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?

A Purrfect View of Chaos (Quilty Show & Tell) September 2, 2025 - aka T...

This week I talk about project room chaos and show my finished shop hop quilt called "A Purrfect View". These setting kits are currently sold out, but I plan to have the patterns available as a pdf download soon, and hope to have more setting kits available soon. This year's block ("Shroommates") and setting kit ("A Purrfect View" ) were designed in collaboration with my friend and cowork, Elizabeth Webb. We bounced ideas off each other, then she painted a mockup of our idea, then I turned that into a quilt layout in EQ and pieced the quilt. The quilt was quilted by Tisha Cavanuagh, of Quilt Icing. I'm very proud of what we accomplished this year with the block and the quilt, and look forward to more collabs with Elizabeth. 

Love,

nmjewells

Time to Hop! TTMT #561 - nmjewells - August 19, 2025

This week I share the dates and times for Albuquerque Shop Hop and show the Kokka fabric I bought to make new bedroom curtains for Miss P. Short and sweet!

Stay crafty y'all!

Love,

nmjewells