Year in Review: 2025
I did a lot in 2025! It’s easier to get a lot done when you work a lot…and I really worked a lot in the last year. 2025 marks my second year in Portland, and a much more stable time. I moved to a better house, made some solid friends, hustled a lot. Work hard, play hard kinda year. Thanks for being here with me~
Taught
I did so much teaching this year!
At Modern Domestic:
Sky Cabin Quilt (3 times!)
Adventure Star Quilt (3 times!)
Looperette Quilt
Visible Mending (5 times!)
Hexie Pillow
Kids Monster Stuffie (2 times!)
Kids Lunch Bag (2 times!)
At MakeWith:
Overdyeing clothes
Darning
Elsewhere:
A series of classes at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in WA (my second year, and I’ll be back this coming year too)
Shibori Tie-Dye at Camp Craftaway in WA (back for summer 2026 too!)
An Art Quilt Workshop at the Sitka Center on the Oregon coast (an absolute highlight for sure)
Visible mending at the Canby Library
Vending
Just 2 markets! Portland Pride + Reclaim It’s Holiday Market
Freelance and sewing projects
I don’t keep track of my freelance sewing gigs very well, but I do a medium amount of this. I made a cast iron skillet carrier for my sister (that she has mostly ended up using as a knitting bag!), a quilted vest for her, a lettuce pillow for my SIL. Some sun hats. A hand-dyed and designed silk shirt for my mom. Patches onto a friend’s pants. Custom hats for a friend’s coworker. A bucket hat for my dad. A good amount of alterations on my own clothes. Etc etc etc
Art
I did an artist residency making kites with my friend Iris at Souwester Arts week, and made a collaborative art piece with my friend Daren for his birthday art show! I got a grant from the city to grow a dye garden! I made a concerted but failed effort to finish a quilt I’ve been working on since 2018. It’s very very close now, but not quite done yet. 2026 already has fun in store - Iris and I are now working on an installation for the Portland Winter Light Festival, and I’m preparing to go to a residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center in Nebraska!
Applications
My favorite spreadsheet, that I’ve been using since 2014! Red=rejected, yellow=applied but didn’t hear back, green=accepted. I use this for all things I apply to - artist residencies, grants, craft fairs, jobs. I had 11 things accepted, and rejected 22. This was a rough year for rejections, I would say. But some of the things I got accepted to were bigger and more exciting than I have had before, so I can celebrate that.
Looking ahead
Starting this Wed Jan 7! Intro to hexies pillow at Modern Domestic
Portland Winter Light Festival Installation. Our installation will be in the windows of the Fiber Rhythm yarn shop!
Looperette Quilt. 5 weeks starting Feb 10 at Modern Domestic
Sew Expo Classes - Feb 26 - Mar 1. This is a fun place to a whole bunch of classes, at the Washington State Fairgrounds. Recommend a little trip to check this out! The classes are very affordable and you can take a whole bunch at once~