Author Introduction: Kim Steckler

I’m very excited to announce today that I have a new writer here on True Up. I became acquainted with Kim Steckler through our shared love obsession with vintage fabric, which led to me interviewing her as part of last year’s Vintage Fabric Collector Series. Kim has agreed to contribute on a regular basis over here, and she’ll be covering vintage fabric of course (starting today with her debut post on Fleamarketing 101) but also the usual reviews, interviews, and lots more. A big huge welcome to Kim S.!

Many of you already know me as {kimmymade}, that crazy chick on Flickr with the frighteningly large collection of vintage fabrics and feedsacks. But never fear, lest you suspect that I’ll one day end up the old lady in the chair surrounded by stacks of vintage textiles, in lieu of 80 cats and their refuse — I’m particularly fond of Japanese fabric, too!

I am also a mom to two crazy, sweet, and beautiful children, as well as being a self-taught sewer who uses said vintage and Japanese fabric to make cute things (like doll quilts, tote bags, twirly skirts, and stuffies) for said kids. Additionally, I sell some of that fabric, and those cute things, on Etsy and, once in a while, at a local shop or craft fair. And now I’m really excited to be contributing here on True Up.

As a culinary school graduate in pastry arts, I’m also a published food writer. And in an earlier life, I was a Web producer for various advertising agencies and internet start-ups. But through it all, and if the truth be told even earlier than that, I’ve been a steadfastly incurable vintage junkie. I’m addicted to the thrill of the thriftscore, and in addition to mounds of fabric, also surround myself with vintage kitchenware, housewares, and furniture, and have been known to sport a vintage frock or two.