With all the garments I’ve been sewing in the past few weeks, I’ve had plenty of time to think about notches. Those little doo-hickies on the pattern that exist to either…
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Ken Kaufman of Robert Kaufman created this video while visiting their printing plants in Japan and Korea. It walks through the process of creating a fabric, from design concept through choosing…
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So, I’ve mentioned before that I’m a little obsessed with the brother/sister outfit. Which is weird, because in the past, I have ranted about how much I DISLIKED the Southern tradition…
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Another finish for the Circle of Trust! This is the herringbone block from Alisa’s Modern Block of the Month for Sew, Mama, Sew this past year, and it is spectacular. The…
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It’s flannel season. More than that, it’s Christmas season. I steadfastly refuse to put out Christmas things before the Thanksgiving turkey is fully digested, but after that, I do love me…
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I remember sewing before the internet. For me, and for most of the folks I knew who were sewing, it was primarily about achieving a goal–usually a finished garment. Sewing wasn’t,…
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Well, OK, floor cushion, singular. For now! But there will be floor cushionS, plural, honest. In our den, we’ve got a small-ish sofa (about 5.5 feet) that we bought vintage from…
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This weekend only, Craftsy is running a crazy great sale: all their classes are just $19.99! That includes my Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt class, which covers basic patternmaking skills,…
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On Saturday night, the internet brought me and Tony Danza together. And it was magic. If you’ve been following along, you know that around the time we moved into the shop…
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When I was working on Stitch Savvy, there were a few hairy moments. The book has 25 projects, and I had one week to shoot ALL the step-by-step photos for the…
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Come on down to the shop this Saturday, November 17, from 1 to 4 pm for our second annual Live Quilting Event! For most of us, when we begin quilting, we…
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When we first moved into this house, we had done most of the painting (thanks to my mother, who operated one of those rollers very bravely, if you ask me). Originally,…
