November 17, 2025

Ready to build a fabric pull around your focus fabric? Let’s dive in.You’ve picked your focus fabric — that’s your anchor, your color muse, your guiding light. Starting with a focus fabric is the best way to create a plan for your quilt and figure out where to start.If you don’t know how to choose

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October 22, 2025

Packing for your quilt retreat can either leave your mind completely blank or overly full.You either have no clue whatsoever about what you’re going to bring or how you’re even going to manage getting what you need where you need it, or you want to bring absolutely everything. You get so excited and want to

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October 16, 2025

When you’re just getting started, knowing which patterns and techniques are beginner-friendly is not always easy.Trust me, when Andrea and I got started, it felt overwhelming. Luckily, we had some great people in our lives who were able to help us figure out the ropes on beginner-friendly quilt projects and helped us develop a love

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October 3, 2025

Let’s talk about the one thing no one wants to deal with mid-project or mid-retreat: a cranky sewing machine.We’ve all been there: you’re in the zone, fabric flying, tea steaming, and suddenly your machine lets out a noise that sounds like it’s dying a slow, dramatic death. Tension’s off. Bobbin’s jamming. Your stitch line is

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September 18, 2025

A guide for quilters who want to have the best time at their next quilting retreatWhether it’s your first retreat or your tenth, there are some must-haves you don’t want to forget. So you’re going on a quilting retreat? Fabulous. When you think of must-have’s you’re probably thinking: Machine—check Fabric—check Good intentions—double checkThose are more

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August 28, 2025

Quilting is more fun with friends. But did you know that there are more ways to quilt with friends than simply going to a retreat? (But you should definitely still go to a retreat because they’re amazing… What about our Bar Harbor retreat?)Introducing… Group quilts.It’s always good to mix things up… Heaven forbid the hobby

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