Sewing Local Blog

I'll be honest - last January I started a king-sized medallion quilt that I'd been sketching designs for since October. Something about being snowed in for three days straight gave me the push I needed. My husband thought I was crazy, spreading fabric across our entire living room floor while the wind howled outside. But that's exactly when I do my best work. Winter gives us quilters something...

I spent three years trying to get a blazer to fit right. Three years. I'd buy sustainable fabrics, cut carefully, follow patterns to the letter. And every single time, the shoulders looked like I was playing dress-up in my dad's clothes. Then I walked into a quilt shop in Colorado. I wasn't even looking for tailoring help. I needed some organic cotton for a project. But I watched this woman doing...

I'll never forget the first time I saw a proper French seam up close. I was interning at this boutique in New York, and the head designer literally stopped mid-conversation to show me the inside of a silk blouse. "Look at this," she said, turning it inside out. "This is how you know someone gives a damn about their craft." She was right. The seam was completely enclosed - clean, professional, like...

When I first started sewing, I was overwhelmed by the intricacies of fabric and thread. I remember sitting at my grandmother’s old Singer sewing machine, the kind that still had a crank, with a pile of fabric scraps beside me. I wanted to create something beautiful, but the idea of hemming felt daunting. I’d seen my mother whip up skirts and blouses with such ease, and I thought, “How will I ever...