Kristyne Czepuryk

Two weeks from today, we'll be on our way to Portland, Oregon for Spring International Quilt Market 2018 - here! Okay, we won't actually be at the Moda Center but we will be able to see it on the way to and from the Convention Center. We really do leave for Portland on Tuesday with booth set-up...

In my 7 th grade home ec class, putting in a zipper was a big deal. Sewing on a zipper required a special presser foot and a whole lot of courage. Years later, when I tried putting in a zipper, I wondered what all the fuss was about. Adding a zipper is a pretty clear-cut process and makes it...

Detail of a Jen Kingwell quilt As per usual, Quilt Market was exciting and slightly overwhelming. Everywhere I looked, there were gorgeous fabrics, quilts, tools, books, and patterns. I saw things I knew I needed and things I never knew I needed...but now I do. The bottom line is that I came home...

Now that it's May, we can say that Quilt Market is THIS MONTH! And that brings delight (and maybe a little bit of fear and trembling) to the hearts of Moda designers, as they work on the goodies that show their new fabric collections to best advantage. We asked them about the preparations they were...