So this is the stage in this whole jacket-sewing process where we get to actually see someone wearing the jacket (muslin) and evaluate if it fits as it ought to fit,…
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Oh, for the love of all things holy, thank goodness! It’s finally done. Well, alright, the muslin is done, at any rate. This is the shell of the jacket–it doesn’t include…
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I have this favorite pair of jeans. They were a little on the expensive side (even though I got them at Nordstrom Rack), and I waited and waited until I was…
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Most of my students in my Intro to Sewing class over the years have asked me about the various supplies I demonstrate or share with them, and inevitably we get around…
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It has been Simple Sewing craziness out on the internets the past couple weeks, y’all. So many posts about Katie Lewis’ new book, Simple Sewing, which has just been released, and…
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We use cloth napkins at our house–I’m pretty sure I’ve written about that before, but I can’t find it now. Suffice to say, we have piles and piles of cloth napkins…
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The cutting-out step is often the slowest part. Three sets of flannel pajamas, all a size up from last year. All of them in the absurdly cute Fanfare from Cloud 9…
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Join me Tuesday, November 12 from 10 am to 12 noon for the monthly Whipstitch Sewcial! We’ll be meeting down by the Chattahoochee just before the bitter cold weather blows in…
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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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I’ve always been more than a bit messy when I sew. You can always tell when I’ve been on a late-night sewing binge, because generally I wake up to something that…
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Long story short: we were a hit. The kids loved it, every single adult we saw loved it, and the whole adventure was a marvelous family memory. My husband bought his…
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Not too many years ago, these were our costumes: Since then, the post I wrote about NOT sewing our Halloween costumes that year has been one of my most popular. I…
