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Joann’s is shutting down… NOW WHAT?

By Kat | Mar 18, 2025

So, all the buzz at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, seemed to be about all of the ...

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A Video Announcement Concerning Interfacing

By Kat | Jul 8, 2024

So... the purpose of today's post it to explain why we're moving away from recommending the use of WovenFix2 as ...

Three Ways to Streamline Your Work

By Kat | Aug 9, 2023

So.... whether you work for yourself like me, or for a large conglomerate, I figure we could ALL use a ...

Nine Reasons I LOVE Cats!

By Kat | Jul 13, 2021

I love most all animals. Cats, dogs, cows, chickens, goats, rabbits, horses, hamsters…heck, pretty much all of them (and FYI- ...

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Fortify Your Pattern Pieces for Longevity!

By Kat | Apr 21, 2021

So... after a discussion about interfacing a few of weeks ago, alert reader Barb Fairlane sent me a in a ...

Product Review: Spoonflower

By Kat | Mar 20, 2021

So... I think I've mentioned (several times) during the run-up to the Gemini FlightBag that I had a difficult time ...

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Product Review: Wovenfix2

By Kat | Mar 8, 2021

{So....please be advised that as of June 2024, we are no longer recommending the use of WovenFix2, even though we ...

Six Steps Toward Greater Sewing Room Tranquility

By Kat | Sep 17, 2020

OK- Our topic today, might be the best kept secret in the sewing industry... ANGER while sewing, or maybe not! ...

Ask Kat: What Machine Needle do YOU Use?

By Kat | Sep 12, 2020

So... this is a question I get asked a LOT and to be absolutely honest, the answer I'll give you ...

Working with Cork- here’s some tips!

By Kat | Apr 14, 2020

So... Cork has been on the Market for several years now. And while I've always been fascinated by this material, ...