• Nancy Zieman Sewing A to Z Blog Tour

    This past May, I headed to Salt Lake City for Quilt Market, including a Schoolhouse presentation for Stitch by Stitch.  I was excited and nervous (in part because I had to…

  • Oh, Alice Cooper. You Were So Wrong.

    School’s not out forever!  It’s BACK!! Still my favorite back-to-school video ever, from the now (sadly) retired Looky, Daddy: The First Day of Preschool from Brian Sargent on Vimeo. For those…

  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

    In the evenings, after the kids are in bed and the dishes are done (not by me–that’s what high schoolers are for) and my classes are complete and I’ve shut down…

  • Little Things to Sew Backpacks

    I’m off on another trip this week (the next-to-last of this year, and it can’t end soon enough–what happened to our resolution to travel less in 2011?  Oh, yeah: business travel. …

  • Grandma

    My mother uncovered this photo of my great-grandmother, the maker of this antique quilt.   She actually found two photos, and allowed me to select one; I chose the one where she…

  • Video Interview with Atlanta INtown Newspaper

    During the month of July, students from SCAD Atlanta took over the offices of Atlanta INtown Newspaper and served as their freelance writing staff.  I feel very flattered that Whipstitch was…