https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-workroom/first-pumpkin-basket-of-the-year 2026-09-23T22:28:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/patchwork-apothecary-first-pumpkin-basket-2026.png?v=1790202084 First Pumpkin Basket of the Year Unfinished orange, black, white, and gray quilted pumpkin basket on a fall porch https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/a-roadside-honey-stop-and-why-local-matters 2026-09-25T09:54:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/brandon-local-honey-stand.png?v=1790348095 A Roadside Honey Stop and Why Local Matters Brandon holding a bottle of locally made honey at a roadside stand https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-workroom/sir-snips-blippi-basket-ready-for-pickup 2026-09-30T16:06:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-blippi-basket-ready.png?v=1790802360 Sir Snips says Blippi’s basket is ready for pickup! Sir Snips with the finished orange and blue quilted Halloween basket https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-workroom/four-quilts-from-texas-workroom-films 2026-09-30T16:06:00-05:00 weekly https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-press-dont-slide 2026-10-01T09:32:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-pressing-patchwork-grilled-cheese.png?v=1790865145 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: It’s Patchwork, Darling. Not a Panini. Sir Snips correctly pressing black-and-cream patchwork, with grilled cheese on a plate beside him. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/customer-reviews/share-your-experience 2026-10-01T13:47:26-05:00 weekly https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/texas-quilts-quilt-one-of-four-strip-piecing 2026-10-08T19:22:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/texas-quilt-one-progress-05.jpg?v=1791505340 Texas Quilts — Quilt 1 of 4: From Strips to Patchwork A stack of stitched rose and peach patchwork units for Texas Quilt 1. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-09-test-fabric-marker 2026-10-09T08:28:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-09-test-fabric-marker.png?v=1791552520 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Your Quilt Isn’t a Test Swatch Sir Snips tests a fabric marker on a scrap: Your quilt isn’t a test swatch. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-10-bias-edges 2026-10-10T08:46:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-10-bias-edges.png?v=1791639982 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Patchwork. Not Tug-of-War. Sir Snips gently supports fabric triangles flat on a cutting mat. Patchwork. Not tug-of-war. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-12-nested-seams 2026-10-12T08:30:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-12-nested-seams.png?v=1791811836 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Let Your Seams Spoon Sir Snips aligns two black-and-cream patchwork rows with opposing seam allowances nested at the intersection. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-13-border-control 2026-10-13T08:24:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-13-border-control.png?v=1791897894 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Border Control Sir Snips measures through the center of a black-and-cream patchwork quilt top before cutting the border strips. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-14-chain-piecing 2026-10-14T08:43:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-14-chain-piecing.png?v=1791985429 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Don’t Break the Chain Sir Snips the black, cream, and gray raccoon chain piecing black-and-cream quilt units at a vintage sewing machine. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-15-tiny-bites-tidy-seams 2026-10-15T08:31:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-15-tiny-bites-tidy-seams.png?v=1792071086 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Tiny Bites, Tidy Seams Sir Snips, a black, cream, and gray raccoon, demonstrates tiny English Paper Piecing whipstitches through folded fabric edges. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-16-binding-without-the-bulge 2026-10-16T08:24:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-16-binding-without-the-bulge.png?v=1792157080 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Binding Without the Bulge Sir Snips, a black, cream, and gray raccoon, joins black-and-cream quilt binding strips at a right angle with a diagonal seam. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-17-test-the-sandwich 2026-10-17T08:23:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-17-test-the-sandwich.png?v=1792243399 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Test the Sandwich Sir Snips the raccoon tests machine quilting on a layered practice quilt sandwich. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-19-tame-the-dog-ears 2026-10-19T08:19:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-19-tame-the-dog-ears.png?v=1792415962 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Tame the Dog Ears Sir Snips the raccoon squares a black-and-cream half-square triangle beneath a quilting ruler. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-20-finger-armor 2026-10-20T08:13:16-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-20-finger-armor.png?v=1792501996 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Finger Armor, Darling Sir Snips the raccoon displays a gold finger thimble beside a hand-quilted black-and-cream quilt. