First Stitch Story: Meet DB

In this episode, we meet DB, who grew up surrounded by sewing, knitting, and crochet thanks to her mom and grandmother. Life (and raising her daughters) put her sewing machine on pause for years, until a new grandbaby pulled her right back to her machine. And her path into quilting came from a fun surprise at a sewing retreat!

WIP-Finishing Tip: The Scrap Sort Shortcut

Today's WIP-finishing tip is for anyone with a bin (or three!) of scraps and no idea where to start. I share a quick, no-fuss way to quickly sort your scraps so they're ready to grab and sew the moment inspiration strikes, no fancy system required.

This one is especially handy if you're prepping for a scrappy project and want to spend your sewing time actually sewing…instead of digging through fabric for the right-sized pieces.

Scrappy Stamps + A Web-Piecing Shortcut

We also talk about my Scrappy Stamps pattern, a fun way to put all those leftover scraps to good use, plus a speedy piecing technique I recently guest posted for Diary of a Quilter that can help a scrappy quilt top come together faster than you'd think.

Get the Scrappy Stamps FREE quilt pattern!

Time-saving web-piecing tutorial at Diary of a Quilter

Share Your First Stitch Story

Your story might be next! If you'd like to share how you got started sewing or quilting, I'd love to hear it and feature YOU in a future episode!

Email: firststitchpodcast@wildplumlane.com

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