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The whole enchiladaQuilt Market Ready!
The twice a year "big dance" for the quilt industry starts next week and I am already packing lest I forget something like underwear or the quilts I am to bring. The house is being readied and at the very last moment I will fill it with food since if done a second too...
Text On Quilts – Making Your Feelings Known
Seems that we all have a lot to express these days! From words of love and warmth to those of political resistance, action and claiming back power that some would want to take from us. While I know I must have seen text on quilts before, since really this is not new...
Of Hamburgers and Fat Quarters- Comparing and Choice in the Quilting Fabric World
In my town there is no shortage of fast food burgers to be had. By in large they are all the same and while eating one will not kill you there is little to recommend these places with the exception of speed of service and location ease. On the other hand there...
Making Back Your Bank At Quilt Market
Two times a year the quilt world gets all nutty as they prepare for Market. If you have friends who are part of this world as designers or working for them they have probably disappeared off your social radar, they look pale from lack of sunshine and they are living...
Word of the Day – Showrooming – BAQS at Business
To "showroom" is to take advantage of the services of a store with the intention of learning about all the benefits and features of a product and then go elsewhere ( often online) to purchase them for a discounted price. Can I be frank?.... this is SHITTY behavior....
The Tale of Three T-Shirts
It has been so fun having new BadAss t-shirts in stock and one of the most common question is about fit! With that in mind I offer up the following. I personally own 3 of the short sleeve shirts in 3 different sizes... since well, because I can. But what it can help...
Camp S’more Is HERE!!!!
I hope you all enjoyed the livecast and unboxing of the new Camp S'more collection over on Facebook... If you did not see the livecast give this video a quick watch and leave a comment of what YOU would make with this wonderful new collection. We will draw for a...
Melon Template Tip and a Giveaway!
If you were hanging around last month when we were talking about some of my new favorite tools for quilting and I was talking about The Little Flipper you know that I am a really big fan of Kim Brunner and her work as a quilter and a teacher. The products she...
Sewing with Vintage Sheets
I am a heretic in all senses of the word and especially when it comes to sewing and quilting. For as much as I love new fabric there is nothing like the prints and feel of time worn cotton and for that reason I take great joy in quilting with vintage sheets. This...
Storm Season Sewing Safety- SewTechnical at BAQS
In most of the United States Spring means the return of storm season. As I write this we are under a storm alert serious enough that they have dismissed school and are bussing children back home in preparation for everything from heavy rain to tennis ball sized hail,...
Hell – Yeah and Hats off to Our BadAss Culture
Hats off to all of you who march and sew to the beat of your own drummer. To you who take pride in advocating for or being one of those to fight the status quo from the boardroom to the bedroom to the sewing room. I have a goal for April. I would like to hit 20,000...
From A to Zen by Bethanne Nemesh
As a free motion quilter I think one of the hardest things is to come up with yet another fill stitch that is just right for the quilt I am working on. Lucky for us there are an abundance of fantastic books out there on the topic each laying on yet another creative...
Using the Nato Mount on the Longarm
Sometimes it is the little things. Stuff that just works. You know, a pen that writes without skipping or blobbing. A cleaner that does what it says it will do ( all hail the Mr. Clean Sponge) or on this case a bit of technology assistance that comes to the rescue...
BadAss Gear Round-Up and Social Action Pledge
What a weird winter is was and what a spring it will be! We are getting ready around here for the sweet weather of spring. Freeing the toes from the confines of boots and slipping them into sandals, evenings at the Lake and the planning of summer vacations, let alone...
Rulers, Longarm and Domestic
What fun we have had!... Two days and two videos on how to use rulers with your longarm and domestic sewing machines! We started out on Friday with a mini-class (usually reserved for Speakeasy members only*) on using the Little Flipper as well as some tips on thread...