Today I’m talking about 21 Days to Stitching Everyday, a gentle sewing challenge to kick off 2021. I don’t know about you but I’ve noticed a trend for a long time on social media. I hate it. There’s a quiet peace about the hum of the sewing machine or stitching on a few buttons. In…

I swear I needed the speed cleaning checklist for my sewing room I’m sharing today like last month! If you’re anything like me, your sewing space has two modes: Mad Scientist or Shiny. When it’s Mad Scientist time, there’s fabric, patterns threads all over the place, and it’s a big hot mess. In the middle…

Today I’m sharing how you can make your own DIY fabric swatch book. Maybe you’ve had this moment: you find an new sewing pattern, then flip over to the fabric recommendations. You see all these words and you have no idea what they mean. Denim you know; that one is no problem. But then what…

My dear hope for readers of my blog is for you to be able to sew something creative. Shoot, it’s my tagline and how I start off all my videos! One of the biggest things that gets in the way of your creativity is having a sewing space that’s a big mess. When all your…

I’m wrapping up talking about how to organize all your sewing stuff today talking about some sewing notions storage ideas. Once upon a time, I used to have 1 box for all my notions. In it I crammed zippers, buttons, elastics, bias tape, snaps and likely the kitchen sink. The usefulness of this situation lasted…

Let’s talk more sewing room storage ideas! Today on the help list is all your sewing tools. There’s so many different types of tools we use in sewing! I’m confident that we’re all really good at keeping our scissors away from family members, but what about your other tools? You know, like those bias tape…

As we’re chatting about organizing your sewing room, let’s talk thread storage ideas. Thread is one of my favorite sewing notions. All the colors hanging out together whether they’re new, vintage, serger or embroidery threads are plain beautiful. But if you have a cat or kids who have ever rolled out your thread all around…

Your pattern stash needs help. We’ve all fallen for another 99 cent pattern sale and bought an unholy amount of patterns. I get it. Some things are too good to pass up. And doggone I love a shiny pattern envelope. But buy the “it” patterns of the moment too many times and you’ll find boxes…

It’s a fresh New Year, so it’s a great time to spruce up your sewing space and get it ready for all the creative adventures 2020 has in store. With that, I’m launching a little series on organizing your sewing space. First up, let’s talk how to store fabric. Once upon a time I had…