About Becca
I’ve always appreciated a good story, and what’s better than a story that you get to tell with fabric?
I’m Becca Fenstermaker, a quilter since 2011 who lives on a cranberry farm in southern NJ. I grew up listening to the sound of my mother’s sewing machine as I drifted off to sleep, and later I loved to pet the fabrics at the store where she worked. As an adult, I learned to sew my own maternity pants, then Halloween costumes for my two children, but didn’t take up quilting until after visiting a local show with my mom. I appreciated the beauty of the quilts, of course, but what I became obsessed with was reading the stories that accompanied each piece.
My goal isn’t just to tell my own story, but to inspire others to tell theirs.
Try new techniques! Play with color! Make mistakes!
Since then, I’ve made quilts from many designers in many styles, but my true passions are stitching my own stories into fabric and helping others to put voices into their quilts, too.
What’s most important, always, is to make connections and spread the love.
You can sign up for my newsletter here to get a little inspiration every two weeks, and of course I’d love it if you’d visit my online pattern shop. I look forward to reading the stories you write with fabric and thread!
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In the Media
GreenCraft magazine Spring 2018 article “Absolutely Fob-ulous”
Quilting on the Side podcast and guest post
Quiltfolk Issue 29: New Jersey feature
About Sugar Sand Quilt Company’s Name and Logo
For most of my life, southern New Jersey has been my home, in both the Pinelands and on a barrier island along the Atlantic coast. Sugar sand (not the by-product of maple syrup) is a very fine acidic sandy soil found in the NJ Pinelands. So I’ve had my toes in the sugar sand for as long as I can remember! The stylized pinecone represents my roots in the Pines, and I chose brand colors evocative of seaglass for the years I lived on the shore.