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-21-needle-down-pivot 2026-10-21T08:59:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-21-needle-down-pivot.png?v=1792591155 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Needle Down. Turn It Around. Sir Snips the raccoon demonstrates pivoting fabric at a sewing-machine corner with the needle down. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-22-brush-out-lint 2026-10-22T08:59:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-22-brush-out-lint.png?v=1792677599 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Brush It Off, Darling Sir Snips the raccoon brushes lint from the open bobbin area of an unplugged vintage sewing machine. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-23-dull-is-dangerous 2026-10-23T08:26:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-23-dull-is-dangerous.png?v=1792761979 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Dull Is Dangerous, Darling Sir Snips the raccoon holds a guarded rotary cutter beside a retired dull blade and fabric showing skipped threads. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-24-bobbin-enough 2026-10-24T08:24:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-24-bobbin-enough.png?v=1792848274 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Close Enough Isn’t Bobbin Enough Sir Snips the raccoon compares differently shaped sewing-machine bobbins beside a vintage black machine. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-28-paper-eviction 2026-10-28T08:18:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-28-paper-eviction.png?v=1793193504 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Don’t Evict the Paper Too Soon Sir Snips the raccoon removes the center paper from a fully stitched English Paper Piecing hexagon while edge papers remain in place. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-29-foot-up-before-threading 2026-10-29T08:45:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-29-foot-up-before-threading.png?v=1793281504 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Foot Up Before You Thread Sir Snips demonstrates raising the presser foot before threading a sewing machine. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-30-opening-act 2026-10-30T08:46:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-30-opening-act.png?v=1793367987 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Give Your Seams an Opening Act Sir Snips demonstrates using a fabric leader before chain piecing quilt pieces. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-31-clip-the-curve 2026-10-31T08:59:50-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-10-31-clip-the-curve.png?v=1793455190 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Clip the Curve, Not the Seam Sir Snips demonstrates clipping inward curves and notching outward curves without cutting the seam. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-02-dress-the-paper 2026-11-02T08:49:15-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-02-dress-the-paper.png?v=1793630955 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Don’t Dress the Paper Too Tight Sir Snips the raccoon demonstrates a three-eighths-inch fabric seam allowance around an English Paper Piecing paper hexagon. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-03-shorten-the-stitch 2026-11-03T09:01:52-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-03-shorten-the-stitch.png?v=1793718112 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Shorten the Stitch. Spare the Tantrum Sir Snips the raccoon demonstrates a short 1.5 to 1.8 millimeter stitch for foundation paper piecing. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-04-selvage-left-the-quilt 2026-11-04T08:39:19-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-04-selvage-left-the-quilt.png?v=1793803159 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Selvage Has Left the Quilt Sir Snips the raccoon points to a narrow trimmed selvage strip beside usable quilting cotton and explains its tighter weave. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-05-oil-is-not-motor-grease 2026-11-05T09:06:54-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-05-oil-is-not-motor-grease.png?v=1793891214 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Oil Is Not Motor Grease Sir Snips the raccoon explains that sewing-machine oil and Featherweight motor lubricant are different. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-06-snug-not-strangled 2026-11-06T08:20:31-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-06-snug-not-strangled.png?v=1793974831 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Snug, Not Strangled Sir Snips the raccoon demonstrates gentle English Paper Piecing thread tension beside a flat joined pair of hexagons. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-07-take-a-bow 2026-11-07T08:13:48-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-07-take-a-bow.png?v=1794060828 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Don’t Let It Take a Bow Sir Snips the raccoon demonstrates alternating sewing directions to keep a four-strip quilt set straight. https://patchworkapothecary.com/blogs/the-journal/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-09-square-up-before-you-show-up 2026-11-09T09:02:15-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0758/5755/9663/articles/sir-snips-daily-snippet-2026-11-09-square-up-before-you-show-up.png?v=1794236535 Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Square Up Before You Show Up Sir Snips the black, cream, and gray raccoon demonstrates centering a square ruler over a pressed quilt block before trimming it to unfinished size.