TTMT #580 - nmjewells - February 10, 2026 - Pegboards n' Cubes (Crafty Show & Tell)

Not sure why youtube isn't cooperating with blogger right now, when they are both owned by the same company, but here's the link to this week's video:

I'm still working on rearranging/reorganizing my Project Room in my spare time. There's not that much of that at the moment, because when I get home from work I'm pretty beat, but it's a good kind of tired. So this week I just show you a bit of progress organizing my project room. When I find myself with at home with both time AND energy, that's what I'm working on these days.

Stay crafty, be kind, and take care of each other, y'all.

Love,

nmjewells

TTMT #579 - nmjewells - February 3, 2026 - The Project Room's the Projec...

So this week I am giving you the lowdown on what's been happening in my space, which is a whole lot of sorting, purging, and rearranging of furniture. I scored a foldaway sewing table with an extension and drawers at my local Animal Humane Thrift store, and I had to make room for it. I have been using those "Fakea" cubes (bought years ago) that are the same interior dimension as the Kallax cube system. And so I bought a drawer insert for that, but I haven't been happy with it, and I really wanted drawers so that I wasn't having to keep so many things on my actual sewing table. Now I have a sewing table with a couple of really good sized drawers. I've given my 2-cube unit to my daughter, so that's one less piece of furniture (albeit the smallest piece of furniture) in my room. Every step I'm taking in this journey is getting me closer to a room in which I'm excited to create/make.

<3

@nmjewells

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