Recently, the do.Good Stitches circle hosts did a swap, the first we’ve done. Actually, this is the first Flickr swap I’ve EVER done, which seems odd for me to admit, because…
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Image from The Workbasket (1952), via TipNut Today, the registration for workshops at Sewing Summit is LIVE and open! Woot! For those of you who will be there with me, don’t…
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Last night, I started a new Intro to Sewing class, and as with all my classes, we got to talking about tools and supplies–and like many of my students, some of…
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Last night, after Parents’ Night at the local elementary school, my husband and I snuck away for a quick bite to eat. Which makes it sound much more exotic than it…
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I’ve been making a ton of skirts lately–with waistbands, with facings, with lined yokes. They’re in quilting cottons, in wools, in linen. Lots and lots of skirts. As I get to…
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I’m currently reviewing swatches and making plans to–at long last–make the drapes for our living room. Yes, the same living room. It’s still not done. Here we are on the average…
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I want to thank all of you for your kind words and excitement about the plans for change over at Whipstitch Atlanta! I’m super excited, too–and right now, pretty tired. It…
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Not too long ago (when I was doing the sewing for the new book), I went on…well, a binge. A fabric binge. I refuse to apologize for that, actually, because some…
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When I first launched Whipstitch in 2008, I was so excited to create a sewing lounge: a space where people could come, sew, get inspired, meet other like-minded stitchers, and pick…
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I have been absent lately, busily humming away on three different major projects that are getting ready to come to fruit, and I’m just about to poke my head out and…
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Dear heaven, I am EXHAUSTED. I realize that it’s a total First-World Problem, but I have been too tired to blog. Seriously. The Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion last week…
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I’ve got a round-up today of patterns that are great for sewing boys’ clothing, along with some suggestions for what fabrics you might already have lying around that would sew up…
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I love, love, love my new paaaaants!! These turned out even better than I expected. I love the fit, I love the details, I love the length, I love them. The…
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In the grand scheme of home renovation, any small step forward is at least a step FORWARD. So this make-over for our laundry room, while not massive in scale, makes me…
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Foster children are a topic near to my heart, not least of which because Atlanta has a deep dark secret: the city of Atlanta is the #1 location for child trafficking…
