• Animal Alphabet Quilt

    At last!  This quilt for our boy is finally finished: I stayed up laaaate one night when my husband was out of town and finished the quilting on this project, the…

  • If You Sew, You ARE An Artist

    I had a whole other post planned for today, but thanks to the almighty StumbleUpon and the constant serendipity it provides, I discovered this genius post on being an artist today:…

  • You. Can. Sew.

    There is an awesomely thought-provoking post over at Stitched in Color today.  Rachel always astounds me with how a simple idea can be so elegant when approached thoughtfully, and she has…

  • Carpe Stitchum is the New Black

    A few weeks ago, I spent some time puttering* around the studio, putting fabrics together to see what would happen (inspired by some of the improvisational piecing going on over at…

  • Yay or Nay?

    I’m finishing up stitching the binding on the boy quilt for our two-year-old, and starting to daydream about my next sewing project.  I’m really, really in the mood to make some…

  • Springtime Pinafore

    There she is.  Our little scientist. For someone so tiny, she always seems so analytical.  Look at that face. She’s a sweet girl, so happy–always observing, always excited to see you…

  • Sewing with Knits E-Course Registration OPEN!

    Open today: registration for the Sewing with Knits e-course! This is a five-week online class that covers all the basics of sewing knit fabrics, including how to choose them, how to…

  • Nested Fabric Buckets Tutorial

    UPDATED!  You can now watch this tutorial as STEP-BY-STEP video on YouTube, and download a PDF tutorial guide with measurements and written instructions.  Have fun sewing! I didn’t invent the idea…

  • Scrap Project Bucket #3: Ticker Tape

    Bucket #3.  Or #4, depending on if you count the Heather Ross bucket.  So, number three or number four.  You decide. This one holds all the ittiest bittiest pieces, the ones…

  • Scrap Project Bucket #2: Hexies and Yo-yos

    Of the three larger fabric buckets, I’m pretty sure this is my favorite one.  This is an older Farbenmix print I got from the same stashbuster sale where I scored the…

  • Scrap Project Bucket #1: Postage Stamp Quilt

    I love these little fabric buckets.  They have, I know, been done a dozens times over, but somehow the revelation that they’d be a perfect way to organize my scrap projects…