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fabric

  • I Have Done This Before

    I’m back from fabulous Cincinnati, and my brain is pretty close to fried.  Am taking a day of R & R, sorting my scraps.  You might recall I did this once…

  • Spoiling Myself

    I splurged and picked up not one, but TWO of these Liberty mini-bundles this week.  They’re for a project–I swear!–but they feel like little bits of luxury.  The lawn is so…

  • A Dream Has Died

    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,…

  • Just What IS a Fabric Collection?

    When I first began designing children’s clothing years ago, I came at sewing as someone who has always made clothes.  Which seems a little obvious now that I write it out,…

  • Quilt Market: My Best Discovery

    I saw so, so much to love at Quilt Market: fabulous new cotton prints, new patterns, new people.  It really was a great chance to connect with other folks in the…

  • Appealing for your Assistance!

    So, I bought this truly fantastic Alexander Henry print for my second child, four years old, and planned to make a pinafore for her to wear this coming week as we…

  • Fabric Design Weekend Was So. Much. Fun.

    For reals.  I admitted it this weekend in person, so I might as well admit it to you here: I host these sorts of events because I want to go to…

  • Fabric Design Weekend Friday and Saturday!

    I am delighted to invite you all to join us for a weekend of events celebrating fabric and surface design!  Atlanta is a wonderfully diverse and talented town, and I’m humbled…

  • Patchwork Distractions

    I intended to finish working on these: But I got distracted by these: Am also wondering if I want to take a chocolate break with a chocolate lollipop given by a…

  • Whipstitch Hip Fabrics and Sewing Lounge OPENS in the heart of Atlanta!

    We’re OPEN FOR BUSINESS! I can’t tell you how overwhelmingly excited this makes me. In my wildest dreams–my driving-down-the-interstate-reading-the-lotto-billboard-and-fantasizing-what-I’d-do-with-that-money dreams–I can only have ever hoped that I’d have a little fabric…

  • Even Better In Person

    There’s been a ton written recently about Heather Ross and her imminent hiatus from the fabric design world–read all about it here. Her last collection, Far Far Away for Kokka, is…

  • Swatch Thursday: Good Folks

    What’s not to like about Anna Maria Horner? She’s sassy, she’s all about family, she’s crazy talented, and she makes gorgeous fabrics like these: Yumtastic. All from her new Good Folks…