Feral Notions Blog

2025 was FERAL!
2025 was FERAL!
Friends, we did it! We've made it to the new year. 2025 brought big changes and strides forward for Feral Notions. Here's a look at what we did, and my... Read more...
Everything I've made in a year!
Everything I've made in a year!
As 2025 comes to a close, I'm looking back at all of my crafts. This year, we did a little bit of everything: quilting, cross stitch, needlepoint, pattern design, sewing... Read more...
Stitch Along Week 7: THE END!
Stitch Along Week 7: THE END!
My goodness, can you believe we did it? It's the final week!  First, a big, fat THANK YOU.  This has been SO fun and rewarding. If you've tagged me in... Read more...
Stitch Along Week 6: Bottom and Lining!
Stitch Along Week 6: Bottom and Lining!
It's the PENULTIMATE week of the stitch along! How are we feeling? Fingers bleeding? This week, we're stitching our last panel and prepping the lining!   OK, first up, the... Read more...
Stitch Along Week 5: The Sides
Stitch Along Week 5: The Sides
Week 5! The end is in sight! This week we'll be stitching the side panels.    As a reminder, here's our roadmap: Week 5, Oct 16: Stitch sidesWeek 6, Oct... Read more...
Stitch along week 4: Roof and handle
Stitch along week 4: Roof and handle
Week 4! This week we're tackling the two roof panels and the handle.  As a reminder, here's our roadmap: Week 4, Oct 9: Stitch roofs and handleWeek 5, Oct 16:... Read more...
On giving quilts as gifts
On giving quilts as gifts
As a chill seeps into the air, holiday making plans begin! Quilters everywhere start planning their holiday gifts. But - how do you avoid the common pitfalls of a gifted... Read more...
Stitch Along Week 3: Rear Facade
Stitch Along Week 3: Rear Facade
Week 3! By this point, you're a plastic needlepoint expert! This week, we'll be making the rear facade. It's very similar to the front, except for the door, which is... Read more...
Handmade Halloween costumes in a post-Joann's world
Handmade Halloween costumes in a post-Joann's world
I have such fond memories of making my own Halloween costumes with my mom. She didn't sew, but that never got in the way of her craftyness. One year, we... Read more...
House purse stitch-along: Week 2!
House purse stitch-along: Week 2!
front facade continues! Week 2, babyyyy! This week, we're finishing up the front facade panel of our house purse. This includes the detail stitching of windows, the door, and plants. ... Read more...
7 secrets for cozy quilts
7 secrets for cozy quilts
It's cozy season! What better time to snuggle up with a homesewn quilt? Here are my best tips to up the cozy factor in your quilting.  1. Back with flannel... Read more...
House Purse Stitch Along: Week 1
House Purse Stitch Along: Week 1
Can you believe it? It's time! We're at Week 1 of 7 for our stitch-along. And we're starting off with a bang: starting the front facade panel of our house!... Read more...
Sunbonnet Sue must die
Sunbonnet Sue must die
In 1979, a group of quilters in Lawrence, Kansas called the Seamsters Union Local #500 gathered with one mission: to kill Sunbonnet Sue.    They tied her to railway tracks,... Read more...
House Needlepoint Purse: Supplies!
House Needlepoint Purse: Supplies!
Well, folks, It's happening! We're having a stitch along for a needlepoint house purse. Our official start date is September 18th! I'll be sharing info here and through email as... Read more...
My obsession: needlepoint house purses
My obsession: needlepoint house purses
To say I'm obsessed is an understatement. I LOVE needlepoint house purses! I've shared my obsession on instagram lately, and it turns out I'm not alone. So we'll be doing... Read more...
This tool has saved me SO much time quilting
This tool has saved me SO much time quilting
Ironing! We all have a love/hate relationship with it. Quilting involves just as much ironing as sewing. But last summer, that became impossible for me! I live in a very... Read more...
Quilter Stocking Stuffers
Quilter Stocking Stuffers
 Gifting season is here! If you're like me, you have the hardest time coming up with gift ideas for yourself. Have no fear! I've collected the cutest stocking stuffers for... Read more...
How to use up the tiniest fabric scraps
How to use up the tiniest fabric scraps
  Did you know you can make new fabric from your tiniest scraps? It can be frustrating to know what to do with those tiny little bits of fabric leftover.... Read more...
How to make a framed quilt block
How to make a framed quilt block
  A few years ago I became obsessed with an idea: quilts hung on the wall, framed as art. So I figured out a method to make framed quilt blocks. I've made... Read more...
Sampler quilts that slay
Sampler quilts that slay
This week in Scraptember we're talking orphan quilt blocks and how to use them. Is there any better way than in a sampler quilt! Here's a selection of my favorites. ... Read more...
Scraptember Week 3: What to do with orphan quilt blocks
Scraptember Week 3: What to do with orphan quilt blocks
  We've all got them - a stash of extra blocks from an old quilt project, a block experiment with a new technique, an fpp panel that didn't go anywhere,... Read more...
an array of scrappy christmas stockings
Scraptember week 2: Small projects
 It's Week 2 of Scraptember! This week we're celebrating the small things in life. That is, small scrap fabric projects! I've compiled a bunch of my favorite small scrappy projects... Read more...
My Scrappy Quilts
My Scrappy Quilts
I adore quilting with scraps. There's something so satisfying in organizing what you've got into little usable bits and making something beautiful from it. In celebration of Scraptember, here are a few... Read more...
Scraptember Scrapspiration! Beautiful quilts made from scraps!
Scraptember Scrapspiration! Beautiful quilts made from scraps!
 With the kick-off of Scraptember, I thought I'd bring you a post chock full of SCRAPspiration! Here are the vintage scrappy quilts I can't get out of my head and... Read more...
Scraptember returns!
Scraptember returns!
Scraptember is back! A celebration of scraps and quilting ingenuity! We'll chat scrappy projects, share inspiration, brainstorm uses for even the tiniest scraps, and enjoy weekly Feral product giveaways and... Read more...
5 classic quilts that deserve more love
5 classic quilts that deserve more love
1. New York Beauty 1880s, unknown maker, Texas The New York Beauty is a style first seen in the 1850s, and officially named New York Beauty in the 1930s.  The... Read more...
Quilting ICKS
Quilting ICKS
We've all got those little things that give us the ick - and quilting is no exception! Those tiny little annoyances that make you go UGH! Whether it's a sound... Read more...
How I organize my quilting fabric
How I organize my quilting fabric
It can be a battle when trying to keep your sewing area organized -- but I've managed to wrangle my quilting fabric into submission! It's a balance between keeping the... Read more...
Can a Yo Yo quilt look cool?
Can a Yo Yo quilt look cool?
It all started with the sale rack at my local yarn store - a Clover yo yo maker! For cheap! I always thought yoyo quilts were cute but didn't have... Read more...
Pondering Packaging - Or, Why does USPS like to break things?
Pondering Packaging - Or, Why does USPS like to break things?
Packaging has been one of the biggest surprises since going into business. There's so much that goes into it! How can I make sure my products arrive intact, with minimal... Read more...