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  • The Sewing Buddy Project 2012: Challenge 1!

    Hello, Sewing Buddies!  I have been typing my little fingers to the bone the past week or so matching up folks from near and far, playing yenta so that stitchers here…

  • Last Call for a 2012 Sewing Buddy!

    We are spending a few days of our childrens’ spring break lounging at the lake right now, but I’m still sending out emails, because I’m too excited not to: I’m writing…

  • Why The Hunger Games was only OK

    An Open Letter to Suzanne Collins.  BEWARE: spoliers abound after the jump, along with strong opinions. Dear Suzanne, Here’s the thing: I came a little late to this party, having only…

  • Domestic Bliss Quilt Top for the Meetup!

    I am frantically trying to complete the quilting on this Domestic Bliss jelly roll quilt so I can take it with me tonight to the meetup and sew on the binding. …

  • Sewing Buddy Project OPEN for 2012!

    At last!!  Back for a THIRD year–can you believe it??–the Sewing Buddy Project is OPEN for 2012!  Sewing Buddies began back in early 2010 from suggestions I got from readers who…

  • Finis

    I can’t show you this entire project, but I can tell you that it represents the FINAL sewing I will have to do for my new book, which is due out…

  • Hot Pink Four-Poster

    Not that I need *another* project going on right now, but I’ve begun the painting of the new bed for my oldest child: a wood four-poster canopy bed that’s going from…

  • Kindle Cover and Case

    NOW AVAILABLE: A step-by-step video tutorial and printable project guide!  See the post and get the PDF.  I finally got a Kindle.  Years ago, when the second-generation Kindle came out, my…

  • Apple Cores

    Perfect Pants update: pink version made, loved, and worn to school today; retro jeans version muddied and in the laundry as we speak.  Photos soon! In the meantime, I’m working on…

  • Perfect (Retro) Jeans

    I’m gearing up for the start of the Sewing Clothing for Kids e-course on Monday.  Add to that the desperate–and I mean, really DIRE–need my nearly-six-year-old has for pants right now,…

  • Bees!

    This super-sneak preview is of Ryan’s quilt for the Bee bee–I’ve just added my row and shipped it off to Amber so she can add hers for March.  We all began…

  • Glue Batik Wall Hanging: Sewing with Kids

    So, two things: first, I can’t find my back-up camera charger.  I bought it to replace my actual camera charger, which I had misplaced.  Eventually, the original charger showed back up,…