by Maddie Kertay | Jan 28, 2014 | Basically BadAss
I have always been rather picky when it came to the supplies I use in my sewing room and now with literally 1000’s of products at my disposal I have kept with that notion about my notions and I am VERY careful about what I sell at SPOOL. I only sell...
by Maddie Kertay | Dec 24, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Have you jumped on the linen bandwagon yet? While possibly one of the oldest fibers known to man it is having yet another renaissance due in large part to the adorable ways that Japanese are producing patterns on and projects for this versatile fabric. Linen...
by Maddie Kertay | Dec 1, 2013 | Basically BadAss
If you don’t know Megan Dougherty it is about time you checked that off of your bucket list. While there might not be a million quilting humorists, she is indeed one in a million as far as I am concerned (I suck up to her in this way to let her know my...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 5, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Quilt Market came and went in an amazing blur of people, fabric and notions and I fear that once again I will not do justice to the experience but since I am pretty sure I am going to fail let me just say that as always I was wildly impressed with the amazing...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 4, 2013 | Basically BadAss
I know I say this all the time but DAMN!.. I am so blessed to be part of such a rockin community of people who are putting themselves out there artistically, it really just blows me away some days! Today I want to introduce you to to Sheila...
by Maddie Kertay | Oct 13, 2013 | Basically BadAss
I am tickled pink to introduce this week’s BadAss Cover quilter! Jemellia Hilfiger is not only a fantastic modern quilter but also a kickass seamstress- as evidenced by the amazing Washi dresses and tunics she makes with what seems to be effortless ease! Of...
by Maddie Kertay | Sep 24, 2013 | Basically BadAss
I don’t think that there is anybody who has not heard – “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” – and shuddered. There is just something SO skeezy about that turn of phrase. But what if we had a huge paradigm shift and...
by Maddie Kertay | Sep 18, 2013 | Basically BadAss
“My goal for this book is to provide a project for every room and every space, a project that can be set in a modern or traditional environment, for a tiny baby or that tiny baby’s grandmother. Whether it be a clean white room with a hint of something...
by Maddie Kertay | Sep 2, 2013 | Basically BadAss
As a longarm quilter I no longer baste my quilts so much as I stabilize it while quilting so that I can work in different areas while not distorting others, I use the floating method for the most part but have been known to use the rails in my time but this is...
by Maddie Kertay | Aug 27, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Today I hand over the writer’s chair to Erika Mulvenna this week’s Cover quilter to let her tell us a little bit about herself and her exciting journey into the world of quilting!….. take it away Erika… Hi, I’m Erika, and...
