In the last lesson, Patience, my kids spent their wait time talking about colors and what matches and doesn’t match, and planning out designs and stringing their noodles into perfectly unique creations. Totally love. This lesson is an extension…
I’ve had a couple questions about the bonnet that our baby is wearing in the photos I brought back from our trip. Another quick and simple project just for this vacation, and we used the stink out of it.…
This series is really meant to be about sewing for the home, which makes today’s travel post a teeny bit off-topic, but this little project made me feel like a SUPERSTAR when we traveled with our eight-month-old this past…
I have been a long-time fan of Emily Cier’s quilt designs from her pattern company, Carolina Patchworks. So when she wrote and asked if I’d be interested in joining the blog tour for her new book, it was a…
This week, the wintry winds have had their way with the Jewel of the South, our fair city of Atlanta: The view from under the Whipstitch awning on Monday morning (thanks to Twitter friend @missalfreddrive !) If you’re from…
It sounds like there are a LOT of us who are looking for ways to introduce our kids to sewing, and you can’t know how excited that makes me! When I was thinking through this series, I really wanted…
Project details: Huge thanks to Rae for the Storytime Squares pattern (free on her blog!). I added another round of squares on this one to make it a full 60″ square. Sashing, backing and binding are in a lovely…
Today is the LAST day to register for the Essential Sewing online class and qualify for the early bird discount! See all the details and register on the e-courses page, and come join us. I am super excited about…
Quick! Now through Sunday, you can get the FamGrab Whipstitch Deal: a six-class card for kids, tweens & teens classes at a 35% savings–amazing! Plus, get all the classes punched and get a seventh class FREE. Not hot enough…
I learned to sew from my mother. She learned from her mother (with assistance from 4-H, I believe). And her mother learned from her mother. There’s something about that consistency that I really appreciate, that makes me look forward…
It’s time!! Today, we open up the list to add names to the Sewing Buddy Project for 2011. I had SUCH fun hearing all the stories from last year and seeing what all you got up to with your…
2010 has been the most amazing year. I can’t think of any other year in my life where I’ve had so much excitement and surprise and frustration and expectation and anxiety and stress and giddy happiness. This is the…
Because fabric prices are about to go up. That’s the simple answer: you should care that China and Pakistan experienced massive flooding in 2010, that India had record droughts and that in the US and Russia cotton was underplanted…
It’s done, y’all. The hunting/sewing/crafting the perfect gift, the anticipation, the giving and getting, the exhaustion, the revelry, the overeating, the sheer love that Christmastime brings. And here we are, in that week of reflection between Christmas and New…
Image via Apartment Therapy Christmas Eve (that’s TOMORROW!): 10-2 Christmas Day: CLOSED December 26: regular hours (12-5) New Year’s Eve: 10-2 New Year’s Day: 12-5 Happy Holidays to all of you!…
