About Me…
Hi, I’m Martha Aldridge, Owner & Designer of Whimsical Stitching Longarming, LLC. I love fiber crafting of all kinds, including sewing, quilting, knitting, and crocheting. Until, several years ago my go-to hobbies were knitting and crocheting. Unfortunately, arthritis in my fingers put those hobbies to a quick end. I had aways enjoyed sewing for small projects but until that point I had not ever attempted any quilting projects. After my first quilting project, I was hooked.
My first quilt project.
Let me tell you…
… I love, love, love quilting, so many patterns and endless fabric and color combinations. Its fun to see how they all come together in the piecing process. I find it fascinating to see how the same pattern, with different fabric and color combinations, give each quilt it’s own unique look. But… there is something absolutely, magical about finding just the right quilting design that works to enhance both the fabrics and piecing to bring a quilt to life.
Along my Journey…
… I realized how quickly you accumulate “finished” tops. You know the ones I’m talking about. Those UFOs (Unfinished Objects), the ones where the piecing is done and you’ve shown it off to your quilting friends, only, it isn’t totally finished or usable yet. It still needs to be quilted with the batting and backing, and bound before it can be loved, used and/or gifted. If you are anything like I am, you have at least 1 or 2 “finished” quilt tops waiting to be quilted and bound. I have yet to meet a quilter who finishes each quilt top all the way to binding before starting the next one. Send your UFOs to Whimsical Stitching so we can finish them into the lovable, huggable, heirlooms they are meant to be.