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Here’s a quick recap of our experience at spring 2013 Quilt Market in Portland.

I’ve only recently started using and liking snaps. These are the snaps that converted me, mostly because they look so good and are so easy to set.

The most common manufactured fibers are petroleum-based, like polyester, acrylic, nylon, and spandex.

If you’d like to sew to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado, here are a few resources to help send you in the right direction.

Sleeve boards are a terrific sewing tool and are useful for much more than just pressing sleeves.

These clear rulers are another one of my favorite sewing tools. They’re so useful!

I always try to keep a pair or two of these thread snips handy. They make quick work of clipping thread tails from your seams or for removing any dangling threads from a project.

Here’s a lovely Roller Skate Dress made in a hand-screened linen created by Celina Mancurti.

Some manufactured fabrics come from plants. But they’re not considered “natural” fabrics. Why not? I’ll tell you why.

Tailor’s chalk is sure to become your most-used marking sewing tool. And here’s a little trick for keeping it nice and sharp!

Last weekend I taught at The Makerie Sewing in Colorado. Everyone who attended had a wonderful time.

What are the characteristics of natural fibers used to make fabrics like cotton, wool, and linen?