You are not alone
Being liberal in the quilting world can feel isolating and that is why BadAss Quilters Society exists. We are here to offer social support and community to liberal quilters and crafters who care about living in a world that values diversity and equality.
We believe that Love is Love, Science is Real, Reproductive Rights are Human Rights, Black Lives Matter and being neutral puts you on the side of the oppressor.
We do our best to be the strongest, loudest and best examples of what it means to be good humans living their lives on the left and loving side of history.
If this is you, welcome, you have found your people.
Hi, I am Maddie Kertay, founder of BadAss Quilters Society. I am a liberal AF, human who craves like minded community and does my best to be a supportive bright-light, truth-teller in an industry that favors shutting up, not rocking the boat and for women to stay in their place. I say “fuck that” and if you want to know more click on my About Maddie page for more about what you can expect here.
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The Blog
Feminists Don’t Quilt and other Bullshit People Say
So I bet if the title of the post did not get you over here the graphic did... right? I mean what the hell could I be talking about? The BackStory "Real feminists don't quilt" or so I was told. This line was delivered in a disdainful tone that is usually...
Coming out of the Closet….. as an Art Quilter
All the signs were there but I chose to ignore them.... The love of mixed media Never coloring in the lines Shunning patterns in favor of doing my own thing (honestly they read like insurance forms to me) Not caring about the quilt police rules.. 1/4 inch, schmauter...
Quilt Shop Confidential
I have been rolling an article around in my head for a while now but have been unsure at best how it would go over since the truth is I am very vested in the outcome. I had kept it under my hat for a while but after reading this article about the deceptive front that...
Quilt Appraisal – Part TWO
She is touching my quilt! Please welcome back Lori East as she takes us through the next step - Giving your quilt a good look over. This is the part that makes people really nervous but is totally critical to the process and it can't and should never be done...
Quilt Appraisal and Why You Need It.- Part ONE
Ah the mythical unicorn topic of the quilt world - Quilt Appraisal. I hear more woo-woo advice on this topic than I can to shake my vibrator at ( Yeah I said that.. I could have said stick but that would have been sooooo boring!) so I thought it was about...
Sew What? Frank Talk About What you Really Need in a Sewing Machine
So there you are a helpless babe in the woods. You have just walked into a sewing machine shop (please don't buy your machine at a big box store) and are confronted with too many machines to count with too many functions, bells, whistles and more that while a bit...
Fast Piece Applique – Do you know what you are missing?
Owning a quilt shop gives me a unique view into the lives of quilters and what they are trying to do with their work. In the past few months I have been hearing more of our customers talk about wanting to give art-quilting a go so the fact that I am part of...
Well I Did Not See That Happening! Rewdrawing for our Winner!
We are missing one of our prospective winners and per the rules of the celebration she is past due for checking in. I can't even begin to say how much I hate this. I know she is going to be disappointed when she finds out what she gave up and yet the rules of...
WE HAVE WINNERS! 8,000 Celebration!
What an amazing celebration this has been!!!! So many amazing contributors, comments and excitement! Wrap that around the fact that we rocked this giveaway right through Chanukah and Christmas day and you know it has been CRAZY!!! So after rescuing over...
Finishing your own Quilt- Modern Machine Quilting with Catherine Redford
I know a lot of wonderful quilters who make amazing quilt tops and then stop. The thought of quilting their own quilt paralyzes them but really it needn't. With just the investment in a walking-foot for their machine basic and not so basic quilting can really be very...