by Maddie Kertay | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ok, here is a secret…. every year I buy myself what I really want for Christmas. This totally takes the pressure off of anyone else making my dreams come true and saves a whole lot of hurt feelings and lets me enjoy the gifts I do get without worrying that I...
by Maddie Kertay | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Walking Down Memory Lane I have been walking down memory lane lately – you can totally blame Facebook for that. Each day they show me what I have been doing on this day in the past 5 years since I joined the devil which shall not be named but sucks up my time...
by Maddie Kertay | Dec 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Making gifts or giving gifts to make is a perfect way to celebrate a Handmade BadAss Holiday. Today I am showing off one of my favorite pieces of jewelry that I stitched with my own little hands! Of course I had to make it my own by switching up the colors and pattern...
by Maddie Kertay | Dec 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
There is a popular little phrase that skips around the quilting world that ~ Quilters Don’t Mend~ Well I do. In fact I even darn and find giving things another life perhaps one even more artful than the one it lead before to be very satisfying indeed. I...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Purebred by Moda came in a few short weeks ago and with it the cutest laser cut, fusible horse appliques that I have been dying to play with! But what to make? There were so many ideas floating in my head! Jean jacket back? Pillow front? Quilt ( duh!)? Lampshade?...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
I LOVE STEAMPUNK and am so excited to see the entries come rolling in! Are you grooving on Steampunk yet? I happen to love this funky smash-up of Western/Victorian and all things steam powered. Not everyone’s cup of tea but boy is it fun...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Someday we will be nothing but a glorious ruin, best live it up now. – Me Today I am tickled pink to be reviewing (and giving away a copy) Amanda Leins new book WanderLust Quilts. One of the best parts of having a dear friend write a book is watching the...
by Maddie Kertay | Nov 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
We all know how it goes, last night the clock struck midnight, the coach turned back into a pumpkin and WHAM! the radio station started playing Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer or even worse that horrid Red-Shoes song ( I swear if anything ever makes me want to...
by Maddie Kertay | Oct 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!…. keep your eyes alert for the winner announcement on the BAQS FB Page! There are a lot of ways you can save money on your quilting, you can sew from your stash more, you can find quilt shop quality fabric on sale at your local shop...
by Maddie Kertay | Oct 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Psssst, Can we talk? Are you really happy with the way your quilts smell even after they have just come out of the laundryroom? I can honestly say I had those times and then they went away. They went away when I got my fancy-pants front loading washing machine that...
