Performer Life
Bea Creative Newsletter, March 13 2026
Welcome to the new iteration of my newsletter - Bea Creative on Substack. In many ways it’s just like my old newsletter on Quilt n Learn. You can read what I’ve been up to and click on links, but you can also leave comments now, and share it with friends more easily.
Bea’s News
There has been so much going on - and you can read about a lot of it in my weekly business summary here. One fun thing I got to do this week was make bunting samples for a new workshop I’m offering in the Bay Area.
If you’re not familiar with “bunting” - it’s flag garlands that can be hung inside or out. And it is rather hard to photograph “in the wild” hence the WIP shot above. I am a big fan of bunting in all its forms.
This is when I appliqued it on a duvet cover (which my sister still has)
This is when I made it for the birth of my first niece (plus bonus shots of the HUUUUUUGE amount I made for a friend’s wedding.)
This is the one I made for the same niece with her name on it
I’ve made a lot more before and since and have some in a box at the oment, ready to go, which I plan to put up - just not sure where to put it.
I also got to play with some cathedral window blocks as I will be doing a workshop on this for the Quilters Life Summit in April. Registration will open soon and I will be sure to share the links when it does. I am also demo’ing this at my Guild’s Quiltaway event in 2 weeks.
Your First Hexagon - Workshop Next Week
This workshop is filling up, taking place on Thursday 19th. Paid subscribers to this newsletter get free entry and everyone else can get access for just $9 by clicking here. We’ll be making fabulous pin cushions or coasters.
Workshops Everywhere
I have been teaching my Intro to UV Resin and Mending & Hemming workshops all over the place recently. I got to work with a new organization last week called San Leandro 2050, which is a resident-led nonprofit committing to curbing carbon emissions and improving quality of life for local people. It was great to meet with them and help keep clothing out of landfill by teaching them to mend it. I also went to teach at two Santa Clara libraries for the first time this week.
It’s the first time I’d been labelled as a “performer” but I’m not objecting! If you are near me you can see where I’ll be teaching next on my calendar. You’ll find a list of all the workshops I teach in the links at the end of this post.
Fascinating Finds
I have been loving the Textile Talks series recently. These are free lectures on all sorts of topics, supported by SAQA, the Quilt Alliance and more. Recent standouts are “Transmissions: Quilts & Trans Care” and “Quilts as Living History”. Free to watch.
Kate at ZenStitching has a great “Mending & Sustainability Reading List”. I’ve read several already and it gave me a few more to add to my reading list on Goodreads. (Are you on Goodreads? Friend me!)
1000 Year Old Paper Flowers? The preservation is mind blowing. The shapes and colors prompted me to do a little free sketching and doodling.
That is it for now. I hope you are all well and want to thank you for being here and reading my newsletter. Now that it’s easier to comment I’d love to know what you think - add your opinion and I promise to reply!
Stay safe everyone.
Bea
Links & Info
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My workshops & lectures for quilt guilds are here
My workshops for everyone else are here
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These are my on demand workshops that you can sign up for right now! But…the cathedral window one might just be free during the Quilters Life summit.
This is my store. Many a random thing plus a number of freebies.
This is where I’m teaching in the next month or so.
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