April 29, 2013
Nita was the winner of the Collage Giveaway. I wish I could give you all a layer cake of Collage from Carrie Bloomston but alas, Windham only authorized one per social media freak-out (blog tour) stop. I hope you’ll contact your local quilt shops and ask them to order Collage from their Windham Representatives. I already [...]
April 22, 2013
You know that special spark you feel when you meet a kindred spirit? There’s electricity when such souls connect. At Quilt Market in Kansas City last Spring, those synchronicity sparks were flying around Carrie Bloomston’s SUCH Designs display. I loved all Carrie’s work, especially her finger puppet sets and her Mandala Yoga Mat (Good Karma Quilt). I [...]
March 20, 2013
No, I don’t watch the horse races – and Mint Juleps make me woozy – but I love a Kentucky Derby Style Event. Last year I had so much fun making garments and working with Rachelle and Janna and all the lovely models, that I jumped at the chance to do it again! If you know [...]
February 15, 2013
February 2nd, Janna and I held a fantastic opening event at LilacPOP Studio in Ferndale. It was so much fun and, despite the blizzard conditions, despite a giant Blues Festival being held locally that took up all the convenient parking, despite a million other events being held that very same day, we had a huge [...]
February 4, 2013
I’m so excited to announce the Sew Fab e-Pattern Bundle Sale, sponsored by The Southern Institute and Fat Quarter Shop! Over the past eight weeks a lot of behind the scenes work has taken place to bring you this amazing bundle of ePatterns from several of the top pattern designers and bloggers in the sewing [...]
January 31, 2013
Janna of LilacPop and I are hosting a make-and-take event and open house to welcome you to our new studio! If you click on that link, it will take you to the Facebook event page. Come over to the studio at 9mile and Woodward in the gorgeous Ferndale Center Building from 2pm-8pm on Saturday to [...]
January 29, 2013
Now that my finger is completely healed, I am thrilled to be back at school with the kids. In fact, we added the 3-year old preschoolers to my class load. Their beautiful faces, their excitement, and especially their comments add to the many reasons Thursdays are my favorite. Winter has reared his bitter windy head. [...]
January 28, 2013
Coming next week! From February 4th- February 11th… the first ever For one week only, ten pattern designers will be joining together to combine 18 of their best PDF sewing patterns (valued together at over $139.00) and selling them to you for the incredible price of $24.95! That’s over 80% off of the combined retail [...]
December 18, 2012
This summer, while I was away in Grand Haven with my mom and my kids, I was doing a bit of writing and a lot of thinking about what is important to me. I am involved in a truly remarkable course, with some wonderful classmates, lead by the incomparable Sarah J Bray. (It’s called Tour [...]
December 6, 2012
Amy and Ethan are at it again – and this time they took their show on the road. This weekend they will be at DIYpsi. It promises to be a great weekend, if my kid can get better to do all the fun mommy-kid stuff I want to do with her! I hope you’ll make [...]
November 30, 2012
Nothing signifies the beginning of the Holiday Season more to me than the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. I have enjoyed being a vendor, but I simply love volunteering for the event. Every year I meet new shoppers and crafters, enjoy the tunes, and bask in the glow of crafty community and the Handmade Spirit. Click [...]
November 19, 2012
If you don’t know already, I basically learned to sew by watching “Sewing with Nancy” on PBS. It was my favorite show as a kid. She always had the greatest tips I could file away for when I actually made clothes for myself (and not just Halloween costumes, which was where most of my sewing [...]
