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Online Store Grand Opening!

Online Store Grand Opening!

We are so excited to finally announce that our Online Shop is open! We've been chipping away at it for sometime, but we can finally say it's done! Every fabric...

Online Store Grand Opening!

We are so excited to finally announce that our Online Shop is open! We've been chipping away at it for sometime, but we can finally say it's done! Every fabric...

FREE Apron Pattern - Your New Father's Day Go-To Gift!

FREE Apron Pattern - Your New Father's Day Go-T...

What better way to say Happy Father’s Day than a handmade gift? Guys can be hard to craft for though, so we wrote a quick and easy tutorial for a...

FREE Apron Pattern - Your New Father's Day Go-T...

What better way to say Happy Father’s Day than a handmade gift? Guys can be hard to craft for though, so we wrote a quick and easy tutorial for a...

Wedding Gifts Handmade

Wedding Gifts Handmade

Love is in the air! We adore weddings - pretty brides and handsome grooms, time with family and friends, the music, and dancing! It’s all so much fun. Giving a...

Wedding Gifts Handmade

Love is in the air! We adore weddings - pretty brides and handsome grooms, time with family and friends, the music, and dancing! It’s all so much fun. Giving a...

Laura's Picks For July!

Laura's Picks For July!

Laura’s Picks is a new monthly feature at Modern Textiles! Laura has a great eye for color and pattern and we are always excited to see what she puts together....

Laura's Picks For July!

Laura’s Picks is a new monthly feature at Modern Textiles! Laura has a great eye for color and pattern and we are always excited to see what she puts together....

DIY Rug

DIY Rug

We are in the last day of our home decor sale and wanted to finish it up with one last DIY. This rug is super quick and easy and only...

DIY Rug

We are in the last day of our home decor sale and wanted to finish it up with one last DIY. This rug is super quick and easy and only...

Summer Sewing - Make Your Own Hammock - Free Tutorial!

Summer Sewing - Make Your Own Hammock - Free Tu...

We love the laid-back relaxed feel summer can bring. We especially love when we can add handmade projects to the experience. And that's where our Lazy Day Hammock came from!...

Summer Sewing - Make Your Own Hammock - Free Tu...

We love the laid-back relaxed feel summer can bring. We especially love when we can add handmade projects to the experience. And that's where our Lazy Day Hammock came from!...

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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