For every fabric store I talk about with this series it so much fun to think back to what brought me to that store in the first place. Two years ago I joined Lauren Dahl for the testing of her Birkin Flares pattern and she was all about Cone Mills Denim in her jean making. One …
At the beginning of September I decided I was going to make the Hampton Jean Jacket. And shortly after proclaiming I was going to make one, Alina of Alina Design Co reached out to see if I wanted to a part of her Hampton Jacket blog tour. This was just the motivation I needed to …
Happy Happy Fabric Friday! I have spent the week finalizing the fit on my newest pattern, Leschi, and to say I am excited to send this to testers is an understatement. If you want a peek at the pattern head over to Instagram to see a few versions I have sewn up. Earlier this week I …
When Michelle of Style Maker Fabrics asked me to be a part of her Fall Style Tour I immediately said yes. Who doesn’t want to sew with dreamy fabric and then gush about it on their blog. I am joining quite a group of amazing sewists for the tour, so if you haven’t been following …
I am so glad that everyone is enjoying Fabric Friday as much as I am. I get such a kick out of searching through a stores inventory to find the fabrics I love and then thinking about the patterns on the market that would compliment the pattern best. To read past Fabric Friday posts head …
I have quite the growing collection of woven fabrics, but for years I almost exclusively sewed with knits. I never felt completely confident in my fabric knowledge and that kept me from really exploring more woven garment patterns. Now that I have a better handle on picking the fabrics that are more appropriate for the …
Happy Friday. I am back with another Fabric Friday where every week I highlight a different independent fabric store and the fabrics I am loving at the moment. Last week I talked all about Blackbird Fabrics, and this week we are headed to both a brick and mortar and online store in Santa Cruz, Harts …
When I celebrated my first businessiversary in 2015 I compiled a HUGE blog tour highlighting some pretty fantastic bloggers. If you weren’t around then, I highly recommend going back and checking it out. So much inspiration. Full Collections of Posts Here The theme of the blog tour was Remix the Stitch, where the bloggers took …
I saw a funny meme the other day that said sewing and fabric buying are two separate hobbies. I always just thought of them as all part of the same thing, but over the last 6 months I have found myself collecting fabrics that I love, but at the same time being more intentional about …
The fall always makes me want to start fresh. I don’t know if it is the kids going back to school or the aisles full of fun office supplies in every store, but whatever it is, fall is the time where I reflect on how the year is going and what ways I want to change …
