I have been malingering over my Tony Danza quilt for quilt a while now. The ladies at the shop never did fully believe that it would ever see the light of…
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It’s nearly time, Sewing Buddies! If you’re part of the 2012 Sewing Buddy Project, then we’re heading into the final days of Challenge #2: COLOR. The original deadline for entries was…
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When we moved into our rental house last year–almost exactly a year ago, actually–we didn’t take our dining room table with us. It was too big for the rental, and we…
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Recently, the do.Good Stitches circle hosts did a swap, the first we’ve done. Actually, this is the first Flickr swap I’ve EVER done, which seems odd for me to admit, because…
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Image from The Workbasket (1952), via TipNut Today, the registration for workshops at Sewing Summit is LIVE and open! Woot! For those of you who will be there with me, don’t…
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Last night, I started a new Intro to Sewing class, and as with all my classes, we got to talking about tools and supplies–and like many of my students, some of…
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Last night, after Parents’ Night at the local elementary school, my husband and I snuck away for a quick bite to eat. Which makes it sound much more exotic than it…
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I’ve been making a ton of skirts lately–with waistbands, with facings, with lined yokes. They’re in quilting cottons, in wools, in linen. Lots and lots of skirts. As I get to…
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I’m currently reviewing swatches and making plans to–at long last–make the drapes for our living room. Yes, the same living room. It’s still not done. Here we are on the average…
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I want to thank all of you for your kind words and excitement about the plans for change over at Whipstitch Atlanta! I’m super excited, too–and right now, pretty tired. It…
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Not too long ago (when I was doing the sewing for the new book), I went on…well, a binge. A fabric binge. I refuse to apologize for that, actually, because some…
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When I first launched Whipstitch in 2008, I was so excited to create a sewing lounge: a space where people could come, sew, get inspired, meet other like-minded stitchers, and pick…
