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As the summer winds down and the busy crafting season approaches, it’s a great time to brush up on some of your sewing skills and start making plans for future projects. Many of you know Joyce Beenes as our certified Kimberbell instructor, and she has made Thimbles a premier destination for Kim... View Post -
In this latest edition of Staff Spotlight we're highlighting resident garment making expert, Sheri Trawczynski! Our sewists have fallen in love with garment making (as evidenced by how quickly our garment-making classes sell out), but that isn't the only reason we're focusing on Sheri today. It a... View Post -
Longtime sewists and quilters know all about fabric scraps. If you’re new to our beloved craft, chances are you’re growing familiar with the piles of leftover fabric that can accumulate. But there’s no reason those beautiful pieces of flair need to go to waste. Now that you’ve finished your quilt... View Post -
Paper-Pieced quilts are on the rise, which isn’t all that shocking given the rush of new sewists and quilters we’ve welcomed to the fold since the pandemic shut us all indoors. Paper-Piecing, aka English Paper-Piecing and Machine Paper-Piecing (depending on whether you work by hand or with a mac... View Post
