Me and My Sister Designs

Designers Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of "Me and My Sister Designs" have had their hands in almost every aspect of the creative crafting industry. These sisters and one time shop owners have expanded their love of quilting and crafting into a business that now includes designing fabrics for Moda, developing the SideWinder portable bobbin winder, and producing and designing patterns and books for their company. They have great fun taking what they like to call "Everyday Color" and infusing it into their fabrics for Moda. Moda Fabrics have been the leader in the quilting and notion industry for the past thirty years. The sisters have been members of the Moda family for the past six years and have designed 18 lines of fabric. In 2009 the sisters teamed up with Wrights and Simplicity to produce one of the biggest and most exciting new sewing notions to hit the industry, the "SideWinder" portable bobbin winder. Due to its huge success the "Deluxe SideWinder" was introduced internationally this spring. Barbara and Mary are authors of many patterns and seven quilting books. They have over 40 patterns that continue to sell in specialty shops and the larger Jo-Ann's and Hancock stores across the United States. Their book publishers include top names in the crafting industry such as Martingale and Co. and Leisure Arts. Most recently they have worked with Current Inc. producing the new 2011 Quilt Calendar that features twelve of their exclusive designs. Address labels and other paper products are to follow. They have been featured in several national quilting and sewing magazines. The most recent being Better Homes & Garden's Quilting August 2010 issue. There is hardly a trade magazine that does not feature fabrics, designs or advertisements for their products. Look for more good things to come from these two! www.meandmysisterdesigns.com