My little girl is going to be nine this year. NINE. It’s an awesome and icky age for any kid, and I can’t believe how quickly it happened. When did my little girl get to be NINE?!? Like my…
Hello, Lemon Drop! When Rae’s new collection for Cloud9 was very first announced, I lost my mind a little bit over this print. I have some citrus obsession, I admit, but also: gah!! How great is THIS?? The color…
When our oldest was still living at home (before moving off to college), it made my plans for matching family outfit world domination a challenge. As a high schooler, the patterns I used for the younger girls not only…
I am over the edge. It’s official. After many holidays and events where I insisted on dressing all the children in matching outfits, we have now celebrated our second? third? Easter where I made the entire FAMILY dress in…
Ever since my Sewing With Kids series yeeeaaars ago, I’m always on the lookout for sewing projects I can do along with my children. They went to Montessori school as little ones, so scenes like this are not uncommon…
[btn type=”default or primary or success or info or warning or danger or link” link=”https://whip-stitch.com/ecourses/product/the-overmost/”]Click to Buy The Overmost Now![/btn] At last, at last!! The Overmost pattern is BACK! I originally released this pattern back in 2010, and it…
***Registration extended!! I’ve had a special request from a dear friend who wants to spread the word about the Sewing Buddies! I’m extending registration until April 1 at noon Eastern to allow folks to get all signed up and…
Back in January, I put together a list: I called it the #2015SewingList and shared it on Instagram. (For the record, I don’t really like the term “bucket list,” but for the purposes of easily communicating my goals for making…
One of the things Sewing Buddies have done over the years of which I am most proud is sewing for charity. There are some really amazing organizations around the world and right here in the US that do incredible…
I’ve got a couple projects up and coming to share with you! A great power session class covering details and finishes; and an episode on PBS with collars and collar techniques. Click through for more details and links to each,…
Aaahhh!! Only MARCH and I’m posting my first One Little Word video update for the year. You can see my 2014 updates here, or on my YouTube channel. The Maya Angelou quote I mentioned is actually a Zora Neale…
Short version: The Sewing Buddies are BACK!! Sign up here for 2015. Long(er) version: I started the Sewing Buddy Project six (!!) years ago in response to a survey I conducted here on the blog that seemed to indicate…
While I was at QuiltCon, I had the privilege of teaching a quick demonstration at the invitation of the ladies from Cotton + Steel. Naturally, the first idea that popped into my head was to share my on-going passion…
QuiltCon, QuiltCon, QuiltCon! WHEN will everyone STOP talking about QuiltCon?!? Not today, I’m afraid. I was there in Austin when 10,000 modern quilters gathered from all over the world–as far away as India, over 9500 miles–to learn and be…
I really love a challenge. I do. Sometimes I like to see if I can do something JUST to see if I can do it, whether I’m especially interested in the final product or not. But other times…man, I…
