• Quilt Remix by Emily Cier CLOSED

    I have been a long-time fan of Emily Cier’s quilt designs from her pattern company, Carolina Patchworks. So when she wrote and asked if I’d be interested in joining the blog…

  • Sewing With Kids, Lesson One: Patience

    It sounds like there are a LOT of us who are looking for ways to introduce our kids to sewing, and you can’t know how excited that makes me!  When I…

  • Far Far Away II Storytime Squares Quilt

    Project details: Huge thanks to Rae for the Storytime Squares pattern (free on her blog!).  I added another round of squares on this one to make it a full 60″ square. …

  • FamGrab Deal Today: 57% Off!

    Quick!  Now through Sunday, you can get the FamGrab Whipstitch Deal: a six-class card for kids, tweens & teens classes at a 35% savings–amazing!  Plus, get all the classes punched and…

  • Sewing With Kids

    I learned to sew from my mother.  She learned from her mother (with assistance from 4-H, I believe).  And her mother learned from her mother.  There’s something about that consistency that…

  • Sewing Buddy Project 2011 Sign-Ups… CLOSED

    It’s time!!  Today, we open up the list to add names to the Sewing Buddy Project for 2011.  I had SUCH fun hearing all the stories from last year and seeing…

  • New Blog Series in the New Year, and An Epiphany

    2010 has been the most amazing year.  I can’t think of any other year in my life where I’ve had so much excitement and surprise and frustration and expectation and anxiety…

  • Selfish Seamstress Week in Atlanta!

    It’s done, y’all.  The hunting/sewing/crafting the perfect gift, the anticipation, the giving and getting, the exhaustion, the revelry, the overeating, the sheer love that Christmastime brings.  And here we are, in…

  • Holiday Hours In Our Atlanta Shop

    Image via Apartment Therapy Christmas Eve (that’s TOMORROW!): 10-2 Christmas Day: CLOSED December 26: regular hours (12-5) New Year’s Eve: 10-2 New Year’s Day: 12-5 Happy Holidays to all of you!…