by Maddie Kertay | Apr 13, 2017 | Basically BadAss
If you were hanging around last month when we were talking about some of my new favorite tools for quilting and I was talking about The Little Flipper you know that I am a really big fan of Kim Brunner and her work as a quilter and a teacher. The products she...
by Maddie Kertay | Apr 10, 2017 | Basically BadAss
I am a heretic in all senses of the word and especially when it comes to sewing and quilting. For as much as I love new fabric there is nothing like the prints and feel of time worn cotton and for that reason I take great joy in quilting with vintage sheets. This...
by Maddie Kertay | Apr 5, 2017 | Basically BadAss
In most of the United States Spring means the return of storm season. As I write this we are under a storm alert serious enough that they have dismissed school and are bussing children back home in preparation for everything from heavy rain to tennis ball sized hail,...
by Maddie Kertay | Apr 4, 2017 | Basically BadAss
Hats off to all of you who march and sew to the beat of your own drummer. To you who take pride in advocating for or being one of those to fight the status quo from the boardroom to the bedroom to the sewing room. I have a goal for April. I would like to hit 20,000...
by Maddie Kertay | Mar 29, 2017 | Basically BadAss, Uncategorized
As a free motion quilter I think one of the hardest things is to come up with yet another fill stitch that is just right for the quilt I am working on. Lucky for us there are an abundance of fantastic books out there on the topic each laying on yet another creative...