OK, so this wasn’t REALLY made for Oktoberfest, but it’s that time of year, right? Sorta? And doesn’t this skirt totally make you think of the Black Forest? It’s obviously the vintage trim that makes it feel so German……
I already shared how awesome I think Tula Pink’s mini-collection, Bumble, is. It’s PEACHED POPLIN, you guys. It is this incredibly super-soft cotton base cloth that feels not-quite-fuzzy to the touch. Imagine the softest sheets in the nicest hotel…
In the wake of all the fun of sharing the new Learn As You Sew series and introducing the Get Up & Go Skirt with you, I have even more exciting stuff to share! The Overmost and Pinafore, my…
Seems like in most of the US today, it’s rainy and windy and a little bit cold. Starting to feel like fall! And while those of us in the Deep South don’t believe for a second that it’ll stick–we…
I am so excited today to introduce you to the very first Learn As You Sew pattern: the Get Up & Go Skirt! This is Series 1, Pattern 1 in the Learn As You Sew Pattern Series, and it’s…
Eeeeep!! I’m am excited and nervous to share with you a project I have been working on for close to a year: my new pattern series. I’d like to introduce you to Learn As You Sew Patterns! I’ve been designing…
I have a new online class available! I’ve teamed up with BurdayStyle to teach patternmaking as a Master Class, over four weeks, and all online! I’m really excited to launch the course–registration is open now and you can come…
If you’ve been sewing for more than six years or so, you remember the old Heather Ross fabrics–Mendocino and Lightning Bugs, all those incredible hard-to-find collections that were SO SOFT. That particular fabric substrate, the actual cloth the fabrics…
No, I haven’t forgotten about sewing for back-to-school. I am just milking the fortunate climate here in the South that allows me to continue to dress my children in their summer clothes while I polish up a new pattern…
Raise your hand if you love POCKETS!! Back in 2012, I created a 14-page printable workbook to accompany a practical workshop in pockets, one of my very favorite details to add to sewn projects. Originally written for Sewing Summit,…
Last week, I turned 40. FORTY. It has been a long road, y’all. And I’ll tell you the truth: these past five years have probably been the hardest since my 20s. (And you couldn’t pay me cash money to…
I have been working like a busy little bee for weeks and weeks and weeks–and it’s almost ready to share! I have THREE new patterns coming out this fall, and I am about to burst, I’m so excited. You’ll…
So many of you were pumped about the 20-minute skirt I included in my post detailing my tween girl sewing list that I put together a quick printable for cutting! The 20-minute skirt is a quick and easy dirndl…
See more of my monthly updates from this year on my YouTube channel!…
September is National Sewing Month. Which sneaks up on me every year, in the same way that Grandparents’ Day sneaks up on me every year, because I wasn’t really looking for it, and because it’s not one of those…
