Pixels + Plaid is LIVE!!!
A quick, expressive, and beginner friendly quilt pattern
Block Party | A Sewing Substack
Made for color-forward makers and fueled by late-night Pinterest scrolls, this Substack includes approachable crafting ideas, folk-art inspiration galore, and a virtual sewing club where you can show off your WIPs!
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This month, I joined a world-wide valentine exchange hosted by my friends at The House That Lars Built. This Danish-inspired, Utah-based DIY blog has been my favorite since middle school, and I worked as their blog editor from 2019-2021. So I have watched a few years of their massive valentine exchange go by, and finally I had enough crafting time available to join!
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2026 Craft Predictions
Even as we mourn the closing of Joanne, we have a great year of crafting ahead of us! As I look towards 2026 project trends, I predict a yearning for ease, a return to childhood favorites, and projects that go from crafty to truly artistic.