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Red Clover Sewing & Quilting I love teaching sewing and quilting to beginners, and sharing more advanced techniques and inspiration to the experienced sewist/quilter. Let's SEW!

It all starts with some fabric, thread, and sewing machine. I love to sew and quilt, and teach others how! I want to share colorful, beautiful works as well as techniques, and build a following. I sell fabric on ebay.

New Class Alert!Bows are having a major mainstream moment in home decor, transitioning traditional holiday accents into ...
09/30/2026

New Class Alert!
Bows are having a major mainstream moment in home decor, transitioning traditional holiday accents into a year-round viral interior design trend. What better way to welcome friends and family to your home than with a giant quilted bow on your front door. Bows remind us of our younger days, when decorations were hand-made and intentional. Get ready for the holidays as you learn how to make your very own big giant quilted bow. Once you make one, you’ll want to make more. This 2-part class will help you achieve a layout, balancing colors and scale, and reinforce basic quilt construction and finishing techniques. By the end of the second session, you’ll have a finished bow to enjoy!
Dates: Oct 17 & 24th
Where: Quilting Essentials and More in Warrenton VA
Registration on the website in the comments
Contact me for full supply list or buy a kit from the shop
Quilting Essentials and More/Flying High Engraving

09/20/2026

Today, in honor of Teach the World to Sew Day, we are highlighting some of Edith Roosevelt’s sewing practices.

-Just as TR could be found always with a book, Edith had her sewing. Their eldest son Ted wrote in his book, All in the Family, that evenings in the North Room meant “Father, a book under one arm, poking [the fire] with a long iron trident, Mother sitting sewing in a corner of the sofa by a lamp.”

-Edith often sewed for charity. An article appearing in the July 16, 1902, edition of The New York Times called her “one of the most industrious of the needlewomen who make clothing for the poor.”

-Edith even used sewing to problem solve. During stays at Sagamore Hill, rather than doing laundry there, Edith found it more convenient to send it out. However, much of it failed to come back in, having been delivered to one of the other local Roosevelt families. To differentiate her laundry, Edith started sewing the monogram “R of S” (Roosevelts of Sagamore) on items. With designs ranging from the more simple to the elaborate, these labels ensured a safe return.

-And sewing was something Edith passed on, teaching her daughter Ethel how “to sew and to enjoy it,” according to former White House executive clerk William H. Crook. Outside of her family, Edith aided the Little Sunbeam Sewing School in Oyster Bay, which promoted “the instruction of girls in needlework and the endeavor to make them thoughtful of others.”

As Crook remembered, “Mrs. Roosevelt is an exquisite needlewoman.” Just as Teach the World to Sew Day and National Sewing Month in September “recogni[zes] . . . the importance of home sewing to our Nation,” sewing is an equally important part of Edith’s lasting legacy as a wife, mother, First Lady, and global citizen. So in honor of Edith, get out there and sew!

For those of you who do sew, we’d love if you dropped in the comments below what your favorite project has been.

09/18/2026

A great video about quilting bees and their history.

09/14/2026

A great presentation of how quilts are judged in a juried quilt show. Judges consider degree of difficulty (technique/ technical elements); complexity of design; and attention to details/presentation.

Taking some needed respite after a big quilt show to relax, slow down, and sew when I feel like it. Have a peaceful holi...
09/04/2026

Taking some needed respite after a big quilt show to relax, slow down, and sew when I feel like it. Have a peaceful holiday weekend, friends! 🦀🌊☀️🐚✂️🪡🧵💕

09/04/2026

Color theory will always help find the best option when choosing thread for quilting. ✂️🪡🧵

Just keep creating, friends! ✂️🪡🧵💕☕️
08/12/2026

Just keep creating, friends! ✂️🪡🧵💕☕️

Save the dates! So much to see - even things to take home! Bring your scissors and knives to be sharpened, also! He do...
07/26/2026

Save the dates! So much to see - even things to take home! Bring your scissors and knives to be sharpened, also! He does a really great job.

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