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	Category Archives: Connect Connect with the quilting and sewing world through organizations, guilds, events and profiles of individuals who are contributing to the craft. ← Older posts Assignment: Play! Posted on April 2, 2013 by beebolt After a day at work, an evening of preparing meals, cleaning up messes, driving children, and doing laundry I am frequently feeling like I am running on empty. So how do I recharge my batteries? An artist’s date! This … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry \| Leave a comment Inspiring Spaces for Sewing Posted on March 20, 2013 by beebolt Does environment matter? It does to me and to the thousands of others who subscribe to the magazine “Where Women Create”. I find it much easier to work in a space I love surrounded by things that inspire me. Craft … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry \| Leave a comment Are you feeling strapped for time? Schedule time for sanity. Posted on March 14, 2013 by beebolt This is step 1 of 5 simple ways you can nurture your creativity. I will post all the steps over the next couple of days. This fast paced world is pulling for our attention and focus all of the time. … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry \| Leave a comment Give it a go. Posted on March 13, 2013 by beebolt Posted in Connect \| Tagged do what you love, give it a go, inspiration, quote \| 1 Comment What Makes My Heart Sing Posted on February 11, 2012 by beebolt Congregating with creative women and seeing the beautiful way they put their talents to use quickens my pulse and makes my heart sing. I had kind of forgotten about this in the craziness of starting a new full time job … Continue reading → Posted in Connect \| Tagged Be Mine Market Event, Flea Market, Kim Yeager, Lark Nest Design, Valentines Day, vintage finds \| Leave a comment Improv Piecing with Jess Posted on October 12, 2011 by beebolt The class I was most excited about taking at the Sewing Summit was Improv Piecing with Jessica Berrett of Urban Patchwork. Feeling ready to break out of the box and embrace a more unstructured approach towards piecing, I grabbed my … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry, Learn, Top 10 Lists, Top 10 Lists \| Tagged Improv Piecing, Jess Berrett, Jessica Berrett, Modern Quilting, Modern Quilting Techniques, The Sewing Summit, Urban Patchwork \| 2 Comments Documenting Your Creativity: Blogging and Social Media Posted on October 10, 2011 by beebolt My first class at the Sewing Summit was “Documenting Your Creativity: Blogging and Social Media” led by Dana Bolyard of Old Red Barn Co. (they handcraft yummy soaps and scrubs). I felt a little intimidated as I situated myself in … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry, Learn \| Tagged Dana Bolyard, documenting your creativity, Old Red Barn Co., Old Red Barn Co. blog, Sewing Summit classes, The Sewing Summit, Tips for blogging \| 1 Comment Day 2 of the Sewing Summit Posted on October 9, 2011 by beebolt I need to back up a little bit. In my excitement over the Sewing Summit, I forgot that not everyone knows the who, what, where and why behind the event. Taken directly from the Sewing Summit website, the founders define … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry \| Tagged Amanda Harris, Amy Ellis, Amy's Creative Side, Cluck Cluck Sew, Erin Singleton, sewing, The Sewing Summit, Two More Seconds \| Leave a comment Day 1 of The Sewing Summit Posted on October 8, 2011 by beebolt Well, it is finally here, the Sewing Summit! I arrived in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah to find snow capped mountains and brisk temperatures, but the mood inside the Little America Hotel was anything but cold. From being greeted with … Continue reading → Posted in Connect, Journal Entry \| Tagged Amy Ellis, Erin Singleton, Sewing Conventions, The Sewing Summit \| 3 Comments Why Quilts Matter Posted on August 30, 2011 by beebolt Ever wonder about the impact those bits and pieces of fabric women have been putting together for generations have had? It’s a question scholars have been asking for years with regards to quilting’s influence within society, politics and art. Most … Continue reading → Posted in Connect \| Tagged Kentucky Quilt Project, Quilt Index, Quilting, Quilting in America, Why Quilts Matter \| 1 Comment ← Older posts