Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Carrie and I have had a lot of fun over the past year, or more, on social media. She’s such a fun lady and has always been incredibly encouraging of my quilting and blogging, and I’m very lucky to call her my friend. She’s also headed to QuiltCon, so she’s definitely on my list to try and find in the… Read More
It’s that time of the year – what started in America and has now spread around the world… Black Friday sales, that now also tend to start earlier in the week, and now continue through til at least ‘Cyber Monday’. Yeah, sorry, a little cynical about all this, but hey, if it’s any consolation, one day I would really, really… Read More
As we’ve discussed previously, what blog sponsorship really boils down to is valuing yourself as a blogger. If you spend time and effort in improving yourself as a blogger and improving your blog itself, it has value. If you care about creating interesting and unique content that people want to read, it has value. If you spend actual money on… Read More
In the lead up to this series, I knew that it was important to hear from some businesses themselves about their side of this blog sponsorship equation. Why they sponsor blogs and sewing events, how they choose blogs, what do they expect in return for their investment, why it is valuable for everyone involved. My very first sponsor was the… Read More
It’s no secret that I love blogging. I love telling the stories, I love reading other peoples’ stories. I love learning and engaging and interacting. I love the ability and potential of blogs to help with the “business of quilting”. But blogging takes time, and money. Last year, I moved to WordPress to get access to better blogging tools to… Read More
This month sees the return of a new Saturday-ly blogging series, talking about the ever hot-topic of blog sponsorship. There are those who do it, those who want to do it, those who are confused by it and, in all honesty, those who hate it. A complete spectrum of responses and actions, and you know what? That’s ok! That’s what… Read More
It’s a huge time for summer sales right now! Here’s what my sponsors are up to these days, with plenty of fabric, floss and classes up for sale. The Fat Quarter Shop has 20% off all Riley Blake fabrics with the coupon code: RILEY! The sale is on until Thursday, August 14th at 11:59 PM CST while stocks last, so… Read More
I’ll be honest, when the Fat Quarter Shop first emailed me asking if I’d like to make their latest free pattern for a nail polish bottle mini quilt and blog about it, I was a little hesitant because I only like to sew things for which I have a purpose. And I’m not a huge wearer of nail polish. But… Read More
The Fat Quarter Shop has been a longtime supporter of Blossom Heart Quilts, and I’ve had a lot of fun collaborating with them over the past couple of years! Together, we’ve done the Having a Starry Time blog hop featuring a range of different star quilt blocks using Triangle Papers to make the HSTs, and we also ran the Sweet… Read More
Lori Holt together with the Fat Quarter Shop is releasing her next book on Monday – Great Granny Squared. When this quilt-along first came out about 18 months ago, I used the pattern to make a table runner for a friend. Now the quilt has expanded to 2 quilt patterns, a table runner and a pillow, plus bonus quilt label… Read More