by Maddie Kertay | May 30, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Do you have a quilt in you that you are ready to create and show to the world? If so this is news you will want to hear. It is with great excitement that I announce the first BadAss Quilters quilt exhibition has been planned for September 2014 as part of the...
by Maddie Kertay | May 22, 2013 | Basically BadAss
My darling friend Ebony Love wrote a powerful post on the topic of quality and sewing in the quilting/fabric industry. Her post is getting a lot of buzz. Mostly support with a few catty comments thrown in for good measure. She dared to go a place a lot of...
by Maddie Kertay | May 21, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Wow.. so far I have barely told you about day one, but let us press on to day two! This is where I want to tell you about a lady that saved my skin ( more on that in a moment) at Quilt Market, she is not only loverly but has an amazing new line of...
by Maddie Kertay | May 20, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Quilt Market Crazy Edit: #18 Lynne McFern you are the winner of the fat quarter bundle! Please contact me by 8:48 pm Sunday the 26th to claim your prize! It is Monday and I am home from a whirlwind trip to Spring Quilt Market in Portland OR. I left out on...
by Maddie Kertay | May 15, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Perfect Circles for Quilting and More! * Yep, moving more content over here to BAQS.. bear with me if any links are a bit wonky for a moment. Circles are very popular right now in the sewing and quilting world but they can be sort of bear to make unless you know...
by Maddie Kertay | May 11, 2013 | Basically BadAss
She is sassy, classy and more than a bit BadAss-y and that is why I love Stephanie Forsyth and have picked her for my cover quilter this week. This lady pulls no punches and I love it! With a charming mouth like a sailor on leave and the talent and wit...
by Maddie Kertay | May 8, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Sometimes plans in my head don’t actually work out when it come to fabric and sometimes my lack of a plan bites me in the ass. In either case I am stuck to figure out how to either save a project or if I want to scrap it. Truth be told I rarely scrap a...
by Maddie Kertay | May 3, 2013 | Basically BadAss
I am a girl who likes her bags and am always on the look out for the perfect bag to tote around my quilting and sewing and I think I have found it. Even better is that this pattern was created by one of my favorite rising sew-stars Jodi Bonjour of SewFearless fame. I...
by Maddie Kertay | Apr 28, 2013 | Basically BadAss
You would think it would get old.. another week, another new quilter who does amazing work… Yah, you are right.. No way!.. and again another week and another amazing quilter.. YES! This week I am thrilled for you to meet Joy Voltenburg. Joy has been quilting...
by Maddie Kertay | Apr 23, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Today I am really excited to be sharing with you the first of many sewing machine reviews by BAQ’s that you know and love. I know that when I am thinking about a new machine the first thing I do is talk to my friends about what they are using and loving ( or...