🌸 How to Make a Rag Quilt: The Coziest Quilt You’ll Ever Own There’s something magical about a rag quilt. The soft, frayed edges. The weight of it on your lap. The way it gets better every single time you wash it. If you’ve never made one, I’m here to tell you — this is…
There is nothing quite like a quilting retreat packing experience — gathering your essentials, loading up your rolling cart, and heading off for uninterrupted sewing time with fellow makers.” But packing for a quilting retreat is its own art form. You want to bring everything you need without hauling half your sewing room through an…
If you’ve been quilting for any length of time, you already know — the best quilting tools make all the difference. Not just in the finished quilt, but in how much you enjoy the process getting there. I’ve been quilting for over 15 years, and these are the tools and books I come back to…
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…
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…
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…