Quilting & Fiber Arts
My YouTube Favorites
Donna Jordan
When I decided to learn to quilt, I spent a month watching quilting tutorials before touching fabric, rotary cutter, or sewing machine. I watched Donna Jordan most—her relaxed, clear teaching made quilting look like something I could handle, and have fun with. Donna recently passed away, but her videos are all still there for us to learn from, and her husband Matt is making new ones.
The Last Homely House
“Get out of your head and into your hands” is the wise refrain of Kate, host of The Last Homely House. What started as a lady out in her yard with a spinning wheel and her smartphone has in several years evolved into an entire operation. Like a crafty Mr. Rogers, Kate invites us into the world of her Northeastern England cottage and all her various projects. She’s got a video, or several, for just about anything because she’s an infinitely curious lady, and will try just about any craft. “How hard can it be?” she asks and dives in.
K3n Clothtales
“Hello, lovely people…” begins each video by Kathryn Chambers, aka “k3n.” And with numerical name abbreviation begins my love for this channel. Kathryn has a lovely relaxed way about her, and it doesn’t hurt that she’s an experienced art teacher as well. Her main focus is Slow Stitch and the ethos surrounding it, but you can learn all sorts of things from her. Often, I don’t even do the projects she’s teaching, instead just running the video, letting her comforting voice fill the room as I work on my own things. She always has a couple of group projects going, joined by a bunch of followers on Facebook. And when we’re lucky, we get a sighting of her adorable dog Stella and her cat Fred Fred.