• Having Said That…

    I fully stand behind every word I wrote about using multitudes of fabrics from various collections when sewing, to really revel in the color and the chaos, but having said that,…

  • Just What IS a Fabric Collection?

    When I first began designing children’s clothing years ago, I came at sewing as someone who has always made clothes.  Which seems a little obvious now that I write it out,…

  • I Feel *SO* Refreshed: Sewing Retreat Recap

    You know how sometimes, your life is so crazy that you don’t realize how desperately you need a break until one is all but forced on you, giving you the unexpected…

  • Crafty Business Basics E-Course Still Has Space!

    Since early October, I’ve been teaching an e-course on sewing with knit fabrics.  It’s my first time teaching in this format, and it’s been exciting and challenging and tons of work…

  • Heather Ross is #1 on my Speed Dial

    When I came home from Quilt Market on Sunday, I learned that in my absence I had received my package from Heather Ross from her Studio Sale.  It is chocka-chocka FULL…

  • Autumn Sewing Retreat: One Spot Left!

    We’re heading out on Friday for our annual sewing retreat in the North Georgia mountains, and I gotta say: after the crazy of these past few weeks, I AM READY.  We’re…

  • Quilt Market: My Best Discovery

    I saw so, so much to love at Quilt Market: fabulous new cotton prints, new patterns, new people.  It really was a great chance to connect with other folks in the…

  • Quilt Market Recovery

    Y’all, Quilt Market was a blast.  This was only my second trip–I went in Spring 2009 in Pittsburgh, but that fall was our famous flood and this past spring our baby…