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Win the NEW Overmost and Pinafore Patterns OR Any Whipstitch Online Class...
In the wake of all the fun of sharing the new Learn As You Sew series and introducing the Get Up & Go Skirt with you, I have even more exciting stuff to share! The Overmost and Pinafore, my very...
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Tula Pink’s Bumble: Peached Poplin for the Whole Gang
I already shared how awesome I think Tula Pink’s mini-collection, Bumble, is. It’s PEACHED POPLIN, you guys. It is this incredibly super-soft cotton base cloth that feels not-quite-fuzzy to the...
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Get Up & Go Skirt for Oktoberfest
OK, so this wasn’t REALLY made for Oktoberfest, but it’s that time of year, right? Sorta? And doesn’t this skirt totally make you think of the Black Forest? It’s obviously the vintage trim that...
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Did Losing Google Reader Kill Sewing Blogs?
Remember Google Reader? Remember how much we all loved it? This was totally the way I organized my sewing blogs. This was how I kept up with friends. And when Reader went away, I had a tough time...
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I Thought It Might Be Instagram, but Looks Like It’s Your Phone’s Fault
So, I asked the question about Google Reader killing blog comments, and not intending to do an experiment, also posted a quick screen shot of the blog post title on Instagram: Really I was posting on...
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Overmost Workshop this Sunday at Fancy Tiger Crafts!
Sunday at 1 pm, I’ll be at Fancy Tiger Crafts in Denver to teach a workshop, sewing up the Overmost! I may also be suffering from extreme hypothermia, since it is FREEZING in Denver right now. Good...
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How To Finish Your Christmas Shopping Before Thanksgiving (or: How We Keep It...
About seven years ago, we had an AMAZING Christmas. Amazing in the sense that there were a LOT of presents. Like, SO many. It was an embarrassment of riches. And I couldn’t quite explain it, but...
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2015 Sewing Bucket List: 17 Projects to Tackle This Year
OK, I won’t bore you with too many of the background details, but this list came from an amalgamation of factors: my desire to sew as much as I can ONLY from my stash of on-hand fabrics in the coming...
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Well, now that it’s 2015, it’s time to wrap up my One Little Word project from 2014! Last year, I invited in the word MARGIN. (Or it invited itself. Whatever.) It was a long year of saying NO and...
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Kwik Sew 1672: Men’s Boxer Shorts
I made my husband underwear. Yep. UNDERWEAR. And as one of my sweet IG friends asked, “Do you always make your husband’s underwear?”, no, I never have before. But I uncovered Kwik Sew 1672 when I...
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15 Quick Gifts You Can Totally Pull Off Today
This post was originally planned for before Christmas. I was doing so much of my own sewing at Christmas, though, that I didn’t want to stop long enough to write a post about YOUR sewing. Luckily!...
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Join my Sewing Knits Without the Serger Master Class on BurdaStyle!
I have a new online class available! I’ve teamed up with BurdaStyle to offer my Sewing Knits without the Serger course as a four-week, interactive online class in their Master Class series. This...
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Giveaway with Kids Clothes Week!
Today, I’m excited to be part of a giveaway over at Kids Clothes Week! Enter for your chance to win THREE new kids’ patterns PLUS a spot in the Sewing Knits without the Serger class. The Overmost and...
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Cotton + Steel Frock Rayons
Oh, rayon. I DO love you. I have always loved you. I am so glad we’re getting back together. I once overheard an older woman at JoAnn saying to her friend how much she hated rayon ever since The...
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Vintage Barbie Clothes Made by Someone Else’s Grandma
Two years ago, I went on a mission at Christmas: a vintage Barbie holiday for our 7-year-old. I was especially focused on the carrying cases, honestly. When I was little and we’d go visit my...
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Intimidation Factor
I really love a challenge. I do. Sometimes I like to see if I can do something JUST to see if I can do it, whether I’m especially interested in the final product or not. But other times…man, I just...
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QuiltCon 2015: I Hate What I Made. And I Learned So Much.
QuiltCon, QuiltCon, QuiltCon! WHEN will everyone STOP talking about QuiltCon?!? Not today, I’m afraid. I was there in Austin when 10,000 modern quilters gathered from all over the world–as far away as...
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Printable: Bias Tape Makers & Measurements
While I was at QuiltCon, I had the privilege of teaching a quick demonstration at the invitation of the ladies from Cotton + Steel. Naturally, the first idea that popped into my head was to share my...
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2015 Sewing Buddy Project: Sign-Ups OPEN!
Short version: The Sewing Buddies are BACK!! Sign up here for 2015. Long(er) version: I started the Sewing Buddy Project six (!!) years ago in response to a survey I conducted here on the blog that...
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One Little Word 2015: STEWARDSHIP
Aaahhh!! Only MARCH and I’m posting my first One Little Word video update for the year. You can see my 2014 updates here, or on my YouTube channel. The Maya Angelou quote I mentioned is actually a...
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