Bags. I feel like I should be using a more alluring word when talking about this, but…there is something really, really satisfying about making bags. For me, anyway. I think it’s the neatly finished details. And the pockets. (Oddly enough, the same things that make me love a hand sewn garment!) The fabric love goes […]
I know that at least a couple of our readers have already made themselves a Plantain Tee, and why not? It’s a free pattern from French pattern designers Deer and Doe and has some nice options to make it your own. You can choose from three sleeve lengths and it includes optional elbow patches. I […]
We’re not quite in back to school mode here, but I know lots of you are and some have already sent their little ones off for the first day. When my older son started preschool years ago, I sent him off with a small fabric backpack with a drawstring top - it was cute and […]
I had mentioned in my earlier Ruby Dress post that I had already made the Made-By-Rae Ruby pattern as a top as well. As promised, here it is. I like to call this “How to Make a Ruby Top Out of Two Half Yard Cuts of Fabric.” I had only a half yard of each […]
So, have you met double gauze? If not, allow me to introduce you. She is soft and comfy. Breathable and airy, yet not sheer. This is the fabric in which you want to gently swaddle a sweet, newborn babe. Or…for those of us into selfish sewing, swathe yourself! Whether you make a soft quilt, a […]
Does anything scream summer like gingham does? I think not. As soon as I saw this ruffled halter pattern (it’s a free download!), I knew I had to make it for my daughter. I loved the sample in gingham and I just so happen to have quite a bit of gingham in my stash. For […]
Recently, we shared our excitement with you over the new line of American Made Brand cotton solids, available in the shop, and now we want to spread news of AMB’s Celebrating Farm to Fabric Challenge, a juried exhibition of quilts made exclusively from AMB solids that speak to the theme Celebrating Farm to Fabric. Registration has […]
Local Makers, mark your calendars! We’re pleased to announce our first fabric trunk show on July 20th. We have been invited by Pittsburgh’s Cut and Sew Studio to make our fabrics available to you in person! We now invite you to come and feel the fabrics and get inspired to sew something lovely - you’ll […]
June is Made for Kids month in which we encourage our kids to wear and enjoy their handmade items! I have such fond memories of my mom sewing for me and my brothers. I loved getting to choose fabrics for dresses, nightgowns, fantastically printed corduroy pants, and lots of knit tees. This eventually led to […]
