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  • Sewing With Kids, Lesson 2: Focus

    In the last lesson, Patience, my kids spent their wait time talking about colors and what matches and doesn’t match, and planning out designs and stringing their noodles into perfectly unique…

  • Linen Baby Bonnet

    I’ve had a couple questions about the bonnet that our baby is wearing in the photos I brought back from our trip. Another quick and simple project just for this vacation,…

  • Diapers and More: Baby Travel Pouch

    This series is really meant to be about sewing for the home, which makes today’s travel post a teeny bit off-topic, but this little project made me feel like a SUPERSTAR…

  • Quilt Remix by Emily Cier CLOSED

    I have been a long-time fan of Emily Cier’s quilt designs from her pattern company, Carolina Patchworks. So when she wrote and asked if I’d be interested in joining the blog…

  • Sewing With Kids, Lesson One: Patience

    It sounds like there are a LOT of us who are looking for ways to introduce our kids to sewing, and you can’t know how excited that makes me!  When I…

  • Far Far Away II Storytime Squares Quilt

    Project details: Huge thanks to Rae for the Storytime Squares pattern (free on her blog!).  I added another round of squares on this one to make it a full 60″ square. …

  • FamGrab Deal Today: 57% Off!

    Quick!  Now through Sunday, you can get the FamGrab Whipstitch Deal: a six-class card for kids, tweens & teens classes at a 35% savings–amazing!  Plus, get all the classes punched and…

  • Sewing With Kids

    I learned to sew from my mother.  She learned from her mother (with assistance from 4-H, I believe).  And her mother learned from her mother.  There’s something about that consistency that…

  • Sewing Buddy Project 2011 Sign-Ups… CLOSED

    It’s time!!  Today, we open up the list to add names to the Sewing Buddy Project for 2011.  I had SUCH fun hearing all the stories from last year and seeing…

  • New Blog Series in the New Year, and An Epiphany

    2010 has been the most amazing year.  I can’t think of any other year in my life where I’ve had so much excitement and surprise and frustration and expectation and anxiety…

  • Selfish Seamstress Week in Atlanta!

    It’s done, y’all.  The hunting/sewing/crafting the perfect gift, the anticipation, the giving and getting, the exhaustion, the revelry, the overeating, the sheer love that Christmastime brings.  And here we are, in…

  • Holiday Hours In Our Atlanta Shop

    Image via Apartment Therapy Christmas Eve (that’s TOMORROW!): 10-2 Christmas Day: CLOSED December 26: regular hours (12-5) New Year’s Eve: 10-2 New Year’s Day: 12-5 Happy Holidays to all of you!…