HEY, i’M JEN.

Close-up of a smiling woman with long brown hair against a colorful quilted fabric background. Jen Strauser | The Dizzy Quilter | Kawandi Quilting

A Kawandi quilter, educator, and dog mom. Welcome to my corner of the internet, where we love making things, and we DON’T do perfection or judgment.

SHOP COURSES

let’s get personal…

A woman sitting on the floor holding a large pile of colorful fabric, with a small brown dog beside her. The background shows shelves filled with fabric and sewing supplies. Jen Strauser | The Dizzy Quilter | Kawandi Quilting

Very into yarn dyed fabrics, slow stitching, wiener dogs, baking, my husband (sorry, so basic), puzzle games, and cinnamon rolls

Not a fan of doing laundry, gatekeeping, stress, perfect points, quick projects, housework (except vacuuming), the sound of a bouncing ball

but my favorite thing of all is making stuff

i haven’t always been a quilter

In fact, I was an administrative assistant in my past life. I love being the essential part of the team that keeps everything running, but doesn’t have to make the big decisions.

I started quilting when I was 25. I was way younger than any other quilters I found online or in-person. It wasn’t the most welcoming crowd to try to join at that time. Either I was patronized or I was ignored.

ready to learn from me?

Colorful patchwork quilt hanging outdoors on a rainy, foggy day, with green grass and trees in the background. Jen Strauser | The Dizzy Quilter | Kawandi Quilting
GUILD LECTURES
A colorful quilt with a pixelated design featuring various shades of blue, green, orange, red, pink, black, gray, and white, laid on a marble floor. Jen Strauser | The Dizzy Quilter | Kawandi Quilting
COURSES
Collection of sewing and crafting supplies including scissors, thread spools, pins, a needle, a small ceramic giraffe-shaped pincushion, a small jar, a container of Burt's Bees lemon cuticle cream, a compact case, and various small accessories arranged on a fabric surface.
SUPPLIES