Amy’s Blog
Welcome to my blog where I share vintage-inspired projects, tips, and seasonal inspiration. Have fun exploring my latest blog posts and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for even more vintage fun, straight to your inbox!
A Vintage Christmas – Spool Ornaments
Spool crafts are not a new thing, but they're the very essence of Vintage Made Modern. They're just as much fun to craft with today as they were a hundred years ago! The best thing about them is...
Vintage Made Modern – Fabriflair!
Fabriflair™ is a new brand I created for Indygo Junction. It falls into my focus of products that are "Vintage Made Modern”. Here a little bit of the story behind the brand. This is the...
A Quilted Jacket with a Story to Tell
Recently I had the honor of chatting with Pat Sloan on the American Patchwork and Quilting Podcast on Creative Talk Network. You can listen to Episode 323 here. We had a good time chatting about how...
Vintage Made Modern – Land that I Love
I love vintage maps! They have been part of my larger vintage collection for years. This little gem, the Dollar Atlas of the World dated 1900 is a great piece. I love the simple graphic cover and...
Vintage Made Modern: Stitcher’s Garden
I'm very excited to share with you my second collection with RJR Fabrics - Vintage Made Modern: Stitcher's Garden. I have a passion for all things vintage, and this fabric line allowed me to...
Vintage Made Modern – Gingham
Who doesn't love gingham fabrics?!? I’ve wanted to design a line of ginghams and I'm thrilled that my new fabric line Stitcher's Garden with RJR includes some! Here is a beautiful vintage swatch of...
Free Image Friday – Vintage Flowers
This beautiful French illustration is of the Fringed China Primrose (or so says Google translate!). I love the vibrant colors & shading. This is the ideal image to print & frame. To download...
Common Threads & St. Louis Inspiration
Last week I traveled up to St. Louis to the Baby Lock Common Threads event. This was my second time to be a part of this inspiring and educational retreat. I love getting a chance to connect with a...
Stitcher’s Garden Fabric Debut at Quilt Market
Last month the Indygo Junction team and I traveled to Salt Lake City for Spring Quilt Market. We launched a lot of great new products, including 22 new patterns, including our Indygo Essentials...
Vintage Made Modern: The Take-Two Tech Pouch
As you know, I am always collecting bits of vintage inspiration - sewing book here, a magazine there. A few years ago I picked up this single page pattern for a leather-craft coin purse. The...
Happy Earth Day – Discount and Tutorial!
Happy Earth Day everyone! This is a great day to appreciate nature, plant some flowers and take stock of how to better your recycling habits. At Indygo Junction, we try to include a recycled option...
Passion for Pincushions
Have you ever thought about that old standby, the tomato pincushion? This favorite sewing notion - one of the first tools any new sewist receives when they start sewing - was actually developed...