BadAss Quilters Society
LIBERAL AF
You are not alone
Being liberal in the quilting world can feel isolating and that is why BadAss Quilters Society exists. We are here to offer social support and community to liberal quilters and crafters who care about living in a world that values diversity and equality.
We believe that Love is Love, Science is Real, Reproductive Rights are Human Rights, Black Lives Matter and being neutral puts you on the side of the oppressor.
We do our best to be the strongest, loudest and best examples of what it means to be good humans living their lives on the left and loving side of history.
If this is you, welcome, you have found your people.
Hi, I am Maddie Kertay, founder of BadAss Quilters Society. I am a liberal AF, human who craves like minded community and does my best to be a supportive bright-light, truth-teller in an industry that favors shutting up, not rocking the boat and for women to stay in their place. I say “fuck that” and if you want to know more click on my About Maddie page for more about what you can expect here.
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THE BADASS QUILTER STORE
Finding other like-minded liberal quilters to share your time and hobby with can sometimes be a little difficult, but with a little subtle or not so subtle signaling, you can let those amazing people find you!
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The Blog
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...
BadAss Quilters Community – Launch Day!
A new platform and a new adventure. A place where Hearts-Minds-Science-Sewing-Swearing merge into an intentional private community. A place where socially progressive quilters can feel at ease knowing that they are among trusted friends. What?... say no more?...
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...