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A Guest Post for The AI Quilter, by Cindy Olsen I came to the Mrs. Banks (2024) Quilt Builder Pattern

Every March, we dust off our “nevertheless, she persisted” (Thank you, Mitch McConnel for that rallying cry) mugs and celebrate

March 22 was World Water Day, and I want to use it to talk about something that matters to me

I didn’t plan to write this post. I had a different one queued up. A more fun one. But winter

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day — January 19 Image from McDill Airforce Base website Martin Luther King Jr. Day

As the year winds down, I’ve been reflecting on what we’ve built together — and I keep coming back to

Small -Biz Edition, Because Big Box Can Sit This One Out) Quilters are creative. Quilters are resourceful. Quilters are community-oriented.

The week of U.S. Thanksgiving has become synonymous with flash sales and algorithmic chaos. But as makers, we know that

What #BlackOutTheSystem Has to Do with Ethical AI for Artists and Quilters Art as resistance. AI as reclamation. Creativity as

Let’s just say it: the past year has been A LOT. The world feels like it’s been spinning sideways, and

By the end of Quilt Market and Quilt Festival in Houston, I’d started asking myself a serious question: “Is it

Quilts are more than just blankets (and p.s., don’t ever say blanket to a quilter). Quilts are investments, even the

“Frankenstein” has been banned or challenged repeatedly since it was published in 1918. October brings shorter days, crisp air, and

Quilting is more than a pastime—it’s a record of who we are and how we live. Across the decades, quilts

April is National Stress Awareness month. Most of us think about stress in terms of our lives outside of quilting.

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the women who fought for the rights we have today. Just like