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  • Tony Danza Meets His Quilt!

    On Saturday night, the internet brought me and Tony Danza together.  And it was magic. If you’ve been following along, you know that around the time we moved into the shop…

  • Modern Designs for Classic Quilts Giveaway!

    When I was working on Stitch Savvy, there were a few hairy moments.  The book has 25 projects, and I had one week to shoot ALL the step-by-step photos for the…

  • T-Minus 9 Weeks to Tony Danza

    I have been malingering over my Tony Danza quilt for quilt a while now.  The ladies at the shop never did fully believe that it would ever see the light of…

  • Taking Back Seamstress

    Last January, I had a conversation about the word “seamstress.”  I was lucky enough to be in Palm Springs at the Heather Ross Workshop, and even luckier to be hanging out…

  • New Quilt Books on the Market

    There have been a whole mess of new quilt books coming out these past few months, and I seem to have developed a collect-them-all urge.  I’ve been bringing them home from…

  • Bar Stool Slip Cover

    After hours of grueling research, I have chosen a fabric and made the first of three slip covers for the bar stools that sit between the kitchen and the den!  I…

  • Why I Sew

    About a year ago, I was having a conversation on the phone with a friend of mine, and noticing that I wasn’t feeling as anxious as I usually did.  For months…

  • Why The Hunger Games was only OK

    An Open Letter to Suzanne Collins.  BEWARE: spoliers abound after the jump, along with strong opinions. Dear Suzanne, Here’s the thing: I came a little late to this party, having only…

  • Kindle Cover and Case

    NOW AVAILABLE: A step-by-step video tutorial and printable project guide!  See the post and get the PDF.  I finally got a Kindle.  Years ago, when the second-generation Kindle came out, my…

  • Heather Ross Sewing Retreat in Palm Springs

    A weekend at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs with Heather Ross, Anna Maria Horner, Denyse Schmidt, Gretchen Hirsch, and twenty other amazing ladies.  All on sewing machines.  It was heavenly.…

  • Tony Danza at the Victoria & Albert Museum

    I have mentioned before my Tony Danza wall quilt.  It has been a work-in-progress for a little over two years now.  And by “work-in-progress,” obviously I mean I haven’t really started…

  • Daily Dose of Sewing in 2012

    “Hope Springs Eternal” egg that sits on the shelf in my studio Thanks for all the kind words on my last post, y’all!  Only good things happening here, and stuff that…

  • Um, I LOVE Me a 45% Discount, Yo.

    This offer is no longer active. Please see the e-courses page to register for current online sewing classes! This past year, I taught a series of online sewing classes–and loved, loved,…