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Quilters Lifestyle
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Hello, My Name Is: Guild Name Tags That Say a Little More
Penny the Mascot @
Every guild meeting starts at the same little table by the door, with a roll of sticky name tags and a marker that is almost out of ink. Hello, my name is Linda. Fine, but it does not tell anyone that Linda has a chocolate drawer in her sewing table and firm opinions on pressing seams open. Quilting Tees with Sass are name tags that finally say what matters, in bright rainbow lettering on tees made for sewing days, guild nights and every trip to the fabric store. Peel one off and pick your table
Latest Articles
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Estate Sale Finds That Still Have Plenty of Sass Left in Them
Judy @
Every quilter has felt the thrill of an estate sale. You walk past the china and the lamps, head straight up the stairs, and there it is: a sewing room left just as its owner liked it, with a vintage machine under the window and a basket of blocks nobody ever finished. Vintage Stitch & Sass is our walk through that house, where every old machine still hums and every room has a personality. Mind the creaky step. There is a lot to see. -
A Brief History of Quilting, Told One Retro Icon at a Time
Penny the Mascot @
Historians will tell you that every age had its great leaders, inventors and artists. Here is the truth: every age also had a woman in the corner with a needle, quietly making something beautiful and wearing a very particular expression. Retro Stitch Icons is our collection of those women, and of the vintage looks they inspired, from royal portraits to arcade screens. Take your seat, class is in session. -
Crack Open a Fortune: Sewing Room Wisdom by the Sipperful
Jenny @
The best part of takeout night is the fortune cookie. You crack it open, read the little slip out loud and decide whether it applies to you. Quilters have their own fortunes, and they are far more accurate: your bobbin will run out mid-seam, a new fabric line will call your name, and someone will ask you to hem their pants. Quilter's Wine Sippers collects our favorite fortunes in bright rainbow lettering on stemless wine sippers with lids. Pick one, read it aloud and see if it comes true.