February 13, 2020
New Video- Opening a skein of sashiko thread
It’s the kind of thing we don’t all know about. Those cute little skeins of Japanese sashiko thread- is there a right way to open them? Guess what, there is! And its easy!
February 6, 2020
Q(uilting) & A video- My Favorite Quilting Rulers
When I first began quilting, there were only a few quilting rulers on the market. I could figure out what I needed pretty easily. But today? There are literally hundreds of quilting rulers available!
January 31, 2020
Love is Scrappy- free Valentine quilt pattern to newsletter subscribers
This value-based scrappy Valentine quilt, called “Love is Scrappy” is a free pattern available to my email subscribers. Its a very easy make (made even easier with a Ruby Ruler™). READ MORE
January 23, 2020
New Q(uilting) & A video up today- What is “squaring up”?
It’s Thursday! Which means I have a new video for you (this is getting less scary, this video stuff!). Today’s subject is all about the quilting term “squaring up”. What it means and how to do it.READ MORE
December 9, 2019
Sew Tiny Sampler Holiday Ornaments
I have had this idea swimming around in my brain for a while now, and I finally got a chance to do it! Many of you may have heard of my friend Kitty Wilkin, of Night Quilter. She is the master of piecing teeny, tiny Foundation Paper Pieced blocks.READ MORE
September 30, 2019
New Brooch Kits In The Shop and a #wisecraftstitchalong Coming Soon
I’m excited to introduce my newest Wise Craft Handmade kit, Woven Brooches!READ MORE
September 25, 2019
Cross Stitch Flower Pattern- Free Download
Fun Fact- I used to be an obsessive cross stitcher. Way back in high school. (I think even then I knew that hand stitching brought me comfort.) I use to buy those preprinted pillowcase kits (Aunt Martha’s, maybe?), the ones with the floral patterns printed around the edge of the pillowcase. It was the 1980’s, what can I say.
I still have some of those. In fact, my daughter is probably resting her head on one of them in her college dorm room, right now.
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August 31, 2019
Hold Tight Sew Along Week 3, Quilt As You Go and Finishing
I’m a little late posting Week 3 of our Hold Tight Quilt Petit Sewalong, but hopefully you are working on your quilts and were able to catch my FB Live last week. How is it going? Last week was all about sewing curves. This week is about finishing and quilting. Or, quilt-as-you-go, to be exact.READ MORE
August 14, 2019
Hold Tight Sew Along Week 2, Cutting and Piecing
Sharon and I are starting Week 2 of our Hold Tight Quilt Petit Sewalong this week. Have you been following along so far? Last week was all about choosing your colors and fabrics. I was in the Wise Craft Quilts FB Group live to choose my palette for my own quilt. (If you are a member of the group, you can watch the replay any time, just go to “videos” and Look for Hold Tight Quilt Week 1.READ MORE
August 5, 2019
The Hold Tight Quilt Sew Along
Let’s kick off the Hold Tight Petit Sew Along!
The Hold Tight quilt is a PDF pattern designed by Sharon Holland, this month’s Ruby Ambassador, and features a bouquet of balloons. We will be making a mini, 6 balloon version of the original quilt. Color value plays heavily in this design heavily, and it;s the perfect design to show how understanding color value and using the Ruby Ruler™ or Ruby Minder™ as a value lens will help you create a successful layout. Because you know what makes the balloons look like some are behind others? Color value! Get that part right and your quilt is successful!