• September is National Sewing Month: for Sewing Buddies!

    I learned in college that there’s a “national day/week/month of…” for almost everything.  Did you know there’s a National Celery Month? Yes, there is.  Some of these observances are pretty wacky,…

  • Peek-A-Boo Play Quilt a la Anna Maria

    On Sunday, I got together with some ladies to shower one of my dear friends with gifts for her new baby, due any minute now.  We don’t know if she’ll be…

  • Announcing NEW Whipstitch e-Courses!

    Y’all.  I am so, so excited.  In the midst of all the other excitement going on, I am delighted to announce new Whipstitch e-Courses for this fall! I’ve been wanting to…

  • Another Day, Another Baby Shower

    This: Plus this: Equals this: Just a little sneak preview until the mom-to-be gets her gift on Sunday!  Full reveal next week Am thinking seriously of keeping this one for myself. …

  • Stitch by Stitch Book Signing MOVED

    I just learned what ZOMG means.  It’s like “OMG,” but you’re so excited that you missed a key and typed it wrong.  And I have just had a ZOMG moment, y’all.…

  • Mod Kid Yoga Skirt

    Thank you, Patty Young! Something soft and flirty for our teen to wear. This was a super quick project–took about 45 minutes to stitch up, and ready to wear right out…

  • All Hail the Forgiveness of Knits

    So I’m at the grocery store yesterday, remembering why I hate to go on the weekends–it was so crowded and the lines were so long. I’m at the back of a…

  • Sew-A-Thon

    Sign up now!  Full details here.…

  • Mending

    I have a bucket of mending.  It sits on a low shelf, just a cardboard Ikea box where I collect the projects that my family need done: a shirt with a…

  • Atlanta Craft Swap THIS Saturday!

    I am a known hoarder of fabric. And trim. And patterns. And buttons. And everything else I can get my hands on that I just know I’ll use someday but I…

  • Six-ish Movies I Could Watch 1000 Times

    As a couple, my husband and I work hard to reserve two nights of the week: Friday for Family Movie Night and Saturday for Date Night.  We’re not always successful, sadly,…