by Maddie Kertay | Jun 25, 2017 | Basically BadAss
The days are long but the years are short when it comes to children. Last night I sat on the sofa shoulder to shoulder with my youngest child, not so much a child but really a man-child. Sixteen years old and taller than his mother and smarter too. I still have a few...
by Maddie Kertay | Jun 22, 2017 | Basically BadAss
Sometimes a collection comes along that is SO lush, so happy and so dang usable that you just know that it has to be yours! Zola is the newest collection out from the fine folks at Ink and Arrow fabrics. In fact this is from their brand spakin’ new...
by Maddie Kertay | Jun 21, 2017 | Basically BadAss, Uncategorized
One of the first things I ever sewed with were vintage sheets and I have never lost my love for the colors, the soft but crisp hand and the memories that are stirred up. What makes me extra excited is that my friend Kelly Cole at Vintage Fabric Studio also has a...
by Maddie Kertay | Jun 17, 2017 | Basically BadAss
Some of you might have seen it back when it happened and others will just be reading about it now. But when the BBC picks up on a story about quilters in American acting badly you know that things have gotten very out of hand. For those totally out of the loop I am...
by Maddie Kertay | Jun 14, 2017 | Basically BadAss
While I will always have Flatter by Soak in my sewing room I am finding that I use it more and more up in my closet! At this point I have given up and have double bottles! Summer is here and with that summer clothing that looks it’s best when it get special...
