TTMT #578 - nmjewells - January 20, 2026 - Hazy Shade of Winter (Crafty ...

This week I talk about getting a new-to-me sewing machine, a Juki DX7. The throat is only a half inch shorter than my Juki 2000qi and it has a free arm. My plan for now is for this to be my everyday machine, and I'm going to put my older Juki straight stitch only machine away on my shelf, in case I have to put this one in the shop for any length of time. I can piece, quilt (small stuff like wall hangings, pot holders, etc), mend, alter, and construct garments on the DX7.

I also talk about making a new shop sample using a giant picturesque panel. The quilt I made with it was super easy and just used between 5/8-2/3 yard of the sashing/fabric (2.5 inch strips).

Stay Crafty Y'all and see you again soon!

Love,

jewells

TTMT #577 - nmjewells - Greetings from NM Quilt Show and Tell - January ...

It's a New Year and it's kicking off with some shop hop excitement. The inaugural All Arizona New Mexico Shop Hop starts February 1, and I just got my quilt back from Shop Hop Inc. The magazines are already in stores and the pattern for my quilt, Greetings from New Mexico (or Arizona) is one of the quilts featured in the magazine! This is the first time I've had anything like this published, so that's pretty fun. It features fabrics you'll only be able to get at the participating stores and a lot of fun and chances for prizes. I hope you enjoy my quilt and I look forward to hanging it up at the shop where I work.

Get the magazine (in stores now)

Preorder the quilt kits and fabrics (in-store February 1)

Happy New Year - Be Well and Stay Crafty my friends!

Love,

nmjewells

TTMT #576 - nmjewells - December 23, 2025 - Stained Glass Stars (Crafty ...

This week I show you my 12th and final blocks in my 2025 Paper Piecing Club Pattern Series, I named it "Stained Glass Star". Now I can finish sashing the last few blocks and make some final decisions on my layout for this quilt featuring all 24 of my test blocks. I have had many ideas but have finally settled on something (I think, lol). Hopefully y'all will get to see that finished top soon.

Now is the time to rest and recharge and starting thinking about what I'm going to focus on in 2026. May your holiday(s) be ones of rest and time with friends/family and time to take care of YOU.

Love,

@nmjewells

TTMT #575 -nmjewells - December 16, 2025 - Quilting Again/I did a thing!...

This week I talk about quilting with my Moxie midarm and the upcoming inaugural All Arizona and New Mexico Shop Hop (spoiler - my pattern is in the magazine!)

Here's better pics of my quilt that I turned in to Project Linus this past weekend. It was the Side by Side Quiltalong that Project Linus hosted during the pandemic. I did NOT get all the blocks made because I got bored, lol. But I do love how fun and scrappy it is. The backing fabric is also from some retail therapy I did during the pandemic.

 

Stay Crafty y'all!

Love,

@nmjewells

Scrappy Patching - TTMT #574 - December 2, 2025 - nmjewells (Crafty Show...

This week I talk about repairing an old pair of thrifted jeans with a GIANT knee hole and another smaller hole using improv quilt blocks made during one of the first sessions of Scrappy Sewcial. I love how quick this project went, how easy it was to do, and well, just EVERYTHING about it. As you know I've been working on downsizing my stash and giving myself a creative space where I can work on things I want to do without having to dig for what I need. I'm not there yet, but I feel good about the progress I've made so far and will keep on plugging away at it. The more projects I complete, the more mental bandwidth I have to continue working at organizing my space and tackling another project on my list.

Stay crafty my friends!

Love,

nmjewells

Testing Trees - TTMT #573 - nmjewells - November 18, 2025 (Crafty Show &...

This week I talk about making more progress in clearing out my fabric stash, selling it to ReCreate at Hip Stitch for store credit (you can also just donate fabric, books, notions, etc), and also about my latest pattern for the 2025 Paper Piecing Club Pattern Series called "Tree Time". I had fun creating this beginner-friendly, 2-option pattern that is very scrap friendly. I did some image searching and managed to identify the background fabric that I bought in Japan that I love so much... it's a cotton poplin by Sevenberry fabrics of Japan. It's from a line called Petit Sophila, and the name of the print is Mini Blooms.

As usual, the thing about this pattern that was the most time-consuming was just choosing fabrics from my stash... the actual sewing went lickety-split!

Stay Crafty Y'all!

Love,

nmjewells

TTMT #572 - nmjewells - November 11, 2025 - One Bin Down (crafty show & ...

This week I talk about re-donating fabric and blocks, etc back to Project Linus to make some progress in this disaster of a project room. One bin less in the room means more space under my quilt frame. Every bit helps!

Stay Crafty, y'all

Love,

nmjewells