• Embroidery Attack: Late. Again.

    When our new baby was born, I called my mother to ask her to come stay with us over the weekend.  Baby made her debut the day before Mother’s Day, and…

  • Guest Post: Debunking Five Sewing Myths

    Tiffany of Simply Modern Mom invited me over to do a guest post as part of her Sewing 101 week on her blog. See what I came up with, and link…

  • Making Time to Sew: Small Sewing Projects

    I think to a certain degree, I was really surprised when the survey results came back for our 2010 Sewing Goals and I learned how many folks struggle just to find…

  • Handmade Nation Screening This Friday!

    What: Handmade Nation screening Where:  Whipstitch Fabrics & Sewing Lounge, 1000 Marietta St, Atlanta When: Friday, May 14th at 7 pm Awesome indie documentary tracking the rise of DIY, craft and…

  • Anna Maria's New Book, and Sewing for Baby

    I left a semi-stalker comment over on Anna Maria’s blog the day her book came out.  The shop copies arrived in the mail, and I whipped right through it, then dashed…

  • Making a Comeback

    I know, I know: it’s only been three days.  But already I feel as though I want to sew a gazillion things.  It’s amazing how catching up on your sleep will…

  • Grand Opening Weekend!

    When our retail shop moved from a teeny 300ish square feet to our new location of nearly 2000 square feet, we were all wildly enthusiastic–to the point that none of us…

  • Happy Mother's Day: It's a Girl!

    11:14 am on May 8th. A (very large, for us) 8 lbs, 1 oz & 19.5 inches. Sweet disposition, sweet dimples. Mom doing well, dad proudly tweeting the news. Thanks to…

  • Girls' Ruffled Pillowcase Dress by SimplyModernMom

    Today, a guest tutorial!  As I write this, I am envisioning myself recovering from a smooth, happy delivery of our new baby.  Recently, Tiffany over at SimplyModernMom dropped me a note…