• Snack Bandolier Pattern for Cottage Makers

    I have gotten emails on a regular basis for years, literally, from folks who would like to make the Snack Bandolier from my tutorial for sale at craft shows and street…

  • Twin Postage Stamp Quilts for the Little Girls

    About a zillion years ago, I roped myself into a postage stamp quilt project.  It was when our littlest was really little; in about two months, she turns three, and there…

  • Sewing Clothing for Kids e-course starts today!

    It’s here!!  The Sewing Clothing for Kids e-course starts today and I am seriously excited.  The class includes EIGHT patterns for boys AND girls (including the always popular Overmost!), with lots…

  • Jack-and-Jill Bathroom Renovation

    Full disclaimer: this was not a DIY project.  But we did gut this bathroom down to the studs and make it our own.  Which, in its own way, is pretty exciting.…

  • Whipstitch of West Atlanta Closing Party March 22

    I sent out a newsletter announcement on Friday, and clicking “Send” was harder than I thought.  In fact, I walked away and came back after picking the kids up from school,…

  • Postage Stamp Quilt Progress

    I’m in Austin for QuiltCon the rest of this week, so it seems appropriate that I share the progress I’ve been making on the matching postage stamp quilts I’m putting together…

  • Sewing to Learn

    So many of us came to sewing wanting to know more.  OK, once I write that out I realize how ridiculous it sounds–I think what I mean is that no one…

  • A-Line Skirt Winners!

    Announcing the winners of the A-Line Skirts from Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt!  In no particular order, the winners are: For the green Hideaway skirt, #14 Melanie C., who said:…

  • Day 4: A-Line Skirt Giveaway!

    OK, y’all!  The last day of these skirt giveaways.  If you’re just tuning in, I made a bunch of really lovely skirts as samples for my Craftsy class, Design and Sew…

  • Day 3: A-Line Skirt Giveaway!

    For the past two days, I’ve been giving away skirts I made as samples from my Craftsy class, Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt.  And today and tomorrow, I have FOUR…

  • Day 2: A-Line Skirt Giveaway!

    Another day, and TWO more skirts! These are both samples from my Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt class on Craftsy.  A couple folks have asked whether the pattern for these…

  • A-Line Skirt Giveaway from my Craftsy Class!

    When I was sewing for my Craftsy class, Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt, I might have gotten a little carried away–I was enjoying the patternmaking so much, and refining the…