I always love to see what my friends at Fat Quarterly are sewing up, and was happy to have a chance to review their new book! Shape Workshop for Quilters is a great addition to your quilting library - they have included 60 block patterns, and a dozen projects that include quilts, pillows and other [...]
First - Happy Mother's Day to all of my mom, and mom at heart friends! I hope that you are enjoying the day with your family! Today is a double celebration at our house, as Ella turns 12 today! She was born the day before Mother's Day 12 years ago, and I fully enjoy celebrating [...]
Hey there! I'm a little bogged down with projects that I can't share here, but I thought I would share a book that released last month! It's another great idea for your wishlist too - Everyday Handmade is a fun book full of great projects! The projects are simple enough and detailed enough that anyone could [...]
Hi Friends! I'm excited to share Sarah Fielke's new book with you today! Quilting: From Little Things is a fabulous book full of inspiration, and great lessons too. In the book Sarah has included 10 small projects to learn a new technique or method, and then 10 larger counterparts that allow you to put the [...]
I have the honor of sharing a new DVD with you today! My friend Candy, recently filmed all her dyeing secrets with Quilting Arts, and has a 70 minute DVD to start you on your dyeing journey, or answer all your unanswered questions! Candy is a Biology Professor at the University of Redlands, by day, [...]
It's been so fun reading your comments on the Modern Blocks giveaway! Thanks to everyone that has entered so far, and it's not to late if you would like to enter to win. I'm always amazed at everyone's color choices when I look through blogs, and those comments are as varied as each of you! [...]
I'm excited to share another new book with you today! Modern Mix by Jessica Levitt is all about using solid fabrics with your prints - as I love solids, I'm loving Modern Mix! Jessica has beautifully used solids with prints, and not just white, I might add. A great variety of Kona cottons have been [...]
I'm honored to share a new book with you today, Deploy that Fabric by Jen Eskridge. Jen writes "Thank you to our military service members--the men and women who defend our freedoms and protect our way of life." And her desire is to honor service members by breathing new life into no longer needed uniforms. [...]
After spending time prepping the pieces for my new bag, I couldn't let it sit! Over two days I found the time to put it together and completely love it! It's huge - measuring 17" across the bottom. My plan with this bag, is to take me through The Sewing Summit weekend, with anything important [...]
Nancy's new book Sewing A to Z is a treasure trove of sewing techniques and tips for sewists of all skill levels! Nancy shares techniques used for general sewing, and quilting alike. Basics like swiftly using your seam ripper, identifying tension problems, and then fixing them. Or more specific techniques like pintucks, piping, using a [...]
I have a new book to share with you today, just released yesterday! I had the pleasure of "meeting" Melissa Ramirez a couple months ago, when she offered me a copy of her new book - Pleating for Mercy: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery. Do I have your attention yet? This is a fun read with [...]
Last week I had a couple of posts with ideas for using Lapel Stick - and I loved working with it! It's great for installing a zipper - without pins, and Sophia and I had a great time learning to sew - without pins! The pieces are re-positional so you can be sure that it is [...]
