A love letter to every woman who has ever ironed her seams twice and forgotten why she walked into the fabric store. Let’s be honest. Quilting at 60-something is a completely different experience than quilting at 35. And I mean that in the absolute best way — with a few hilarious exceptions. If you’re a…
By Dori Simone, The Sewciable Quilter Let me paint you a picture. It’s your birthday. Someone who loves you very much has wrapped up a gift. You unwrap it with a smile. It is a decorative throw pillow that says “Sew Much Fabric, Sew Little Time.” You say thank you. You mean it. But deep…
There are some people in this world who just make everything feel okay. For me, that person is my dad, Guy. At 92 years old, my dad is still sharp, still funny, and still the kind of man who lights up a room when you walk in. When I visited him recently, the moment his…
By Dori Simone – The Sewciable Quilter Stage 1: Denial You didn’t go to the fabric store to buy fabric. You went for ONE spool of thread. Maybe some batting. You had a list. You were disciplined. You were focused. And then you saw it. A bolt of the most gorgeous floral cotton you have…
A completely serious and totally not personal list by Dori Simone You started quilting “just as a hobby.” You took one class. Then another. Then seventeen more. You told yourself it was perfectly normal. But lately you’ve been wondering. So as a public service — and absolutely NOT because I’m describing myself — here are…
by Dori Simone – The Sewciable Quilter When Guy’s eyes lit up at the sight of that lighthouse, I forgot for a moment that he was 92. We were sitting together, looking through old photographs, when I showed him the picture — that dark, dramatic wooden structure rising out of the mist, perched on bare…
As a quilter, having the right tools makes all the difference. Here are my personal favorite supplies that I use and love – and yes, I actually own every single one of these! (Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost…
Some of us are born with creating in our blood. My mother had it. She loved making things — and somewhere in watching her, I caught it too. That quiet magic of taking something ordinary and turning it into something beautiful. It lived in me for years before I finally gave it the space it…