Oh my! Handstitching, how I’ve missed you!
The early part of 2019 was spent being sick, Konmari’ing, and finishing up deadlines in between. I just didn’t have energy in the evenings to do any stitching at all. Once bigger projects were done, I was really happy to be able to settle into some new handwork and finish off a batch of Wise Craft Found and Foraged Pincushions.
I have shared a bit of my vintage photograph collection on Instagram before. A collection of people, sitting on quilts. Which over time evolved into sitting on blankets and quilt-like things.
Brand new in the shop, these custom made project bags! Finally a perfectly-sized place to stash my current project!READ MORE
Dream, Learn, Quilt! begins January 1, 2019 from Blair Stocker on Vimeo.
Its finally here! Registration is officially open today for my Dream, Learn, Quilt! online class. This will be the 3rd run of this class and I can’t wait to meet a whole new group of students! This class has surpassed all the hopes I had when creating it.
I just listed a new limited batch of pincushions in the shop. Part of the Found and Foraged Collection, these are a collaboration between myself and potter Kristen Ballou. She hand makes the cups, and I hand stitch the tops.
I am putting a brand new batch of birdie needle minders in the shop.
Get them while they last! I added a few more Sashiko Starter kits to the shop. These were created for the Sashiko #wisecraftstitchalong I hosted last year, and there still seems to be a steady demand for them. READ MORE
During my online workshop Dream, Learn, Quilt! I have offered a one hour Skype/Facetime call to early enrollees. I am very excited to begin offering online quilting consultations to everyone! Feedback have always been resoundingly positive. Talking an idea through can really help to move past pondering and into action.READ MORE
The Found and Foraged Collection has been an idea in the making for a long time. My thought was to create a way to inspire me to keep producing original work. So often, when a creative passion turns into a business, the process can become overwhelmingly uninspiring. It can seem like too much computer work, not enough playing with fabric and thread. I don’t want that to happen. So why not challenge myself to create new pieces of art? New pieces that allow me to play with new creative ideas, concepts, and materials. It has been pure joy to work on these pieces.
Many of you who stitched along with me during the #wisecraftstitchalong Sashiko Coaster series wanted a light colorway option in addition to the navy blue one offered in the complete kit, and I’m happy to say that its here! READ MORE