Category Archives: Kate’s Contemplations

My First Quilt-in-the-Hoop Project (And Everything I Learned)

This quilt is full of mistakes. It’s also one of my favorite things I’ve made [Read More]

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2025 Wrapped: The Year in Review

   That’s a wrap. 2025 is over. What a year. It was the most challenging [Read More]

The Life-Changing Magic of a First Grandchild

I recently returned from Baja, Mexico, where I helped my daughter Mairin and her husband [Read More]

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A Very Veggie Intertwined Quilt

I have exciting news—my daughter Mairin is pregnant! I’m going to be a first-time grandma! [Read More]

Making time for me! How I learned that sewing really is self-care.

My life has been a little challenging since July 23rd – the day my husband, [Read More]

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Sewing for All – Standing up against anti-trans legislation

At the beginning of last year the crew at Confident Stitch sat down to do [Read More]

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How I went from quilting to sewing clothes I love. (And how you can do it too!)

Are you a quilter who dreams of sewing clothes for yourself? Well, 2023 is going [Read More]

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YOU Make Sewing Special

When scrolling through social media, I sometimes find myself concluding that everyone else sews perfectly [Read More]

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Fifth Anniversary Reflections

When I opened The Confident Stitch five years ago, I was certain that I possessed [Read More]

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The World IS your Wardrobe

Recently, most of us have had a lot more time to be at home and [Read More]