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
Ken Casey – Cover Quilter of the Week
I have said it before and I will say it again, I am extra thrilled when one of our cover quilters is a man. As a mom of 5 boys ( and a girl!) I so want my kids to have all the opportunities that are out there and one of them is to quilt without bias or...
1st Annual BAQS Exhibit- The Thrill of it all!
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...
The Post Where Ebony Lost Her Shit and Maddie Gave It a Think
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...
Spring Quilt Market Part 2
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...
Quilt Market Spring 2013 Part 1
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...
Perfect Circles!
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...
Stephanie Forsyth – Cover Quilter of the Week
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...
Save That Quilt – Creative Thinking to Save a Wayward Project
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 project...
The Practically Perfect Quilting Bag
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...
Joy Voltenburg – Cover Quilter of the Week.
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 since...