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Big news! Soak Wash Inc. has acquired Sew Fine Thread Gloss. We couldn’t be more excited. Soak is the company that makes our favourite laundry soap, ironing spray and other awesome products that help us make, clean and care for our creations. They really “get” our brand and our customers: Soak is very much aligned with makers and sewists, and with people who think things like slow fashion and sustainability, kindness and ethical business practices are important. Soak can still manufacture this beloved product locally, which we love, but they can do it at a much greater scale. Which means...

Hello hand-sewing friends! Here we are already in the middle of June and I've realized another spring has past without spending the time organizing the 100 Day Summer Sewalong... but you know what? I'm okay with it and I'm going to explain why. Over the past few years I've been trying to carve out time for myself to slow down. As most of you know, I work full-time as a Brand Manager/Graphic Designer and Sew Fine Thread Gloss is my side hustle. I have two VERY active kids in sports and both myself and my husband are heavily involved in...

Hi friends! Its been a while since I've done any introductions, and as so many of you have joined the sew-along earlier this year, and followed along on IG I thought it was about time to re-introduce myself! Self proclaimed "thread tamer", owner and maker of Sew Fine Thread Gloss. I suppose that's one of the fun things about owning your own small business - you can make up whatever titles seems to fit! I live, work, and make your lovely little tins just outside Ottawa, Ontario Canada. I'd started making my own thread conditioner long before I launched Sew...

I was recently interviewed by Brandy Maslowski from Quilter on Fire for her podcast! Check it out by clicking the photo below!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to needle-turn appliqué but didn't know where to start? Worried about how to turn different shapes/corners? Well have I got a shape for you!  The Squircle! A squircle is an organic blend of a square and a circle - essentially a rounded corner square - that is meant to be free cut and have its own personality. It rose to fame as part of the Aerial Grove Quilt by Carolyn Friedlander (in Savor Each Stitch) but is perfect on its own as well! As part of the 100 Day Summer Sew-along I created...

Are you looking for some inspiration for your 100 Day Summer Sew-along project? I've put together some examples below of current quilt patterns and block ideas that might help you decide on a direction for your project. I know some people might prefer to have a set block or pattern to work with, but consider this an opportunity to freely create, or set yourself some guidelines to follow. When creating my Naive Melody blocks earlier this year, I started with a set palette of very saturated, bold colours for the background blocks, and then cut extra strips of the same fabrics and...