Melanie (Melly) Testa

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Melly’s Jelly

Jelly Rolls. Who knew? I for one am ignorant of these things. I rarely shop and I have come to understand that I am a quilter like I am a fish out of water. Yes, I quilt, but I don’t deal with 1/4″ seams, commercial fabrics or the latest new ‘thing’. So when I wentContinue reading “Melly’s Jelly”

Art Journaling: Exposed

In celebration of the new eMag Art Journaling Exposed, we have decided to have a blog hop and talk up our experience of creating artwork and working with Interweave to present this new and exciting magazine. I wrote an article for a column called Background Check, because we all need to start somewhere. This article wasContinue reading “Art Journaling: Exposed”

Sew Along, Podcast and fun.

I have been having so much fun sewing. A few of you have said you would join me in a Sew Along. I have been looking for non-Japanese and FREE patterns. Dixie DIY is a GREAT web site and she has several patterns to download. Here is the link to the free NanoContinue reading “Sew Along, Podcast and fun.”

This just in, we need to interrupt this regularly sch…

I think I am having a star crush right now. Remember when the picture of Russell Crow, knitting, was circulating? Totally crush worthy. I have a source who identified this box as a 5 series machine! LOL.

Where we began.

Earlier this week, I asked you to tell me how you began sewing. The comments are fabulous. I honestly think I was destined to work with my hands, I have always had an aptitude for it. I can close my eyes and visualize how something should go together. At a very young age, I rememberContinue reading “Where we began.”

Texture and fun in the Brooklyn

Yeah, yum.

Tell me.

How did you start sewing? I think I was maybe 20 years old when I decided to set up my mom’s sewing machine and started making bags. I remember feeling overwhelmed by the pattern I bought. Soon after this, I found a sewing teacher. She was a retired Home Economics professor. I took weekly lessonsContinue reading “Tell me.”

Almost every pattern

A few of you have said you would like to have a sew along, well? I think I have found a book (for myself). Remember you can sew anything you want along with us. If you want to tackle a Japanese Pattern, I bet it will be easier in a group, we could help eachContinue reading “Almost every pattern”

Survey Says!

Hi there-Please take a few minutes to fill out my online workshop survey. Ten questions, nothing fancy. As incentive for responding, I will give away, at random, up to three signed copies of my book. The number of copies given away will depend on the number of responses tallied. So please, take the survey, leave a comment to enter your nameContinue reading “Survey Says!”