Spring Cleaning

After posting about my trip to teach at the 2026 Quilt!Knit!Stitch! show in St. Louis I started thinking about all the trips my needles and tools have taken with me. Then I realized that I don’t remember ever really cleaning my tools. In my studio I clean my sewing machine on a monthly basis and,… Continue reading Spring Cleaning

That’s a Wrap!

Rainbow Day at Quilt!Knit!Stich 2026

My Quilt!Knit!Stitch! Recap In my previous post I wrote about how doing new things can be challenging. Well I challenged myself by proposing and getting accepted to teach at my first in-person fiber arts show. Quilt!Knit!Stitch!, held April 10-12 2026 in St. Louis, is a new kind of fiber arts show that included all three… Continue reading That’s a Wrap!

Team Player or Solo Artist?

I am most definitely a joiner. I enjoy connecting with people who enjoy the same things that I do – reading, all forms of fiber arts, travel and food. In college I joined the Public Relations Society of America, after college I joined a Cooking Light Supper Club, book clubs. In more recent years I… Continue reading Team Player or Solo Artist?

Procastination and Misletoe

Dearest reader, so sorry for the disappearing act but I am back to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Have your holidays been as busy as mine? I feel like the time just flew by and before I knew it December had arrived. Admittedly, I haven’t procrastinated on just… Continue reading Procastination and Misletoe

Sew Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving Team Stitching Coach! Thank you for being a follower, student and general supporter of my endeavors as The Stitching Coach. I couldn’t do any of this without you. I’m also very thankful for all the librarians out there who have encouraged and given me the opportunity to share my love of fiber arts… Continue reading Sew Thankful