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Linzee Kull McCray

Linzee Kull McCray comes to fabric design from a checkered past: among other things, she’s been a bookstore clerk, worked at a botanical garden, and taught childbirth education to expectant parents. Bottom line: she’s curious about everything and finally realized that a career in journalism gave her the perfect excuse to ask questions. After 13 years as a writer and editor for the University of Iowa, Linzee turned her focus to topics dear to her heart: textiles, craft, and art. Following the publication of her book, Feed Sacks: The Colourful History of a Frugal Fabric, she was delighted when Moda asked her to create a line of feed-sack inspired fabrics. Linzee adores the thousands of different prints and colorways of the original feed sacks, but also deeply admires the resilience and resourcefulness of the women who used them to stitch curtains, dresses, diapers, dishtowels, and so much more. She continues to share her love of vintage textiles through the 30s Playtime line of fabrics. In addition to writing for Moda’s blog and catalog, Linzee’s written dozens of articles for Etsy, American Patchwork and Quilting, UPPERCASE and many other publications. She’s also the author of the book Art Quilts of the Midwest, which served as the basis of four exhibitions at quilt museums around the country. She’s subsequently curated exhibitions on feed sacks and string-pieced quilts and enjoys sharing her love of quilts and vintage textiles in talks to quilt guilds, libraries, and textile organizations around the country and internationally. You can find her on Instagram at @seamswrite or visit her website, linzeekullmccray.com.

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Scared of Sewing? (Sometimes)

I’ll admit it. Sewing sometimes intimidates me. I love it, of course but sometimes when I’m looking at social media—blogs, Facebook, and Instagram—I imagine that I’m the only person who doesn’t know how to do needle-turned appliqué or curved piecing.

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Published: Jun 29 2017 - 04:00
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Classic...

And Heirloom.  Quilts.

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Published: Apr 7 2016 - 04:00
Posted in: Books and Patterns Fabrics

Electric needles...

"You are not machine quilting.  It's hand-quilting with an electric needle."  Harriet Hargrave

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Published: Sep 19 2015 - 05:00
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First impressions...

Are you ready? It’s okay to be a little nervous. I know I am.  Still am. If you’re thinking “Huh… who?”,.. I’m Carrie and I used to “be” Miss Rosie’s Quilt Co. Then I got this crazy idea about sending an e-mail applying for a job. Now I work for Moda Fabrics. (I know – how cool is that?!)

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Published: Jan 7 2015 - 10:01
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Which White is the one for me...

You already know that not all White solids are the same shade of white.  There is White.  Off-White.  Porcelain.  Snow.

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Published: Sep 28 2017 - 04:00
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The Eyes have it...

Happy Friday! There are two things to share today - one a tip and the other a funny story about hats. First the Tip Jar - Needles.  If you sew, you use needles.  Hand or machine - maybe both.  You know they come in different types and sizes, and you know that unlike thread, the bigger the number, the bigger the needle.  Depending on your machine, the flat side of the shank goes to the back or to the side - affecting whether the eye is open from front-to-back or side-to-side.  It always messes me up when I switch from Bern to Feather.

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Published: Jun 26 2015 - 04:00
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Blockheads ~ Block 46

Brrrrr.  Is it cold where you are? Okay.  This might be overly dramatic... this isn't Dallas.  But to yours-truly, I feel like I'm sitting on that bench right now.  I'm freezing.  But it's all relative because the outside-temperature at a sweet friend's house was -2 yesterday morning. Though the temperature in Dallas this morning - Wednesday - is 12 F.  I'd be happier with 12 C.

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Published: Jan 16 2018 - 22:50
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Blockheads ~ Block 46

Brrrrr.  Is it cold where you are? Okay.  This might be overly dramatic... this isn't Dallas.  But to yours-truly, I feel like I'm sitting on that bench right now.  I'm freezing.  But it's all relative because the outside-temperature at a sweet friend's house was -2 yesterday morning. Though the temperature in Dallas this morning - Wednesday - is 12 F.  I'd be happier with 12 C.

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Published: Jan 16 2018 - 22:50
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Training the rookie...

For those of who have wondered - and asked - what Lissa has been up to these past few weeks, that's the line she used this morning. The time has sure flown by.

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Published: Jan 30 2015 - 04:00
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