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
Celebrating Sizzix During our 8,000 Celebration
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED - GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! Sometimes you just get lucky. I totally did when at market a few years ago I met Linda Nitzen from Sizzix. She introduced me to a brand I knew well from paper and jewelry crafting** but I had...
8,000 Celebration – Here We Go!
OMG!... here we go, put on your party hats and get your groove on because BadAss Quilters Society has totally "jumped the shark" with this 8,000 celebration! Are you ready to hear about all the amazing gifts that will be giving to FOUR very lucky...
Getting our 8,000 Groove Together.
Well it happened!.. BadAss Quilters Society broke 8,000 ( holy crap! excitement) and now we are deep into furious last minute preparations for the giveaway that will start on Monday Dec 15th. We have a couple of companies that are joining us at the last minute and...
8,000 Is So Close I Can Just About Taste IT!!
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...
Removing the “Isms” from Quilting
The word quilter is gender neutral, much like the word nurse and yet if you pull a google image search for either of these people you will find photos of a whole lot of middle age white women (MAWW) and the occasional porn star in a skimpy get-up doing...
The Revolution is Taking Applications
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 movement, stir...
Quick Quilts for Christmas
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...
And Now For Something Completely Different
Normal, such a funny word with a different meaning to each and every person who utters it. My everyday normal was that of being a mother, a wife, a quilter and oh yes, and by the way - bisexual. (Yes, there are bisexual and gay quilters out there, we are not that...
Quilting Naked with Penny Barnes
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! ...
I Was Grey Before Grey Was Cool
WE HAVE A WINNER... SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO SEE!! So I have total bone to pick with modern sewing... this whole GREY thing.. ( or GRAY if you must)... Modern quilters are ALL ABOUT the grey, but they did not invent the love of it. I have been loving this color since...