As I read the comments that came through after each installment of the Sewing Spaces series, I was reminded how true it is that many folks who are new to sewing really don’t have sufficient room to spread out…
When our new baby was born, I called my mother to ask her to come stay with us over the weekend. Baby made her debut the day before Mother’s Day, and my mom arrived the following Friday with my…
I used to really, really haaaate making French knots. Mostly because mine were crap. Like, either they were on this inexplicable stalk and dangling uselessly off to one side, or they un-knotted as they went through the fabric and…
Tiffany of Simply Modern Mom invited me over to do a guest post as part of her Sewing 101 week on her blog. See what I came up with, and link to my recent bedside reading: I’ve taken on…
I think to a certain degree, I was really surprised when the survey results came back for our 2010 Sewing Goals and I learned how many folks struggle just to find time to sew. I think I assumed much…
This weekend was somehow both totally amazing and exactly what I expected, at the same time. Whipstitch Atlanta celebrated a Grand Opening weekend that kicked off with a VIP press and blogger event Thursday night, giving us a chance…
What: Handmade Nation screening Where: Whipstitch Fabrics & Sewing Lounge, 1000 Marietta St, Atlanta When: Friday, May 14th at 7 pm Awesome indie documentary tracking the rise of DIY, craft and handmade in the US. Very cool, and totally…
I left a semi-stalker comment over on Anna Maria’s blog the day her book came out. The shop copies arrived in the mail, and I whipped right through it, then dashed over to her blog to tell her the…
I know, I know: it’s only been three days. But already I feel as though I want to sew a gazillion things. It’s amazing how catching up on your sleep will send you images of inspiring designs and new…
When our retail shop moved from a teeny 300ish square feet to our new location of nearly 2000 square feet, we were all wildly enthusiastic–to the point that none of us wanted to wait a single second longer then…
11:14 am on May 8th. A (very large, for us) 8 lbs, 1 oz & 19.5 inches. Sweet disposition, sweet dimples. Mom doing well, dad proudly tweeting the news. Thanks to ALL of you who have sent good wishes,…
Today, a guest tutorial! As I write this, I am envisioning myself recovering from a smooth, happy delivery of our new baby. Recently, Tiffany over at SimplyModernMom dropped me a note and shared some of these sweet images of…
If it weren’t for nesting, I’m pretty sure none of our closets would EVER get cleaned. The linen closet itself was…well…atrocious is probably not too strong a word. These last few weeks, I’ve been attacking tasks with a vengeance–with…
Last week (which I was SO sure would be my last week pregnant) I received the most thoughtful surprise: a friend who I met when she came through one of my sewing classes as a student dropped off the…
When I was out buying fabric for years and years and years, I would find something I liked and not knowing what I was planning to do with it, simply grab as much as I could get; “Gimme the…
