#handmade

Favorite Girls' Clothes Sewing Patterns

Sewing for kids is really fun. Sure, they ruin it nearly immediately, grow out of it faster than I can finish it, and may no longer like...

Sewing Spring: Vogue 9253

Earlier this Spring I took part in Seamwork's Design Your Wardrobe Challenge. It was a wonderful process of identifying not only clothing...

Gifts to Make for the Pet Lover

I always thought I was a "dog person". We had beloved dogs growing up and I plan to adopt one when the kid's are older, but then I had...

Local Maker: Emma Lyn Designs

Have you started to collect all your local maker gifts yet?? I know that the table in my sewing room is starting to pile up and I don't...

Local Maker: Moonfaerie Designs

One of my favorite parts of last year's holiday season was highlighting some of the amazing makers in our community that use sewing as...

On the 9th Day of Stitchmas... Applique Ornament Tutorial

I'm kind of an ornament snob in that I (almost) exclusively put glass ornaments on my Christmas tree. My parents started a tradition of...

On the 7th Day of Stitchmas... Zipped + Printed

One of the many things I love about owning and teaching at Hartford Stitch is all the amazing people I get to meet. This October we had...