Birthdays and Blocks - TTMT #570 - October 21, 2025 - nmjewells (crafty ...

This week I talk about the latest awesome birthday gift I got from my BFF, Jennifer O (quilted by Jennifer R), her Star Trek Quilt! At the time this Rowalong was happening, I don't even know what I was up to but I didn't have time to sew along, and so this is so awesome. We were talking about that rowawalong and I talked about what rows I might include when I started mine and Jennifer asked me if I would like hers because she has so many fandom quilts. I decided that it would be amazing to take one more USO (unstarted object) off my list. Jennifer stopped her quilt after the Enterprise row. Neither of us watched Discovery, so that was perfect.

I also talk about my birthday, which happened to be the same day that I was hosting Paper Piecing Club and I showed off my October 5 inch finished block called "It's a Gift". The block is easy to make and the size can be adjusted up or down as desired. All 10 blocks that I have designed so far this year are available on the Hip Stitch website.

Stay crafty my friends!

Love,

nmjewells

Tag Your Friends (Crafty Show & Tell) - TTMT #569 - nmjewells - October ...

This week I talk about meeting up with friends this past weekend in Houston for International Quilt Festival. I was so excited to finally get to meet Jeanie in person, she's been part of out group here at TTMT for so long, and it was lovely to finally get to hang out with her and Jennifer R and Dominae and of course my bestie Jennifer O. We exchanged some gifts (I made luggage tags from this tutorial) and shopped, but mostly talked and talked. It was sort of a whirlwind trip, with me leaving Thursday morning and returning home Saturday night.

Things I talk about this week:

Zipper pulls from Threadcutterz

Embroidery patterns by Punkin Patch Craft Designs

My new Rotary Cutter from Linda's Electric Quilters

Rosie's Art Studio: Let's Create a Luggage Tag

Stay Crafty Y'all

Love,

Jewells

Project Teaser (Crafty Show & Tell) - TTMT #568 - nmjewells - October 7,...

This week I'm just popping in to say hi and tease a project I'll be able to show you next week. I've been upcycling clear vinyl bag holders that we used to use at the shop where I work back when we offered sewing machine repair. We used to use them to hold the paperwork so we could easily identify whose machine was whose. We haven't had a repair tech for well over a year now, and these badge holders have just been sitting around waiting for a new purpose. Well I found one and I will talk about that and show you what I made next week. If you happen to be at International Quilt Festival this weekend and see me wandering around, feel free to say hi!

Stay crafty, y'all.

Love,

nmjewells

From Clothes to Clowns (Crafty Show & Tell - TTMT#567) - nmjewells - Oct...

This week it's TTMT on a Wednesday... I talk about mending and clothing recon, what's working, what's not, and plans for more recons and garment making.

Things I talk about this week:

Base Cloth for a baja/hoodie - maybe I'll use Simplicity S9759... anyone used that pattern? If so what are your thoughts? I tried to purchase a pdf download but the website is down right now. Other pattern suggestions for this cloth?

Stay crafty y'all!

Love,

nmjewells

Another Lil' Ghostie (TTMT #566-nmjewells) - September 23, 2025 (crafty ...

This week I talk briefly about last week's Paper Piecing Club and show another finished "Lil' Ghostie" block. "Lil' Ghostie" is my September block in my 2025 PP Club Pattern Series. The first 9 block patterns, up to and including "Lil' Ghostie" are available as a pdf download from Hip Stitch. 

Happy Fall Y'all... and stay crafty my friends.

Love,

nmjewells

Paper Piecing & Early Birthday (Crafty Show & Tell) - TTMT #565

This week I talk about Paper Piecing Club and show my finished test blocks for the patterns I'm releasing on Thursday. They'll be available, along with all the rest of the 2025 Paper Piecing Club Pattern series (which is available now) Thursday morning around 8am or so Mountain time. 

I also talk about the most amazing early birthday present: Jennifer O gave me the gift of TIME. Her time, given to me in taking on one of my languishing UFOs and finishing it for me, and my time, because now I have a finished object on my bed instead of a finished project hanging over my head. I had originally pieced these blocks into a top and did not like it at all. So I had taken it apart, last year maybe? And I sent her the blocks I received in the 2018 TTMT Quarter Log Cabin Block Swap, as well as the leftover blocks I had made in case we had more participants, and I sent a bunch of neutral fabrics she could use in the finished quilt. We discussed her laying out in a similar fashion to her finished quilt from the same swap, and then she started planning. She ended up having one leftover block from my extras that I had made and she even turned that into a zippered pillow cover. She backed both the pillow and the quilt in the most amazing mushroom fabric that is just super adorable. I love everything about this gift. It's just, well, perfect. Instead of posting a bunch of the same photos, I'm going to just link to her video about this quilt from this week so you can hear all about it directly from Jennifer. This truly was the best gift ever from the best friend ever. I love you Jennifer!

Love,

nmjewells

Sew-jo Suggestion Box (Craft Chat) - September 9, 2025 - nmjewells - aka TTMT #564

This week I'm talking about Sew-jo... how do you motivate yourself to do the stuff you don't WANT to do so that you can get to the fun stuff? I am having trouble motivating myself to clean and organize and purge, even though I know once I do I'll be happier trying to actually create in my space. What do you do? Asking for friend?