Not all of us are fortunate enough to have an entire room dedicated to sewing and crafts. In fact, judging by the responses to the survey, the vast majority of us–me…
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On Wednesday, I took our teen to see the premiere of the new season of Glee at a charity event to benefit Grammy in the Schools. It was shown at an…
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Some of you know that I’m a vintage sewing book junkie. I pick them up wherever I can: flea markets, thrift stores, antique malls, online, if it’s a sewing topic, it’s…
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This past year has been one of the happiest, most rewarding years I have ever spent sewing, and that is down to a single factor: the people I spent it with.…
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FOR THE 2020 PROJECT, VISIT The Murder Mystery Quilt SITE! In the first grade, when I was six years old, my class did a unit on Ancient Egypt. I was, as most children are,…
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When I made the quilted sewing machine cover included in Stitch Savvy, I went ahead and made a matching serger cover at the same time. I wanted to demonstrated how to…
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[accordion] [section name=”What kind of sewing machine do you use?”] My main sewing machine is a Bernina 440QE, which I adore. I realize that a Bernina is a pricey machine, and…
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The first sewing class I taught was in the teensy tiny back room of an artists’ co-op in Atlanta. It was mostly a storage room, if I’m telling the truth, and…
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In 2013, I started sewing a men’s sport coat. This is the story of how that sewing project became a crucible that revealed my own insecurities, resilience, tenacity, and weaknesses. It’s…
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After thousands of hours of work, IT’S FINALLY HERE! My How To Quilt start-to-finish series with 4K video, guiding you to make a gorgeous sampler quilt while AT THE SAME TIME…
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I’ve had a copy of McCall’s 7774 for years, and love the shape of it. I found this incredible rayon blend in this funky tie-dye-ikat-nutty fabric and they seemed like a…
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I am (forever, it would seem) on the hunt for the very most perfect button-up shirt with a stand collar that I can find. This one is ALMOST it, not exactly,…
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These tees are from weeks and weeks ago, and I’ve sat down to write about them maybe six or seven times/. Each time, I ended up with a whole lot of…
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Like the Nested Fabric Buckets, my Quilted Placemats tutorial is one of the all-time most popular I’ve ever shared. I originally made these when our son was headed to Montessori school,…
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As I near completion of the men’s sport coat I started six years ago, I am sprinkling in small projects that I can easily complete. It’s not really a deliberate move…