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  • Sewing for Your Home E-Course Now Registering!

    Hooray!!  It’s time to get ready for the Sewing for Your Home e-course!!  I am super excited about this class–not least of which because it has given me an excuse to…

  • Sewing Clothing for Kids e-course registration OPEN!

    I’m already hearing lots of buzz and excitement about the Sewing Clothing for Kids e-course this spring, and I am delighted to announce that registration is now OPEN!  Woot! Psst!!  This…

  • FREE Pattern Download: Ruby Star Spring Bee Skirt!

    Local Atlanta fabric designer Melody Miller is a dreamy lady to know.  Her new fabric collection, Ruby Star Spring, is just out in the softest, most luxurious cotton/linen blend, and she…

  • Introducing the Pinafore!

    I am delighted to introduce you to my newest Whipstitch sewing pattern: the Pinafore! It’s a super cute, very classic and clean shape for little girls, perfect for any season, all…

  • Winners! Overmost and Pinafore Pattern Giveaway

    Winners of the Pinafore and Overmost patterns are: Congratulations, y’all!  Email on its way to you shortly with your winnings. Have a happy weekend, and thanks to everyone for playing!…

  • Big Butt Baby Pants

    I’m contagious.  At least, I think I’m contagious.  I have at least three friends who have been hoping to get pregnant over the past year or more, and all of them…

  • Back to School Lunch Bags

    We’ve got three heading to school this year:  our oldest is a sophomore (!!), Miss #2 is heading to all-day pre-K, and Mr. #3 will be at preschool three days a…

  • Overmost Giveaway WINNERS

    Sewing Buddy Program ™ I’m super excited to announce the winners of the Overmost giveaway, but first, I want to say how cool it is to see each of your responses…

  • Overmost Giveaway: CLOSED

    Thanks to all of you who’ve given such great responses to the release of the Overmost!  Ever since its debut on MADE, I’ve heard nothing but complimentary words, and I’m so…

  • The OverMost Pattern Now Available

    It’s finally here!  Now available for purchase is the PDF pattern for the Overmost.  These unisex short overalls are fantastic for this time of year, are quick and easy to stitch…

  • Sewing Goals 2010: Summer of the Teen

    When I was designing children’s clothing, my initial goal was to create clothing for tweens that was clean, modern, and classic–no low-rise or trashy text. I got pretty side-tracked, simply because…

  • NEW–BariJ Sewing Patterns!

    I love my Twitter account.  I get to know some of the coolest folks in the fabric industry in a way that brief meetings at Quilt Market would never allow.  Lizzy…