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  • Watch the MMQ24 Welcome Video!

    In 2024, the Murder Mystery Quilt will be solving the Murder In Greece! Have you ever wondered how the whole project works? Thinking about joining, but want a little more information…

  • A photograph of the Greek island of Santorini in spring, with bouginvillea blooms and the blue domes of Oia in the background. The colors of the Murder Mystery Quilt for 2024 are drawn from the shades of blue, the ocean, and the pops of pink from the flowers.

    Murder Mystery Quilt 2024: Murder in Greece

    The Murder Mystery Quilt for 2024 is NOW OPEN for registration!! Join us next year for The Murder Of The Greek and sew the quilt to solve the crime with the…

  • Vintage McCall’s Skirt Pattern 4083

    I love Agatha Christie movies. There doesn’t seem to be any version of Poirot or Miss Marple that I don’t enjoy watching (although Branagh wasn’t my favorite, TBH). So when I…

  • Gilbert Top by Helen’s Closet, in white linen

    I made the Gilbert Top, pattern by Helen’s Closet, specifically for a trip to Greece over the summer. I used a sortof windowpane? hemstitch? linen for it, and planned to wear…

  • How To Choose A Sewing Machine

    I love to tell the Story of Sandra, about how I chose my first just-for-me sewing machine. It was the first time I researched a purchase like that, and the first…

  • (How To) Get (Back) Into Sewing

    All The New Stitchers COVID changed the entire world in 2020, in almost exclusively grueling ways–but as a life-long Aggressive Optimist (TM), I have looked for AND FOUND so much to…

  • How To Preshrink Fabric For Sewing

    I took advantage of some Black Friday sales to make purchases for fabric I know I’ll need in the New Year. Wanna see? This amazing organic twill is from District Fabric…

  • Christmas Sewing Deadline: Handmade Pajamas

    As our kids get older, some traditions we’ve held close to our hearts are changing and growing along with them. I’ve sewn a new pair of pajamas for our kids each…