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It’s 2020 and time for a studio tour! I haven’t shared a video like this since 2012 and it was fun to see what has changed, what is the same, and how differently I work now!

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See what has changed! Find my original studio tour video from 2012 here.

Back in 2012, I was doing everything on my own and didn’t have much quality control over the dust or mess in my house. Having Dad come into work every day has certainly shamed me ...

Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! In this Hello My Quilting Friends Podcast episode I’m sharing my new word of the year as well as lots of news from around the house. Enjoy watching and seeing lots of beautiful projects as well as my first painting!

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Click Here to check out Leah Day’s Goddess Quilts – I included a few minutes from this new book to explain my new word of the ...

Today I have a sad podcast about my Mother-in-law, Ellen, who passed away on Thanksgiving day. I’m sharing stories about Ellen as I begin making a memory quilt from her clothes.

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Working With Grief with a Memory Quilt

I don’t think grief is a straight road. It’s a twisty, windy path through the woods. Some days are great. Some days are very sad. Making this memory quilt for my Father-in-law, Chet, is helping me walk this path and process my sadness.

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It’s time to design your own goddess quilt! I’m celebrating the launch of my new book, Leah Day’s Goddess Quilts, and diving into goddess quilt design in this episode of the Hello My Quilting Friends Podcast. Watch the episode and see all my crazy sketches that eventually get cleaned up and become beautiful quilts!

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Click Here to preorder Leah Day’s Goddess Quilts! This is an artistic memoir that tells the story of my goddess quilts and how making each one has changed ...

This week’s quilting podcast is taking on the fun topic – which is better Experiences or our STUFF? I have a lot of stuff and I’m tidying up my craft room yet AGAIN as I share the story of an amazing experience riding a hot air balloon. Enjoy watching this podcast here:

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Click Here to sign up for the Goddess Book preorder list. I’m super sorry this had to be delayed another week. I caught a truly terrible cold and haven’t ...

This week’s podcast is all about the Messy Middle! This is the part of the project when things stop going your way.  The messy middle is the part where you can most easily bog down, lose focus, and get overcome with frustration. Work through the messy middle with me as I take another stab at painting my shoes… the second time around!

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I’ve been working through a hard time and reflecting today on how important our crafts are to our lives. Quilting has helped me stitch myself back together again, through grief and back to gratitude. I’m going to share a lot of good news, bad news and the joy of hand quilting at Hart Square once again.

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I was thinking about quilting and skill building this week and thought of a fun topic – what are the pros and cons of piecing with precuts? So that is the topic for today’s podcast!

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Click Here to check out the patterns for the Friendship Sampler Quilt! As you can see in the video, I have my first king sized sampler put together and bound and I’m SO happy it’s finished. The beautiful fabrics are all prints I collected or designed over the years so ...