• Pattern Sizing: Your Beef Here

    image via Threads Magazine As I’m finishing up writing my new book, the last of the major tasks is to finalize the patterns.  That means taking each pattern that I’ve developed…

  • Why I Sew

    About a year ago, I was having a conversation on the phone with a friend of mine, and noticing that I wasn’t feeling as anxious as I usually did.  For months…

  • Teen Room: Progress

    I think in my head, this was a Grand Reveal.  But my husband was away all last week, and when he got home on Friday evening, I hurt his feelings by…

  • Sewing for Your Home E-Course Begins Today!

    It’s not too late to join us! Sign up and get started right. this. second.  Make lovely things that last, make great memories and stronger sewing skills, and make hay while…

  • Bed Skirt, Duvet and Curtains. Sort Of.

    The mattress for our oldest child’s hot pink four-poster bed finally arrived today!  Woot!  I had been waiting and waiting for it to get here so I could take some photos…

  • Pile of Pillows!

    I think it would be hard to do home dec sewing and not make a least one giant pile of pillows.  These are for my oldest child, to go on her…

  • Circular Placemat and Mitered Napkin

    Next week I begin the Sewing for Your Home e-course, and this week, I’m sharing a few of the projects to give you a taste of what we’ll be doing in…

  • Kindle Cover Tutorial

    NOW AVAILABLE: A step-by-step video tutorial and printable project guide!  See the post and get the PDF.  My sweet friend Mika liked my Kindle cover so much she asked for a…

  • Sewing for Your Home E-Course Now Registering!

    Hooray!!  It’s time to get ready for the Sewing for Your Home e-course!!  I am super excited about this class–not least of which because it has given me an excuse to…

  • Chain Stitching on Garments

    Chain piecing is a simple technique that makes quilting vastly more efficient: source Very simply, chain piecing involves sewing a seam, then rather than cutting the thread and beginning a new…

  • House Update

    The short version is: we’re still super stalled on the kitchen.  The butcher block bar has yet to be installed, and while I’ve pretty much chosen a backsplash, it’s crazy expensive…