So, two things: first, I can’t find my back-up camera charger. I bought it to replace my actual camera charger, which I had misplaced. Eventually, the original charger showed back up, but then the spare went missing. Then the…
I never got around to posting this dress after I finished it last summer, but with my Sewing Knits without the Serger class coming up next week, I got to thinking about this pattern. It’s the Mission Maxi Dress…
This past weekend was the first meeting of our Your Second (Modern) Quilt class for 2012. Most of these ladies took the Your First (Modern) Quilt class last year (either in the shop or online), and we were all…
We just got in the new Lizzy House collection, Hello Pilgrim, at the shop. When I originally placed my order, I did it the way I always do: sight-unseen. That’s how I like to roll when it comes to…
I am BACK from the Whipstitch winter sewing retreat, and have virtually NO photos to show for it. I was far too busy flapping my gums with these fine ladies to possibly have picked up my camera and taken…
I am here this weekend. The camellias won’t be in bloom, but the Innis lovely any time of year–and sixteen friends sewing into the wee hours of the night can never be bad. We’ll be living the dream, yo!…
I can’t show you any photos of the kitchen, because work has ground pretty much to a total halt. I blame the fact that I am excessively cheap, and refused to pay someone thousands of dollars to do the…
Have you found Quiltr yet? Fantastic little time waster. Import images of your own fabrics to create quilts digitally–either for enjoyment or to audition fabrics for your future projects. The whole thing is the brainchild of Dorie Schwarz, a…
I’m already hearing lots of buzz and excitement about the Sewing Clothing for Kids e-course this spring, and I am delighted to announce that registration is now OPEN! Woot! Psst!! This class makes an EXCELLENT last-minute Valentine’s gift, so…
Took a little longer than I anticipated, but it turned out super cute! I’m delighted to share with you: The Manly Travel Power Cord Roll-Up, just in time for Valentine’s Crafting! This tweedy little wrap has space for multiple…
One week remaining until Valentine’s Day. And even if making a big deal out of the day isn’t your thing, it’s nice to observe it in some way, yes? We’re going away for the weekend to a couples’ retreat…
From my weekend in Palm Springs. Grab a handful of strips, various widths. Stitch them improvisationally to the wrong side of a piece of oilcloth. Add zipper, and voila! Zip pouch a la Denyse Schmidt. Super simple construction, super…
Thrifted: five men’s dress shirts in various muted shades. Assembled: a quick quilt top, from 11″ squares cut from the larger sections of the shirts. Quilted: with grey perle cotton. In progress: but honestly, not really loving it as…
You guys had some pretty great ideas. For my choosing, I had these: garbage bag for car bento-y lunch kit in tweed steering wheel cover leather “bracelets” manly placemats & napkins skinny ties boxers (silk and otherwise, as well…
A weekend at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs with Heather Ross, Anna Maria Horner, Denyse Schmidt, Gretchen Hirsch, and twenty other amazing ladies. All on sewing machines. It was heavenly. I think I was most surprised at how…
