When I dreamed up the Murder Mystery Quilt, I never imagined even for an instant all the places it would take me. Around the world, it turns out. The short origin…
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Years ago, I was teaching a sewing class to brand-new seamstresses. It was an introductory class, and there were six women there. I gave my usual second-day-of-class pep talk, and then…
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It’s back! The Murder Mystery Quilt is now open for registration for next year. I am so, so excited–will you come play with us? For the past two years, I have…
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This is the first knitting project I’ve done where I finished and said, Huh. I don’t really like this. And that’s a little sad. Let’s start by saying that this post…
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Hand-knitted? Hand knit? Whichever. I thought at one point I would never, ever, ever knit socks. The stitches are just soooooo tiny, you guys. But my friend Alexia assured me that…
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Years ago, before I started Whipstitch, I was a schoolteacher. Schoolteachers are not, as a cultural group, widely known for their fashion sense. For the most part, I suspect I dressed…
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I have never made a bag I liked nearly as much as this bag. It is possible I have never OWNED a bag I like nearly as much as this bag–and…
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Stephanie Kwolek isn’t the first name that springs to mind when you think “famous seamstress.” But her scientific contributions have made more impact on our world that you might think–and it…
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The League of Adventurous Dressmakers It’s only February, and I’m deeply immersed in the League of Adventurous Dressmakers. I feel so inspired and motivated and excited about the garments I have in…
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So, not too long ago, I made my very first rope bowl. One minute, the words “rope bowl” were some vague 70s-era shady memory and POOF! the next minute, it seemed…
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FOR THE 2020 PROJECT, VISIT The Murder Mystery Quilt SITE! In the first grade, when I was six years old, my class did a unit on Ancient Egypt. I was, as most children are,…
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The Sewing Buddy Project is BACK!! Registration is open NOW through January 30, 2016. All Buddy pair matches will be emailed out no later than February 1, 2016. The Sewing Buddy…
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I said I was going to make it, and I did. And I LURVE it.…
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Sewing people are the best people. I had this thought the other day, not for the first time, but clearly, like a lance through my skull, reminding me that sewing people…
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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…
