Dance the Night away – Panto Fun
Note: I’ve noticed lately that the photos in the posts look blurry and low quality. This is not true if you click on them to look at them. Until I figure out what it is that’s doing this, please...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle – Take care of your back
Ergonomics Part 1: (This post ended up far longer than I’d intended (yeah, shocking, I know!), so I will split it into 2, and offer you part 2 tomorrow.) Lately, I’ve noticed that I hunch a lot when I...
View ArticleHigh Enough – Ergonomics in your sewing room
Ergonomics Part 2: In the last article, we discussed why we need to pay attention to ergonomics. Now I’d like to talk about some of the ways we can do this. Most of the time, it’s little changes that...
View ArticleIt’s for you – not me – and other lessons learned
Happy 2014 everyone! I’ve been fairly absent for a bit here. First, trying to get Ryan’s Christmas present finished. I almost made it on time! Then catching up on the corporate books. I don’t...
View ArticleStanding at a Crossroads – Thread: Cross Wound vs Stack Wound
I received an email from Roger about a month or so ago that asked for clarification about one of the posts I made last year. The post in question is Common Thread – Evaluating the Real cost of thread...
View ArticleNot inspired by it? Rip it.
One of the things that a lot of new Long Arm Quilters hear / learn is: Don’t rip it! Or “Leave it over night and look at it again in the morning. If it still offends you, then rip it.” I’m going to...
View ArticleBring me some water – the importance of humidity in a quilting studio
Note: I talk mainly about long arm quilting in this post and how humidity affects it because it’s so much more quickly noticed with the speed of the machines but this post is relevant to anyone with a...
View ArticleA new pattern for a new year!
Happy New Year everyone! If anyone had told me a few years ago that I’d be teaching people to maintain their vintage machines, I’d have probably thought they were crazy. We’re planning more workshops...
View ArticleDance the Night away – Panto Fun
Note: I’ve noticed lately that the photos in the posts look blurry and low quality. This is not true if you click on them to look at them. Until I figure out what it is that’s doing this, please...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle – Take care of your back
Ergonomics Part 1: (This post ended up far longer than I’d intended (yeah, shocking, I know!), so I will split it into 2, and offer you part 2 tomorrow.) Lately, I’ve noticed that I hunch a lot when I...
View ArticleHigh Enough – Ergonomics in your sewing room
Ergonomics Part 2: In the last article, we discussed why we need to pay attention to ergonomics. Now I’d like to talk about some of the ways we can do this. Most of the time, it’s little changes that...
View ArticleIt’s for you – not me – and other lessons learned
Happy 2014 everyone! I’ve been fairly absent for a bit here. First, trying to get Ryan’s Christmas present finished. I almost made it on time! Then catching up on the corporate books. I don’t...
View ArticleStanding at a Crossroads – Thread: Cross Wound vs Stack Wound
I received an email from Roger about a month or so ago that asked for clarification about one of the posts I made last year. The post in question is Common Thread – Evaluating the Real cost of thread...
View ArticleNot inspired by it? Rip it.
One of the things that a lot of new Long Arm Quilters hear / learn is: Don’t rip it! Or “Leave it over night and look at it again in the morning. If it still offends you, then rip it.” I’m going to...
View ArticleBring me some water – the importance of humidity in a quilting studio
Note: I talk mainly about long arm quilting in this post and how humidity affects it because it’s so much more quickly noticed with the speed of the machines but this post is relevant to anyone with a...
View ArticleA new pattern for a new year!
Happy New Year everyone! If anyone had told me a few years ago that I’d be teaching people to maintain their vintage machines, I’d have probably thought they were crazy. We’re planning more workshops...
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