions per se, but would like to invite you to read my thoughts, ideas, projects and hints relating to the world of quilting and machine embroidery.
First a bit about me. I am the proud owner of Thread Bear Quilting & Embroidery located in Southeast Michigan. I provide longarm [...]