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Kaffe Fassett Artisan Fabric (GIVEAWAY)

Today we feel so lucky to be the first stop on Kaffe Fassett's Artisan fabric tour for Free Spirit Fabrics. As I said last week we have been long time fans of Kaffe Fassett's designs...even using one of his prints for an entire chapter in our book...so we were more than excited to have the opportunity to work with his new Artisan fabric line. I love the dramatic feel of his fabric as well as the large scale prints and the color combinations. I know that every time I use his ... View the Post

Giveaway· Quilts· The Simple Simon Guide to Patchwork Quilting

Teach the One: A Book Giveaway, the Return of Nacho Thursdays and New Things on the Horizon!

Hello Friends today we have a few things to share with you so let's get to it! #1. Since this month is National Sewing Month we thought it would be fun to give away a copy of our book The Simple Simon Guide to Patchwork Quilting. ... View the Post

Babylock· Quilt· Quilts· The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

Because Time Passes (Why I Quilt)

I was raised by women who took great pride in their domestic prowess. My mother could put together a spread of enough homemade food to feed an army in less than an hour and all of it would look, taste, and smell delicious. My grandmother could crochet beautiful and complicated afghans while carrying on lengthy conversations and loose her stitch count. And my great grandmother, she was a quilter. Her name was Elizabeth and even though she is my namesake I have spent most of my life content ... View the Post

Babylock· sewing

Teach the One—National Sewing Month

Last year Elizabeth and I started a series that we are called "Teach the One" that we would like to become an annual event during National Sewing Month here on Simple Simon and Company. The idea for this series came from a moment at a conference that we attended at baby lock headquarters where it was said that if everyone just taught one other person to sew it would double our community....and the idea of doubling our community sounded sweet indeed. We always say those who sew and ... View the Post

Guest Post

Kaffe Fassett Fabric Sneak Peak

Recently we were invited to participate in a fabric tour that would let us work with some beautiful artisan fabric by Kaffe Fassett for Free Spirit Fabrics...and of course we said YES!!! I love being able to try new and different styles of fabric and when they arrived at my home I was blown away. Although....honestly....we've been Kaffe Fassett fans for some time now. In fact, we used one of his prints in the churndash chapter of our book: The Simple Simon Guide to Patchwork ... View the Post

Techniques· Tutorials

How to Make Quilt Binding

Making quilt binding was one of those things before I started quilting that I thought was very hard to do. But, after I got into the quilting process I found that it was was really quite a simple one. So, if you are one of those people who are intimidated by making binding...this is the perfect place to be. ... View the Post