This spring, we finally got around to joining the local organic CSA. Well, two, actually: one for vegetables and one for meat. I think in the past, I’d always been convinced we’d start our own garden, but finally realized…
Tonight, from 5 to 9 pm: Join our Modern Sewing Circle, plus save 10%! This Friday, we’ll be launching our Summer Kickoff weekend at our Atlanta shop with a beach-themed edition of our Modern Sewing Circle. BYOB, pack up…
I wasn’t expecting it for another month. But then I got home and there was a FedEx package on the table for me, and it was here, in the flesh, real and solid and fully realized: my book!! I…
Looking back, I am absolutely horrified to discover that the first post in this series went up in July OF LAST YEAR–how quickly this year has FLOWN by! As promised, I hereby give you Post #2 in our Anthropology…
This past month, enormous and devastating floods hit Nashville. The media didn’t give them a whole lot of attention, which made many of us think the effects were minimal. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the…
Positively AMAZING weekend with Dana from MADE last Friday and Saturday, y’all! So, so much fun. If we’re all being totally honest, when I dreamed up this whole event, I was being totally selfish: I find Dana’s blog so…
Right about now, I’m heading to the airport to pick up the fabulous Dana and bring her on back to the shop for her weekend visit to Atlanta and all the events we’re hosting with her at Whipstitch! Can…
From this: To this: To this! Don’t want to do it on your own? Grab a tutorial from PukingPastilles (on sale!) or hop over to YourCarSeatCover and have it done by a pro! Project details: With thanks for some…
I haven’t always approached my sewing the same way. In fact, even as I write that sentence, it occurs to me that I WON’T always approach my sewing the same way, and I feel very soothed by that idea. …
I have been planning this in my head for over a year, and it is nearing completion at last! Bwa-ha-ha! I think the many, many iterations of design I went through in my head helped it go together much…
I am so super excited to host Dana of MADE in our shop next weekend! I’ve followed her blog for ages and had such a good time getting to know her via email and her posts. And now I…
Simple, no-sew hand puppets from stuffed animals scored at the thrift shop (or scoured from their forgotten spot at the bottom of the toy chest). Quick and easy, with crazy professional results! Awesome dinosaur sound effects, yo. I’m adding…
Our oldest is nearly fifteen, and when she was around six, she really, really loved puppets. Browsing through the Lillian Vernon catalog one day (hey, it was the late 90s, OK?), I had seen a doorway puppet theatre that…
(Attention Atlanta locals!! Mark your calendars: Dana of MADE will be in Atlanta June 11 & 12 for a blogger talk, a FREE demonstration, and a limited-seating Mystery Workshop, all hosted at Whipstitch! Her blog is amazing, gorgeous, and…
Part of my goal while on maternity leave from the shop has been to work on small projects, things with a limited scope that could be completed in a single sitting or only a few. The pillow case I…
