• Winners! Overmost and Pinafore Pattern Giveaway

    Winners of the Pinafore and Overmost patterns are: Congratulations, y’all!  Email on its way to you shortly with your winnings. Have a happy weekend, and thanks to everyone for playing!…

  • Stitch by Stitch is Back in Stock!

    For the last couple of weeks, copies of Stitch by Stitch have been a little hard to find.  Turns out, the book has sold through its first print run and had…

  • The Best Part About Quilt Market is the People

    I went to Salt Lake City this past weekend to attend Spring Quilt Market, a professional show for retailers and designers in the independent fabric industry.  It’s a little like prom…

  • How to Shop for Fabric Online

    I’m delighted today to be guest posting for Rae over at Made By Rae as part of her Spring Top Sewalong. I have really, really been enjoying seeing all the entries…

  • Let 'Er Rip

    A particularly frustrating week this week.  Not only is it the week of our house inspection (and now radon testing), but it seems as though on the rare occasions when I…

  • Sewing with Kids, Lesson 7: Gratitude

    Well, it’s Mother’s Day.  Again. The day when many of us plan our own celebration–cheerfully, knowing that’s how we’ll have a special day.  It’s the rare occasion when we ask for…