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by Melissa Shields

🪡Quilt Designer & Vintage Sewing Machine enthusiast 📍Mission: to keep sewing machines out of the landfill & used to make quilts

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It Has Good Bones

Hey Reader! How's your summer going? I hope you are getting to enjoy some sunshine. The blog is coming along, I thought it was going to be more like an episode of Trading Spaces but it has turned into a full blown reno. It had good bones at least. lol On The Blog The homepage is 90% good to go, I don't have the guides made yet. If there's a pretty picture that blog post is good too go! I've even added some videos to some of them, like the Singer Merritt 2404. I wrote a mini-bio of myself so...

10 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader! I am shaking my head at the undertaking I've jumped into with this move for the website. It's been a lot!! I've had to learn a whole new platform but the good news is it is forcing me to fix up and expand guides written years ago. So there may be a few hiccups but if you bear with us while we renovate it will be worth it for all of us! On The Blog A pop-up on each page lets you know we are under renovation. The homepage is setup, minus some pictures. It should give you a quicker...

10 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader I realize it's been a month or two since I've popped into your inbox for some of you. I hadn't realized how long it had been until I got a sweet email asking if I was OK since I hadn't sent an email or posted anything on social media. I've had my nose to the grindstone these last few months so anything that wasn't pre-scheduled didn't get created. What have I been up to you ask? I'm getting ready to move my entire website to a new host. My original plan was to keep going as usual...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader I hope 2022 is off to a good start for you! I wanted to get you caught up on what is going on here in The Quilting Room. Just a reminder I don't send emails out unless I have something to new to say. A lot of what has been going on with the blog has been updating old posts to make them better for everyone. I just finished taking a class on how to make Google happy with my posts so they will show them to new people when they search for something I write about. There is a lot going...

over 2 years ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader! If you celebrate Thanksgiving I hope it was a good one. It was just Paul and I again this year but we had a wonderful feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and roasted carrots. I forgot the cranberry sauce and dessert but there's really no room left in our tummies for either. Now, I'm ready to do some shopping! I know it's kind of a pain to find all the deals that are out there so I thought I would share deals with you from companies that I work with. I did my best to...

over 2 years ago • 1 min read

Week 2 of our seaside adventure has kicked off and it is another great week. You'll want to head over to the blog so you can grab the patterns. Let's take a look at the rows. Aren't they great? You can head over to the blog to find the patterns. I also wanted to let you know that there will be a showcase week the first week of November where you will be given a chance to share the projects you've made from the row along. All of us pattern designers are looking forward to seeing what you make...

over 2 years ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader I wanted my next email to you to be all about my new website but the redesign is taking a little longer than I expected. This is why I hired a pro to do it instead of pulling my hair out and having a breakdown too. As soon as it is ready I will let you know. In the meantime I have to keep plugging along. I have taken on a new project for the blog and all of you. I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Seams to Be Sew annual row alongs but sadly Marian passed away earlier...

almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
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