• Quilt Remix WINNER (and Other Books I am Loving)

    We have a WINNER from our Quilt Remix Giveaway!  Congrats to VickiT, who said: VickiT, your book will be shipped direct from the publisher–hope you love it and make some AMAZING…

  • Essential Sewing E-Course Starts Monday!

    The Essential Sewing E-Course begins MONDAY!  If you’re on the fence, and want to sign up but haven’t, now is the time, yo.  Registration will close Monday night at midnight!  Join…

  • Last Day to Sign Up for a Sewing Buddy! CLOSED

    Today is the final day to sign up for a Sewing Buddy!  Registrations for 2011 end TONIGHT at midnight, and will re-open only ONCE this year (in eight weeks, for a…

  • Sewing With Kids, Lesson 2: Focus

    In the last lesson, Patience, my kids spent their wait time talking about colors and what matches and doesn’t match, and planning out designs and stringing their noodles into perfectly unique…

  • Linen Baby Bonnet

    I’ve had a couple questions about the bonnet that our baby is wearing in the photos I brought back from our trip. Another quick and simple project just for this vacation,…

  • Diapers and More: Baby Travel Pouch

    This series is really meant to be about sewing for the home, which makes today’s travel post a teeny bit off-topic, but this little project made me feel like a SUPERSTAR…

  • Quilt Remix by Emily Cier CLOSED

    I have been a long-time fan of Emily Cier’s quilt designs from her pattern company, Carolina Patchworks. So when she wrote and asked if I’d be interested in joining the blog…

  • Sewing With Kids, Lesson One: Patience

    It sounds like there are a LOT of us who are looking for ways to introduce our kids to sewing, and you can’t know how excited that makes me!  When I…

  • Far Far Away II Storytime Squares Quilt

    Project details: Huge thanks to Rae for the Storytime Squares pattern (free on her blog!).  I added another round of squares on this one to make it a full 60″ square. …

  • FamGrab Deal Today: 57% Off!

    Quick!  Now through Sunday, you can get the FamGrab Whipstitch Deal: a six-class card for kids, tweens & teens classes at a 35% savings–amazing!  Plus, get all the classes punched and…