Hi, I'm Meaghan. I'm a queer femme and fourth generation sewist, stitcher, and crafter. My life as a maker began, in adulthood, at a folding table in my apartment in Washington DC in 2007 when I decided to return to my childhood love of beading and jewelry making. Over the years, I have worked hard to refine my aesthetic, improve and expand my skills, and make things I love. I have settled into sewing and quilting in a way that has felt like I've finally found my crafty home.

I like to say that So Gingerly is a scrappy riot of color, form, and function. So much of what I make is designed to make your home and life a little tidier, a little brighter, and a lot more fun. My work speaks to kids of all ages and I'm inspired by childlike glee, no matter the source. I work from my home studio and sew on a Juki TL-2200QVP as well as a decade-old Singer and a Brother serger. I also do quite a bit of hand-stitching -- embroidery, applique, and cross stitch. Incorporating vintage fabrics, findings, and needlepoint into my projects is an enormous priority for me.

Craft shows were something I loved to do and I have participated in shows in the Washington DC and Charlotte, NC metro areas since 2008. I am a former member of the DC Craft Mafia, founding member of the Queer Crafter Collective, and I have coordinated the social media/blogging for an incredibly popular DC maker fair called GRUMP for many years.

For close to a decade, So Gingerly has been a making refuge for me. I have loved production and design work, participating in craft shows, and the business side of things. As I move into the next season of my life, as they say, the e-commerce side of things will likely not be as important to me as community connections.

Through my community building efforts over the past two years, I have started a digital quilt guild called Quilt Scouts, written about those connections for Curated Quilts, and participated in a panel about pattern design and testing with CQ. In 2022, with the help of a vast network of energized justice quilters across the country, I have coordinated fundraisers that have collected over $55,000 for food justice, reproductive justice, and mutual aid organizations across the country.

I live outside Charlotte, NC with my partner, my stepkid, and our two pups! In September 2022, I was diagnosed with Stage IIId metastatic melanoma. My quilting, writing, and community work may or may not be impacted by this new path.

If you’d like to connect, please reach out to me via e-mail: thegingerfemme@gmail.com