I have the good fortune of being featured in October 2015's Inspired to Sew! Inside, you'll find out a bit more about how Among Brenda's Quilts & Bags got its start, and how a creative hobby and passion turned into a full-time business designing bags and quilts. It's always a pleasure to …
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The Perfect Thread Organizer Storage Box
Thread Organization With the Embroidery Thread Box Is your shop in a tangle? When I head over to my local quilt shop to get some machine quilting done, selecting the correct thread color from their vast collection of variegated and solid color threads is a time consuming experience. The box …
Al Cote layered rug making concept similar to South American Mola work
A Class for an Interesting Technique Turns into a Quilt Show Entry When you run a small business, sometimes it's tough to get away, but when I noticed a call to fill a guild-sponsored class, I signed up at the last minute. As it turned out, it was good decision, because I ended up creating my own …
Expand Your Shop’s Offerings With DIY Designer Bags
Expand your shop’s offerings and grow a new stream of income with minimal hassle. Start selling bag patterns, materials, and classes to draw in a new crowd of sewing and quilting enthusiasts. Appeal to younger DIYers with current, trendy projects that are easy and satisfying, and give your regular …
The Removable Marker That Practically Does It All
Colors Markers by Frixion™ Pilot, the Japanese manufacturer of Frixion pens, roller balls, hi-lighters and markers hit on an accidental winner with the quilting crowd with this heat sensitive marking tool. There are several different tools under the Fixion name, the product I’m absolutely crazy …
The Everything Goes Bag: How One Bag Turned Into Another
Everything Goes started as Mr. Snowman The Everything Goes Bag pattern has been and continues to be a good seller here at Among Brenda’s Quilts, but you may be interested to hear that it started out as another bag entirely. Back in 2006 I developed a bag made of wool felt with a snowman …