Alright, team players! A bunch of you had some really great suggestions for end-of-year gifts for teachers, and I loved what you had to share. I loved that some of you are teachers or are married to teachers, and…
The end of the school year is, once again, upon us. On the one hand: oh, thank goodness, I am SO relieved to not have to get up at the crack of whenever. On the other: so much less…
Yep. More Flip Flop Dress previews. Sometimes I’m astonished at how long it can take to develop a pattern, even one that seems really simple. Not just the pattern pieces, but the technical writing to get the instructions JUST…
My dear friend Dana emailed me recently and asked if she could introduce me to her friend Amanda, a member of the LAMQG, who is releasing her first fabric collection with Windham this spring. I love Dana and think…
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…
