Every quilt photo has hidden costs, and sometimes the cost is somebody’s thumbs. 🥶👍😂My husband, Dave, is the official quilt holder at our house, and he’s the best. He’s pretty much a professional a...
I can sew a precise quarter-inch seam, but I cannot accurately estimate how long I’ll be in a quilt shop.Quilter math is its own system. A little fabric, a quick stop, one more project… all perfect...
I think my fabric stash is onto me. It would like me to stop making promises I can’t keep. 😅Not every new bundle comes home with a project in mind. Whether that project ever happens is apparently a...
If I haven’t worked on it in a year, does it still count as a work in progress (a.k.a. WIP)? Asking for a friend…And the quilt top in the closet. And the blocks in that bin. And whatever’s in the b...
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!Another true quilter’s nightmare. 😬There are scissors…and then there are FABRIC SCISSORS. And everyone in the house should know the difference.I’m not saying I would over...
Yes, I sew. No, I will not hem your pants.
👋 Hello, my quilty friends! Today’s Saturday Morning Cartoon is a true horror story.Yes, I sew. No, I will not hem your pants.Please don’t ask me to replace a zipper either. I have absolutely no id...
The quilter's lie detector test
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!Today’s Saturday Morning Cartoon features me, a polygraph machine, and some very personal questions.I think I would do pretty well up until they started asking me about m...
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!I think this audio is so funny, so we created a comic around it. If sewing tools could talk, what would they say about us?Which one is your bestie, and which one is your ...
The fabric bundle that flirted with me
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!We’ve all met a fabric bundle like this, right? Out of print and not a single questionable one in the bunch. It knows exactly how irresistible it is—and apparently it is...
Hello, my quilty friend!Well, this week’s cartoon turned out to be a little more autobiographical than I intended.I actually stayed up until 1 a.m. sewing last night—which I honestly haven’t done i...
👋 Hello, my quilty friends! It’s time for Saturday Morning Cartoons!My friend, Kaitlyn @knotandthread and I spend an unreasonable amount of time talking about fabric.Fabric we have. Fabric we want....
👋 Hello, my quilty friends, it’s time for Saturday morning cartoons.This week, we’re going to the movies. Introducing: Quilters at the Movies.Five movies. Five iconic moments. Reimagined for quilt...
Who keeps sending me all this fabric?
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!It’s time for another Saturday Morning Cartoon.🎉You know that moment when a package shows up at your door and your first thought is, “Oh yeah… I forgot I ordered this!”It...
👋 Hello, my quilty friends! It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another Saturday Morning Cartoons.Today we have the official Maker Valley decision-making flowchart™ — scientifically designed, ...
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!Every quilter knows there are reasonable quilt timelines……and then there are “the wedding is…soon ” timelines. 😅Somewhere between optimism and complete denial is the mome...
Identifying a Quilter in the Wild
👋 Hello, my quilty friends!If you had to identify a quilter in the wild... what clues would you look for? 👀A quilted tote? ✔️Threads stuck to their clothes? ✔️A messy bun from a day in the sewing r...
Notable Quilters Throughout History
👋 Hello my quilty friends! It’s time for Saturday Morning Cartoons — our weekly dose of quilty comics!This week: a tribute to the most notable quilters in history. 😉A little behind the sce...
"What does she do with all those quilts?"
My husband Dave has been drawing his whole life. He had a comic strip in BYU’s Daily Universe back in college, drew a football comic for a fan site, made activity books for kids—drawing has always ...