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…
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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…
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When I was in the fourth grade, my entire class took a field trip to Old Alabama Town. It’s an historic district in the center of downtown Montgomery where nearly 100…
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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…
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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. …
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Just a few short hours left until we launch the Sewing for Kids Weekend at Whipstitch!! Rae of Made By Rae and Karen of Sewing for Boys are here for three…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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I am a loyal reader of Made By Rae, and bought a copy of Sewing for Boys the week it came out. So I am genuinely and personally thrilled to announce…
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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,…