What started 8 years ago as a way to use up our ever-growing scrap pile, and introduce people to sewing (what's simpler than grabbing two scraps and sewing?) has morphed into a 6-month-long community effort with dozens of volunteers and dozens of quilts! This past year, I've been quite busy with the America's Tapestry project, and my bandwidth for community projects (while running our full slate of classes) was limited. As a precaution against burnout, I decided that we would

If you're looking for gifts for the sewer in your life, you've come to the right place! Here's a quick list of all the places I recommend for sewing supplies. We try to keep things as local or small business as possible, but that is increasingly difficult as small (and big) sewing shops close. SEWING MACHINES I recommend the Singer Heavy Duty 4423 that we use in the studio. It's a few years old now, but here's a YouTube video explaining what I look for in a machine and why

Our Community Quilt Day 2025 was a success! Learn more about this project and what we were able to accomplish this year.

If you've been following my personal or the Hartford Stitch Instagram account for a while, you know that I love a wide variety of...