I get so much email these days that it’s novel to get anything in the mailbox other than junk and bills (blech). So the other day, I was pretty excited to see my mother’s handwriting on an envelope for…
Just a few more days until Christmas, and progress is looking very strong on the Advent calendar front. I’ve fallen a bit behind, but other than the fact that I feel I’m letting you down, I almost don’t even…
Congratulations to Sheila, who won the six cards of lovely vintage buttons! She said: Thanks to all of you for the great comments–full of really inspiring ideas for how to use these beauties!…
Seems like I’m having a lot of last-minute formalwear to sew lately. Not sure what that’s all about. Yesterday my sweet husband sent me a sweet reminder: “Did you make me a bow tie for tomorrow night?” He’s hosting…
I’m delighted to be part of the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Days today and offer up some of our delicious vintage buttons for your sewing and crafting pleasure! I discovered these at Quilt Market in Houston, and grabbed massive…
Most of us are familiar with Groupon, the email that alerts you to deals at discounts at stores in your area. Not as many are familiar with Kiva, an organization that provides microloans to crafters and entrepreneurs so they…
So, it’s 11 am on Tuesday. And I sort of lazily think about the rest of my week. I’m mulling over the classes I have to teach on Tuesday and Thursday, and then I wonder: What am I doing…
Head on over to the always-fabulous Made By Rae for a Far Far Away 2 giveaway! Win a set of TEN fat quarters, plus pick up a coupon code good for 10% off any purchase in the Whipstitch online…
I have been spending some meditative time today carding up the amazing vintage buttons I picked up at Quilt Market a few weeks ago. They are so, so lovely to touch, so it’s been a sort of zone-out mellow…
Last night, I taught an English Paper Piecing workshop, and was reminded how enamored I am of this technique. It’s very Zen and meditative and repetitive in the most soothing way, but at the same time, it requires some…
As I was working on my first house for my Advent calendar yesterday, I dug through my fabrics to find just the right ones. My children–blessed little angels–had made a disastrous mess of them in the closet where they’re…
I am delighted to invite you to a workshop perfect for the crafty folks you’ll be gifting under the tree this year! The adorable Rashida Coleman-Hale of I (heart) Linen, author of I Love Patchwork, is a new resident…
I am, at heart, a planner. I tend to make lists and sketches and diagrams and schematics, and wrestle endlessly with ideas–talking them out loud to myself as I bring them to life–before I act on my plans. Sometimes…
So, I’m a die-hard no-Christmas-til-the-day-after-Thanksgiving kind of girl. We don’t get out the decorations or the stockings or go see Santa until after the turkey has cleared the table (or the deep-fat fryer, as was the case this year–whoo,…
We’ve gotten dozens and dozens of new fabrics over the past couple of weeks, and in the coming two months we have nearly TWO HUNDRED more on the way. We need to make room, and you need fabric. Done…
