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Quilters Lifestyle
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Judging Day in the County Fair Craft Barn
Every summer the craft barn at the county fair fills up with the best work in town: quilts hung from the rafters, jars of pickles in neat rows, and a judge with a clipboard trying very hard not to play favorites. Resting Stitch Face Crafts is our own entry table, a mix of designs that celebrate the making itself, from the tools on the table to the faces we pull while using them. The judges have finished their rounds. Here are the ribbons.
Latest Articles
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Please Return Your Seam Ripper to Its Upright Position
The seatbelt light just chimed off, the cart is rattling down the aisle with pretzels, and the quilter in the window seat has already pulled a hand project out of her carry-on. Below the wing, the country rolls past one skyline at a time. Stitchin' In Skylines is the view from that window, a city for every stop on the flight path, each one built from the things its locals love most. -
Tug Any Loose Thread in Her Life and It Leads Back to Quilting
Loose threads get a bad name. Tailors snip them, mothers pluck them off your sleeve before church, and the dryer collects them by the handful. A quilter knows better. Follow one far enough and it always leads somewhere worth going. Sew Many Threads is the collection of those somewheres: the dog at her feet, the cat in the bobbin basket, the friends at retreat and the towns she has stitched her way through. -
The Merit Badges Real Quilters Earn Without Leaving the Sewing Room
Somewhere in a closet there is probably still a sash, green or tan, covered in little round badges for knot tying, first aid and selling a truly impressive number of cookies. Quilters never stopped earning them. We just switched to fabric and started stitching the badges on ourselves. The Sew It Yourself Club is where those badges live, one design for each skill a maker picks up between the first cut and the final binding.
