by Maddie Kertay | Dec 11, 2014 | Basically BadAss
The bigger we grow the more people ask me what it takes and what it means to be a BadAss Quilter. In the end it is very simple. It takes the the ability to not give two fucks about what others think of your quilting while all the time knowing that...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 7, 2014 | Basically BadAss
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past week you have seen Abby Glassenburg’s post on all the money that is NOT filtering down to fabric designers from the large fabric houses. Add that to Sam Hunter’s writing on the We are $ew Worth It...
by Maddie Kertay | Oct 21, 2014 | Basically BadAss
Not to scare you or anything but there are less than 66 days until Christmas. Did I hear a collective gasp?.. a moan of terror? Visions of all those quilts you were going to make for each and every person on your list coming to mind and how you have exactly NONE of...
by Maddie Kertay | Oct 16, 2014 | Basically BadAss
Today I am thrilled to share with you the words of Penny Barnes and how a dream can bloom and take you places you never thought you would go. It can take some real BadAss courage to go for your dreams and she did it and is doing it with style! ...
by Maddie Kertay | Oct 5, 2014 | Basically BadAss
There is no doubt about it, sewing is the darling of the moment when it comes to hip-hobbies these days. But then again some of us {ahem} have been sewing since way before it became the cool-kid thing to do. What makes it a lot more fun now is that we...
by Maddie Kertay | Aug 26, 2014 | Basically BadAss
“Art makes you feel” and sometimes it helps us process our feelings as we work through the sadder parts of life. Today I am so honored to share with you Megan’s story and her quilt “It’s Not A Fish”. For those of us who love someone who has...
by Maddie Kertay | Jul 30, 2014 | Basically BadAss
We are Quilting Naked! No, it is not like casual Friday gone to far and too early. It is more about quilts that stripped us back to our essentials. Quilts that changed us as quilters and as people. Today I am thrilled to invite Jacquie Gering to share her...
by Maddie Kertay | Jul 13, 2014 | Basically BadAss
Happy day.. happy dancing.. today I get to share with you yet another person I met because of quilting.. Mandy of Yellow House Quilts is one rocking BadAss quilter and she has even dived into making some fantastic clothing and is going to give us a sneak peak into...
by Maddie Kertay | Jul 13, 2014 | Basically BadAss
Art has a way of setting you free. Quilting if viewed past its utilitarian origins is an art and has just as much chance to move, excite and inspire as any other art form. It can do this for the viewer as well as for the creator. Epic wings ( made almost 2...
by Maddie Kertay | Jun 28, 2014 | Basically BadAss
“I am SO nervous” “I have never done anything like this before” “I feel so exposed!” Don’t be scared, it is only a quilt show, or in this case an exhibit when is comes the BadAss Quilter Exhibit...
