• Giveaway at The Long Thread

    Very cool Atlanta local The Long Thread is hosting a giveaway from Whipstitch Fabrics today over at her blog! I’m thrilled to be included with her very hip, super inspiring projects–check…

  • Glorious Heather Ross Time-Suck

    Looking for something to while away some daylight this weekend? Heather Ross is running a design contest over on her blog, Weekend, to promote her new book, Weekend Sewing. The entries…

  • Class Listings Online!

    It’s simple and it’s spare, but we now have our class listings posted online! Since I’ve been in the process of upgrading the Whipstitch site and we’re nearing some level of…

  • Twitteriffic

    I love Twitter. Really, I do. It’s like microblogging–all those ideas that don’t have time or depth enough to develop into full blog posts, but that WANT to get out. Those…

  • Feelin’ Flattered

    Kim Kight over at TrueUp has been kind enough to interview me, and I am feeling very pretty right now.  Not only is she the lady behind DioramaMama, she writes this…

  • Even Better In Person

    There’s been a ton written recently about Heather Ross and her imminent hiatus from the fabric design world–read all about it here. Her last collection, Far Far Away for Kokka, is…

  • Charm Pack Pattern Series, Pt 5: Skirts for Girls

    Today’s charm pack idea is a simple, sweet one: charm square skirts and jumpers for girls!  This pattern, available in the Whipstitch Etsy shop (in the patterns section), is from Indygo…

  • Continuous Bias Tape Tutorial

    I’ve had some questions about how to create the continuous bias tape for the piping I mentioned in my last post. I’m re-posting a tutorial I put together last October for…

  • Charm Pack Pattern Series, Pt. 3: Charming Necklace

    Today’s charm pack pattern comes from the ladies over at the Moda Bake Shop.  Moda, the fabric manufacturer who has pioneered the precuts available today, has set up their own Research…

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have a Winner!

    OK, everyone, it’s time!  Our Wonderland fat quarter giveaway came to a close on March 1, and I’m delighted to announce that lizzeis the winner!  Lizze, you’ll be contacted via Etsy…

  • March Classes: Online Registration is OPEN!

    We still have spaces available in our March sewing classes. Our Intro class covers everything from how to plug in your machine to how to install a zipper and make buttonholes,…