I needed a simple, pull-over style dress for one of the days during our recent visit to Greece. We started our day driving away from Athens (srsly not for the faint of heart, ugh, what a tough town for…
I love Agatha Christie movies. There doesn’t seem to be any version of Poirot or Miss Marple that I don’t enjoy watching (although Branagh wasn’t my favorite, TBH). So when I visit ancient sites, I confess that in the…
I love sewing knit tops, and I’m always excited when I find a pattern that’s JUST different enough from a basic tee to give it a place in my wardrobe. Add in a “statement” sleeve and I’m all in.…
I made the Gilbert Top, pattern by Helen’s Closet, specifically for a trip to Greece over the summer. I used a sortof windowpane? hemstitch? linen for it, and planned to wear it on a day when we did an…
I really, really love this pants pattern. They fit great right out of the package with minimal adjustments, they feel great to wear, and they are adaptable to a huge variety of activities. I made one pair, and I…
I’m on a kick making pants. A kick is like a rut, but in a good way, like, I can’t quit pants right now. It’s been a few years since I really made a lot of pants (like these,…
I love to tell the Story of Sandra, about how I chose my first just-for-me sewing machine. It was the first time I researched a purchase like that, and the first time I got to express my own preferences…
All The New Stitchers COVID changed the entire world in 2020, in almost exclusively grueling ways–but as a life-long Aggressive Optimist (TM), I have looked for AND FOUND so much to be grateful for over the years since the…
I took advantage of some Black Friday sales to make purchases for fabric I know I’ll need in the New Year. Wanna see? This amazing organic twill is from District Fabric on the Olympic Peninsula. This shop is a…
I love holiday sewing. I love the deadlines, and the planning, and the excitement of thinking through what will make the people I love feel the most loved, and then meeting that need with my own two hands. Bonus…
As our kids get older, some traditions we’ve held close to our hearts are changing and growing along with them. I’ve sewn a new pair of pajamas for our kids each Christmas for years, and that has become their…
The Murder Mystery Quilt for 2023 is NOW OPEN for registration!! Join us next year for The Murder Of The Viking and sew the quilt to solve the crime with the nicest quilters on the internet. We can’t wait…
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 we plugged our machines in around an Ikea…
On a recent visit to New York City, I took a trip from JFK airport to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a celebrated exhibit: In America, an installation of American fashion. It was a surprising insight into what…
I’m so excited that TODAY is the Season Two premiere of the Whipstitch podcast! Last year, I started a podcast, and thought of it as an extension of this blog. A place where my writing-voice could be my ACTUAL voice,…