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  • Overmost Giveaway: CLOSED

    Thanks to all of you who’ve given such great responses to the release of the Overmost!  Ever since its debut on MADE, I’ve heard nothing but complimentary words, and I’m so…

  • This Weekend: Dog Days of Summer Events

    Whipstitch is cheerfully going to the dogs this weekend.  I’m seriously looking forward to it.  Wanna bring your dog down to our place for some fun?? It all starts this Friday,…

  • Quick and Easy A-Line Skirt

    Yesterday, I mentioned how great I think Design-It-Yourself Clothes by Cal Patch is.  Her text is readable, her tone is friendly, her directions are clear and concise, and the images in…

  • Building a Sewing Reference Library

    I am an inveterate collector of sewing books.  New, vintage, encyclopedic, obscure, I love all of them.  I like them on all topics, from embroidery stitches to types of fabric to…

  • On Domesticity

    I’ve been feeling domestic lately.  In a lot of senses of the word.  I feel like being home more.  I feel like tidying and being the “domestic help” and get huge…

  • Showdown: Bias Tape vs Cross-Cut Binding

    My obsessive love for bias tape is widely known.  I love teaching folks how to make continuous bias tape, and I love finding new projects where I can apply it and…

  • Patty Young is Taking Over

    I love what I do.  For example, today my Twitter friend Patty Young was heading through Atlanta, and she and her charming husband stopped off at Whipstitch to visit.  How cool…

  • Independence Day, and Giveaway Winners!

    Yesterday, our great nation celebrated 234 years of independence.  And my oldest child celebrated 15 years on this planet.  Our nation’s bicentennial has an awful lot to do with the rebirth…

  • Only ONE DAY LEFT to Win One of Five Prize Packs!

    Win one of FIVE prize packages brought back from Quilt Market by the amazing ladies at the shop, including all the fabulousness you see here!  Autographed, very cool, and yours for…

  • Today: Honey Did List

    My husband is probably one of the most wonderful, supportive husbands who ever graced this planet.  He loves me, admires my work, is my biggest cheerleader and my best PR agent. …

  • The OverMost Pattern Now Available

    It’s finally here!  Now available for purchase is the PDF pattern for the Overmost.  These unisex short overalls are fantastic for this time of year, are quick and easy to stitch…

  • Sewing Goals 2010: Summer of the Teen

    When I was designing children’s clothing, my initial goal was to create clothing for tweens that was clean, modern, and classic–no low-rise or trashy text. I got pretty side-tracked, simply because…