When You Just Don't Know What to Make
Sometimes I have a "to make" list that seems impossibly long. The ideas keep pouring out and I have to keep myself in check to not buy...
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Laura Kasowitz
Mar 16, 2023
From My Sewing Room: Visible Mending
When it comes to quilts, flaws in my sewing don't bother me too much-- assuming there's some way to fix them! I see quilts as a story and...
Laura Kasowitz
Aug 20, 2021
How to Choose a Sewing Machine
Are you looking for a sewing machine for yourself or for your kid and totally overwhelmed by everything that's out there? You want to...
Laura Kasowitz
Mar 17, 2021
Sewing Spring: Bias Tape Flowers
I’m super excited to share with you how to make these fun bias tape flowers just in time for spring! With a little straight line sewing...
Laura Kasowitz
Feb 26, 2021
6 Easy Ways to Store Sewing Tools
As you start sewing you start accumulating... projects, fabric, and of course tools. I have three main ways that I organize all of my...
Laura Kasowitz
Feb 19, 2021
How to Organize ALL of Your Sewing Projects
So, project storage. Maybe you're one of those amazingly efficient people that works on one project at a time before they move on to the...
Laura Kasowitz
Feb 19, 2021
Top 5 Reasons That Kids Should Learn to Sew
Do you have a kiddo that’s interested in learning to sew? Maybe you’re not a sewer yourself and when you look at the investment it takes-...
Laura Kasowitz
Feb 1, 2021
5 Essential Sewing Room Elements and How to Make it Comfy
This month we're going to be talking all about sewing rooms! So over the holiday break I had a chance to do a little beautification of my...
Laura Kasowitz
Dec 17, 2020
Festive Feathers: a Handsewing Project
You know that machine sewing is my favorite (both to do and to teach) but every once in awhile I love a good hand sewing project! When...
Laura Kasowitz
Dec 4, 2020
Getting Started: The Basic Tools
Updated: This blog post has been updated on 12/4/24 to reflect product options. Ah sewing, such a seemingly simple activity but between...
Laura Kasowitz
Nov 5, 2020
Table Setting Place Mats
It seems like November 1st rolls around and my Pinterest feed is immediately full of these incredible table settings for the holidays....
Laura Kasowitz
Oct 15, 2020
How to Sew Scrappy Fabric Pumpkins
I don't love decorating for Halloween (I don't even really love Halloween but that isn't a very popular opinion so it's one I often keep...
Laura Kasowitz
Oct 2, 2020
Hartford Stitch at Home: Kids Learn to Sew E-course has Launched!
Hello Friends! It feels like it has been forever coming but I am so excited to announce that our Hartford Stitch at Home: Kids Learn to...
Laura Kasowitz
Jul 13, 2020
Summer Wardrobe: The Catalina Dress, Take 1
In the search for the perfect summer dress pattern I found the Blank Slate Patterns Catalina Dress and made a few changes!
Laura Kasowitz
May 26, 2020
A Colorful Duvet Story
How to use Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes to watercolor paint a cotton duvet cover.
Laura Kasowitz
Jan 25, 2020
How I Stopped Sewing My Clothes and Reclaimed My Creativity
How to make time and space for your creating: say no to something.
Laura Kasowitz
Dec 27, 2019
I don't make sewing resolutions, do you?
I don't make sewing resolutions but this year I'll be setting an intention for more playful creativity. What's your intention?
Laura Kasowitz
Nov 7, 2019
All the Cozy Things: Bess Top Sweatshirt
All the Cozy Things: Bess Top Sweatshirt
Laura Kasowitz
Oct 17, 2019
Sewing Buddies: An Inter-generational Sewing Program
I’m a big believer in inter-generational experiences leading to the well-being of everyone involved. There's something about learning...
Laura Kasowitz
Oct 3, 2019
Woven vs. Knits
Choosing the right fabric can make a big difference. Learn the difference between woven fabric and knit fabric!
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