Hi there! My name is Melanie and I’m so glad you’re here! I am the owner and operator of this website and write all of the content. Although sometimes my mom Mama Lisa contributes occasionally too! Welcome to my site, Melanie Ham!
I took a beginning sewing class at Joann Fabrics back in 2007 and bought a sewing machine shortly after. I had a little extra time on my hands while I was finishing college and my husband had just joined the U.S. Army ;). I started sewing crafty stuff, just simple things and then in 2010 I made my first quilt and have been obsessed ever since.
Around the same time, I learned to crochet while my husband was deployed since it was a craft I could travel with. I started the YouTube Channel in December of 2011 and it took off beyond my wildest dreams.
The best thing is that I can work from home and keep my family top priority. We now live in a suburb of Los Angeles where my husband and I own and operate HAMMR Productions, a service disabled veteran owned production company. We have been married 13 years and have 2 great kids who are 11 and 8.
Not only do I love DIY, Sewing, Quilting, Crochet and basically all the crafty things – I am very interested in fitness and nutrition, cold brew coffee, gadgets and tech, parenting my 2 beautiful kids, business development, personal development, home decorating and organization.
Some businessy stats:
– Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History
– I have 575,000 YouTube subscribers and upload crochet, sewing, quilting, diy and home decor related videos each week with over 47 million lifetime views.
– Worked with many brands like Fiskars, Clover, Quiltfolk, Macy’s, Hallmark, Simplicity, Joann Fabrics, Michaels and World Vision just to name a few.
-Present on Instagram, IG Stories, IGTV, Facebook, Twitter, and my newsletter CaliStitching which goes out to 45k subscribers twice a month. Current blog stats available upon request.
Check out the What I Use and Love page to see all the sewing, computer and online tools I use to run my business.
Want to connect? Send me an email! melanie @ melaniekham {dot} com
Carole Van Dam
Thursday 17th of June 2021
I love your website!!! And have my First quilt From your tutorial on youtube almost finished! I'm excited to start another. I have a question. I have tried Fiskars and Orfa rotary blade cutters and haven't had success being able to make smooth cuts like you do. I have to pressed so hard and it still doesn't cut thru the three layers in your tutorial. Any suggestions? Thank you.