For those of you who are unaware of the past 10 days, let me fill you in... A week ago this past Friday, Izzy and I announced that we were closing our shop and retiring. We planned to have a liquidation sale. The announcement was made Friday morning. Friday afternoon we received an offer to buy the shop!!! Move forward to this past Friday. During our sale, we were able to let our customers know that our shop had been sold, and that the new owners were keeping the name, and keeping all our AWESOME staff!! What a whirlwind week. Needless to say, Izzy and I are so happy that Be Sew Creative will still be here in Las Cruces to take care of all our customers, both near and far! All this being said, I am trying to play catch up with getting things put together for our Gadget Gurus, please stay tuned. Content will continue to be added, so keep checking the classroom for new content!! I hope your coming week will give you some time to create!! Until next time!! Happy Stitching! Marsha

Can you imagine quilting without a rotary cutter? 😳 The world’s first rotary cutter was invented in 1979 by Yoshio Okada, founder of OLFA Corporation in Japan. His simple-but-brilliant idea was to replace the traditional cutting motion of scissors with a rolling circular blade—making it much faster and easier to cut fabric accurately. Paired with an acrylic ruler and self-healing cutting mat, the rotary cutter completely changed the way quilters cut fabric—and today, it’s hard to imagine a quilting room without one! Fun fact: Okada was also the inventor of the world’s first snap-off blade cutter. Apparently, the man really had a thing for making our lives easier one sharp blade at a time. 😂

Welcome, Gadget Guru! I’m so excited to have you here! You’ve officially joined a community of quilters and sewists who love learning new techniques, discovering clever tools, and—of course—finding new ways to use all those rulers, gadgets, and goodies we just had to have! The Gadget Guru community is all about learning, sharing, and having fun with our quilting. Whether you’re brand new to quilting or have been sewing for decades, there’s always something new to discover. As you get settled in, please introduce yourself to the group! We’d love to get to know you. Tell us: - Your name and where you’re from - How long you’ve been quilting or sewing - What you’re currently working on - Your favorite quilting ruler, gadget, or tool - And, of course, something fun about yourself! Don’t be shy—this is your quilting family, and we want to hear from you! You never know when you’ll discover that someone else is working on the same project, loves the same fabric designer, or has a solution to that quilting problem that has been driving you crazy! I’m thrilled to have you as part of Gadget Gurus, and I can’t wait to learn, sew, share, and have a whole lot of fun together. Welcome aboard, Gadget Guru! Let’s get sewing! With quilting hugs, Marsha Gadget Guru