21st-century quilts sew different from Grandma’s – News-Press Reverse applique: Traditional applique sews a motif (the design piece) on top of a background. Reverse applique quilters sew the motif underside of the background, then cut away and turn under the edge of the top fabric to reveal the motif. Sashiko
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SEEDS of Entrepreneurial Spirit
I’m really excited about the opportunity to attend the BlogHer convention this year as I’m looking forward to networking with and learning from some of the best and brightest bloggers around! Unfortunately, it will not be a cheap trip since the tickets alone cost $298, so I was ecstatic to learn from Jennifer at Hip […]
Mother and Daughter Business Fills a Void
Tina Schatzberg had left her career as an advertising sales executive to be a stay-at-home mom, however she still had a passion for marketing and wanted a more flexible means of pursuing that passion. When Schatzberg’s mother lost her job as a sewer for an automotive supplier in Detroit, the two decided to go into […]
Unemployed Mom Stitches Up a Business From Daughter’s Designs
Denise Garlow is an out of work graphic artist from Atlanta who had been spending most of each day at the computer looking for employment and rewriting her resume. Then one day her daughter brought home a plate she had designed in Girl Scouts that had drawings of “colorful, mouse-like creatures with large saucer ears […]
Check out My Java Mama Interview on Mommies Cafe
I am honored to have been asked to do the first video interview on Mommies Cafe, the community site where mommies get together online for a coffee break. The interview goes into detail on how I got started in business and as an author, and includes some advice for other work at home moms. I […]