MARTHASTEWART.COM

Advanced Recipe Search

The Crafts Dept. Blog

Our Editors

Kirsten Earl

Kirsten Earl


Name: Kirsten Earl
Job Title: Crafter
Date started at company: July, 2005
First TV segment you worked on: Catnip rats
Hometown: Medford, NJ
Education: Dartmouth College; B.S. in Physics
First Job: Software developer
Astrological sign: Sagittarius
Personal crafting/artwork: Quilling and quilting are my favorites. kirroyale.etsy.com
Things you collect: Turtle figurines, coins, quilt fabric, pets

FAVORITE . . .
Color: Tie between orange and leaf green: PANTONE 1375C and 390C
Holiday: Halloween
Kind of Fabric: High-quality, beautifully printed quilting cotton
Dessert: Berries and cream
Source: Ikea – I am convinced I can make something awesome out of anything from Ikea.

Editor's Archive

Taping a Show: The Audience Perspective (plus: gilding with mica powder is fab)

Behind the Scenes : Taping a Show: The Audience Perspective (plus: gilding with mica powder is fab)

Posted by Kirsten Earl

My little cousin Kate and her friend Bianca traveled all the way from Pittsburgh to visit New York City and to see Friday afternoon’s taping of our show. It was really neat to look through their pictures with them afterward and hear their perspective – having been behind the scenes for years, I forget how …

Our Sources : Quilters’ Resources

Posted by Kirsten Earl

I’m working on a few baby quilts right now at home (lots of due dates in November and December) and I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite sources for quilt fabric and tools while my mind is all quilty.
Online, my go-to source for quilt fabric and tools is always Hancock’s of Paducah …