Nancy’s Share Your Insights
CategoryEach month Nancy Zieman poses a question to her readers. Click a blog post below to see the fun answers.
Readers Are Recycling Garments
How do you use existing garments in sewing projects/gifts? That’s the question that I posed earlier this month via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. It’s fantastic to see such a range of ideas for recycling garments to make projects and gifts. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one featured reader. *Featured image showcases jeans used … Continue Reading
Readers Share Experiences with Appliqué
Share your experience with appliqué. That’s the question, more of a comment, that I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. It’s fantastic to see such a range of marking ideas for so many projects. Think beyond the washable pen and chalk. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one featured reader. The … Continue Reading
How do you mark fabrics?
How do you mark your fabrics when sewing? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. It’s fantastic to see such a range of marking ideas for so many projects. Think beyond the washable pen and chalk. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one featured reader. Here’s what … Continue Reading
Quilting and Sewing Communities
Does your community have a sewing group, and are you a guild member? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. It warms my heart to find that, in reading your responses, not only are the sewing/quilting communities strong, but they are largely focused on sewing education and community outreach, two of … Continue Reading
Describe Your Favorite Quilting Pattern
Describe your favorite quilting pattern? Appliqué? Pieced? Large? Small? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one of my followers. Here’s what you are saying: Geometry “I like anything geometric. I tend to like more modern patterns and I like to piece … Continue Reading
Find Out What Sewing and Quilting Show Attendees Are Saying
What is your focus when attending a sewing or quilt show? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one of my followers. Quilt shows like Wisconsin’s Quilt Expo, pictured above, offer a range of activities during the event. It really is … Continue Reading
Remember Your First Sewing Machine?
What is the first sewing machine you owned? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one of my followers. Note: The photo above features my mom in 1954 with her first sewing machine, a Pfaff 130. (Isn’t she cute!) This was the … Continue Reading
Your First Sewing Book
What is the first sewing/quilting book you owned? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one of my followers. My favorite part about your responses is that many of you remember exactly what motivated you to grab the book and what you … Continue Reading
Tips on Labeling Quilts and Sewn Projects
How do you document your quilts, and what do you include on quilt labels? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one of my followers. How do you document your quilts, and what do you include on quilt labels? Here’s what you … Continue Reading
What Charity Do You Sew With/For?
What charity do you sew with/for? That’s the question I posed earlier this month, via this blog, Facebook, and Pinterest. Enjoy the selected responses below, plus a spotlight on one of my followers. Quilt to Give is a sewing and quilting community service project that is close to my heart. Thanks to generous 2016 Quilt Expo attendees for … Continue Reading
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