This past May, I headed to Salt Lake City for Quilt Market, including a Schoolhouse presentation for Stitch by Stitch. I was excited and nervous (in part because I had to track down all the samples from the book…
School’s not out forever! It’s BACK!! Still my favorite back-to-school video ever, from the now (sadly) retired Looky, Daddy: The First Day of Preschool from Brian Sargent on Vimeo. For those of us who are sending our kids off…
This is one of those tips that comes from me making myself NUTS over and over until I figured out the easier way. Perhaps you’ve had the same experience? When assembling a bodice for a dress where the upper…
In the evenings, after the kids are in bed and the dishes are done (not by me–that’s what high schoolers are for) and my classes are complete and I’ve shut down the computer, when I’m ready to brush and…
If you don’t hear from my by Friday, call in the National Guard. I’m the one buried under the paper towels and Clorox.…
I’m off on another trip this week (the next-to-last of this year, and it can’t end soon enough–what happened to our resolution to travel less in 2011? Oh, yeah: business travel. D’oh!), which is making me think of travel…
My mother uncovered this photo of my great-grandmother, the maker of this antique quilt. She actually found two photos, and allowed me to select one; I chose the one where she doesn’t have her teeth in, because there was…
During the month of July, students from SCAD Atlanta took over the offices of Atlanta INtown Newspaper and served as their freelance writing staff. I feel very flattered that Whipstitch was featured as one of “Atlanta’s most interesting independent…
We’ve already got a really great group together for the Fall Wardrobe e-course that starts on Monday, and we’d love to have you join us! Looking to master sewing with printed patterns, make chic wardrobe staples, and learn some…
I’m guest posting today at Stitched in Color’s new “in the Cloth” series. Come on over and check it out!…
What is this giant ball of garbage under my sewing? That would be a tension issue. But it’s probably not your tension settings, like you might think. Most likely, your thread has jumped ship and is no longer between…
I’ve had a few emails come through with questions about the e-course–details that it might have been nice for me to mention to all of you yesterday. Thought I’d share the replies here in case it helps you to…
Now open for registration: the Fall Wardrobe e-course! We’ll be sewing up five really fantastic patterns for fall: a skirt, a dress, a blouse, a jacket, and pants! Mix-and-match these pieces, make them up in different fabrics, fill your…
After I’d finished putting the binding on this quilt for my sister (and taken some photos, naturally), I had planned a craft project for the kids that would personalize the gift even further: placing their handprints and ages on…
