Also titled: ideas I wish I’d had. I’m so pleased that so many of you have been inspired by this series of posts! It has made me both more motivated to…
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Smaller spaces are more likely for most of us, and even beyond that, SHARED spaces are most common. Combining functions within one room makes it possible to use space more effectively,…
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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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This weekend, I decided it was nigh upon time to finally re-organize my studio, now that the bolts of fabric all live at the new shop. I figured, an hour or…
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January is always such a busy time: full of new starts and new calendars and new beginnings. We’ve historically had high enrollment in our sewing classes in January, but this year…
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I was already thinking about what I MOST want to focus on while sewing this year, but reviewing my 2023 makes really got me thinking. Sewing with a FOCUS rather than…
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Over the course of 2023, I sewed a grand total of FORTY garments for myself. That’s INSANE. I can say, with almost total confidence, that I have never done that much…
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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…
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The news seems to be constantly filled with talk of anxiety and overwhelm and uncertainty. I think I’ve learned more about the fight or flight (or freeze) response in the past six…
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Art always has two balancing demands: technique and aesthetics. Sewing requires that we understand the basics of construction, how to operate a sewing machine, how to handle fabrics and shears to…
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About a thousand years ago, I started sewing a sport coat for my husband using a beautiful navy linen we purchased on a Spring Break trip to Mood Fabrics in New…
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The word “dressmaker” seems to speak differently to me than the word “seamstress.” Almost as if I think a dressmaker is someone who sews for herself but a seamstress sews for…
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I wasn’t going to sew Christmas pajamas two years ago. Until my children heard about it. They were actually speechless. Aghast. Appalled. Couldn’t IMAGINE a world in which they didn’t launch…
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At the beginning of 2010, I sent out a quick survey to see what it is that most of us see as the reason we aren’t able to successfully get our…
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The Sewing Buddy Project is BACK!! Registration is open NOW through January 30, 2016. All Buddy pair matches will be emailed out no later than February 1, 2016. The Sewing Buddy…
