I had an epiphany the other day, while I was on the phone with a friend. I was talking through a recent bout with icky anxiety–the kind that makes you unreasonable…
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More than halfway through quilting the Central Park sudoku quilt, I’ve run out of thread. Super frustrating. I was really enjoying the Zen sensation of zoning out at the machine and…
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In a startling departure from our usual Thursday Sewing with Kids, I’ve been spending the bulk of my week sewing FOR my kids. And today, I’ve been refining my Perfect Pants…
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The Sewing Kids Clothing e-course is just about to get underway, and I posted some images of the projects we’ll be working on together today for the students who have already…
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This summer, we’re taking our kids on vacation. All four of them. So I’m planning ahead and stitching up some special projects to reveal at the edge of our trip, things…
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This project has evolved gradually, over time, with bits and pieces added as we’ve gone along. I’d like to acknowledge the brainstorming and input of my sweet husband, who reminisced about…
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I have made it part of my mission to stock lots and lots of very cool boy fabrics–at least, I have ever since I had a boy. I am pretty open…
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Every year, I have this startled revelation as soon as it turns March again: spring is coming! I mean, obviously it comes every year (at least, so far), but it always…
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These are the samples for the “warm” and “cool” palette for Your First (Modern) Quilt, which starts at the shop tomorrow (just three spaces left!). I was up veeeeery late last…
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When we were in Honolulu recently, we stopped off for a rainy-day tour of ‘Iolani Palace, the home of the last kings and queens of Hawai’i. We’d driven past it countless…
