A serger, or overlock machine, can be a great addition to your sewing arsenal. They’re not at all essential, obviously, but if you’re planning to open an Etsy shop manufacturing children’s…
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If you’re following along, we’re having an exciting week of CLEANING! I know how it sounds. But really, it is exciting to clean your sewing machine–seeing it all shiny and happy…
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Brief note: I announced on Thursday that we’d be hosting a Crafty Meet-Up at the Whipstitch shop in Atlanta on June 29. Turns out that’s the Friday before July 4–who knew? …
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Seems like the entire World Wide Internet Web is talking about the Tova pattern, so it was high time I made one for myself. I chose a deliciously lightweight heirloom linen…
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In just a very few weeks, I’ll be teaching the BabyLock Totally Stitchin’ School at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion, in Huntsville, Alabama. This dress is one of the…
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Earlier this year, I matched up hundreds of happy folk with one another as Sewing Buddies, and then challenged them to complete a sewing project that would take BOTH of them…
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Last January, I had a conversation about the word “seamstress.” I was lucky enough to be in Palm Springs at the Heather Ross Workshop, and even luckier to be hanging out…
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Projects that are almost finished (but not quite): My new temporary studio, situated in our dining room. I won’t have a “real” studio until the basement gets finished, which we thought…
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There have been a whole mess of new quilt books coming out these past few months, and I seem to have developed a collect-them-all urge. I’ve been bringing them home from…
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I love me some linen, maybe even more than cotton, at least for garments. And every year when the weather warms up, I feel a yen for more flowy, soft, linen…
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To a certain degree, it feels as though we’ve gotten off to a rocky start this summer, maybe because the kids are having a rough time with transitioning to a less…
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The Essential Quilting e-course started today, and I am thrilled! We’re doing so much more than just “learning to quilt.” The class covers all the foundational skills, but also targets a…
