• Using Tracing Paper on a Sewing Pattern

    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…

  • Flannel Handwarmers: A Simple Sewing Project

    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…

  • Handmade Napkins with Mitered Corners

    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…

  • November Sewcial is today!

    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…

  • Thread Catcher and Pin Cushion

    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…

  • A Successful (Bavarian) Halloween!

    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…

  • Halloweens Past and Present

    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…

  • The (Secret) Toy Society

    Have you heard of The (Secret) Toy Society?  I just stumbled across them the other day, and honestly, I teared up when I read what they’re doing over there.  Volunteers make…