• Thrift Store Shopping–Cousin to Stitching?

    I’ve always been a thrift store shopper.  I think I mentioned before (although I can’t find the post right now) that my mother used to take me and my sister to…

  • Sew Liberated Trunk Show!

    I am so super, insanely excited to announce that Whipstitch will be hosting the Sew Liberated trunk show in March!  Author Meg McElwee selected our shop as the only location in…

  • Saturday Family Brunch. Scratch Pancakes!

    My husband and I both work a lot.  And by a lot, I mean a LOT.  Because we’re both fortunate to do work we truly love and that is fulfilling, we…

  • Survey–There's Still Time!

    I’m still actively collecting your responses to our 2010 Sewing Goals Survey!  I’ll be looking over your answers to determine the categories in which we’d all like to set some goals,…

  • French Seams and Flat Fell Seams

    So, I’m sitting at the laptop, 20 minutes into naptime.  And our three-year-old appears, holding her woobie: Pink Blankie.  Not the most creative name, but there it is.  Except, I look…

  • Celebrate the Boy Month

    Over at MADE and Made by Rae, it’s Celebrate the Boy Month all February long!  When I designed children’s clothing, I thought I knew about boys; it wasn’t until I HAD…

  • Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, oh my!

    I got a comment the other day on the Wonderland post asking about charm packs for this yummy collection–they’ve re-released the 13 most popular prints, and a customer is searching for…

  • Survey: Setting Our 2010 Sewing Goals!

    Remember the 2010 Sewing Goal Setting a bunch of you signed up for?  It’s time (now that the health of the blog has been restored and the new design is well…

  • February Sewing Classes at Whipstitch

    I am a little dizzy at how quickly January has gone by–so much is going on here at Whipstitch that I feel as though the days are racing past at an…

  • Back in Stock: Wonderland by Momo for Moda

    One of the most delicious collections out in 2009 was Wonderland, by Japanese designer Momo, for Moda. I adored this collection, from top to bottom, and have made a whole mess…

  • Tidying Up!

    Whoopee!  My husband recommended his favorite blog repair genius to go through the scripts inside the bowels of my blog and discover the errors–this is the same miracle worker who rescued…