Laureen Smith is a recovering corporate director, who is embracing her creative drive by picking up her needles again. Her mother and grandmother fostered her artistic talents with needlepoint, cross stitch, sewing, crocheting, and quilting from a very early age. She has combined her …

No matter if you are starting your first Puzzle Mystery Quilt or your tenth there are a few tips that can help make your experience the best possible. Check out these 5 tips:1.Don’t use starch or Flatter sprays. Cotton Cuts uses fabric die cutting machines to cut out precise pieces that help give yo …

One thing I enjoy at the end of each year is when everyone does a wrap-up of the best things about the year we are saying goodbye to. For example, what were the top 10 movies of 2022, or the top news stories? I like the chance to look back and review those year’s highlights. So, let’s take a look b …

When my Stitch-It box comes every month, it can be a little bit like playing tetris. I have all these shapes in my box - and I have to figure out how to arrange them to make something pretty! This can be a little tricky as my brain immediately wants everything to match perfectly. Well, this month …

Recently I had the opportunity to sew with my friend Becca on the final assembly of the Sew Sweet Puzzle Mystery Quilt. All the other times that I have finished a PMQ I have done it alone. Most of the time because I needed to record the final assembly to create a step-by-step tutorial video. However …

African Wax print fabrics (or Ankara’s) are some of my favorite textiles to work with. The colors are so eye-catching because they are big, bold, and beautiful. So, quite naturally, we quilters are drawn to them and want to use them in our projects. However, they can seem a little daunting to wor …