by Maddie Kertay | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL AS WE PICK THE WINNERS! There are a lot of feathers ruffling about in the past few days with closings and changes in the quilt world, as well as challenges as to what it means to be a quilter. So much unnecessary...
by Maddie Kertay | Aug 5, 2016 | Basically BadAss
I admit it, I play favorites. Yes, dear reader, I have favorite customers. Customers who are so fun, so easy to work with and so happy to be SPOOL customers that they make it a joy to come to work. Some of these customers are in store and some are online and before...
by Maddie Kertay | Aug 3, 2016 | Basically BadAss
OMG people…. we are getting so damn close that I wake each day and yank on my readers ( I am blind like that) and look to see where our number is resting… at this very moment it is 15,765…. Oh so VERY close to 16 thousand… like so close that I...
by Maddie Kertay | Jul 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Three years ago come September I brought forth to this great nation the quilt store I christened SPOOL. I was so proud of it and so personally assured of its success that I boldly used all caps for the name knowing that it would be something amazing – and that...
by Maddie Kertay | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is no doubt that for those in the quilting and sewing biz Quilt Market is an invaluable but expensive proposition. Between the cost of flights, hotels and excess alcohol consumption ( I am not going to lie, a LOT of drinking goes on at Market) not to mention...
