Bake Something Delicious!

We promote quilting classes on Craftsy quite often.  Their classes are amazing and we love quilting so it's a logical match.  But did you know that Craftsy offers classes on LOTS of other hobbies??

And they're having a big sale this weekend!!  ALL classes are under $20!!

Click HERE to get the sale price on any class through our affiliate link.

What will you make this weekend??

Winners Announced!!

A few weeks ago we did a blog post announcing that we had reached 10,000 students enrolled in Paula's Craftsy Class.  We are so excited to hit such a big number!!

We drew the winners and are so excited to be giving away Paula's Craftsy Class to all three!  Congrats to JANET, SARIE, & ALESSANDRA on winning and we hope you love the class! We'll send you the instructions on how to download your class via Facebook message.  Be sure to send us pics of what you create!!!

We wish we could have picked more winners but for those of you that didn't win, HERE'S A LINK to get Paula's class at 50% off.  :) 

Thanks to everyone for participating in the giveaway!!

Happy crafting!

What will you Craftsy?

Craftsy is having another great sale.  In fact this is the second biggest sale of the year.  EVERY SINGLE CLASS is 50% off.  So if there's a class you've had on your wish list... now is the time!  It doesn't get any cheaper than this!

We always promote everything quilting because that's what we love most but there are so many more fun classes out there so today is all about everything BUT quilting!

These are just a few examples from Craftsy's HUGE list of classes.  All classes are 50% off now through Monday.  Click HERE for the sale!

 

Happy Craftsy-ing!!  ;)

My Craftsy Experience -- 10,000 Students!!

One of my biggest teaching goals has been to reach as many students as possible who want to learn how to quilt their own quilt tops on their domestic machines.  After a few years of running myself ragged all over the country – my average teaching year is about 30 weeks away from home – I was making good headway, but…..you just can’t reach everybody!  There are so many places, and five states, where I haven’t traveled and don’t know that I’ll ever get there.  So when I was in initial talks with Craftsy two years ago, I thought that this was an ideal match.  Craftsy, with their marketing expertise and world wide reach, and me, who wants to teach everybody I possibly can.

So I flew to Denver –  got my name on a star on the dressing room door and a team of excellent people, from Tiffany who did my makeup to my producer J.C. to Rob the camera guy to Dana the film editor.  It was an amazing experience with a very experienced crew and I was happy about how the class turned out. (Even got to see the rain!)

And VERY happy with the reception that it has had!  My class went live in September 2014 and we just passed 10,000 students!  I am amazed and humbled that so many people have decided that they want to learn my quilting methods and I hope they are downloading lots of classes from the wide variety of instructors and subjects available!

Take a look at some of the STUNNING photos from students that have taken my Craftsy Class...

I am absolutely delighted with this whole thing and to celebrate, I will GIVE AWAY MY CRAFTSY CLASS to three people!  If you've already taken my class, this would make a great gift for a quilt-loving friend!!  To win, like us on Facebook or sign up for our Newsletter!  


Happy quilting!!

Craftsy's Biggest Sale of the Year!

Craftsy is having the best sale EVER this weekend. 

All classes (YES... EVERY SINGLE CLASS) on sale at 50% off. 

If you've ever wanted to take a Craftsy class, now is the time!!!!!!

Get the sale price through my affiliate link HERE!

Happy shopping!!!!!!

Best... Birthday... Ever.

Craftsy is turning 5!!!  Craftsy has been such a fun experience for me and I have loved every minute of my time with them!  They're having a big sale for their birthday...

Get 50% off most-loved Craftsy classes to celebrate their 5th Birthday!

Save today through my affiliate link HERE!

If You've Ever Wanted to Buy a Craftsy Class...

Forget spring cleaning –– spring shopping is much more fun, especially when the sale is this good! Shake off the winter blues and kickstart a season chock-full of creativity with 50% off ALL Craftsy classes!!  Plus, hundreds of best-selling classes are only $19.99 –– but both deals end soon! 

Every single class is on sale for 50% off so if you've ever wanted to buy a Craftsy Class, now is the time!!

Click HERE to shop through my affiliate link!

Start Machine Quilting... with Paula Reid

I've been promoting my favorite Craftsy Classes for the last week because Craftsy is doing a big giveaway to a craft-focused charity later this month!

Today I am featuring MY Craftsy Class!!!!!!!!  It seems like forever ago that I was in Denver recording my class.  Craftsy made it so much fun and I have wonderful memories from my time spent with them.

So... This is the description for my Craftsy Class and if you purchase through this link, you'll get 50% off (plus you'll be entered into the drawing!).

"Finish all your quilt projects with confidence alongside prolific instructor Paula Reid. Choose the perfect batting, needles, thread and machine feet for every project. Layer and pin baste your backing, batting and quilt top for pucker-free quilting. Adjust your tension and stitch length for stitches that look and act just the way you want. Straight stitch quilts so that your layers remain securely fastened through multiple washings, and your starts and stops are virtually invisible. Master Paula's "fluff and stuff" method to easily move any size quilt through your machine. Select, mark and free-motion quilt the perfect designs for your quilt. Plus, gain the confidence to freehand quilt gorgeous hearts, flowers and leaves with no marking. Turn your pieced tops into quilts you love!"

Wild Quilting

Wild Quilting by Christina Cameli.

A - MA - ZING !

Christina makes this such a fun class, the techniques you'll learn are incredible, and the projects you'll make after taking this class will be absolutely stunning!

Check it out at my affiliate link HERE!   (p.s. It's on sale!)

Visit Christina's website for more of her fun style!

Artisan Bread in Minutes

My fabulous assistant Monica and I got to go to the Craftsy Instructor Summit in Denver the end of January.  We were able to hear many excellent speakers talk with us about promoting our classes, our brands, etc.  I learned a lot, but Monica is a total computer chick, so she got so way more out of it than I did – made her even more knowledgeable about all the social media stuff.

I, on the other hand, listened to what made sense to me and kind of zoned out when they got technical.  But another awesome part about being there was that I got to meet a lot of the other Craftsy instructors and network with them.  I even got to meet my bread baking idol, Zoe Francois!  I have to admit, although I’m not ashamed of it, that I was a total FAN GIRL when I met her, complete with posing for pictures.  I don’t think I jumped up and down and squealed when I saw her, but I can’t say for sure that I didn’t, either.  ;)

I’ve been baking bread out of Zoe’s book, “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” ever since it was published several years ago.  (See the pics of my bread in this post!)  It’s the only way I ever bake bread now, so my bread machine has been sitting in the pantry for a very long time.  When I saw a few months ago that Zoe was teaching her methods on Craftsy, I immediately grabbed the class and couldn’t wait one second to watch it.  The main reason was that, even though I had been baking out of the book, there is nothing like watching Zoe actually do the techniques and listening to the instructions as she does it.  It was amazing and I would definitely recommend this class!

Plus Craftsy is hosting a big giveaway..... Today through March 13, use this link to shop for ANY Craftsy class and you'll be automatically entered to win $1,000 for the craft-focused charity of your choice!  (Be sure to use the link because that's how you'll be entered to win!)

At  the end of the month, Craftsy will select one lucky winner at random and notify them that they've won!  The winner will then choose a craft-focused charity to receive the $1,000 prize.  It's an easy, fun, and impactful way to make a difference!

P.S.:  Even though I was sort of giddy around Zoe, she was very nice and gracious.  Definitely my all around baking hero!


Visit Zoe's website HERE.  


Click HERE to check out Zoe's class!