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Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday (TGIFF)

See Which Quilt from 2021 is Finally Finished This Week!

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The Reveal You've Been Waiting for- 2023's 100-Day Quilt is Complete!

See how 100 Days of Greenery turned out

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How to Pin Baste Your Quilt for Straight Line Quilting

How I mark and quilt for straight line quilting on a domestic machine

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How to do Straight Line Quilting Using a Walking Foot

Make the walking foot work for you!

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Patterns and Tutorials

Traditionally and foundation paper pieced quilts with a Modern twist for the contemporary quilter! Check out the latest patterns and tutorials from The (not…

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Now booking virtual and in person events for your shop or guild!

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Discover the Easy Way to Stuff a Quilter’s Stocking

November 24, 2023

100+ Gifts for Quilters- the 2023 Edition

November 17, 2023

What Quilting Items Are on Your Holiday Wishlist This Year?

November 10, 2023

Deadline Achievement Complete! See Which 4 Quilts I Entered in QuiltCon 2024

November 3, 2023

TGIFF- See Which Quilt from 2021 is Finally Finished This Week!

October 26, 2023

Under Construction: What Would You Like to Have in a New Sewing Space?

October 20, 2023

The Reveal You’ve Been Waiting for- 2023’s 100-Day Quilt is Complete!

October 13, 2023

How to do Straight Line Quilting Using a Walking Foot

October 6, 2023

How to Pin Baste Your Quilt for Straight Line Quilting

September 29, 2023

Three Quilts You Will Want to See from AQS Grand Rapids

September 22, 2023
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cassandra at The (not so) Dramatic Life My name is Cassandra, and I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. I love looking for inspiration in my surroundings, and my life as a theatrical scenic and costume designer heavily influences my quilt designs.

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Etsy is giving everyone an extra $5 off today! Now Etsy is giving everyone an extra $5 off today! Now is a perfect time to pick up a pin cushion, fabric bundle, or pattern. All PDF items in my shop (link in bio) are 20% off and physical items come with a free gift (hint- it’s a package of side threading needles!) 🪡 New this year: I’m offering a stocking stuffer package for all of you who help Santa out this time of year. Each item comes wrapped and includes a bundle of Painters Palette Solids Fabrics, a large spool of Aurifil, and 3 useful mystery notions so you can have a bit of a surprise too! #giftsforquilters #quiltinggifts #pincushions #ceramicpincushions #decorativepins #decorativepincushion #stockingstuffers #quilter #quiltersgonnaquilt #quilterstockingstuffer #etsyshop #etsyshopsale
Happy Halloween! 🎃 I have made precisely one Ha Happy Halloween! 🎃 I have made precisely one Halloween-themed quilt, and it was for Quilt Concert 2022. I love that acid green combined with pink, purple, and black. Then, I quilted it with a fun spider web quilting design. 🕸️ The pattern is available in my Etsy shop (link in IG bio), and it easily works with lots of holidays when you switch up the color scheme. #halloweenquilt #holidayquilt #quilt #quilting #quiltconcert #quiltconcert2022 #piecedquilt #modernquilt #modernquilting #quiltpattern #quiltsampler
It’s Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday, and It’s Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday, and I’m excited to host this week’s link up! Head to my blog (link in bio) to share a recent finish and see what everyone else is up to! I'm also sharing a 2+ year old UFO that I quilted and finished just in time for a QuiltCon entry. #thankgoodnessitsfinishedfriday #quilt #quilting #finishedquilt #quiltingcommunity #machinequilting #handquilting #modernquilt #modernquilting
Happy National Pumpkin Day! I made this pumpkin pi Happy National Pumpkin Day! I made this pumpkin pin cushion several years ago for a swap. I love how it turned out- maybe someday I'll get around to making more! #nationalpumpkinday #pumpkinday #fabricpumpkin #fabricpumpkins #pumpkinpincushion #pincushion #pumpkinart #decorativepincushion #scrappypincushion
The one downside to changing quilting directions w The one downside to changing quilting directions within a project is dealing with the thread tails. I'm on team “knot and bury” so the spiral eye needle is my favorite tool. This quilt probably had over 100 starts and stops (but, no, I didn't actually count 😂) so there were plenty of threads to keep me occupied during last night’s quilt meeting! #quilt #quilting #threadburying #spiraleyeneedle #walkingfootquilting #domesticmachinequilting #aurifilthread #aurifil #modernquilt #modernquilting #scrapquilt #scrappyquilt
Quilting away on another QuiltCon entry. For this Quilting away on another QuiltCon entry. For this piece I'm changing the direction of the quilting lines occasionally and incorporating grids in some areas. #quilting #bernina #berninasewingmachine #bernina770qeplus #bernina770qe #berninaambassador #machinequilting #walkingfootquilting #machinequilting #domesticmachinequilting #improvquilting #improvquilt #interleavequilt #scrapquilt #scrappyquilt #aurifil #aurifilthread #aurifilosopher
100 Days of Greenery is complete! I quilted and bo 100 Days of Greenery is complete! I quilted and bound it while on retreat a couple of weeks ago, and today on the blog (link in IG bio) I'm sharing a bit about the construction process and the final reveal photos. #100daysofgreeneryquilt #100dayquilt #100dayproject #100dayproject2023 #applique #appliqué #needleturnapplique #needleturnappliqué #handapplique #handappliqué #straightlinequilting #walkingfootquilting #bernina #berninaambassador #bernina770qeplus #bernina770qe #domesticmachinequilting #aurifil #aurifilthread #aurifilosopher
Pin Cushions are back! Each pin cushion is handmad Pin Cushions are back! Each pin cushion is handmade starting with a lump of clay and is a one-of-a-kind notion waiting to find its home in a special sewing space! Visit my Etsy shop (link in bio) to pick one up! This comes just in time for Etsy’s $10 off sale good for purchases over $40. This is a great time to start your holiday shopping! #pincushion #ceramicpincushion #sewingnotions #quiltinggifts #giftsforquilters #sewinggifts #quiltingnotions #giftsforsewers #giftsforsewists

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