One Common Thread

This Labor Day, Meet the Women Behind Every Stitch

This Labor Day, meet the women behind One Common Thread and discover the skill, time, and care that goes into every handmade hexagon quilt and quilted piece.

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How Handcrafted Quilts Create Meaningful Income

When most people buy a handmade quilt, they're thinking about where they'll use it. Maybe it's for a guest room. Maybe it's a wedding gift. Maybe i...

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Why Hexagons? The Story Behind One of Quilting's Most Timeless Designs

Before you even look closely at a handmade hexagon quilt, you notice something is different. Maybe it's the pattern. Maybe it's the way your eyes m...

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The Women Behind Every Handmade Hexagon Quilt

When people ask what makes a handmade quilt special, the conversation usually starts with the stitching. Every hexagon is sewn by hand, one piece a...

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What Our Quilts Have Taught Us About Hope

When most people see one of our handmade hexagon quilts, they notice the beautiful fabrics and intricate patterns. While those details are certainl...

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National Women's Day

Happy Honduras 🇭🇳 National Women’s Day! I am so grateful to have gotten to know these beautiful women! “Feliz dia mujer Divina valiente gue...

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Sk8er Boi

There is something about this baby quilt that says “Sk8er Boi”. I feel like I should keep it since my daughter married a skater boy 3 weeks ag...

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Art

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing ...

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MLK Day

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Martin Luther King Jr. By helping support these women you truly can make the world a bet...

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Weather of SPS

This sunrise quilt is a perfect way to express the weather and joyous color of this beautiful culture.

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Happy Birthday

Isn’t this quilt gorgeous?!?! I’m so in love!! Also we had two birthdays yesterday! Sweet little Natalie turned 13 and Her Aunt Juli! Happy birt...

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Supporting the Makers!

“I am a quilter myself and I love making things from scraps. There is something so satisfying about using every last leftover and turning it in...

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