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Free Pattern: Aloe Vera Plant and Bucket

Free Pattern: Aloe Vera Plant and Bucket

Today's the day! We are sharing our FREE Aloe Vera plant pattern with you! We had fun using these as the centerpiece of our Spring table, but they are also...

Free Pattern: Aloe Vera Plant and Bucket

Today's the day! We are sharing our FREE Aloe Vera plant pattern with you! We had fun using these as the centerpiece of our Spring table, but they are also...

Handmade Giving for Women - FREE Tote Bag Tutorial

Handmade Giving for Women - FREE Tote Bag Tutorial

We have a fun new pattern we want to share with you! The Favorite Tote is a simple square bottom tote bag, but was designed as a way for you...

Handmade Giving for Women - FREE Tote Bag Tutorial

We have a fun new pattern we want to share with you! The Favorite Tote is a simple square bottom tote bag, but was designed as a way for you...

Handmade Giving for Men - FREE Leather Tray Tutorial

Handmade Giving for Men - FREE Leather Tray Tut...

Welcome to the next installment of Handmade Giving! Today we are rounding up our favorite handmade gifts for guys - including a new free pattern! Men can be hard to...

Handmade Giving for Men - FREE Leather Tray Tut...

Welcome to the next installment of Handmade Giving! Today we are rounding up our favorite handmade gifts for guys - including a new free pattern! Men can be hard to...

Handmade Giving - Garland

Handmade Giving - Garland

A few weeks ago we had an employee Sew In. We each created a Christmas garland out of materials in the shop. It was so much fun creating together and...

Handmade Giving - Garland

A few weeks ago we had an employee Sew In. We each created a Christmas garland out of materials in the shop. It was so much fun creating together and...

Handmade Giving Wrap Up!

Handmade Giving Wrap Up!

Christmas is almost here and we are busy finishing up all of our handmade gifts for our friends and family. For the last month we have been blogging lots of...

Handmade Giving Wrap Up!

Christmas is almost here and we are busy finishing up all of our handmade gifts for our friends and family. For the last month we have been blogging lots of...

Must by Bree Reetz: Cat and Bison Tutorial

Must by Bree Reetz: Cat and Bison Tutorial

Bree Reetz is a familiar face at Modern Textiles. But what you might not know, is that Bree is also an illustrator. When she's not here at the shop, she...

Must by Bree Reetz: Cat and Bison Tutorial

Bree Reetz is a familiar face at Modern Textiles. But what you might not know, is that Bree is also an illustrator. When she's not here at the shop, she...

Get to Know Katie

I learned to quilt under my grandma’s feet at the ripe age of four. My first project? Digging through her scraps to make an improv cat quilt. Quilt police? Never heard of her—rules aren’t really my style. I believe in diving in feet first and pushing the limits of sewing and quilting…because why not? And, honestly, that’s what seam rippers are made for!

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