It’s lovely to know HOW to clean your machine(s), but it’s equally important to know WHEN to clean them, in order to make sure you get the most out of them and catch any issues before they become problems. …
A serger, or overlock machine, can be a great addition to your sewing arsenal. They’re not at all essential, obviously, but if you’re planning to open an Etsy shop manufacturing children’s clothing, for example, you’ll find that a serger…
If you’re following along, we’re having an exciting week of CLEANING! I know how it sounds. But really, it is exciting to clean your sewing machine–seeing it all shiny and happy is much more satisfying than 20-year-old me would…
Brief note: I announced on Thursday that we’d be hosting a Crafty Meet-Up at the Whipstitch shop in Atlanta on June 29. Turns out that’s the Friday before July 4–who knew? Lots of you let us know that you’ll…
Seems like the entire World Wide Internet Web is talking about the Tova pattern, so it was high time I made one for myself. I chose a deliciously lightweight heirloom linen in a subtle lilac check–love! The pattern is…
In just a very few weeks, I’ll be teaching the BabyLock Totally Stitchin’ School at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion, in Huntsville, Alabama. This dress is one of the two projects I have planned for the school,…
Earlier this year, I matched up hundreds of happy folk with one another as Sewing Buddies, and then challenged them to complete a sewing project that would take BOTH of them to win! Today was meant to be the…
Last January, I had a conversation about the word “seamstress.” I was lucky enough to be in Palm Springs at the Heather Ross Workshop, and even luckier to be hanging out one evening after the excitement was dying down…
Projects that are almost finished (but not quite): My new temporary studio, situated in our dining room. I won’t have a “real” studio until the basement gets finished, which we thought (insanely) would be right away but looks like…
There have been a whole mess of new quilt books coming out these past few months, and I seem to have developed a collect-them-all urge. I’ve been bringing them home from the shop and sitting up in bed at…
I love me some linen, maybe even more than cotton, at least for garments. And every year when the weather warms up, I feel a yen for more flowy, soft, linen clothing to wear–which nearly always sends me out…
To a certain degree, it feels as though we’ve gotten off to a rocky start this summer, maybe because the kids are having a rough time with transitioning to a less structured daily schedule. There have been tantrums, there…
The Essential Quilting e-course started today, and I am thrilled! We’re doing so much more than just “learning to quilt.” The class covers all the foundational skills, but also targets a lot of quilting concepts that I think get…
Another slip cover! This one was for the rounded-arm chair my mother gave us for the living room. Before: During (with the slip cover my mother made for it, before it came to live at our house): And after:…
Congratulations to Fern who wins a copy of the Pinafore pattern! Fern, I will contact you via email so you can collect your loot. Fern said: Thanks to everyone for entering, and have a super happy Memorial Day!…
