It’s clear that adding a zipper is a good idea, but when I first designed the Elemental Coat pattern it wasn’t on my radar. It took only a few versions, before sewists started asking for it. The basic instructions are included in the 2025 version of the pattern, but even if you’ve got an older […]
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I’ve long been a fan of pincushions and have made my own (and as gifts) for years. Now you can, too, with the Four-Patch Pincushion pattern. There are a few design details that make it unique. The squircle shape comes from the two squares being offset then sewn together to create eight sides. If you’ve
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I can’t count how many times over the last six months that someone has told me they really miss watching Sew Together Tuesday. Hawke and I started that show in 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, and continued until earlier this year. After a little break, Hawke and I are looking forward to bringing
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If you’re anything like me, the actual sewing for the holidays doesn’t usually start until after Thanksgiving. This year, the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas are a bit less than normal and that’s creating a bit of panic. As I started searching for some projects I could make that I already knew how to sew,
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Join me and Hawke in the beautiful rolling hills of Missouri this June at Art Nest Retreat, just 45 minutes north of Kansas City! We’ll spend four days and three nights together – making, chatting and learning from each other. Hawke and I have wanted to host a retreat since our days on the road when
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As Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to a close, I wanted to conclude with a wrap up of some of my favorite posts from the ByAnnie SewPINK Blog Hop. It was kicked off with a post from Shannon Fabrics, a tutorial for the Mastectomy Pillow that I made four years ago. It was the first
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The adage of making lemonade out of the lemons life gives you is just one of the many I’ve heard over the last few weeks. When one door closes another one opens … that’s another feel-good phrase. And honestly, they are helpful in this time crisis, especially when I hear it from others. I know
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I had the joy of talking with my good friend, Sam Hunter, about all sorts of things–keeping your day job, following your dreams, doing what you love… all of it and so much more. We talked so much, it had to get broken into two episodes. The first one drops Sept 4 and the second
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It’s been about 14 weeks since. I moved to Utah with my partner, Hawke, and I’m starting to feel settled once again. Moving between states is more taxing than I’d like to admit. It takes so long to get established with everything that is involved in making a daily life simple; I’m still waiting on
I’ve been making caramels for Christmas for a couple of decades now–not every year, but most. I tried several times to make them when I lived in Los Angeles, but they never turned out as well as they did in Portland. I tried them again this year, now living in Kansas City, and I’m happy
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