I’ve made a few quilted table runners now, so I feel comfortable with the basics, but every project still teaches me something new. Preparing my quilt sandwich for machine quilting — the quilt top, batting, and backing… Read more: Machine Quilting: Learning With Every Table Runner

Today is the second snowy day of November, a perfect day to avoid avoiding. The trees outside my window are dressed in white, and the soft light reflects off the yard, making everything feel calm. The stillness… Read more: Avoid Avoiding Your True Focus — Choose Less, Live More

Hello friends, I’ve prepared my quilt sandwich for quilting, and I have to say it’s a joyful part of the process. First, I clear my workspace and open the windows. Then, I take a few deep breaths… Read more: The Simple Joy of Making a Quilt Sandwich

It’s a rainy afternoon, the kind where sewing feels like self-care. Therefore I’m working on my table runner for the coffee table in our living room, and this project has been more than just stitching fabric together,… Read more: My Wonderful Journey with the Disappearing Nine Patch

Sewing has often been my calm place. When life feels overwhelming, I turn to my sewing machine and scraps. There’s something grounding about chain piecing fabric, hearing the hum of the machine, and watching quilt blocks come… Read more: Easy Chain Piecing – 4 Scrappy Nine Patches at Once

My sewing room once felt like a refuge. Yet one week, frustration took over. I deleted everything, but my YouTube videos—every post, every picture, every stitch I had shared online. I told myself it didn’t matter. But… Read more: Sewing Breakthrough: Problem Solving That Empowers You

I’m practicing a problem solving skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and the first step is to name what the problem is. For me, it’s learning how to keep pushing forward with my passion for sewing when overwhelm… Read more: Sewing Through Overwhelm: Powerful Problem Solving from the Heart