Hi, I'm Melissa Mortenson, a blogger, fabric designer, and content creator. I am the Founder of the Polka Dot Chair website, where I'd love to invite you to "pull up a chair" and create something you will love with me! I have been sharing fresh and creative sewing, quilting, and craft ideas with readers since 2008, and I would love to have you join me on this creative journey.
✂️ Sunday Stitch: Insights from a Beginning Quilter & Sampler Quilt Along Kickoff!
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blog / Instagram / shop / youtube Hello Reader, Thank you for subscribing and reading the Sunday Stitch; we appreciate your support! My niece, Brooke, recently decided to make her first quilt. As an excited but unsure beginner, she asked for my help to get started. Together, we worked through the process, and she ended up making a beautiful quilt for her bed. I asked if I could share her experience to help others who are just beginning or thinking about quilting but don’t know where to start.
The Bluegrass Sampler Quilt Along Started Last Week! The first video is now up on our YouTube channel.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Here are the projects shared in last week's newsletter If you love our emails and want to get an email the same day we publish a new blog post, just CLICK HERE (most weeks, you will receive 2-3 emails a week). FROM THE ARCHIVES SEWING Learn how to make a giant floor pillow with this free sewing pattern! These big pillows are perfect for kids’ rooms, family rooms, or to use outdoors during the summer!
CRAFTS & FOOD Learn how to make adorable and not-so-spooky floating cheesecloth ghosts with our free tutorial. A cute and easy DIY Halloween craft!
QUILTS I’m excited to share photos and information about my completed Society Sparkler Quilt with you! This quilt is a vintage-inspired pink and green sampler quilt, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out.
Check out What's New in the Shop Click the images below for more information about the patterns. If you're outside of the USA, please visit our Etsy Shop. Until next week! As a reminder, the password for the library is: polkadots - Melissa |
Polka Dot Chair; Sewing, Quilting & Crafts
Hi, I'm Melissa Mortenson, a blogger, fabric designer, and content creator. I am the Founder of the Polka Dot Chair website, where I'd love to invite you to "pull up a chair" and create something you will love with me! I have been sharing fresh and creative sewing, quilting, and craft ideas with readers since 2008, and I would love to have you join me on this creative journey.
blog / Instagram / shop / youtube Hello Reader, Thank you for subscribing and reading the Sunday Stitch; we appreciate your support! Learn how to create a simple Basket Quilt block using squares and half-square triangles with our free Basket Quilt Block Pattern. 12" Basket Quilt Block Pattern - Free AUGUST LIMITED EDITION SPECIALS Even if you never win a blue ribbon at the fair, it's ok, because we've included a Blue Ribbon sticker in this month's quilt kit! The Blue Ribbon Shortcut Quilt...
blog / Instagram / shop / youtube Hello Reader, Thank you for subscribing and reading the Sunday Stitch; we appreciate your support! I’m excited to share another ‘Finish it Friday” quilt project with you! This navy version of my Stripey Sails & Stars quilt pattern might be my favorite project of the summer! New Finish: Navy Sailboat Quilt I’ve been quilting actively for over 10 years. During that time, I “figured out” a few things to improve my quilt piecing accuracy. Today I’m sharing five...
Hello Reader, I'm so sorry that the first email was missing the correct link; I was just so excited to share the kits that I missed a few items. Thanks for your patience! August brings the State Fair to Kentucky, and it has inspired the theme for our August kits, Blue Ribbon! The August Polka Dot Drop Even if you never win a blue ribbon at the fair, it's ok, because we've included a Blue Ribbon sticker in this month's quilt kit! Blue Ribbon Shortcut Precut Quilt Kit & Quilt Pattern Make a...