Melanie (Melly) Testa

Designing we will go

How to begin designing? Why trial and error of course. Should we use pen and pencil, design on the fly, a computer program? An app? Hmmm.

meadowlark quilt top challenge, thoughts and ideas.

Half square triangles are legendary. Epic. Awesome

Meadowlark quilt top challenge! (and giveaway)

I challenge you to make a quilt out of Meadowlark, come read about the challenge.

Swinging and lifting, I feel good.

This year I needed to put my plate weights in storage, they were smelly and my landlord asked for me to address the problem. I did. This action reverberated and made me reevaluate my workout abilities and needs. I chose to move back to using kettlebells, which I have a small collection of. This change also made me changeContinue reading “Swinging and lifting, I feel good.”

McCall’s Quilting Magazine and a Meadowlark Giveaway-a guest post

I am hosting a guest post by Stephanie Forsyth, my quilt designer for Meadowlark. We are both really happy that her delicate, groovy, lush, and chic designs using Meadowlark, are going live! What follows are Stephanie’s words: Ladies and gentleman, I am in McCall’s Quilting Magazine! I still can’t quite believe it! This is theContinue reading “McCall’s Quilting Magazine and a Meadowlark Giveaway-a guest post”

Gather Your Sew-plies Sew Along Part 2

Hi! I am finally back at it. I edited this video early last week and have been wanting to write up a post about it ever since. I am editing The Next Book, creating projects that are on the super top secret side, and moving into our apartment. It has been great, and also somewhatContinue reading “Gather Your Sew-plies Sew Along Part 2”

October- a guest post

Today, I would like to introduce Sara Bartosiewicz-Hamilton. Sara started FLAT & Fabulous with Barbie Ritzco and I quickly joined the group, I find the group to a balm and a relief. Sara is an amazing woman, focused, direct, compassionate. I stand in awe of what she has been able to accomplish and I hold her spiritContinue reading “October- a guest post”

Gathering, an introspection.

When sewing on the go, it is necessary to have a project bag. This bag, for me, serves a function. It serves as a place to embroidery reminders, occurrences, important dates, I love a project bag! It should be -just- big enough for a project, and a few choice supplies. The Gather your Sew-plies purseContinue reading “Gathering, an introspection.”

My hopes versus my ability.

OK. I am committed to blogging more often than I have in the recent past. I have so many projects I am progressing forward. I love every moment. This is very exciting. But, honestly, I don’t have the ability to work as quickly as I used to. I have a video in process related toContinue reading “My hopes versus my ability.”

My journey to finding support: FLAT & Fabulous!

When you go through a major life event, like breast cancer, you know how important support is. Breast cancer is a body altering disease. You might choose reconstruction or not, but the truth of the matter is, it is beneficial to hear the words of other women who have gone though similar experiences. It isContinue reading “My journey to finding support: FLAT & Fabulous!”