The Sewing Expo this weekend was amazing, y’all. The number of people who came by and had such wonderful things to say about the new shop was really incredible, and the number of familiar faces who came by and…
This weekend, at the Gwinett Center, the Sewing and Quilt Expo will be hosting folks from all over for miles and miles of sewing classes, vendor booths, and non-stop sewing. Whipstitch will be there! After just a few hours,…
Update on our Big Move: Demolition of the original store fixtures is finished, and we’re well into renovating the space to make it perfect for Whipstitch. There was originally an enormous office in the back of the shop, which…
If you’re following me on Twitter, you’ve already heard that Whipstitch is MOVING! That’s right: we’ve signed a new lease on a bigger space over in West Midtown. We’re so excited and looking forward to being in a larger…
It’s TIME! After many, many hours, I’m happy to report that the data are in and we’re READY to begin! Now that March is here, let’s start taking these goals seriously and get where we want to go, shall…
When I saw the overwhelming number of comments on Dana’s blog yesterday–over 650!–for the OverMost pattern and fabric giveaway, I was blown out of the water. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your kind words: about the…
(If you’re joining me here from MADE, welcome! I’m a huge, huge fan of Dana’s and couldn’t be more excited to be part of Boy Month. I’m also thrilled to introduce you to my very first downloadable pattern, the…
OK, Project Runway fans: here’s a little tidbit for y’all. I was driving downtown recently, headed over to the Dept of Revenue (oh, rapture!) and passed through the Georgia State campus on the way. I’m stopped at a stoplight…
After an unprecedented SECOND annual snowfall in the Greater Atlanta Metro Area, we spent most of our Saturday Family Day out in the icy wilderness of our front yard, enjoying the frozen water that has mysteriously fallen from the…
I love my Twitter account. I get to know some of the coolest folks in the fabric industry in a way that brief meetings at Quilt Market would never allow. Lizzy House, Betz White, Heather Ross, Amy Schimler, Genevieve…
I’ve always been a thrift store shopper. I think I mentioned before (although I can’t find the post right now) that my mother used to take me and my sister to the local Thrift World and give a cash…
That’s right: if you’re loving the Pastry Line dobby dots from Anna Maria Horner‘s Little Folks collection of voiles, NOW is the time to stock up: Free Spirit planned to re-stock these fabrics, and I hear from a little…
I am so super, insanely excited to announce that Whipstitch will be hosting the Sew Liberated trunk show in March! Author Meg McElwee selected our shop as the only location in the South to host the show, which will…
My husband and I both work a lot. And by a lot, I mean a LOT. Because we’re both fortunate to do work we truly love and that is fulfilling, we don’t slave over our work, but there are…
I’m still actively collecting your responses to our 2010 Sewing Goals Survey! I’ll be looking over your answers to determine the categories in which we’d all like to set some goals, and then working out a system by which…
