• 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…

  • Fall Wardrobe E-Course Registration OPEN!

    Now open for registration:  the Fall Wardrobe e-course! We’ll be sewing up five really fantastic patterns for fall: a skirt, a dress, a blouse, a jacket, and pants!  Mix-and-match these pieces,…

  • Personalizing a Commemorative Gift

    After I’d finished putting the binding on this quilt for my sister (and taken some photos, naturally), I had planned a craft project for the kids that would personalize the gift…

  • Nautical Quilt

    When I mentioned that this quilt was meant to be a gift, I didn’t say it was for my sister–on the off chance that she reads my blog (I’m pretty sure…