UPPERCASE { Janine Vangool }

Dear Reader, Let's end the workweek with some colourful, freshly printed goodness and a special offer... All of the Quilted preorders have been dispatched. Thank you so much to the over 500 people who supported the reprint of this book. Quilted is now also available for international destinations through my website. ✂Save $10 at UPPERCASE Use the code take10 on purchases over $100 to get $10 off.One coupon per customer. Cannot be combined with other codes or retroactively applied to a past...

above: Here's a stamping exploration in my sketchbook—at the end of March, I'll be able to share more about what I've created for the 2026 Sketchbook Revival. Dear Reader, I've been working on the next, next issue. Not the very next issue, #69 (April-May-June), because for my part, that one's done! Today, the printer is preparing subscribers' mailing labels.* Look for #69 to start arriving in April. I'm working on the next issue after that... issue #70 (July-Aug-Sept). I've decided on the...

Hello Reader, Issue 69 is coming soon! Use the code keepgoing for CA$10 off subscriptions and renewals. The Quilted reprint is shipping soon. Preorders available to North American addresses. I'm getting new open calls ready for issue #70. Look for them in the week ahead to be announced in my newsletter and posted here. Take care, stay safe. Peace. Peace. Peace. Share your talents! UPPERCASE readers are all so talented, and I'd love for you to be able to make connections with fellow readers...

Dear Reader, Do you make lists? I have many! Mental lists, to-do lists, lists of data... like the subscriber mailing list I'm finalizing for first thing tomorrow morning! (Get on that list TODAY by subscribing or renewing your UPPERCASE subscription.*) I keep lists in my notebook. Above, you'll see my list of ideas for the next Encyclopedia of Inspiration that I'm starting to work on. (More details, soon! After I sort my list of ideas.) Finley and I started a list about our corgi, Rupert. The...

Dear Reader, It's March! And, it's that time again when I'm getting ready to compile the mailing data for the next issue of UPPERCASE magazine. Issue #69, April-May-June 2026, will be ready to pop in the mail very soon, to arrive sometime in April for subscribers. If you've been thinking about subscribing, now is the best time! And, you can use the coupon code keepgoing for CAN$10 off. (This message has been sent to everyone who received my newsletter and has not segmented by past purchases....

QUICK REMINDER: Bonnie christine's Surface Design Immersion closes tonight. Dear Reader, The printer proofs are all approved! Can we just have the printer match the cover to "geranium pink"? I shared a video explaining some of the intricacies of this issue's proofing process over in the UPPERCASE Circle this morning. The video is something I might have previously posted on Instagram, but I'm increasingly stepping back from mass social media and would much rather focus on our community in the...

Hey Reader,, If you tried to shop on my website for the past day or so, Shopify had a major glitch that prevented (mostly) American customers from completing their purchases. As of early this morning, the problem has been resolved. I can assure you that UPPERCASE magazines and books can still be shipped to the USA—free of tariffs, too, since books and magazines are still exempt despite Trump's latest tariff threats. Meanwhile, another issue is on press and the Quilted book is nearing...

Dear Reader, A log cabin quilt block begins with a central square. Traditionally, a red centre represented the hearth of the home, with other strips of fabric—the logs—built around it. Starting from this simple concept, a log cabin quilt can be as unique as the person making it. Infinite variations of fabric, tonal value and proportion make the log cabin design an expressive and enduring pattern, even over a century and a half after it first became popular. This issue’s cover artist, Whitney...

Dear Reader, For now, this is all I can show you of my progress on the next UPPERCASE. I'm busy designing, editing and finessing. I'm within the final stretch! Issue #69 (April-May-June) goes to the printer on Friday. This issue marks 17 years of UPPERCASE magazine!!! Speaking of upcoming birthdays, my son Finley has one coming up next month. I have an idea for a present: it's old-fashioned and experiential, and I think it could be surprising and fun! Among Finley's many interests is train...