Sponsor Saturday

This month I would like to welcome Mary from Frayed Fuzzies to Tutus & Tea Parties Sponsor Spot. I'd love for you to take a moment and visit her shop. There are lots of adorable rag quilts, security blankets and other lovelies. Mary is super talented, have a look and be sure to read more about her!

I am a 3rd (or possibly 4th) generation quilter born and raised in St. Louis, MO (go Cardinals!), and relocated to Cincinnati, OH. I learned how to sew at a young age, originally learning on my mother’s workhorse manual Singer, and later occasionally using my great-grandmother’s Singer treadle machine when my mother permitted it. I have also always had a passion for the performing arts, which is what led me to my “day job” as a theatrical technician. In college, I majored in technical theatre and emphasized in stage management and costume design. Like riding a bike, all the sewing skills my mom taught me way back when came flooding back in college and I expanded on them in the costume shop. I have spent a large amount of my professional career on tours with theatrical productions, travelling across the US and parts of Canada. I have worked in many amazing theatres with many amazing artists across the country. I started Frayed Fuzzies in 2010 as a way to pass the time between theatrical gigs. I’m the kind of person that will go bonkers if I’m not doing something! Since then, Frayed Fuzzies has grown tremendously, and I have loved every minute of it! I bring a mixture of my personal background and professional training as a theatrical designer to my work here. My items are all made in a traditional style of quilting called “rag quilt”. The story goes that when an article of clothing could no longer be mended, or made into another piece of clothing, fugal Pioneer women would turn them into quilts: literally making quilts out of rags!

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Here are some of my personal faves from her shop: