• Rainy Fall Get Up & Go Skirt

    Seems like in most of the US today, it’s rainy and windy and a little bit cold.  Starting to feel like fall!  And while those of us in the Deep South…

  • The Get Up & Go Skirt Pattern is HERE!

    I am so excited today to introduce you to the very first Learn As You Sew pattern: the Get Up & Go Skirt!  This is Series 1, Pattern 1 in the…

  • Introducing: Learn As You Sew Patterns

    Eeeeep!!  I’m am excited and nervous to share with you a project I have been working on for close to a year: my new pattern series.  I’d like to introduce you…

  • Join My Patternmaking Master Class on BurdaStyle!

    I have a new online class available!  I’ve teamed up with BurdayStyle to teach patternmaking as a Master Class, over four weeks, and all online!  I’m really excited to launch the…

  • Tula Pink Bumble: the Return of Peached Poplin

    If you’ve been sewing for more than six years or so, you remember the old Heather Ross fabrics–Mendocino and Lightning Bugs, all those incredible hard-to-find collections that were SO SOFT.  That…

  • Back to School Wardrobes: Clothing for Boys

    No, I haven’t forgotten about sewing for back-to-school.  I am just milking the fortunate climate here in the South that allows me to continue to dress my children in their summer…

  • Now Available: The Pockets E-Book!

    Raise your hand if you love POCKETS!! Back in 2012, I created a 14-page printable workbook to accompany a practical workshop in pockets, one of my very favorite details to add…

  • 8 Things I Have Learned Now That I’m 40

    Last week, I turned 40.  FORTY.  It has been a long road, y’all.  And I’ll tell you the truth: these past five years have probably been the hardest since my 20s.…

  • Sneak Peek: New Patterns Coming Soon!

    I have been working like a busy little bee for weeks and weeks and weeks–and it’s almost ready to share! I have THREE new patterns coming out this fall, and I…