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BadAss Sewing Room Project – Peg Board Edition
From the day I first saw a photo of Julia Child's peg board wall in an issue of a cooking magazine that my mom read I was smitten with the idea of all those little holes, the little clips and holders and ALL the possibility for organization. Like many things peg board...
Sewing Rooms and Self-Worth
Many of us dream of a dedicated space to sew but tend to shortchange ourselves when it comes to the creation of this space. Today, I am exploring why.Forty Years of Sewing Over my years of sewing I have had countless sewing places and spaces. From a space as small...
Bones and Bobbins Podcast and a Giveaway!
Happy Fri-ya my people! Like many I spend a lot of moments these days asking "what day is it?" and sometimes for fun I lay in bed in the morning and try to figure out what day it is without help of my iphone. I tell you it is SHOCKING how often I just don't...
Last Five Days to Join for 2020
Our Founders Launch for the new Private BadAss Quilters Membership community has been amazing! We are counting down that last 5 days to join this year. We are closing in on 300 members in the private BadAss Quilters Community with over 20+ sponsors on-boarding...
Why a Battery Back-Up is a MUST HAVE for your Sewing Room.
Temperature spikes, brown downs, picnic-lightening, storms out of no where and murder hornets... ok, maybe not the hornets but there are a LOT of reasons why power fluctuations, surges and loss are a real thing and a real danger to the machines in your sewing room....
The Three Layers of Light in your Sewing Room
Good lighting is one of the best things you can invest in for a sewing room- before paint, before a pretty rug, think about where you will be sewing, pressing and planning so that you can make sure to have at least one of the three layers of light to make things...
Looking Forward to the Brave New Quilting World
Today, Quilt's Incorporated finally announced that they were canceling Fall 2020 Quilt Market and Houston's Fall Quilt Festival. These are but the tail end of many sad but sensible announcements about quilting events that will not take place this year with many of...
Voting with your Dollars During the Days of COVID
Dear small and large local business owners (to be clear not just sewing related businesses), we the smart, science-minded, social media savvy people of the internet are watching and what you say and do about masks, mandates and making us safe as your customers...
How to Be a BFF to your LQS with 2020/COVID update!
This article was originally written FIVE years ago and so much of it is still true! Quit shops need our help if they are going to survive. I have changed a bit of the language in this to reflect that I no longer own a store and to update for today's trends in social...
Extra, Extra Read All About It! PART ONE
Oh my goodness what a couple of months it has been and I am glad you are all still here. It is already the middle of the year so it seemed a good time to get everything caught up, do some virtual housekeeping and let you all in on what is going on for the last half...
The New BadAss Quilters Mug is Here!
Who knew? Well, really it is not a huge surprise given how many of the mini-posters have been dowloaded but WOW OH WOW! You all sure do love your sassy coffee mugs! I mean why not, there is not a morning that it does not make me grin. And honestly anything that...
BadAss Quilting Mix-Tape
As I get ready to work on my new sewing room I am thinking about all the features I want and one of them is music, podcasts and audio books. Sewing room time is prime listening time for me.. how about you? Here are some of my favorite listens! ...
In This BadAss Home
The best thing about being a BadAss Quilter is knowing that loving to sew and quilt does not have to relegate you to the quiet seats of history. “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the...
Black Lives Matter at BAQS
When I say "Save the Oceans", I am not implying "F*ck the Forests". When I say Black Lives Matter I am in no way saying that other lives have no meaning. What I am saying is that this is the conversation that is most important right now. To insert "all lives matter"...
BAQS Salty Quilt Labels are Back In Stock!
While there are not a ton we have about 20ish packs of our famous " You can have Sex on this Quilt" and "You can Poop on this Quilt" Quilt labels up in the shop right now! So if you are making quilts for people who would appreciate such cheeky humor best grab them...