• Little Apples

    I was minding my own business, really I was, at the shop, teaching my class last night. But then I look down and my hands are full of fabric. A giant…

  • Essential Sewing

    I was going to write a post about the fail that is my new dishcloth that I knitted (knit?) while on vacation, which makes it now look as though I wash…

  • His Heart Grew Three Sizes That Day

    Conversation with my husband, over freshly washed fabric. Me: So, tell me which one of these you want to have for your pajama pants this Christmas. Him: Wait, are we all…

  • FREE Pattern Download: Ruby Star Spring Bee Skirt!

    Local Atlanta fabric designer Melody Miller is a dreamy lady to know.  Her new fabric collection, Ruby Star Spring, is just out in the softest, most luxurious cotton/linen blend, and she…

  • Wanna Help Me House Hunt?

    So, we’re living in a rental and looking for a new house to buy.  Don’t get me wrong, not having a mortgage is pretty hot, but the rental is actually a…

  • Oh, Pants.

    I have a friend, a British friend, who makes me laugh non-stop.  Mostly when she doesn’t intend to make me laugh.  She falls down a lot, loses things constantly, once found…

  • Binge

    This is only one of SIX (or maybe more) giant piles of fabric I’ve begun amassing for my next book.  I have some really (REALLY) amazing apparel fabrics on order, and…

  • Major Deadline

    I am up against a major deadline today, and feel very much like this: Cross your fingers and say a prayer for me, people.  I’m going in.…

  • On Sewing with Plaid Fabrics

    I will head over to TJ Maxx or Ross later today–our oldest has her very first high school pep rally on Friday, and she needs a shirt in team colors.  Since…

  • Registration OPEN for the Essential Sewing e-course!

    Registration is now OPEN for the Essential Sewing online e-course!  I originally taught this class in January, and hadn’t expected to offer it again this calendar year, but have had so…